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MLS Unveils 2010 Regular Season Schedule

February 3, 2010 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release


NEW YORK (Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010) - Today MLS and its national broadcast partners announced the entire 2010 regular season schedule. For the first time in League history, every team will play each of the other 15 clubs once at home, once away, for a balanced, 30-game season and a total of 240 matches League-wide.

First Kick, presented by Dick's Sporting Goods, encompasses the opening weekend of Major League Soccer's season -- March 25-27 - and all 16 club home openers. It all begins Thursday, March 25 with the inaugural game of Philadelphia Union, the League's 16th team, against Seattle Sounders FC. The vibrant fans at Qwest Field in Seattle will provide a noisy setting for this historic opener to the League's 15th season, aired live in high definition on ESPN2 and simulcast on ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com.

On Saturday, March 27, Fox Soccer Channel will launch its 2010 match coverage - this year in high definition -- with a California doubleheader: The San Jose Earthquakes host defending MLS Cup Champion Real Salt Lake at 9 p.m. ET before the 2009 Western Conference Champion LA Galaxy face the New England Revolution at The Home Depot Center at 11 p.m. ET. With 30-minute pre- and post-game shows, this five-hour window will provide a thorough primer for the 2010 season to fans nationwide.

TeleFutura's MLS season starts with the bang of the Texas rivalry between Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas on March 27 and continues primarily on Saturdays at 4 p.m. throughout the 2010 season. MLS and TeleFutura jointly believe that this time slot will be best for fans of MLS clubs.

Some highlights of this year's schedule include:

- All 240 games will be televised.

- Fans can watch live via the national broadcast partners, regional telecasts, the Direct Kick television package (available via select satellite and digital cable providers) or on MLSnet.com. Regional broadcast schedules will be announced by the teams as they are finalized.

- One third of the games will be broadcast live by a national TV network:

- 25 games will air live in high definition on ESPN2, and all of those, plus one game on ESPN, will be simulcast on ESPN360 and in Spanish ESPN Deportes. This is the fourth year of an eight-year partnership between MLS and ESPN.

- 31 games will be televised live in high definition on Fox Soccer Channel (FSC) and feature 30-minute pre- and post-game shows for a three-hour programming window. Most games on FSC will be simulcast in Spanish on Fox Sports en Español (FSE) in a two-hour broadcast window. Fox's MLS schedule includes four Sunday matches from July 18 to Aug. 8.

- 23 games will be broadcast live on TeleFutura, most on Saturdays starting at 4 p.m. ET.

- 75 percent of games will be played on Saturdays; 85 percent of games will be played on weekends.

- A two-week break in the MLS season aligns with the group phase of the FIFA World Cup. The last match before this break is D.C. United at Seattle Sounders FC at 10 p.m. ET (ESPN2).

- Red Bull Arena will host its first League match March 27 when the New York Red Bulls face the Chicago Fire at 7 p.m. ET (live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com).

- The first MLS game to be played on natural grass at BMO Field in Toronto will be Toronto FC's April 15 match against Philadelphia Union at 7 p.m. ET (live on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com).

- On Sunday, June 27, Philadelphia Union will open the ninth stadium built specifically for an MLS club. The grand opening of the venue in Chester, Pa., will be a match against Seattle Sounders FC at 5 p.m. ET (live on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN360.com).

- SuperLiga 2010 will take place this summer with the Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Houston Dynamo, and the New England Revolution representing MLS alongside four clubs from Mexico's Primera A. Full details of the tournament will be announced in the coming weeks.

- The 2010 MLS All-Star Game will showcase top players from both conferences against a popular international club at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas in late July or early August. The date and opponent for the game will be announced at a later date, but it will be broadcast live by ESPN2 and TeleFutura.

The 2010 regular season concludes Sunday, Oct. 24 with a pair of games. Eight teams will qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, which begin the following weekend, Oct. 28-30. The championship match, MLS Cup 2010, will be held Sunday, Nov. 21 at a venue to be announced later, live on ESPN and TeleFutura.

The complete schedule is listed below. Throughout the year, the most up-to-date version and the team-by-team schedules are available at www.MLSnet.com.

