Patrick Brennan

pbrennan@enquirer.com

Futbol Club Cincinnati has shattered the United Soccer League's postseason attendance record with almost two full days to spare.

During his Friday appearance on the FC Cincy Beat Podcast at Rhinehaus in Over-the-Rhine, FC Cincinnati President and General Manager Jeff Berding confirmed the club has now pre-sold about 25,000 tickets for Sunday's first-round USL playoff match against Charleston Battery.

At around 25,000, Cincinnati surpasses the previous single-game postseason record of 20,886 set by Orlando City SC.

The attendance record comes on the heels of a record-setting regular season of attendance figures for FC Cincinnati. The team's single-season USL record, which it's owned for months, went final after the Sept. 17 home match – 259,437 attended over 15 league home matches.

Sunday's playoff match is scheduled for a 4 p.m. kickoff.

Berding joined the podcast Friday along with Local 12 play-by-play voice Tommy Gelehrter and FC Cincinnati midfielder Andrew Wiedeman.

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