Columbus Crew SC announce MAPFRE Stadium is sold out for Sunday's Eastern Conference Championship first leg vs. New York Red Bulls

Crew SC's MAPFRE Stadium sold out for 1st leg of East Championship

Columbus Crew SC's Kei Kamara celebrates in front of the MAPFRE Stadium faithful

It’s anyone’s guess how the first leg of the Eastern Conference Championship series between Columbus Crew SC and the New York Red Bulls will play out this Sunday, but one things for certain: MAPRFRE Stadium will be rocking.


Crew SC announced on Thursday that MAPFRE Stadium is officially sold out for Sunday’s match (5 pm ET; ESPN and ESPN Deportes in the US; TSNGo in Canada; SiriusXM 85). The game, which will feature additional seating via installation of temporary bleachers on the MAPFRE Stadium stage, will break the record for largest single-game postseason crowd in Crew SC history.



Sunday’s match will be the sixth sellout of the year at MAPFRE Stadium, marking a new club record for most combined regular season and playoff sellouts in one season.


The second leg of the series is also sold out, with the Red Bulls announcing earlier on Thursday that the Nov. 29 series decider will be played in front of a capacity crowd at Red Bull Arena