Black & Gold hosts MLS debutantes St. Louis CITY SC on July 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET and storied Liga MX side Club América at 8 p.m. ET on July 31;
Crew Season Ticket Members to receive Club América match as part of 2023 Season Ticket Membership;
Three-Match Pack, which includes tickets to both of the Crew’s League Cup group stage matches, on sale now
COLUMBUS – Leagues Cup today announced kickoff times for all Group Stage matches that will see the Columbus Crew play host to MLS expansion side St. Louis CITY SC at 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 23 and Liga MX powerhouse Club América at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, July 31 at Lower.com Field.
The match against Club América is included as part of current 2023 Crew Season Ticket Memberships and a variety of partial plans, including a three-match pack that includes both Leagues Cup matches in addition to the May 13 match against Orlando City SC. Single-game tickets for the match against St. Louis are now on-sale. The match is additionally available via several partial plans.
Season Ticket Memberships for the Crew’s 2023 MLS regular season are currently on sale. Memberships includes benefits such as a subscription to Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass, exclusive, member-only events, a discount at the Crew Shop, monthly, interest free payment plans, the ability to purchase discounted parking, pre-sale access to all events at Lower.com Field, Historic Crew Stadium and FirstEnergy Stadium, and a dedicated account manager and service representative. Fans interested in purchasing Season Ticket Memberships are encouraged to email seasontickets@columbuscrew.com, call 614-447-2739, or visit www.columbuscrew.com/tickets/memberships to get connected with a Season Ticket Sales Representative.
Fans in over 100 countries and regions will be able to watch all 77 Leagues Cup matches on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app, the subscription service from Apple and Major League Soccer that is available on smart TVs, streaming devices, Apple devices, set-top boxes, game consoles, and the web at tv.apple.com.
In addition, TelevisaUnivision, FOX Sports, TSN and RDS will be the linear broadcast home for 15 group stage matches in the United States and Canada.
Beginning this year, Major League Soccer and LIGA MX will pause their respective league seasons in the summer and compete in Leagues Cup, an official Concacaf competition to be played across the U.S. and Canada. The inaugural edition will see all 47 clubs (18 from LIGA MX, 29 from MLS) compete in a World Cup-style tournament from July 21 – August 19, 2023. The champion and the second and third-place finishers will qualify for the Concacaf Champions League and have an opportunity to earn a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup.
The complete Leagues Cup 2023 schedule along with broadcast network assignments can be found here. The complete details on the Leagues Cup format can be viewed here.
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Columbus Crew is the first club in Major League Soccer. The Crew is operated by Haslam Sports Group and the Edwards Family. The Club has won two MLS Cup championships in 2008 and 2020, one Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2002, MLS Supporters’ Shield titles in 2004, 2008 and 2009, and the Campeones Cup in 2021. The 2023 campaign is the Crew’s 28th season in MLS as well as the Club’s second full season at Lower.com Field.
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