CONCACAF Gold Cup tickets on sale at home opener

Tickets For CONCACAF Gold Cup Matches Go On Sale Saturday

Gillette Stadium To Host Four Dates, Including Tripleheader

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APRIL 17 - The New England Revolution announces on Thursday that tickets for all four dates of CONCACAF Gold Cup matches this summer at Gillette Stadium will go on sale Saturday, April 19th, in conjunction with the Revolution's 2003 home opener against the Columbus Crew. Tickets will be available at the Gillette Stadium box office at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, three hours before the Revolution match begins, and through TicketMaster on Monday, April 21st, at 10:00 AM.

Over an eight-day span in mid-July, Gillette Stadium will host eight CONCACAF Gold Cup matches and one Revolution match, including the first tripleheader in the venue's history on Saturday, July 12th. The Revolution will face the MetroStars at 4:00 p.m. on that date in a previously-scheduled MLS match. At 6:30 p.m., the U.S. National Team will play against El Salvador in a first round CONCACAF Gold Cup game. The day will begin at 1:00 p.m. when Costa Rica battles Canada in first round action. On Monday, July 14th and Wednesday, July 16th, Gillette Stadium will host Gold Cup first round doubleheaders, with games scheduled for 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. each night. On Saturday, July 19th, quarterfinal action comes to Foxborough with a doubleheader at 3:00 and 6:00 p.m.

Tickets prices for the July 12th tripleheader and the July 19th doubleheader are $70 (Cat. 1), $45 (Cat. 2) and $35 (Cat. 3). Groups of 20 or more receive a substantial discount at $45, $35 and $30. For the maximum savings, Super Groups of 100 or more can purchase tickets for $35, $25 and $20.

Ticket prices for the July 14th and July 16th doubleheaders are $45 (Cat. 1), $35 (Cat. 2) and $25 (Cat. 3). Groups of 20 or more can purchase tickets for $35, $25 and $20 while Super Groups of 100 or more receive the maximum savings, with tickets available for $25, $20 and $15.

Individuals can purchase a CONCACAF Gold Cup value package to ensure their spot at Gillette Stadium for all four dates. Value packages are $170 (Cat. 1), $130 (Cat. 2) and $110 (Cat. 3).

Center Circle members have received tickets for the July 12th tripleheader as well as the July 19th doubleheader as part of the season ticket package. Substantial discounts are available to Center Circle members for the mid-week Gold Cup doubleheaders and for additional tickets to the weekend events. To purchase a season ticket package, which includes all 15 Revolution regular season matches as well as the July 12th and July 19th CONCACAF Gold Cup matches, call 1-877-GET-REVS.

The U.S. National Team has a 7-1-3 record all-time in Foxborough (including Foxboro Stadium and Gillette Stadium), including a 4-2 victory over El Salvador in a World Cup Qualifier on November 16, 1997, in front of 53,193 fans. The last U.S. appearance in Foxborough was on May 19th, 2002, in the team's final tune-up before the World Cup, as the U.S. lost to Holland, 2-0. An average of 35,505 fans have seen the U.S. play in their 11 Foxborough matches.

The CONCACAF Gold Cup, which has grown from eight teams in 1991 to 12 in its last edition in 2002, is the championship for the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) region. The championship gathers the most prestigious national teams in the region as well as invitees from other top-flight countries from outside the confederation. The championship is scheduled to run from July 12th through July 27th. In the past the championship has welcomed invitees such as five-time World Cup Champion Brazil, Colombia, South Korea, Ecuador and Perú. The CONCACAF member that wins the Gold Cup Championship commits to represent the confederation in other international competitions that include national teams from around the world, such as the FIFA Confederations Cup and the Copa America.