COLUMBUS — Columbus Crew SC today announced that its Pay As We Play Plan for potential Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoff matches at MAPFRE Stadium through the Eastern Conference Championship is on-sale to the general public today. Entering this week's MLS regular-season action, Crew SC is above the playoff line in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with a 14-12-5 record (47 points).
Crew SC Season Ticket Members, 10-Match Plan holders and the general public each have the option to purchase the Pay As We Play Plan at a discounted rate from single-match pricing with the flexibility of only being charged for matches once they are guaranteed to be played.
This year's Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs features three potential home matches for the Black & Gold ahead of the 2017 MLS Cup Final; the Knockout Round features one-game tilts between seeds three and six as well as seeds four and five, with the winners advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinal. Both the Eastern Conference Semifinal and the Eastern Conference Championship are two-legged aggregate series, and Crew SC would host one leg in each round, should it advance.
The Pay As We Play Plan is available beginning at the price of $19 for Season Ticket Members, $24 for 10-Match Plan holders and $27 for the general public with group sales available for groups of 10 or more which includes a discount over single match tickets. Information on single-match tickets for the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs will be available in the near future.
The two winners from the Eastern Conference Knockout Round advance to face the first and second seeds in the Semifinals, with the lowest advancing seed from the Knockout Round facing the first seed. Crew SC is looking to secure its third postseason berth in four years under Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter. In 2015, Berhalter led the Black & Gold to the Eastern Conference Championship en route to reaching the 2015 MLS Cup.
The Black & Gold remain at home in the push for the playoffs when they play D.C. United on Saturday, September 30 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Columbus closes the regular season on the road at Orlando City SC on October 15 and at New York City FC on October 22.
