COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Crew General Manager Mark McCullers announced today that the 2006 Crew home opener is set for Saturday, April 15, vs. the Eastern Conference rival Chicago Fire.
The national television schedule has not yet been finalized, so the start time for the game on April 15 has not been set. The complete 2006 schedule will be announced at a later date. Major League Soccer kicks off its 11th season on Saturday, April 1.
Crew fans can get a "Put out the Fire" Home Opener Pack for just $60, which includes four midfield vouchers, and can become Crew Soccer Nation members by purchasing Season Tickets now, including a new three-game season ticket package with prices starting as low as $24 for three games. All ticket packages are exclusively available through www.TheCrew.com and 614-447-CREW.
"The entire organization is eagerly anticipating the start of the 2006 season for a variety of reasons, including the debut of our new head coach, Sigi Schmid," said McCullers. "We are very pleased with this home opener date and are looking forward to a capacity crowd to kick off our 2006 campaign."
The 2006 Crew season will be a 32-game slate, including 16 home games and 16 road games. Columbus will take on its five Eastern Conference foes four times each (two home, two away), while playing the six Western Conference teams twice (one home, one away).
