Check out our Matchday Guide below, which details everything you need to know ahead of attending the game.
ADMISSION DETAILS
Tickets for the game are on sale now right through until kick-off.
Supporters can buy online 24/7 HERE, which is the easiest and quickest way to do so. Your ticket will be saved to your phone, which can then be scanned at the turnstiles.
Click HERE for all the details.
UPDATE YOUR FANBASE APP
There was recently an update to the Fanbase application which will require the new update prior to entry into the ground.
For full details, click HERE.
PLAY SAFE
This Saturday’s match will see Dale support the annual Play Safe campaign, and we are asking all of our stakeholders to Keep Up The Convo.
Click HERE for all the information.
GETTING TO THE GROUND
Check out our Visitor Guide which details how to get to the stadium by car, train, tram and bus.
Please note that, if travelling by car, ongoing roadworks in Rochdale are causing delays, particularly at Manchester Road/Bolton Road junction. Please allow extra time for your journey.
Turnstiles open at 1.30pm on Saturday.
PIONEERS LOUNGE
We’re pleased to introduce the Pioneers Lounge for it’s first game this weekend, offering supporters the opportunity to enjoy a premium hospitality experience at the Crown Oil Arena.
The package, priced at £75pp, has access to its own private bar, a three-course meal and a Q&A with a First Team player or backroom staff member.
Click HERE for details and how to book.
DALE ST KITCHEN
Hot and cold refreshments are available to purchase from our new Dale St Kitchen kiosks. The menu will be available across all kiosks in the home stands and the Ratcliffe Bar.
We would like to thank supporters for the patience they have shown towards our staff across our kiosks and bars this season, as they become accustomed to our new payment systems.
THE RATCLIFFE BAR / HY LOUNGE / OUR SPOT
The Ratcliffe and Dale Bars will both be open from 12pm on Saturday. The Dale St Kitchen in the Ratcliffe will also be open from this time.
If you want your live football fix pre and post-match, then the Ratcliffe Bar is your point of call. From 12.30pm, we will be showing the Sky Bet League Two clash between Chesterfield and Tranmere Rovers.
Following Dale’s game, the Bar will have live UEFA Nations League football on the big screen with England taking on Croatia at 5pm.
Supporters with a seasonal Lounge Pass can enter the HY Lounge from 1pm, when the bar and food kiosk will also open.
Our Spot Community Hub will be open from 1.30pm, the same time as turnstiles, and will serve until 15 minutes after half-time.
JUNIOR ACTIVITIES
Rochdale AFC Community Trust will be hosting activities for our younger supporters on Saturday.
If your child is visiting their first ever Rochdale game, then we encourage you to head to the Community Trust’s One Stop Bus, where you will receive an activity pack. There will also junior activities inside the turnstiles on Saturday, located in the corner of the Smith Metals Family Stand and David Kilpatrick Main Stand.
The activities are all completely free of charge!
CLUB SHOP
Our Club Shop, located behind the Family Stand, will be open from 10am, with our away shirts back in stock and our third shirts also on sale.
The pop-up shop will also be located outside the Sandy Lane turnstiles, from 10.30am, selling a selection of wearable items.
The Club Shop will reopen again after full-time for a short while.
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
Saturday’s official matchday programme, The Voice Of Spotland, will be on sale around the ground and from the Club Shop for £3.
Aden Flint is this weekend’s cover star. Click HERE for the preview.
FLAG HANDOUTS
The Dale 1907 supporters group have 500 hand-waving flags for fans in the Smith Metals Family Stand.
Collect yours from the signed, yellow containers before the game to show your support of the lads throughout the game. Please make sure to return these after the match, using the yellow containers.
ROCH VALLEY RADIO HALF-TIME DRAW
Roch Valley Radio are sponsoring our Half-Time Draw for the 2026/27 season.
A 50-50 draw, the first prize remains as 50% of the takings, which reached as high as £1,000 last season. The second prize is a £25 Club Shop voucher.
Our sellers will be situated around the Crown Oil Arena before the game, with tickets priced at just £1.
Are you interested in selling half-time draw tickets on a matchday, or do you want further information? Please contact cliff.broadley@rochdaleafc.co.uk.
