Season Ticket Sales Update Part III

Thru the 'Iron Lion Firm' facebook page, Orlando City President Phil Rawlins addressed various season ticket FAQ's directly.  Mr. Rawlins confirmed information we previously reported on here while clarifying some details.  Below are the six points he addressed:

• Orlando City will cap attendance at 19,500 at the Citrus Bowl and will mirror the new stadium capacity. 

• There will be exceptions to the 19,500 attendance cap for special occasions such as the opening game, playoffs etc.

• Tickets for the vast majority of games will be in very short supply as OCSC expects to sell out most games. 

• OCSC will cap season ticket sales at 14,000 and fully expect to sell out season tickets by the start of the season. 

• The club is currently tracking positively against season ticket sales for clubs like Portland in their inaugural season.  Portland has sold out over 50 straight home games thru today.

• OCSC does not owe the Citrus Bowl or MLS any kind of guarantee if the club do open up the 2nd and 3rd tier for the opening game or play-offs. 

Mr. Rawlins advises our supporters that have been with the club from day 1 that if they want to guarantee having a season ticket and a selected seat in 2016, that they need to have a season ticket in 2015. 

We appreciate our Presidents direct response.  I have been following sports my entire life and I don't think you will find a more hands on team executive for a professional franchise than Mr. Rawlins.  The fact a supporter clubs facebook page is even on Phil's radar I find to be remarkable considering how busy i'm sure he is these days.

So there you have it, outside of our most important games in 2015 Orlando City will cap ticket availability to mirror the new stadium in 2016.  If the demand is there however and it appears we will easily sell out the 19,500 artificial capacity at the Citrus Bowl, will Orlando City work with Florida Citrus Sports to open up additional sections to meet demand?  I would venture to say yes. Mind you this is my opinion and I have no inside source to confirm or even suggest that is the case, but we are too humble of a club to turn down additional sources of revenue stream if the demand is there for additional tickets.  The other way the front office could meet additional demand for games at the Citrus Bowl is by adding more 'special occasion' games like when the Galaxy or Sounders come to town on weekends and keep the aforementioned cap for weekday games.  The only way we will absolutely cap attendance at 19,500 for all games outside of playoffs and special games like the opening match is if there is lots of red tape and/or potential fines for not selling those allotments by either FCS or MLS.  There is no debate however in Mr. Rawlins statement that if you want to guarantee seats for 2016, season tickets in 2015 are a requisite.  Come 2016, OCSC will be one of the hottest tickets in Central Florida based on limited availability and high projected demand.  

Orlando City President Phil Rawlins