Major League Soccer 2016 - Page 13

Acajack · #**241** Posted **Nov 10, 2016, 7:24 PM**

Over 40k now sold for the game in Montreal

http://www.impactmontreal.com/fr/pos...tade-olympique

Nicko999 · #**242** Posted **Nov 11, 2016, 3:28 AM**

They even put a sales barometer on the tower.

https://twitter.com/impactmontreal?r...Ctwgr%5Eauthor

FrankieFlowerpot · #**243** Posted **Nov 11, 2016, 10:14 PM**

50,000 gone now

Nicko999 · #**244** Posted **Nov 11, 2016, 10:25 PM**

Sell out by the end of the weekend? Will they add some temporary seats like vs Club America?

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Impact de Montréal ‏@impactmontreal 17m17 minutes ago Montréal, Québec

READ | Less than 10,000 tickets left for Eastern Conf. Championship at Olympic Stadium >> http://ow.ly/uj9b3065VqW #IMFC #TousPourLaCoupe

The atmosphere is going to be awesome. I hope it's at least 75% as good as it was vs Club America.

twitter

GreaterMontréal · #**245** Posted **Nov 13, 2016, 4:29 PM**

sold out ! probably a new record for a soccer game in Canada. more than 61k easily

esquire · #**246** Posted **Nov 13, 2016, 6:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by GreaterMontréal

sold out ! probably a new record for a soccer game in Canada. more than 61k easily

The old record will be tough to break, 71,617 for the gold medal game at the 76 Olympics. But an impressive accomplishment either way.

GreaterMontréal · #**247** Posted **Nov 13, 2016, 6:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

The old record will be tough to break, 71,617 for the gold medal game at the 76 Olympics. But an impressive accomplishment either way.

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On April 29, 2015, a record crowd of 61,004 attended the final match of the CONCACAF Champions League between the Montreal Impact and Club América, establishing a new record attendance for professional soccer in Canada.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Stadium_(Montreal)

it will be impossible to break the record of 71k for a soccer game, because of the giant scoreboard.

esquire · #**248** Posted **Nov 13, 2016, 6:40 PM**

^ I do remember before a Grey Cup a number of years ago, someone from Montreal was saying it was possible to expand the Big O's temporary seating to over 70,000. The Grey Cup in 2008 had over 66,000 in attendance so 71,000 doesn't seem that far off.

GreaterMontréal · #**249** Posted **Nov 13, 2016, 6:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

^ I do remember before a Grey Cup a number of years ago, someone from Montreal was saying it was possible to expand the Big O's temporary seating to over 70,000. The Grey Cup in 2008 had over 66,000 in attendance so 71,000 doesn't seem that far off.

they have plenty of time to think about it, 9 days.

franktko · #**250** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 3:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by GreaterMontréal

sold out ! probably a new record for a soccer game in Canada. more than 61k easily

You can still buy tickets tonight at 11pm
https://impactmontreal.ticketpro.ca/...chat_RIO22KS16

But yeah, basically sold out with what seems like less than 1k tickets left

Nicko999 · #**251** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 7:34 PM**

I am shocked!!! RDS is doing something unprecedented (at least I don't recall ever seeing this). The Impact game on Nov 22 has been moved to RDS which means the Habs game going on at the same time (which by the way is at the Bell Center so it makes the sellout at the big O even more impressive) will be on RDS2.

Gutsy move by RDS, I like it.

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Impact de Montréal ‏@impactmontreal Nov 14 Montréal, Québec

Le 22 novembre prochain, le match aller de la Finale de l'Association Est sera présenté dès 20h sur RDS au lieu RDS2. #IMFC #TousPourLaCoupe

mistercorporate · #**252** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 8:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nicko999

I am shocked!!! RDS is doing something unprecedented (at least I don't recall ever seeing this). The Impact game on Nov 22 has been moved to RDS which means the Habs game going on at the same time (which by the way is at the Bell Center so it makes the sellout at the big O even more impressive) will be on RDS2.

Gutsy move by RDS, I like it.

FrankieFlowerpot · #**253** Posted **Nov 22, 2016, 1:29 PM**

Acajack · #**254** Posted **Nov 22, 2016, 4:17 PM**

They've stretched it as much as they can but have now said no more tickets will be sold for tonight.

Attendance will be 61,004.

JHikka · #**255** Posted **Nov 22, 2016, 6:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

They've stretched it as much as they can but have now said no more tickets will be sold for tonight.

Attendance will be 61,004.

Largest MLS crowd in Canadian history. Unless i'm mistaken the largest crowd for a soccer game in Canadian history (tied with Impact's CCL match from a few years back). Also unless i'm mistaken the largest crowd for a Canadian sports event since the 2010 Grey Cup.

Nicko999 · #**256** Posted **Nov 22, 2016, 6:41 PM**

Game day!

Hopefully people don't arrive late as there will be a giant mosaic for the players' entrance just like vs Club America.

They said on TV there are about 44 entrance doors so hopefully no huge lineup.

Acajack · #**257** Posted **Nov 22, 2016, 6:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by JHikka

Largest MLS crowd in Canadian history. Unless i'm mistaken the largest crowd for a soccer game in Canadian history (tied with Impact's CCL match from a few years back). Also unless i'm mistaken the largest crowd for a Canadian sports event since the 2010 Grey Cup.

The men's soccer final in 1976 had over 70,000 I am pretty sure.