Asian Cup organisers have warned people from buying game tickets from unofficial sellers who are inflating prices by as much as 700 per cent.
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The website www.viagogo.com.au is advertising tickets to Saturday's opening group game at Canberra Stadium between South Korea and Oman, with p
Ticket prices for group games through the official Asian Cup website and from Ticketek range from $15 for category three to $30 for category one.
Category three tickets include those in the lower tier behind the goals.
There is a limited number of category one tickets remaining for the South Korea v Oman game, with the western side of the ground, including the Mal Meninga Grandstand, largely unavailable to the general public.
Seats have been reserved for sponsors, government officials, media and VIPs in the Mal Meninga grandstand.
A spokeswoman from the Asian Cup local organising committee said the organisation was aware of tickets being sold for above-market value.
"The LOC encourages people to purchase tickets through the official website," the spokeswoman said.
"People who buy tickets from other sites do so at their own risk.
"There are still good seats for all matches, and given the LOC has kept prices very affordable, we encourage people not to pay more than they have to, to be at the matches."
Canberra Stadium will host seven games of the Asian Cup, including a quarter-final.
The Asian Cup is the biggest soccer tournament in the world this year with an estimated television audience of 1 billion people.
Having supporters in the eastern side of the ground, including the Gregan-Larkham grandstand, will provide the impression of bigger crowds on television.
The spokeswoman said it was common with sporting events only to open certain sections of the ground depending on the level of ticket sales.
"As many tickets as we could make available to the general public have been made available since May 2014," she said.
"We have a number of stakeholder tickets which take up a some of the western side (eg sponsors, government, media tribunes and VIPs).
"We have also held some seats because of potential sight restrictions with the new covered benches.
"Once the benches are in place, if the sight lines are different to what's anticipated some extra seats may be available.
"More tickets could become available after a ticket audit if there are any stakeholders who do not use all their tickets or once the review of the bench sight lines is done."
South Korea and Oman will hold training sessions in Canberra on Tuesday.
South Korea will use Deakin Stadium while Oman will be at McKellar Park.
Both training sessions will be closed to the public.
Meanwhile, Qatar rounded off its Asian Cup preparations with a 3-1 win against Team Wellington at the AIS on Monday night.
