NEW YORK (May 28, 2015) - Following the New York Cosmos' win over Jersey Express Wednesday night in the U.S. Open Cup, the Cosmos will host New York City FC on Wednesday, June 17 in the fourth round at Hofstra University's James M. Shuart Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Tickets for the game will go on sale to the general public this Friday, May 29 at 10 a.m. ET. Fans can purchase these tickets by logging on to nycosmos.com or by calling 855-71-COSMOS.
Cosmos Full Season Ticket holders will receive admission to the game as part of their ticket plan, and all Cosmos plan holders can purchase tickets during a presale window all day Thursday.
Also, a special Open Cup Combo ticket will go on sale this Friday through the Cosmos. This discounted package includes a ticket to both the June 17 game and any one of the Cosmos’ remaining regular season home games. The package starts at $24.
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, recognized as U.S. Soccer's National Club Championship, is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. The tournament has crowned a champion for 101 consecutive years dating from 1914. In 1999, the competition was renamed to honor American soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt.
This year's winner will earn a berth into the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League and have its name engraved on the historic Dewar Challenge Trophy, one of the oldest nationally contested trophies in American team sports.
The Cosmos entered their first U.S. Open Cup in 2014 and recorded back-to-back wins – over the Brooklyn Italians (2-0) at Belson Stadium and the New York Red Bulls (3-0) at Shuart Stadium – before falling 2-1 on the road to Philadelphia in extra time.
About the Cosmos
The New York Cosmos began play in 1971, spending 14 seasons in the North American Soccer League, winning five Soccer Bowl trophies and bringing some of the biggest names in world soccer to the USA. This included Pelé, Franz Beckenbauer, Giorgio Chinaglia and Carlos Alberto.
It had been nearly 30 years since the Cosmos, an iconic global soccer club, have played in a professional league. Yet throughout their absence, the club maintained a loyal and dedicated fan following.
On Aug. 3, 2013, the New York Cosmos returned to the NASL with a sell-out win at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium, before embarking on a season that would see the Cosmos win the 2013 North American Soccer League Fall Season. The club closed out its inaugural season by winning the 2013 Soccer Bowl with a 1-0 victory against the Atlanta Silverbacks on Nov. 9, 2013 at Atlanta Silverbacks Park, Atlanta, GA. The championship is the sixth NASL title in the club’s history.
The Cosmos also submitted a privately-funded economic development proposal in 2013 to the State of New York to build a world-class 25,000-seat professional soccer stadium at Belmont Park. More information about the proposal and renderings can be found at www.newcosmosstadium.com.
For more information on the New York Cosmos, please visit www.newyorkcosmos.com, join us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @NYCosmos. Tickets for the 2015 season are also now available by calling 855-712-6766 or via the club’s official website.