Tickets for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 17, making available seats for all 25 games in 13 venues - including Crew Stadium - from coast-to-coast across the USA.
A Group A doubleheader will be played at Crew Stadium on Tuesday, July 7, with Jamaica and Costa Rica meeting at 7 p.m. and Canada squaring off against El Salvador at 9 p.m. (all times Eastern).
Fans wishing to purchase tickets may visit the Crew Stadium Ticket Office or www.goldcup.org and click on the city, date or games they want to attend.
Individual prices for the doubleheader at Crew Stadium start at $27 and a Family Four Pack of four lower-sideline tickets will be available for $100. The USA is the two-time defending champion, after defeating archrival Mexico in a memorable, sold-out 2-1 final in Chicago's Soldier Field in 2007.
The Gold Cup, which has seen record attendances and television ratings in each of the past two competitions (2005 & 2007) will feature CONCACAF's 12 best national teams for the region's biennial title, beginning July 3 in Los Angeles and finishing with the championship match at Giants Stadium on July 26.
More information about the CONCACAF Gold Cup™ can be found on the confederation's official Web site: www.CONCACAF.com
2009 CONCACAF GOLD CUP™
GROUP A: Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jamaica
GROUP B: Grenada, Haiti, Honduras, USA
GROUP C: Guadeloupe, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama
SCHEDULE
First Round
Friday, July 3 - Los Angeles (The Home Depot Center)
Canada vs. Jamaica, 5 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT)
Costa Rica vs. El Salvador, 7 p.m. (10 p.m. EDT)
Saturday, July 4 - Seattle (Qwest Field)
Honduras vs. Haiti, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Grenada vs. USA, 6 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Sunday, July 5 - San Francisco (Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum)
Panama vs. Guadeloupe, 2 p.m. (5 p.m. EDT)
Nicaragua vs. Mexico, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Tuesday, July 7 - Columbus, Ohio (Crew Stadium)
Jamaica vs. Costa Rica, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
El Salvador vs. Canada, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Wednesday, July 8 - Washington, D.C. (Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium)
Haiti vs. Grenada, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
USA vs. Honduras, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Thursday, July 9 - Houston (Reliant Stadium)
Guadeloupe vs. Nicaragua, 7 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT)
Mexico vs. Panama, 9 p.m. (10 p.m. EDT)
Friday, July 10 - Miami (Florida International University Stadium)
Costa Rica vs. Canada, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
El Salvador vs. Jamaica, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Saturday, July 11 - Boston (Gillette Stadium)
USA vs. Haiti, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Honduras vs. Grenada, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Sunday, July 12 - Phoenix (University of Phoenix Stadium)
Panama vs. Nicaragua, 2 p.m. (5 p.m. EDT)
Mexico vs. Guadeloupe, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Quarterfinals
Saturday, July 18 - Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field)
Group A winner vs. Group B runner-up, TBD (x)
Group B winner vs. Group A/C third-place, TBD (x)
x-matches scheduled for 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. with order TBD
Sunday, July 19 - Dallas (Dallas Cowboys New Stadium)
Group C runner-up vs. Group A runner-up, TBD (y)
Group C winner vs. Group A/B third place, TBD (y)
y-matches scheduled for 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. local (4 p.m. and 7 p.m. EDT) with order TBD
Semifinals
Thursday, July 23 - Chicago (Soldier Field)
Philadelphia quarterfinal winners, TBD (z)
Dallas quarterfinal winners, TBD (z)
z-matches scheduled for 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. local (7 p.m. and 10 p.m. EDT) with order TBD
Final
Sunday, July 26 - New York (Giants Stadium)
Semifinal winners, 3 p.m. (3 p.m. EDT)
About CONCACAF
CONCACAF "The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football" is one of six continental confederations of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) and serves as the governing body of football in this part of the world. It is composed of 40 national associations, from Canada in the north to Guyana, Surinam and French Guyana in the south.
About Crew Stadium
Located adjacent to the Ohio State Fairgrounds, Crew Stadium is a 20,145-seat facility, with the ability to hold up to 30,000 for concerts, that features a permanent main stage and roof structure. It is home to the MLS Cup-champion Columbus Crew and is a target destination for other marquee sports and entertainment events including U.S. Soccer matches, NFL exhibitions, NCAA soccer and concerts.