2010 MLS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

Schedule subject to change. All times eastern and are scheduled kickoff time, not pre-game show start time

WEEK 1

Thursday, March 25 Time National TV

Philadelphia Union at Seattle Sounders FC 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Friday, March 26

Colorado Rapids at Chivas USA 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 27

Toronto FC at Columbus Crew 4 p.m.

Houston Dynamo at FC Dallas 4 p.m. TeleFutura

Chicago Fire at New York Red Bulls 7 p.m. ESPN / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

D.C. United at Kansas City Wizards 8:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at San Jose Earthquakes 9 p.m. Fox Soccer Channel (FSC) / Fox Sports en Español (FSE)

New England Revolution at LA Galaxy 11 p.m. FSC / FSE

WEEK 2

Thursday, April 1

Real Salt Lake at Houston Dynamo 9 p.m. ESPN 2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Chivas USA at LA Galaxy 11 p.m. ESPN 2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Saturday, April 3

Chicago Fire at Colorado Rapids 4 p.m. TeleFutura

New England Revolution at D.C. United 7:30 p.m.

New York Red Bulls at Seattle Sounders FC 10:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

WEEK 3

Saturday, April 10

New York Red Bulls at Chivas USA 4 p.m. TeleFutura

D.C. United at Philadelphia Union 6 p.m. FSC / FSE

Toronto FC at New England Revolution 7:30 p.m.

San Jose Earthquakes at Chicago Fire 8:30 p.m.

Columbus Crew at FC Dallas 8:30 p.m.

LA Galaxy at Houston Dynamo 8:30 p.m.

Colorado Rapids at Kansas City Wizards 8:30 p.m.

Seattle Sounders FC at Real Salt Lake 9 p.m.

WEEK 4

Thursday, April 15

Philadelphia Union at Toronto FC 7 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Saturday, April 17

Kansas City Wizards at Seattle Sounders FC 3 p.m.

Chivas USA at Houston Dynamo 4 p.m. TeleFutura

FC Dallas at New York Red Bulls 7:30 p.m.

Chicago Fire at D.C. United 7:30 p.m.

New England Revolution at San Jose Earthquakes 10:00 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at LA Galaxy 10:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

Sunday, April 18

Toronto FC at Colorado Rapids TBD

WEEK 5

Thursday, April 22

Seattle Sounders FC at FC Dallas 8 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Saturday, April 24

Philadelphia Union at New York Red Bulls 4 p.m. TeleFutura

Real Salt Lake at Columbus Crew 7:30 p.m.

Colorado Rapids at New England Revolution 7:30 p.m.

Houston Dynamo at Chicago Fire 8:30 p.m.

LA Galaxy at Kansas City Wizards 8:30 p.m.

San Jose Earthquakes at Chivas USA 10:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

Sunday, April 25

Seattle Sounders FC at Toronto FC 2 p.m.

WEEK 6

Saturday, May 1

New York Red Bulls at D.C. United 4 p.m. TeleFutura

FC Dallas at New England Revolution 7:30 p.m.

Chivas USA at Chicago Fire 8:30 p.m.

Kansas City Wizards at Houston Dynamo 8:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

Toronto FC at Real Salt Lake 9 p.m.

Colorado Rapids at San Jose Earthquakes 10 p.m.

Columbus Crew at Seattle Sounders FC 10:30 p.m.

Philadelphia Union at LA Galaxy 10:30 p.m.

WEEK 7

Wednesday, May 5

Kansas City Wizards at D.C. United 7 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Chivas USA at New England Revolution 7:30 p.m.

FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo 9 p.m.

LA Galaxy at Colorado Rapids TBD

Saturday, May 8

Chicago Fire at Toronto FC 4 p.m.

LA Galaxy at Seattle Sounders FC 4 p.m. TeleFutura

New England Revolution at Columbus Crew 7 p.m. FSC / FSE

D.C. United at FC Dallas 9 p.m.

Philadelphia Union at Real Salt Lake 9 p.m.

New York Red Bulls at San Jose Earthquakes 10 p.m.

Houston Dynamo at Chivas USA 10:30 p.m.

WEEK 8

Thursday, May 13

Houston Dynamo at Real Salt Lake 9 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Saturday, May 15

FC Dallas at Philadelphia Union 4 p.m. TeleFutura

San Jose Earthquakes at New England Revolution 6 p.m.

