New York Red Bulls Tickets

For more than a decade, the New York Red Bulls have delivered exciting soccer action to one of the world's marquee cities. New York Red Bulls tickets are always in high demand during the soccer season.

New York Red Bulls Tickets: Historical Overview

The New York Red Bulls are one of the ten original teams in Major League Soccer (MLS). From 1996-97, the squad was known as the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. Over the following eight seasons, the club was called the MetroStars. Since 2006, the organization has been the New York Red Bulls.

For the first 14 years of play, the Red Bulls competed at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. In 2010, the club moved to the new Red Bull Arena (capacity of 25,189) in Harrison, New Jersey. The soccer-specific stadium features a translucent roof to protect spectators from any inclement weather that might develop.

Over the years, New York has qualified for the MLS playoffs on 11 occasions. With the exception of the 2009 season, the franchise has recorded an average home attendance of more than 14,000 fans per game in each year.

In 2007, more than 66,000 spectators came out to Giants Stadium to witness the MLS debut of David Beckham. The matchup against the Los Angeles Galaxy set a league attendance mark. 

New York Red Bulls Tickets: Memorable Highlights

The New York Red Bulls are still in search of an elusive first MLS championship. The club has been able to move past the quarterfinals of the MLS playoffs on just two occasions.

In 2000, New York finished with the best regular season record in the Eastern Conference. The Red Bulls were knocked out of the postseason in the semi-finals.

In 2008, New York was able to reach the MLS Cup despite a fifth-place finish in the conference standings. In a matchup against the Columbus Crew in Carson, California, the Red Bulls dropped the title game by a final of 3-1.

Two years later, New York topped the East standings in the regular season, but fell in the quarterfinals of the playoffs.

New York Red Bulls Tickets: 2011 Schedule

In 2011, the New York Red Bulls will be going for a second consecutive first-place finish in the Eastern Conference standings. This year, there will be 17 contests on the home slate. New York Red Bulls tickets enable fans to enjoy some top notch professional soccer competition.