News

Matchday Guide | Aberdeen V The Spartans

Your Matchday Guide
Aberdeen V The Spartans, Saturday 21st September
Join us this weekend as Saturday Night Football returns to Pittodrie when the Dons take on The Spartans in a 5:30pm kick-off in the quarter-final of the Premier Sports Cup.
Tickets are available online via afc.co.uk/eTickets or from the Pittodrie Ticket Office up until kick-off.
Pittodrie Ticket Office Opens - 9:30am

The Pittodrie Ticket Office opens from 9:30am up until kick-off on matchday.
Pittodrie Club Shop Opens- 9:30am

The Pittodrie Club Shop opens from 9:30am on matchday.
Be sure you make a trip to our Pittodrie Club Shop and get kitted out for the game!
The new Adidas Z.N.E range is available to purchase both in-store and online.
Travel to the match with First Bus & Stagecoach

Thanks to our Official Aberdeen City Public Transport Partner, First Bus, Dons fans in Aberdeen City can travel to Pittodrie for FREE on a matchday.
Our Official Aberdeenshire Public Transport Partner Stagecoach provides Dons fans in Aberdeenshire with 50% discount off travel on Bluebird Explorer Dayrider Adult tickets on matchdays at Pittodrie.
All match buyers and season ticket members will be sent codes via email in the days leading up to the match.
To redeem the discounts, check your inbox for your code. If you have purchased a ticket and haven’t received a code please contact the Pittodrie Ticket Office.
Collect your Aberdeen V The Spartans Matchday Programme

Make sure you purchase a copy of our Aberdeen v The Spartans matchday programme, a special souvenir edition of Red Matchday to mark our first ever game against The Spartans for the men’s first team. Available to buy in the Club Shop, around the ground on Saturday afternoon and online.
Ticket Collections

Ticket collections are available from the Pittodrie Ticket Office until 90 minutes prior to kick-off on a matchday, after that all collections are available from the collection point on Merkland Lane.
We strongly encourage fans to collect their tickets in a timely manner, collecting tickets less than 45 minutes before kick-off could result in missing the start of the game.
NFC Mobile Tickets

NFC mobile tickets remain available at Pittodrie for match tickets for the 24/25 season with NFC mobile season tickets being made available in the near future.
To download and use your NFC mobile ticket, follow these steps:
- Select ‘add to Apple Wallet’ for iOS users or ‘add to Google Wallet’ for Android users
- Select ‘Download Apple Wallet Pass’ or ‘Download Google Wallet’
- Select ‘Add’ to add your mobile ticket to your wallet
- Prior to your arrival, open and access your Apple or Google wallet through the wallet app on your mobile device
- Select your mobile match ticket
- To access the stadium, tap your mobile device on the contactless reader (left option on the turnstile)
- If this does not work select ‘show code’ in the Google Wallet or select the 3 dots icon in the Apple Wallet and scan the QR code
Please ensure that you have downloaded your mobile ticket to your wallet app prior to your arrival at Pittodrie to avoid delays at the turnstiles.
Turnstiles Open- 4:30pm

Turnstiles will be open from 4:30pm so you can get in early to see the Dons warm up and get match ready.
Grab some food and watch the stadium fill up before we get ready to kick off at 5:30pm
Meet the players

Meet the Dons on matchday!
Players arrive to the main entrance at Pittodrie roughly between 2:30-3:00pm.
Pittodrie Street is the best spot to meet your favourite players for autographs and pictures.
Try our Pie of the Match!

Make sure you don’t miss out on trying BaxterStorey’s Pie of the Match, macaroni and black pudding pie!
Look out for it all round the ground while stock lasts.