Seattle Sounders FC at New York Red Bulls 7:30 p.m.

Chivas USA at Columbus Crew 7:30 p.m.

Colorado Rapids at D.C. United 7:30 p.m.

Chicago Fire at Kansas City Wizards 8:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

Toronto FC at LA Galaxy 10:30 p.m.

WEEK 9

Thursday, May 20

Columbus Crew at New York Red Bulls 8 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

LA Galaxy at FC Dallas 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 22

San Jose Earthquakes at Seattle Sounders FC 3 p.m.

New England Revolution at Toronto FC 4 p.m.

Colorado Rapids at Chicago Fire 6 p.m. FSC / FSE

Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA 10:30 p.m.

D.C. United at Houston Dynamo TBD TeleFutura

Sunday, May 23

Columbus Crew at Kansas City Wizards 4 p.m.

WEEK 10

Thursday, May 27

FC Dallas at Chicago Fire 8 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Saturday, May 29

LA Galaxy at Columbus Crew 7:30 p.m.

Chivas USA at D.C. United 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia Union at Houston Dynamo 8:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

Kansas City Wizards at Real Salt Lake 9 p.m.

Toronto FC at San Jose Earthquakes 10 p.m.

Seattle Sounders FC at Colorado Rapids TBD

New York Red Bulls at New England Revolution TBD TeleFutura

WEEK 11

Wednesday, June 2

Houston Dynamo at New York Red Bulls 7:30 p.m.

Columbus Crew at San Jose Earthquakes 10 p.m.

Saturday, June 5

Kansas City Wizards at Toronto FC 4 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at D.C. United 7:30 p.m.

Chivas USA at New York Red Bulls 7:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

Philadelphia Union at Chicago Fire 8:30 p.m.

San Jose Earthquakes at FC Dallas 8:30 p.m.

New England Revolution at Seattle Sounders FC 10:30 p.m.

Columbus Crew at Colorado Rapids TBD

Houston Dynamo at LA Galaxy TBD TeleFutura

WEEK 12

Wednesday, June 9

LA Galaxy at Real Salt Lake 9 p.m.

Thursday, June 10

Philadelphia Union at Kansas City Wizards 8 p.m.

D.C. United at Seattle Sounders FC 10 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

WEEK 13

Friday, June 25

San Jose Earthquakes at Real Salt Lake 9 p.m.

Saturday, June 26

LA Galaxy at Toronto FC 7:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

Chicago Fire at New England Revolution 7:30 p.m.

D.C. United at Columbus Crew 7:30 p.m.

Colorado Rapids at Houston Dynamo 8:30 p.m.

New York Red Bulls at Kansas City Wizards 8:30 p.m.

FC Dallas at Chivas USA 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 27

Seattle Sounders FC at Philadelphia Union 5 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN 360.com

WEEK 14

Thursday, July 1

Houston Dynamo at Toronto FC 7 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Friday, July 2

New England Revolution at Real Salt Lake 10 p.m.

Saturday, July 3

Chicago Fire at Columbus Crew 8 p.m. FSC / FSE

Kansas City Wizards at FC Dallas 8:30 p.m.

D.C. United at San Jose Earthquakes 10 p.m.

Philadelphia Union at Chivas USA 10:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

Sunday, July 4

Seattle Sounders FC at LA Galaxy 10:30 p.m.

New York Red Bulls at Colorado Rapids TBD

WEEK 15

Thursday, July 8

Real Salt Lake at Chicago Fire 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Saturday, July 10

Colorado Rapids at Toronto FC 12 p.m.

San Jose Earthquakes at Philadelphia Union 5:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

LA Galaxy at New England Revolution 7:30 p.m.

D.C. United at New York Red Bulls 7:30 p.m.

Columbus Crew at Houston Dynamo 8:30 p.m.

Chivas USA at Kansas City Wizards 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 11

FC Dallas at Seattle Sounders FC 10:30 p.m.

WEEK 16

Wednesday, July 14

Kansas City Wizards at Columbus Crew 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 15

Seattle Sounders FC at D.C. United 8 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Saturday, July 17

Toronto FC at Philadelphia Union 3:30 p.m.

New York Red Bulls at Columbus Crew 7:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas 8:30 p.m.

