Chelsea, Real Madrid to face off in Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium this summer
Another monumental international fixture is coming to Charlotte.
Bank of America Stadium will host an international friendly soccer match between Real Madrid CF and Chelsea FC this summer, Tepper Sports and Entertainment announced Tuesday morning. The match between two of the most storied soccer clubs in the world is set for Aug. 6.
Presale tickets for certain groups will be available starting March 25, with general ticket sales beginning March 27.
The match is part of the Soccer Champions Tour’s 2024 U.S. Summer Series, which will have five clubs play six matches in major markets across the country this summer. The other teams participating in the tour: FC Barcelona, AC Milan and Manchester City.
“Bank of America Stadium will host the biggest summer of soccer our city has ever seen,” Tepper Sports & Entertainment chief venues officer Caroline Wright said in a release. “We continue to prove our ability to attract world-class soccer events and draw huge crowds at the venue. The addition of the Soccer Champions Tour to our schedule is further proof that Charlotte is a desirable location for some of the most prestigious events.”
This will mark the second time in three years Chelsea will grace Charlotte. The English Premier League power played an exhibition match in Bank of America Stadium two years ago against Charlotte FC — a match that saw the plucky first-year MLS squad defeat Chelsea in penalty kicks and turn a joyful summer night into a magical one.
This marks the first time Real Madrid, Europe’s winningest team with 14 Champions League titles, will play in Charlotte.
This adds to what is an already busy summer for the city of Charlotte’s soccer scene. The semifinal match and the third-place playoff of Copa America 2024 will be played at Bank of America Stadium in July — a match that could feature some of the top national squads in the world against one another, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and the USMNT.
Like other international fixtures in the city’s largest venue, the Chelsea-Real Madrid competition will be played on natural grass, which will be imported and temporarily replace Bank of America Stadium’s turf.
This story was originally published March 19, 2024 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Chelsea, Real Madrid to face off in Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium this summer."
