Black-and-Red host second leg of Eastern Conference semis on Nov. 8
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 30, 2014) – D.C. United will take on I-95 rival New York Red Bulls in the Eastern Conference Semis of the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs. United will kick off the playoffs with the first leg of a two-match aggregate series on Sunday, Nov. 2, at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J., followed by the return leg on Saturday, Nov. 8, at RFK Stadium. The fourth-seeded New York Red Bulls defeated fifth-seed Sporting Kansas City 2-1 in the Eastern Conference Knockout Round match on Thursday, Oct. 30.
D.C United’s opening match will be televised by Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic (4 p.m. ET) on Sunday, Nov. 2, and the return leg will be broadcast nationally by NBC (2:30 p.m. ET) on Saturday, Nov. 8.
Tickets for D.C. United’s playoff match on Nov. 8 are on sale by clicking here.
D.C. United is the most successful professional soccer organization in the history of the United States. United is four-time MLS Cup Champions (1996, 1997, 1999 and 2004) and winners of the 1996, 2008 and 2013 U.S. Open Cup, the 1998 CONCACAF Champions Cup, the 1998 Interamerican Cup and the 1997, 1999, 2006 and 2007 MLS Supporters Shield.
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