2013 pairings announced

FC Tucson is charging a ridiculous amount for the match. $18.26 per ticket. No discounts for season ticket holders.

 

What are some of the worst ticket prices for past USOC matches? And when you compare the ticket prices of the other first round matches, FC Tucson is charging a stupid amount.
1. Georgia Revs at Colorado Rovers (Free)
2. FC Hasental at Fresno Fuego Future (Free)
3. Mass Premier Soccer at GPS Portland PHX (Free)
4. Icon FC at Brooklyn Italians (Free)
5. New York Red Bulls U23’s at Ocean City Nor'easterns ($10)
6. FC Lehigh Valley United Sonic at Reading United ($5)
7. Ocala Stampede (PDL) at Red Force (USASA) (Unavailable)
8. VSI Tampa Bay FC at Orland City U-23 ($8)
9. Chattanooga FC at Carolina Dynamo ($7)
10. Dearborn Stars at Michigan Bucks ($8)
11. RWB Adria at Pittsburgh Riverhounds (Unavailable)
12. River City Rovers at Dayton Dutch Lions ($5)
13. NTX Rayados (USASA) at Austin Aztex ($10)
14. Madison 56ers (NPSL) at Des Moines Menace ($9)
15. Phoenix FC at FC Tucson ($18.26)
16. Sacramento Gold vs. Portland Timbers U23’s ($10)
17. Doxa Italia at Sounders FC U23s ($10)
18. PSA Elite at Laredo Heat SC ($5)
19. Winner of Fresno Fuego Future (US Club Soccer)/FC Hasental (NPSL) at Ventura County Fusion (Free for STH)

Also, this is the email FC Tucson sent out to everyone on the mailing list.

I guess they're charging that much because this game is HISTORIC. If there's over 600 people at the match (stadium fits 1,200) I would be shocked. & yes, I'll be at the match, but its just a stupid price to charge for a match on a Tuesday.

 

Hmmmm.... The 26-cents threw me for a moment, then I realized that 1826 looks like a year. Is that a significant year in Arizona / Tucson? Some quick web searches didn't turn up much; but I do see that the phone number for University of Arizona Clinical (in Tucson) is (520) 621-1826: http://www.tucsondirectory.org/listings/university_of_arizona_clinical.html

Are they actually going to give $1.74 in change for every ticket?

For the third round, the hosting fee is $12,000. That could be covered in a mere 658 tickets. And for the final, the fee is $250,000; so I hope your stadium holds at least 13,692. (At $18.25, it would take 13699 tickets; see, that extra penny adds up!): http://thecup.us/2013-us-open-cup-d...first-round-100th-tournament-kicks-off-may-7/

But, honestly, with a price that high, they should state something like "$10.00 for the team; $8.26 for charity"

 

I don't see a non-STH price for the Fusion game. Is that TBA or is it STH-only?

 

I have no idea about the year, but at my college, whenever you started a new activity club, it was common knowledge to submit a budget to Student Senate with a penny amount so it looked like you really had your act together and had super-specific need for that amount of money.
Maybe that's what's going on?

 

The price doesn't represent anything special.
http://shop.fctucson.com/
The price of the ticket is $16. The fee from the ticketing company is $1. & the taxes charged by Pima County is $1.26. So the total price is $18.26

Likely TBA. I couldn't find a price for the match, so i just used the STH price.
http://venturacountyfusion.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/Pages.Page/id/147

Nope, that's not what's going on. FC Tucson has existed since 2010. Unlike any other PDL, USL-Pro, or NASL club, FC Tucson makes most of its money from the MLS Pre-Season, with the Desert Cup and the Desert Friendlies. They are also charging the most in PDL for regular season tickets ($120 for 10 games, or $12 a ticket).

 

So it's basically a matter of a team who can't price tickets to come out to an even dollar amount with taxes added in. Probably an inexperienced controller/accountant (that was the reason the only time I ever ran across this issue with a team I've followed).

$12 a game for PDL SEASON TICKETS!!! What the...?

 

Yeah. WTF? I only pay $21/game for my Rapids tickets which is a great deal, but I can't see paying 57% of that for a team 3 leagues lowers.

 

I paid $0 to see the Union beat the Rapids in person, so.... you're overpaying.

7 of the matches are PDL "Official" games. 3 of the matches are FRIENDLIES. One is against an Adult Rec League Team from Tucson, one is against an Indoor Soccer team from Phoenix, and the third and final friendly is against an Adult Rec League Team from So Cal. & single game tickets are $14 per person. So yeah...
& if FC Tucson hosts the Western Conference Championship (which they likely will if they finish in the top 2 in the Southwest Conference), then those tickets are also not included in the season ticket package. You have to purchase them separately as well, just like with the US Open Cup tickets.

 

Wow! It gets worse. Can the market really bear these prices or would they likely make more $ selling more tickets at normal PDL prices?

These prices seem more USL-Pro than PDL.

 

This explains why Phoenix FC's prices are where they are, I reckon.

 

They're just getting you used to paying those prices for when you get your MLS team.























Ha.

 

This is actually the script treatment for the new film, "Any Given Tuesday."

Also, it's one of the most pretentious things ever written.

 

The Phoenix and Tucson FO's need to get their heads out of their Asses. It’s a fact, or both franchises are going to suffer. If you can get into a DBacks/Tucson Padres game for $5, then you need to lower your prices. You're not going to get the average sports fan to attend a match when the cheapest ticket is $12.

Even MLS teams don't charge fans $18.26 for US Open Cup matches. The games were free for season ticket holders last season for the Union.

You should see the season ticket marketing. "Start your own soccer legacy today..."

 

Semifinal tickets were free to season ticket holders who purchased quarterfinal tickets.

3rd-round tickets were NOT free, even for STHs. They were able to purchase their own seats at a reduced rate, but they were neither free nor included in the season ticket package.

http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/ne...r-rhinos-may-29-us-open-cup-third-round-match

And DC United charged $20 at the door for the round of 16 match against Philadelphia.

 

Ok, so the tickets were still only $15 for a Third Round match (while FC Tucson tickets are $18.26 for a First Round match). & I guess you're allowed to charge $20 when you've won 4 MLS Cups and 2 US Open Cups. Its still a stupid amount for FC Tucson to charge. & shouldn't you be at Scum Devil Stadium right now?

 

You're adorable.

Just admit you were wrong.

 

I have no doubt I can sneak in for free.

 

Anywhere I can go to watch the games online or on TV?

 

TheCup.us is trying to put together a list of media avenues for all the games. This could range from just Facebook & Twitter updates, to live audio and/ or video streams, depending on the host club. Keep an eye out on TheCup's site for information.

 

Rare is the USOC match on TV prior to the final.

It's very possible that USL and NASL teams hosting will stream them (many were streamed last year). Even some PDL teams did last year, with varying degrees of quality.

 

Last year, NPSL squad, Georgia Revolution, got their local career development academy (is that just a fancy term for community college?) to stream their US Open Cup match vs. NASL's Atlanta Silverbacks. The production value was pretty good (scoreboard graphics, multiple cameras), but I'm sure if they were a PDL club, it would have been better - probably in HD or something.
http://www.playonsports.com/channels/rockdalecareeracademy-conyers-georgia/events/35404