Euro 2016 tickets start at 25 euros

Organizers of the 2016 European Championships in France have announced on Tuesday that tickets for the grand event will be sold from 25 euros.

Around 250,000 tickets will be sold at the cheapest price, with the most expensive seat costing 895 euros (about 1,000 U.S. dollars) for the July 10, 2016 final at the Stade de France in Paris.

"We have set a starting price of 25 euros for 43 of the 51 matches at the finals," said Jacques Lambert, chairman of the Euro 2016 organizing committee. "With this starting price, we want to see all of society's groups in the stadiums."

One million tickets will be attributed in a computerized lottery after the application stage starting next month on the 10th and to be closed on July 10, as there is no first-come, first- serve policy.

An extra 800,000 tickets will be sold to supporters to qualified teams after the tournament draw in December, and the UEFA will give away 20,000 seats to poor children in France.

No tickets will be sold at stadiums during the tournament slated on June 10-July 10, 2016.

"We have been on the same page with UEFA president Michel Platini for the whole time," said Lambert. "We want to ensure that Euro 2016 will be a big party accessible to the largest possible audience."

"Given that some of these tickets are redirected toward the fans via games and lotteries, in reality 80 percent of the tickets are for the general public," he added.

Fans, being allowed to apply for up to four tickets per game, are highly recommended to register for an account with UEFA ahead of the application stage. In a bid to limit black market trading, organizers will also set up a resale platform where tickets will be sold at face value. Endite