Marquee Matchups Rule: Variable Pricing For 49ers Single-Game Tickets At Levi's Stadium

SANTA CLARA (CBS-SF) -- The San Francisco 49ers have announced variable pricing for single-game tickets for the 2014 NFL season at their new Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.

According to the team, individual ticket prices will vary based on one of three categories: Preseason, Prime, and Marquee.

The variable pricing model will charge more for the most sought-after games, with season ticket holders - who have paid for a seat license ranging from $2,000 to $80,000 - charged at a lower rate than individual ticket buyers.

This is the first season that NFL teams have instituted variable ticket pricing for their most-desired games. At least seven other teams - Buffalo, Detroit, Kansas City, Miami, New England, Seattle and St. Louis - have begun variable pricing which has been common in other major sports leagues for years.

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Tickets for the two preseason games against the Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers range from $43 to $187, depending on seat location.

The Prime tickets for four regular season games (vs. Arizona, St. Louis, San Diego and Washington) will range from from $110 to $475, $85 to $375 for season ticket holders.

Marquee games for matchups against Chicago, Kansas City, Philadelphia and Seattle will run $131 to $569, $106 to $469 for season ticket holders.

The first preseason game against Denver is set for August 17 at 1:00pm; the first regular season game against Chicago is a Sunday Night Football matchup, September 14 at 8:30 p.m.

Levi's Stadium's first official sporting event is the San Jose Earthquakes versus the Seattle Sounders FC on August 2, 2014, at 3:00pm.

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