Welcome, FC Tampa Bay, to the 2011 Season at Al Lang Field; Game Is Tonight

ST. PETERSBURG - FC Tampa Bay features hometown heroes, cool uniforms, a great sporting environment and inexpensive ticket prices.

So what’s to keep you from coming out to enjoy a professional soccer match on the new Al Lang pitch?

Tampa Bay’s pro soccer franchise, FC Tampa Bay, spent the first year of it existence playing at George Steinbrenner Stadium, the Yankees’ minor league facility on Dale Mabry Highway in a very unscenic part of Tampa.

This year, the club has moved across the Bay to a spectacular field and a welcoming crowd of locals.

After signing a two-year deal to play at Al Lang Field, the waterfront ballpark once inhabited by the Rays, will play host to FC Tampa Bay for all 14 of its 2011 home dates. The best part is the location -- right here in downtown St. Pete.

Fans are the clear winners. They get to see professional-level soccer played in a scenic setting, at prices that won’t set a family back a week’s pay.

Season ticket packages run as low as $240 for reserved seats for 15 games (all the home dates plus one extra game), or $16 per game. These tickets are $18 apiece on game days.

General admission is offered in 15-game packages for just $180, or $12 per contest. They will cost $14 on the day of the game.

For those who prefer to sit on the berm and let the kids roam around the grass, tickets are $10 on game day.

To put that in perspective, the cheapest ticket for the Rays is $12, and that’s for the nosebleed upper-deck region.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Visit the FC Tampa Bay website.