MLS Ticket Deposits on Sale Tomorrow

March 20, 2009

Vancouver MLS 2011 remind everyone that five thousand (5,000) $50 season ticket deposits for Vancouver Major League Soccer go on sale at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow - Saturday, March 21.

On Wednesday, March 18, Vancouver was announced as the 17th Major League Soccer franchise. The team will join MLS for the 2011 season. Since the announcement two days ago, demand for Whitecaps 2009 season tickets has skyrocketed, and the Vancouver MLS 2011 launch video has become one of YouTube’s most viewed sports videos in Canada.

The 2009 MLS season opened last night on Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field, as Seattle Sounders FC cruised to a 3-0 victory over New York Red Bulls in front of 32,523 fans. Thursday's match was Seattle’s inaugural season opener as an MLS club and they have capped season ticket sales at 22,000.

This morning, MLS made another announcement from Portland, Oregon, as it named Portland Timbers as the league’s 18th franchise. The Timbers are also scheduled to kick-off their first season in 2011.

“The atmosphere at Qwest Field was absolutely electric last night,” said Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi. “And now the addition of Portland makes the Pacific Northwest ‘soccer triumvirate’ complete. We have always enjoyed great rivalries with Seattle and Portland, right back to the North American Soccer League days of 30,000 plus fans in BC Place. Throw Toronto FC into the mix, along with all the other major city competition, and it makes for an altogether incredible experience.”

Toronto FC - Canada's first MLS team - have sold out every home game during their first two seasons, capped season tickets at 16,000, and have a season ticket waiting list of over 14,000.

Soccer fans are encouraged to secure their 2011 season tickets as soon as possible, with this round of deposits capped at 5,000 and only 16,500 season tickets in total being made available for Vancouver's inaugural season in MLS. For more information, visit our Tickets & Hospitality page.

ABOUT MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Headquartered in New York City, Major League Soccer is the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. MLS features many stars from the U.S., Canada, and around the world. MLS kicked off its 14th season on March 19, with 15 teams each playing 30 regular season matches in 2009. They include Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, Chivas USA, Columbus Crew, D.C. United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Kansas City Wizards, Los Angeles Galaxy, New York Red Bulls, New England Revolution, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Toronto FC and, in its inaugural season, Seattle Sounders FC. A Philadelphia expansion team will debut in 2010, while expansion teams in Portland and Vancouver will debut in 2011. For more information about MLS, log on to the League’s official website at mlsnet.com.

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