{"id":431432,"date":"2026-05-17T02:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T02:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/431432\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T02:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T02:59:10","slug":"auckland-fc-to-host-home-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/431432\/","title":{"rendered":"Auckland FC to Host Home Grand Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Auckland FC will play Sydney FC in the Grand Final<\/p>\n<p>The match kicks off at 8:10pm on Saturday, 23rd May<\/p>\n<p>Monumental occasion for the club and football in New Zealand<\/p>\n<p>Tickets start at $39 for adults and $20 for juniors, excluding booking fee<\/p>\n<p>Auckland FC has secured a home A-League Grand Final against Sydney FC, scheduled for next Saturday, 23rd May at 8:10pm.<\/p>\n<p>After the team\u2019s heroic 3-0 win (4-1 agg) against Adelaide United on Friday night and with Newcastle Jets going down 4-2 on penalties to Sydney FC on Saturday night, a home Grand Final at Go Media Stadium was guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>Just as with the home semi-final, tickets for Saturday\u2019s game will go on sale on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Members will again be prioritised with an exclusive purchase window starting at 9am on Monday, 18th May. Members will also be able to get a 20% discount on advertised ticket prices.<\/p>\n<p>The exclusive window and discount will end at 4pm, when tickets go on general sale.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket prices, set by the Australian Professional Leagues, start at $39 for adults and $20 for juniors, excluding booking fee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever plans you had for Saturday, cancel them. History beckons. You don\u2019t want to miss this and the chance to say, \u2018I was there,\u2019\u201d says Auckland FC CEO, Nick Becker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a huge occasion for Auckland FC, the city, and football in this country. I\u2019m incredibly proud of the players and excited for what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a fan first, CEO second, so you better believe come Saturday I\u2019ll be cheering for the players alongside everyone else in the stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No ticket, aside from suites and hospitality options, will cost more than $129 plus booking fee. Fans are encouraged to secure their ticket early to guarantee the best possible price.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the moments we dreamed of, what we\u2019ve worked so hard for all season and really since we started on this journey as a team two seasons ago,\u201d says Auckland FC striker Jesse Randall.<\/p>\n<p>Jesse will play his final game for the club on Saturday before a move to Dundee United; sandwiched in between is a World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne final push gets us over the line, makes memories between us and fans that will last a lifetime. I can\u2019t wait and want to see everyone there on Saturday to make the occasion as big as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For those who can\u2019t make the game, the A-League 2026 Grand Final will be available live on Sky Sport, can be streamed on Sky Sport Now and Sky Go and will play free-to-air on Sky Open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Auckland FC will play Sydney FC in the Grand Final The match kicks off at 8:10pm on Saturday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431433,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111,139,69,213],"class_list":["post-431432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}