Atlanta United’s first game in CCC close to sold out

Less than 200 tickets remain for Saturday’s opening game of the Carolina Challenge Cup in Charleston featuring Atlanta United and Columbus, according to a spokeswoman for the Battery.

A sellout at MUSC Heath Stadium would be 5,100 tickets sold.

There are tickets available for Atlanta United’s remaining two games in the Cup. They will play Seattle on Wednesday and Charleston on Feb. 25.

More than 12,400 tickets were sold for Atlanta United’s preseason opening game in Chattanooga.

Club President Darren Eales announced Tuesday that the team has sold more than 40,000 tickets for its home-opening game against New York Red Bulls at Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium on March 5.