2011 Season Tickets Now Available
February 15, 2011 - North American Soccer League (NASL)
Montreal Impact News Release
MONTREAL ¬" The Montreal Impact announced Tuesday that 2011 season tickets for the North American Soccer League (NASL) are now on sale to the general public.
For its final season in second division, the Impact is offering season tickets for the same price as 2010 and can be purchased for as little as 180$.
The 2011 season ticket package includes a total of 18 matches at Saputo Stadium: 14 regular season NASL matches, one Nutrilite Canadian Championship match and three other matches to be determined.
All 2011 season ticket holders will automatically be granted priority on their seats for Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2012. Season ticket holders can also confirm their membership for 2012 by making a 50$ reimbursable deposit. Seating for MLS at the revamped Saputo Stadium will soon be assigned, with the stadium set for expansion to more than 20,000 seats.
¬ÅIt will be a very exciting season on many levels, on and off the field, ¬Â declared Impact and Saputo Stadium executive vice-president Richard Legendre. ¬ÅThe anticipation and enthusiasm for MLS is already evident. In fact, 500 new clients have just purchased 2011 season tickets through our waiting list and the renewing process is going twice as fast as the previous years. ¬Â
Season tickets are available through the club ¬â¢s website montrealimpact.com, or through the team ¬â¢s ticketing service by calling 514-328-3668.
TRAINING CAMP CONTINUES
With training camp underway since February 7, the Impact is set to play its second exhibition match this Friday at 4:30pm, at the Centre d ¬â¢activités physiques et communautaires de l ¬â¢est (CAPCE), near Marie-Victorin College, in Montreal. This will be an inter-club game, with the first team facing off against the reserve team, the U21 Academy. Admission is free.
The Impact will then continue its winter camp on foreign soil, with a two-week preseason tournament in Arizona. The club will train at the Grande Sports World Complex, located roughly 50 km south of Phoenix. The Impact leaves Montreal this Sunday and is set to return on March 3.
Montreal will face three MLS teams: the Portland Timbers on February 23 at 11am; Sporting Kansas City on February 26 at 1pm; and FC Dallas on March 2 at 4pm, at the Reach 11 Sports Complex.
The Impact will kick off its 18th season in club history on April 9 in Tampa Bay and will play its home-opener at Saputo Stadium on Saturday, April 13, once again versus Tampa Bay FC. The entire season schedule is available at montrealimpact.com.
2011 PRESEASON CALENDAR
February 18 : Intraclub match
February 20 : Departure for Phoenix
February 23: IMPACT VS PORTLAND
February 26 : IMPACT VS KANSAS CITY
March 2: IMPACT VS DALLAS
March 3 : Return to Montreal
March 14 : Training resumes
April 9 : First match of the season ¬" IMPACT @ TAMPA BAY
April 23 : Home-opener at Saputo Stadium ¬" TAMPA BAY @ IMPACT
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- 2011 Season Tickets Now Available - Montreal Impact
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