Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 28 at 2 p. The news comes a month after CITY was forced to scratch a scheduled soft opening of the stadium in September when a construction issue in the neighborhood, which was exacerbated by a rainstorm, cut full power to the facility. Now, after weeks of repairs, the 22,seat stadium is fully operational and ready to host fans for the first time.
But thank you to everybody that's been working, literally around the clock, trying to bring the power back online. We were so excited to showcase this beautiful stadium, our home, [last month]. We had plenty of events that were planned, and we pivoted. Being able to stand up here today and announce that first international match here, it's just incredible. The team competed in the Champions League group stage. It is believed that Leverkusen's traveling party will be taking advantage of Lufthansa's new nonstop service from Frankfurt, German to Lambert St.
Louis International Airport when the team travels to town on Sunday, November Louis should be excited to show off to fans around the world. Our players and our entire organization look forward to a terrific week of visiting Missouri, experiencing the action on the St.
Louis community during these days to come. Dennis Moore, CITY's chief revenue officer, noted how, during a recent trip to Cologne, locals called Pfannenstiel's name as he walked through town. And yet, what impressed Moore most about that visit to Germany was how much brand power CITY was already building overseas. Louis for matches during the clubs inaugural Major League Soccer campaign in Louis CITYβthat is something that is really true to what we're trying to do and build an international fan base," Moore says.
Leverkusen began its outreach with CITY in , when the German club visited with leaders of the grassroots effort to bring soccer to St. That meeting served as an educational experience for Kindle, who credits Leverkusen officials for advising CITY's management on best practices for launching their club. Louis next month. For now, Kindle is excited about what the upcoming match means for soccer in St.
