CARSON, Calif. (Monday, Dec. 21, 2015) – The following is a press release from the LA Galaxy.
LA Galaxy Preseason: Friendlies Announced
The LA Galaxy announced today two friendly matches during the club’s 2016 preseason campaign. The Galaxy will host Mexico’s Club Tijuana at StubHub Center on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. PT before traveling to Las Vegas for a match at Cashman Field Saturday, Feb. 13, against Northern California rivals San Jose Earthquakes at 7 p.m. PT.
An exclusive presale available to AmEx card holders for tickets to the match at StubHub Center against Xolos will begin Wednesday, Jan. 6 with the presale extending to LA Galaxy Season Ticket Members beginning on Thursday, Jan. 7. Tickets available to the general public will go on sale beginning Monday, Jan. 11 at www.lagalaxy.com/tickets.
The Galaxy’s match against the San Jose Earthquakes takes place at Cashman Field, home of the New York Mets affiliate side, Las Vegas 51s. The match at Cashman Field, which holds a capacity of 9,334, is being coordinated through Champions Soccer LLC.
The pair of friendlies will serve to prepare the Galaxy ahead of their matchup against Santos Laguna in the quarterfinals of the 2015/16 edition of the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, the region’s premier competition for clubs. The Galaxy host Santos on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at StubHub Center beginning at 7 p.m. PT in the first leg of the series. In the second leg of the quarterfinals, the Galaxy will travel to Estadio Corona Torreon in Mexico to face Laguna on Tuesday, March 1, at 7 p.m. PT. Tickets for the club’s match on Wednesday, Feb. 24 will go on sale beginning Tuesday, Jan. 19 at www.lagalaxy.com/tickets.
A full schedule of the Galaxy’s 2016 preseason will be announced at a later date, with the Galaxy set to begin the 2016 MLS campaign in March.
Club Tijuana, commonly referred to as Xolos, were founded in 2007 and play in Estadio Caliente in Tijuana, Baja California. The 2012 Apertura winners were promoted to Mexico’s top flight division, Liga MX, in 2011.
LA Galaxy Season Ticket Memberships for the 2016 MLS season are available for purchase now. Season Ticket Members and Galaxy fans can go to www.lagalaxy.com/tickets/seasontickets or call 877-3GALAXY (342-5299) to secure their 2016 LA Galaxy Season Ticket package.
Becoming a 2016 LA Galaxy Season Ticket Member gives fans the opportunity to receive a number of benefits, including discounted pricing, LA Galaxy Team Store discounts, access to the 2016 Season Ticket Member Event, season tickets to LA Galaxy II, early game day stadium access and access to LA Galaxy Champions League matches, among other exclusive benefits. For more information, visit www.lagalaxy.com/seasontickets or call and LA Galaxy representative at 877-3GALAXY (342-5299).
About Champions Soccer
Founded in 2006, Champions Soccer is a renowned US-based soccer organization that specializes in planning, executing and hosting preseason and postseason tours and exhibition matches for top professional soccer teams around the globe. As an official FIFA match agent, Champions Soccer has hosted more than forty top-flight and national teams from countries including clubs from the U.S, Mexico, England, Scotland, Argentina, Sweden, and Japan, among others.
