Knowledge base

Is an ArenA certificate perpetual?

In practice: yes. The official wording is that no time limit is attached to the exclusive right. The certificate has no end date, does not lapse and is transferable to a next owner.

The official wording

The stadium and Ajax both use the same sentence: no time limit is attached to this exclusive right. There is no term, no expiry date and no periodic renewal of the right itself. As long as the certificate is in your name, your right exists. People often say perpetual; the official term is: no time limit.

Transferable, including within the family

The certificate is a registered property right. It can be sold or gifted and it can be transferred within the family; the registration is then updated in the register of certificate holders. The seat you sat in for years can later be your children's seat. How that works in practice is explained in the transfer.

What this means in practice

Buying a certificate is not buying a subscription but a lasting position. Season tickets, waiting lists and sales campaigns come and go; the right to your seat remains. Which is exactly why it is sought after: no new certificates are issued.

Certificate and season ticket: not the same thing

The season ticket is bought per season, at the access price of your class. That card is personal and not transferable. The certificate underneath it is: sell the certificate and the right to the seat passes to the new owner.