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Did you know that University of Sussex students can now get discounted tickets to Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (BHAFC) matches at the Amex stadium? Tickets to women's games start from just £6!

Following the announcement that Sussex is now the Official Global Higher Education Partner of BHAFC, all students are now eligible for a free MyAlbion Student Membership with the club.

As a student member, you won’t have to pay the normal £42 joining fee to be able to buy tickets, and you’ll get access to lots of games this season, including Premier League, UEFA Conference League (UECL) and Women’s Super League fixtures!

Albion v West Ham Women

This year, BHAFC’s women’s team are playing several matches at the Amex, starting with Brighton v West Ham Women on Saturday 24 Oct (5:15pm kick off).

If you’ve not been to live football before this is the perfect place to start. The atmosphere at WSL games is always friendly and there will be some special activities on the day:

• Live band & DJ: enjoy pre-match live music and get in the spirit before kick-off!
• Spooky activities: themed food & drinks, photo ops, airbrush tattoos, fancy dress encouraged!
• Enjoy a drink from your seat! grab a beer, wine, or cocktail to sip while you watch the match.

How to sign up for your MyAlbion Student membership

Follow these instructions:

1) Go to the MyAlbion Student portal and click on ‘buy membership’. The cost will be £0.0.

2) On the next page, click ‘create an account’.

3) Fill in your details. Use your @sussex.ac.uk email address (e.g. a.person@sussex.ac.uk).

4) Click ‘register’. You’ll now be able to see the full list of upcoming fixtures in the ‘Tickets’ section of the website.

5) Click the green ‘BUY’ icon next to the Albion v West Ham Women game.

6) Select the section of the stadium you would like to sit in – make sure you check them all, some areas will have more seats left than others.

7) Select your seat and click ‘Buy’. At this point it will appear as a full price adult ticket.

8) On the next page your £5 student discount will be automatically applied. If you are under 21, change your ticket type to ‘Under 21’ for a further discount.

9) Proceed to checkout and confirm your order.

That’s it!

We hope you enjoy a trip to see the Seagulls this season! Remember to tag @sussexuni, @sussexsport and @officialbhafc on Instagram and keep an eye out for more BHAFC offers in your emails.

Upcoming men’s matches

Why not come and support the men’s team on their latest European adventure? Tickets to UECL games start from only £15:

• Thursday 26 November vs Universitatea Craiova (5:45pm kick off at the Amex)
• Thursday 10 December vs AS Monaco (8pm kick off at the Amex)

With a Student Membership, you can also buy tickets to Premier League matches. These sell out quickly, so make sure you check when tickets become available by looking for the MyAlbion+ Members On Sale Date.

Currently there are still some tickets available for one of Albion’s biggest games of the year:

• Sunday 18 October v Crystal Palace (2pm kick off at the Amex).

Tickets start from £32.