Kansas City Wizards at Colorado Rapids TBD

Sunday, July 18

LA Galaxy at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

WEEK 17

Wednesday, July 21

Philadelphia Union at Colorado Rapids TBD

Thursday, July 22

San Jose Earthquakes at LA Galaxy 10:30 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Saturday, July 24

FC Dallas at Toronto FC 4 p.m.

Houston Dynamo at Columbus Crew 7:30 p.m.

Kansas City Wizards at Chicago Fire 8:30 p.m.

Chivas USA at Real Salt Lake 10 p.m.

Sunday, July 25

Colorado Rapids at Seattle Sounders FC 11 p.m. FSC / FSE

WEEK 18

Saturday, July 31

New England Revolution at Philadelphia Union 3:30 p.m.

New York Red Bulls at Houston Dynamo 8:30 p.m.

Toronto FC at Kansas City Wizards 8:30 p.m.

D.C. United at Real Salt Lake 9 p.m.

Seattle Sounders FC at San Jose Earthquakes 10 p.m.

Columbus Crew at Chivas USA 10:30 p.m.

FC Dallas at Colorado Rapids TBD

Sunday, August 1

Chicago Fire at LA Galaxy 7:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

WEEK 19

Thursday, August 5

Columbus Crew at Philadelphia Union 8 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Saturday, August 7

Chivas USA at Toronto FC 4 p.m. TeleFutura

D.C. United at New England Revolution 7:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Kansas City Wizards 8:30 p.m.

San Jose Earthquakes at Colorado Rapids TBD

Sunday, August 8

Philadelphia Union at FC Dallas 7 p.m. FSC / FSE

New York Red Bulls at Chicago Fire 9 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Houston Dynamo at Seattle Sounders FC 11 p.m.

WEEK 20

Wednesday, Aug. 11

Toronto FC at New York Red Bulls 7:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Philadelphia Union 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 14

Colorado Rapids at Philadelphia Union 4 p.m. TeleFutura

LA Galaxy at New York Red Bulls 6 p.m. FSC / FSE

FC Dallas at D.C. United 8 p.m.

Houston Dynamo at New England Revolution 8 p.m.

Columbus Crew at Real Salt Lake 9 p.m.

Kansas City Wizards at San Jose Earthquakes 10 p.m.

Seattle Sounders FC at Chivas USA 10:30 p.m.

WEEK 21

Wednesday, August 18

New England Revolution at Chicago Fire 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 21

New York Red Bulls at Toronto FC 1 p.m.

LA Galaxy at San Jose Earthquakes 4 p.m. TeleFutura

Colorado Rapids at Columbus Crew 7:30 p.m.

Chivas USA at FC Dallas 8:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

New England Revolution at Kansas City Wizards 8:30 p.m.

Chicago Fire at Houston Dynamo 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, August 22

Philadelphia Union at D.C. United 2 p.m.

WEEK 22

Saturday, August 28

FC Dallas at Columbus Crew 4 p.m. TeleFutura

Real Salt Lake at Toronto FC 7 p.m.

Philadelphia Union at New England Revolution 7:30 p.m.

San Jose Earthquakes at New York Red Bulls 7:30 p.m.

Houston Dynamo at Colorado Rapids 9:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

Chicago Fire at Seattle Sounders FC 10:30 p.m.

Kansas City Wizards at LA Galaxy 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, August 29

D.C. United at Chivas USA 10 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

WEEK 23

Saturday, September 4

Kansas City Wizards at Philadelphia Union 3:30 p.m.

LA Galaxy at Chicago Fire 4 p.m. TeleFutura

Columbus Crew at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

Seattle Sounders FC at New England Revolution 7:30 p.m.

Toronto FC at FC Dallas 8:30 p.m.

New York Red Bulls at Real Salt Lake 9 p.m.

Chivas USA at Colorado Rapids TBD

Sunday, September 5

San Jose Earthquakes at Houston Dynamo 8:30 p.m.

WEEK 24

Wednesday, September 8

Toronto FC at Chicago Fire 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 9

Real Salt Lake at Seattle Sounders FC 11 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Friday, September 10

New England Revolution at Chivas USA 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 11

Colorado Rapids at New York Red Bulls 4 p.m. TeleFutura

D.C. United at Toronto FC 4 p.m.

