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2019 USL Championship Home Openers Revealed

December 14, 2018 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Indy Eleven News Release


TAMPA, Fla. - The 2019 USL Championship season will open with a landmark opening day on Saturday, March 9 thanks to a 17-game slate of action - the most on a single day in the league's history - that kicks off the regular season.

The Championship's home openers were revealed in full on Friday as fans of the league's 36 clubs got their first glimpse of the 2019 campaign, with an opening day of games that includes inaugural home matches for four expansion franchises across the country.

Indy Eleven will host new USL Championship expansion side Hartford Athletic on home turf on Saturday, March 30. Indiana's Team will officially start its 2019 season on the road against Eastern Conference returnees Saint Louis FC on Saturday, March 9.

Birmingham Legion FC, El Paso Locomotive FC, Memphis 901 FC and New Mexico United will all open their inaugural seasons on home turf, with Memphis welcoming the Tampa Bay Rowdies to AutoZone Park for its first regular-season home game and Birmingham facing 2018 USL Cup Playoffs side Bethlehem Steel FC in its opener at BBVA Compass Field.

Locomotive FC will begin its inaugural season at Southwest University Park with a visit from OKC Energy FC, while New Mexico United will play host to Fresno FC in its inaugural home opener at Isotopes Park.

Other notable games on the opening day of the season include high-profile games in each conference with two-time defending USL Cup champion Louisville City FC opening its season on the road against North Carolina FC and a rematch of the 2016 USL Cup as the New York Red Bulls II play host to the Swope Park Rangers highlighting the slate in the Eastern Conference.

Defending Western Conference champion Phoenix Rising FC also opens its campaign on the road as it visits San Antonio FC at Toyota Field, while Reno 1868 FC plays host to Orange County SC at Greater Nevada Field in a rematch from the 2018 USL Cup Playoffs. Sacramento Republic FC welcomes Real Monarchs SLC to Papa Murphy's Park for a battle of two consistent playoffs contenders in recent seasons.

Beyond the opening weekend of the season, the Championship will see the opening of a pair of soccer-specific venues over the course of its opening weeks, with Austin Bold FC playing host to Texas rival San Antonio FC on Saturday, March 30 for the first regular-season contest in Bold Stadium history. The spotlight will then fall on Hartford Athletic on Saturday, May 4 as it hosts its inaugural home opener at historic Dillon Stadium with a visit from the Charlotte Independence.

2019 USL Championship Home Openers

Home Teams Listed First

Saturday, March 9

ATL UTD 2 vs. Hartford Athletic

Birmingham Legion FC vs. Bethlehem Steel FC

Charleston Battery vs. Ottawa Fury FC

El Paso Locomotive FC vs. OKC Energy FC

LA Galaxy II vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

Las Vegas Lights FC vs. Austin Bold FC

Memphis 901 FC vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies

Nashville SC vs. Loudoun United FC

New Mexico United vs. Fresno FC

New York Red Bulls II vs. Swope Park Rangers

North Carolina FC vs. Louisville City FC

Reno 1868 FC vs. Orange County SC

Sacramento Republic FC vs. Real Monarchs SLC

Saint Louis FC vs. Indy Eleven

San Antonio FC vs. Phoenix Rising FC

Seattle Sounders FC 2 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC

Tulsa Roughnecks FC vs. Portland Timbers 2

Friday, March 15

Charlotte Independence vs. Indy Eleven

Saturday, March 16

Bethlehem Steel FC vs. North Carolina FC

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs. Sacramento Republic FC

OKC Energy FC vs. Las Vegas Lights FC

Orange County SC vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC

Phoenix Rising FC vs. New Mexico United

Real Monarchs SLC vs. El Paso Locomotive FC

Rio Grande Valley FC vs. Fresno FC

Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

Saturday, March 23

Fresno FC vs. Reno 1868 FC

Louisville City FC vs. Hartford Athletic

Portland Timbers 2 vs. Las Vegas Lights FC

Swope Park Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

Saturday, March 30

Austin Bold FC vs. San Antonio FC

Indy Eleven vs. Hartford Athletic

Saturday, April 6

Ottawa Fury FC vs. Nashville SC

Saturday, April 13

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC vs. Hartford Athletic

Friday, May 3

Loudoun United FC vs. Bethlehem Steel FC

Saturday, May 4

Hartford Athletic vs. Charlotte Independence

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