Stunning Sunderland season ticket update as Cats prepare to battle Leeds, Sheffield United and Portsmouth

Sunderland have sold over 82 per cent of their season tickets for the 2024/25 season - with two months to go until their opening league game.

The Black Cats endured a disappointing end to the previous campaign, with the team winning just two of their last 15 matches as they slipped to 16th in the table. Sunderland are also still searching for a new head coach after parting company with Michael Beale in February, when Mike Dodds was named interim head coach until the end of the season.

Yet Sunderland fans have been quick to secure their seats for the upcoming campaign, with the club selling 31,688 of their 38,492 season tickets according to SAFC Ticket Tracker (at 09:22 on Wednesday, June 12). That means Sunderland have sold 82.32 per cent of season tickets made available to fans.

Sunderland’s season ticket prices for adults start at £440, which works out at around £18 per match, and £95 for under-16s and can still be purchased from the club’s website.

Safe-standing seats have also been offered to supporters for the upcoming season, with the club planning a multi-million pound investment project at the Stadium of Light this summer. A new playing surface is set to be installed, as well as floodlights and a PA system. The club have also stated season ticket holders will be offered a number of perks, including discounts on the club’s online store.

The 2024/25 campaign will be Sunderland’s third consecutive season in the Championship. The Black Cats will face Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United, who were all relegated from the Premier League, along with Portsmouth, Derby and Oxford, who were promoted from League One.

During the 2023/24 season, Sunderland recorded the highest average attendance in the Championship at 41,158, ahead of Leeds (35,989), Leicester (31,238), Southampton (29,373), Ipswich (28,845) and Middlesbrough (26,905).

Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton were all promoted to the Premier League, while Leeds were beaten by the Saints in the play-off final at Wembley last month.