NYCFC should Host another Concacaf Champions League match at Red Bull Arena
NYCFC should Host another Concacaf Champions League match at Red Bull Arena
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) – Soccer's New York City team goes back to New Jersey for a second straight game at Red Bull Arena, the venue of its biggest rival.
NYCFC aforesaid Friday it'll play the primary leg of its Concacaf Champions League match against Mexico's Tigres at Red Bull Arena on March 11. The second leg of the total-goals series is in Monterrey on March 17.
NYCFC compete for its spherical of sixteen matches at Red Bull Arena on Wednesday night, and therefore the declared crowd for the 1-0 win over Costa Rica's San Carlos was 4,396 within the 25,000-capacity arena. The team aforesaid that figure represented tickets distributed and actual attending was regarding 2,700.
NYCFC's home has been Yankee stadium within the Bronx since it launched in 2015, and therefore the team has been making an attempt to place along with a deal for its own venue.
''We perceive and appreciate that several of our fans are, and still be, defeated that we've been forced to currently play our 1st 2 matches ... outside of the latest York City,'' NYCFC chief executive Brad Sims aforesaid during a statement. ''Until we've our own permanent direct the 5 boroughs, our intention is to play all of our home matches, altogether competitions, at appropriate venues at intervals big apple town. Sadly, because of circumstances outside of our management, we discover ourselves once more during a situation with no accessible Concacaf-approved venue within NYC.''
NYCFC beat San Carlos on 6-3 combination, and Citi Field is inaccessible for the quarterfinal. If NYCFC advances and Concacaf approves, the team's home semi and final would be at Citi Field. Yankee sports stadium won't accessible due to the baseball schedule.