Louisville City near top of USL ticket sales

A top Louisville City Football Club official said this week that the new USL franchise is "in a dead heat" for second of 24 USL teams in season ticket sales.

Mark Baxter, the franchise's vice president of ticket sales, said Louisville City FC sat even with LA Galaxy II in the latest figures distributed by the league having distributed well over 2,000 packages for the 2015 season.

Louisville City FC and LA Galaxy II are both chasing the Sacramento Republic FC.

"It would be a big statement if we came out and in our inaugural season were ahead of all other teams except Sacramento, who just won the championship," Baxter said.

Louisville City FC tickets start at $180 for a 15-game package ($12 per contest) and range up to $505 for premium seating ($33.67 per contest) at Louisville Slugger Field. Single-game tickets are also on sale to the March 28 season opener versus Saint Louis FC starting at $15.

Baxter said the club is pushing for 3,000 season ticket holders, adding that "you don't ever want to depend on walkup just because of weather and everything."

LA Galaxy II, a farm team for Los Angeles' Major League soccer franchise, is in the race considering its season tickets cost $60. Top seller Sacramento Republic FC's packages start at $260.

Since announcing Louisville City FC last June, owner Wayne Estopinal and team officials haven't been bashful about their dream of inclusion in future MLS expansion.

"ff we're trying to get to MLS," Baxter said, "they're going to look more at season ticket holders."