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HARRISON, N.J. (AP) —
Major League Soccer’s New
York City team is going back to
New Jersey for a second straight
home game at Red Bull Arena,
the venue of its biggest rival.
NYC said Friday it will play
the first leg of its CONCACAF
Champions League quarterfinal
against Mexico’s Tigres at
Red Bull Arena on March 11.
The second leg of the totalgoals
series will be in Monterrey
on March 17.
NYC played its round of
16 match at Red Bull Arena
on Wednesday night, and the
announced crowd for the 1-0
win over Costa Rica’s San Carlos
was 4,396 in the 25,000-capacity
stadium. The team said that
figure represented tickets distributed
and actual attendance
was about 2,700.
NYC’s home has been Yankee
Stadium in the Bronx since
it launched in 2015, and the
team has been trying to put
together a deal for its own
venue. Some supporters have
likened the situation to Manchester
United playing a home
match at Manchester City’s Etihad
Stadium.
“We understand and appreciate
that many of our fans
have been, and continue to be,
disappointed that we have been
forced to now play our first two
matches … outside of New York
City,” NYC chief executive Brad
Sims said in a statement. “Until
we have our own permanent
home in the five boroughs, our
intention is to play all of our
home matches, in all competitions,
at suitable venues within
New York City. Unfortunately,
due to circumstances outside of
our control, we find ourselves
again in a situation with no
available CONCACAF-approved
venue inside NYC.”
Yankee Stadium’s playing
surface still is being prepared
following offseason renovations
and won’t be ready until NYC’s
Major League Soccer home
opener against Dallas on March
14. One game in each of the
past two seasons was moved to
the Mets’ Citi Field in Queens
because of baseball conflicts
and four are scheduled to be
played there this year. One
game in 2016 was moved to
Fordham’s Coffey Field and one
in 2017 to Rentschler Field in
East Hartford, Connecticut.
NYC beat San Carlos on 6-3
aggregate, and Citi Field is unavailable
for the quarterfinal. If
NYC advances and CONCACAF
approves, the team’s home
semifinal and final would be
at Citi Field. Yankee Stadium
will not available because of the
baseball schedule.
NYC is majority owned by
City Football Group, also the
parent of England’s Manchester
City. CFG is controlled by
the Abu Dhabi United Group
and owned by Sheikh Mansour
bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Yankees
are a 20 percent partner
in NYCFC.
New York City FC head coach Ronny Deila, center, congratulates New York City FC captain
and midfi elder Alexander Ring, right, after NYC FC defeated San Carlos 1-0 in a CONCACAF
Champions League round of 16 soccer match, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Harrison,
N.J. A San Carlos player leaves the fi eld at left. Associated Press / Kathy Willens
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