LONDON --
Fans of England's Barclays Premier League clubs are paying at least two times more than those attending games in the other four major leagues in Europe.
BBC Sport's Price of Football study says the average season ticket for a Premier League team costs 508 pounds ($808), more than triple the cost of the equivalent in Germany's Bundesliga ($220).
The average season ticket in Italy is $335, Spain ($293) and ($318) in France.
The study says that Arsenal is the most expensive club in Europe to watch, with a season ticket ranging from 1,014 pounds ($1,614) to 2,013 pounds ($3,204). Manchester City, the reigning Premier League champion, has the cheapest season ticket in England's top division starting at 299 pounds ($476).
Bayern Munich fans can pay as little as £109.65, and in Spain Barcelona fans can get a season ticket for just £103.38. Arsenal is the most expensive club in Europe to watch via a season ticket, ranging from £1,014 to £2,013.
The cheapest match-day ticket in the Premier League has risen by 15.8 percent, 31.7 percent in League One and 19 percent in League Two. Only in the Championship has it dropped -- by 3.2 percent.
Arsenal have dropped their most expensive match-day ticket from £126 last year to £97.
Chelsea have the highest-priced cheapest match-day ticket of all the Premier League club's - prices at Stamford Bridge begin at £50. Derby and Sheffield Wednesday both boast £10 match-day tickets - the cheapest in English football and only matched by Southport in the Conference.
The study also shows the average price of the cheapest match-day ticket in Scotland's football's top flight has increased by almost 8% since 2011 - from £18.92 to £20.42.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
