Soccer

MLS Cup final sells out in 3 minutes

Tickets for Saturday's MLS Cup final sold out three minutes after going on sale to the general public Monday.

BMO Field to hold 36,000 fans for Dec. 10 championship game between TFC and Sounders

Forward Jozy Altidore (17) celebrates with fans after his goal in the Eastern Conference final against the Montreal Impact at BMO Field on Nov. 30. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)

Tickets for Saturday's MLS Cup final sold out three minutes after going on sale to the general public Monday.

BMO Field, augmented by temporary seats in the south stand left over from the recent Grey Cup, will have a capacity of 36,000 for the championship game between Toronto FC and the Seattle Sounders on Dec. 10.

Toronto's 18,700 season ticket-holders had first crack at the seats after the league had taken its allotment. Another 1,500 went to the Sounders fans. The rest were snapped up minutes after they went on sale to the general public at 1 p.m. ET.

Last year's championship game drew a sellout crowd of 21,747 to MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.