Chicago Fire at Philadelphia Union 6 p.m. FSC / FSE

Houston Dynamo at Kansas City Wizards 8:30 p.m.

FC Dallas at San Jose Earthquakes 10 p.m.

Columbus Crew at LA Galaxy 10:30 p.m.

WEEK 25

Saturday, September 18

Chicago Fire at Real Salt Lake 4 p.m. TeleFutura

Seattle Sounders FC at Columbus Crew 7:30 p.m.

New York Red Bulls at FC Dallas 8:30 p.m.

Toronto FC at Houston Dynamo 8:30 p.m.

Philadelphia Union at San Jose Earthquakes 10 p.m.

D.C. United at LA Galaxy 10:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

New England Revolution at Colorado Rapids TBD

Sunday, September 19

Kansas City Wizards at Chivas USA 8 p.m.

WEEK 26

Wednesday, September 22

New England Revolution at FC Dallas 8:30 p.m.

Friday, September 24

New York Red Bulls at LA Galaxy 11 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Saturday, September 25

Chivas USA at Philadelphia Union 4 p.m. TeleFutura

San Jose Earthquakes at Toronto FC 4 p.m.

Houston Dynamo at D.C. United 7:30 p.m.

Columbus Crew at New England Revolution 7:30 p.m.

FC Dallas at Kansas City Wizards 8 p.m.

Seattle Sounders FC at Chicago Fire 8 p.m.

Colorado Rapids at Real Salt Lake 10 p.m. FSC / FSE

WEEK 27

Wednesday, September 29

Chicago Fire at San Jose Earthquakes 11 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Saturday, October 2

Toronto FC at Seattle Sounders FC 3:30 p.m.

Houston Dynamo at Philadelphia Union 4 p.m. TeleFutura

San Jose Earthquakes at Columbus Crew 7:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at New England Revolution 7:30 p.m.

Kansas City Wizards at New York Red Bulls 7:30 p.m.

Chicago Fire at FC Dallas 8:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

D.C. United at Colorado Rapids TBD

Sunday, October 3

LA Galaxy at Chivas USA 8 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

WEEK 28

Thursday, October 7

LA Galaxy at Philadelphia Union 8 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Friday, October 8

Columbus Crew at Chicago Fire 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 9

Colorado Rapids at FC Dallas 4 p.m. TeleFutura

Real Salt Lake at New York Red Bulls 4:30 p.m.

San Jose Earthquakes at D.C. United 7:30 p.m.

Seattle Sounders FC at Kansas City Wizards 8:30 p.m.

Toronto FC at Chivas USA 10:30 p.m. FSC / FSE

Sunday, October 10

New England Revolution at Houston Dynamo 8:30 p.m.

WEEK 29

Friday, October 15

Chivas USA at Seattle Sounders FC 11 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Saturday, October 16

D.C. United at Chicago Fire 4 p.m. TeleFutura

Columbus Crew at Toronto FC 4 p.m.

New York Red Bulls at Philadelphia Union 6 p.m. FSC / FSE

Kansas City Wizards at New England Revolution 8 p.m.

FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake 9 p.m.

Houston Dynamo at San Jose Earthquakes 10 p.m.

Colorado Rapids at LA Galaxy 10:30 p.m.

WEEK 30

Wednesday, October 20

Chivas USA at San Jose Earthquakes 10 p.m.

Thursday, October 21

New England Revolution at New York Red Bulls 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / ESPN360.com

Saturday, October 23

Seattle Sounders FC at Houston Dynamo 4 p.m. TeleFutura

Toronto FC at D.C. United 7:30 p.m.

San Jose Earthquakes at Kansas City Wizards 8:30 p.m.

Chicago Fire at Chivas USA 11 p.m. FSC / FSE

Real Salt Lake at Colorado Rapids TBD

Sunday, October 24

Philadelphia Union at Columbus Crew 4 p.m.

FC Dallas at LA Galaxy 8 p.m.

MLS CUP PLAYOFFS

Thursday, Oct. 28 - Sunday, Nov. 14

MLS CUP 2010

Sunday, Nov. 21 - Venue TBD ESPN / TeleFutura


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