Sacramento Republic FC to Host Premier League Club Newcastle United on July 18 at Bonney Field
June 2, 2015 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Sacramento Republic FC News Release
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 2, 2015) -Sacramento Republic FC will host English Premier League club Newcastle United on Saturday July 18, 2015 in a friendly match presented by Chipotle. Kickoff is currently scheduled for 8:00 p.m. PDT at Bonney Field.
The match will be the third annual Sacramento Soccer Day and the second time that Republic FC will face an English Premier League club on Sacramento Soccer Day. Last year Republic FC played West Bromwich Albion on July 25. Sacramento Soccer Day is an annual celebration of soccer in the capital city including recognition of regional youth teams and individuals that have contributed to the sport.
Newcastle United was founded in 1892 after the two clubs in Newcastle upon Tyne, East End and West End joined the two clubs to create one club that would compete in the newly created Football League. Newcastle United has won the FA Cup six times (1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1955) and have won the First Division title four times (1904-05, 1906-07, 1908-09, 1926-27). They play their home matches at St. James' Park, a 52,000-seat stadium that was a venue for the 2012 Olympics, the 1996 UEFA European Football Championship and will be a venue during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
This friendly is included in the Republic FC season ticket package as Special Match D ticket. Single match tickets will go on-sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9 via Ticketmaster.com.
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