CARSON, Calif. (Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007) - With its 2-1 win tonight over the Kansas City Wizards at The Home Depot Center, Chivas USA has clinched a berth in the 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, for the second year in a row, with five games still remaining in the club's 30-game MLS regular season.
Fans can reserve their seats for Chivas USA's first-round MLS Cup Playoff match (date and opponent TBD) by calling 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visiting www.cdchivasusa.com. Fans should be sure to ask about the Chivas USA Playoff Pack, which, starting at just $56, gets fans four limited edition Chivas USA Playoff t-shirts and four tickets to Chivas USA's Western Conference Semifinal Series opener at The Home Depot Center.
Led by rookie Head Coach Preki, a leading candidate for 2007 MLS Coach of the Year, along with MLS Newcomer of the Year contender Maykel Galindo, Goalkeeper of the Year frontrunner Brad Guzan, MLS Defender of the Year candidate Claudio Suárez and MLS MVP contender Sacha Kljestan, among others, the Red-and-White have compiled an 14-6-5 record (W-L-T) to date, while remaining undefeated in 12 matches at home.
This marks the second year in a row that Chivas USA has earned a postseason berth. After joining Major League Soccer as an expansion franchise in 2005, when the team finished last in MLS with a 4-22-6 record (W-L-T), Chivas USA qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2006 after compiling a 10-9-13 regular-season record.
This year, Chivas USA seeks to surpass its first playoff run, in 2006, which ended with a heartbreaking last-minute loss to the Houston Dynamo in the second leg of the Western Conference Semifinals.
Following Saturday's win, Chivas USA closes out its 'September to Remember' by hosting Mexican National Team legend Cuauhtémoc Blanco and the Chicago Fire next Saturday, Sept. 29 vs. (kickoff 7:30 p.m. PT). Tickets are available by calling 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visiting www.cdchivasusa.com.
Following its playoff qualification, Chivas USA resumes training Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. PT at The Home Depot Center.
