Chivas soccer club to end five-year Fresno absence. Here’s when and how to buy tickets
Chivas de Guadalajara has finally scheduled a return to Fresno.
Mexico’s most popular soccer team will be back March 23 to meet Pumas UNAM in a LigaMX friendly match at Chukchansi Park, Latin Entertainment announced.
The match will start at 7:30 p.m.
Chivas and Monarcas Morelia were supposed to play in 2019 in Fresno, but a scheduling conflict within the Mexican Football Federation forced a cancellation.
The last time Guadalajara-based Chivas played at Chukchansi Park, 11,977 fans watched them play against Monarcas Morelia in 2017.
Chivas played in four previous friendlies in Fresno drawing 10,000-plus each time.
2001: Chivas vs. Tecos, 11,000 (Ratcliffe Stadium)
2002: Chivas vs. Atlas, 10,000 (Bulldog Stadium)
2015: Chivas vs. Atlas, 16,821 (Chukchansi Park)
2016: Chivas vs. Club León, 15,122 (Chukchansi Park)
Chivas is the only soccer club in México that does not allow foreign players on its roster. It has been the launching pad for many internationally successful Mexican players, including Omar Bravo, Javier “Chicharrito” Hernández, Carlos Salcido and Marco Fabián.
Chivas is one of México’s most successful teams and holds the Mexican league record for the longest winning streak at the beginning of a season, with eight consecutive wins.
Chivas competed in Copa Libertadores, reaching the semifinals twice (2005 and 2006) and finishing runner-ups in 2010.
Tickets for the Chivas-Pumas friendly range from $41 to $110 and can be purchased at ticketsvip starting at 10 a.m. PST Friday.
The match is put on by Latin Entertainment Inc., the promoter that has brought Liga MX teams to Fresno, San Jose and Sacramento.
This story was originally published December 24, 2021 at 9:48 AM.
