Columbus Crew SC today announced that MAPFRE Stadium is officially sold out ahead of Sunday's Eastern Conference Championship First Leg against the New York Red Bulls (5:00 p.m. ET / ESPN, CD102.5 FM, La Mega 103.1 FM). On Sunday, following the expansion of MAPFRE Stadium’s capacity for this match via the installation of temporary bleachers on the stage of the north side of the venue as well as standing room only tickets, the Black & Gold will break the all-time postseason attendance record for a single Crew SC match at home. The current record was set 14 years ago at MAPFRE Stadium with an attendance of 20,883 on September 22, 2001 against San Jose. This is the first-ever home sellout in Columbus Crew SC club postseason history dating back to 1996.



Including the regular season, this is the sixth sellout of the year at MAPFRE Stadium, marking a new club record for most combined regular-season and postseason sellouts in one campaign. Sunday’s match features half-off all beers through the first 45 minutes for supporters 21-and-over and also 30 percent off clothing in the Crew SC Shop.



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Crew SC is returning to the Eastern Conference Championship for the sixth time in club history and the first time since 2008. Of the four remaining finalists in this year's Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs, the Black & Gold are the only club to ever have won MLS Cup before. Crew SC's six Conference Championship appearances are two ahead of both the Red Bulls and FC Dallas, who are set to make their fourth trips to this round of the postseason, as well as four ahead of Portland, which will be playing in its second Conference Championship.