Florida Tropics SC will play on "SYKES Field" for 2017-18 season

The Florida Tropics SC will call SYKES Field home for the 2017-18 season, their second in the Major Arena Soccer League which starts with two road games the first weekend in November, followed by the anticipated home opener on Saturday, Nov. 11.

Fans who attended Tropics games last year will be in for a treat this season. SYKES Field has undergone millions of dollars in upgrades in the summer, including two new larger and sharper imaged video boards, and ribbon video boards along each side of soccer pitch.

"We are thrilled to be able to partner with such a community-minded and dynamic organization like Sykes to bring the very best of professional indoor soccer to tens of thousands of soccer fans in Polk County," Tropics Chief Operating Officer Chris Economides noted. "Sykes is a leader in their field, and having them onboard speaks volumes about how far our organization has come in just one season. We know they share our community goals and philosophy of excellence in everything they do, and are helping to make our pitch one of the premier facilities in the MASL."

Sykes, celebrating its 40th anniversary,  is a digital marketing and customer service global outsourcer, providing customer-engagement services to Global 2000 companies. With global headquarters in Tampa, SYKES’ sophisticated solutions satisfy the needs of major companies around the world, primarily in the retail, communications, financial services, technology and healthcare industries. SYKES’ differentiated end-to-end service platform effectively engages consumers at every touch point in their customer lifecycle, starting from digital marketing and acquisition to customer support, technical support, up-sell/cross-sell and retention. We provide services through multiple communication channels encompassing phone, e-mail, web, chat, social media and digital self-service.

They maintain two offices in the greater Lakeland area, one at 1144 Griffin Road, and a second at 2525 Drane Field Road.

Among the area organizations they help support are the American Heart Association, Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, Feeding America,  Domestic Violence Awareness, Junior Achievement and Metropolitan Ministries.

SYKES Field, inside the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, will debut Saturday, November 11 when the Cedar Rapids Rampage make their first ever visit to Polk County for a 7:35 start. Tickets are available by calling the team offices at 863-240-0101, or online at www.fltropics.com