UEFA have admitted the ticket prices will be the most expensive ever for a Champions League final - the cheapest tickets on general sale will come to £150 plus a £26 administration fee, while the cheapest category four tickets available through the clubs will be £80.

Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the Football Supporters' Federation, said: "These prices are absolutely outrageous and take ticket pricing to an absurdly stratospheric new level.

"In a difficult economic climate, not only in this country but across Europe where supporters may be coming from, this represents disgraceful exploitation of fans."

In relation to the administration fee, Clarke added: "The £26 administration fee represents the cherry on a particularly disgusting cake. There is absolutely no way of justifying such a high fee and UEFA should be ashamed of themselves."

UEFA's director of competitions Giorgio Marchetti insisted the prices were in line with comparable events such as the World Cup final or European Championship final.

Marchetti said at the ticket launch at London's City Hall: "The prices are based on the type of event and when you compare it to other events we don't think that the Champions League final is overpriced.

"We do not want to squeeze every single penny out of the market.

"We have to benchmark this event against other comparable events like for example the final of the Euros and the World Cup.

"Last year there was already a significant increase compared to the previous editions but it's nothing to do with being in London and it still priced below comparable events."

UEFA announced that 11,000 tickets will be available on general sale at £300, £225 and £150 with wheelchair entry costing £80. A certain number of £80 tickets will be available among the 25,000 allocated to each club in the final.

The cost of Champions League final tickets has rocketed since Rome 2009 - the category three tickets have almost doubled since then when they cost £80.

Marchetti faced hostile questioning about the administration fee and the cost of 'youth packages' - especially with UEFA president Michel Platini moving the final to a Saturday because he wanted to encourage more children to attend.

"That's also why we put some tickets from children at a discounted price," said Marchetti, though the cost of a package for one adult and one child is only available in category two and will cost £338.

"That's a 50% discount for the child," said Marchetti.

The £26 administration fee per two-ticket booking - or £36 outside of Europe - was justified because there were "costs involved", he said.

Asked about the administration fee for UEFA's women's Champions League final at Craven Cottage on May 26 - where tickets cost just £5 - Marchetti replied: "That is a nasty question. I hope you don't think the men's final and women's final have the same target of people. We are not making a profit, we have different targets and objectives for the women's final."

UEFA expect income from Champions League final to top £14million, £3m more than last year's final in Madrid.