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Armada FC Announces 2015 Spring Schedule

December 17, 2014 - North American Soccer League (NASL)
Jacksonville Armada FC News Release


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (December 17, 2014) - The Armada FC, Jacksonville's new professional soccer team, will face a demanding opening to their debut 2015 season in the North American Soccer League (NASL) with two road trips in April before meeting current NASL Champions San Antonio Scorpions at Community First Park at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.

The Armada FC, which will play its inaugural match in a preseason friendly against Major League Soccer outfit Philadelphia Union at EverBank Field on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 5 p.m., will return to EverBank Field on Saturday, April 4, to host Canadian side FC Edmonton in the club's first regular-season match of the 2015 NASL campaign with a 7:30 p.m. start.

In between, Jacksonville will face Fort Lauderdale Strikers on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m., in the club's second preseason contest - the club's first home match at its Community First Park home.

"It's great to finally see our schedule," said Armada FC General Manager Dario Sala. "We are very excited to open at home against FC Edmonton before facing our Florida rivals on the road. Back-to-back matches against the reigning champions San Antonio, and what we expect to be a strong Indy Eleven team after their inaugural season last year will test us, but if you want to be the best, you have to beat the best, and we are looking forward to this challenge."

Sala added, "We hope our preseason match-ups against the MLS' Philadelphia Union and Fort Lauderdale, finalists in this season's NASL Championship Final, will provide our head coach Jose Luis Villareal and his team great preparation for the season ahead. We also hope to announce a number of additional preseason matches, both home and away that will be played in March to help us get our new squad set for our inaugural season in the NASL."

Following the regular-season opener against the Eddies, the Armada FC will embark on an in-state tour to face Florida rivals Fort Lauderdale at Lockhart Stadium on Saturday, April 11 and the Tampa Bay Rowdies at Al Lang Stadium on Saturday, April 25 before returning to Community First Park for back-to-back home battles against the Scorpions on Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Indy on Saturday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m.

The Armada FC will face another set of back-to-back road games at the Atlanta Silverbacks on Saturday, May 16 and Minnesota United FC on May 23, before a home stand at Community First Park against the Carolina Railhawks on Saturday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m., and Ottawa Fury FC on Sunday, June 7 at 4 p.m.

Jacksonville rounds out its spring season with a road trip to the Big Apple, to face the famous New York Cosmos and former Real Madrid star, Raul, on Saturday, June 13 at Hofstra University.

All 10 of the Armada FC's regular season matches in the spring season, home and away, will be broadcast live on CW17 with home and select road matches also broadcast live on SportsRadio 930-AM.

The NASL will announce the fall part of the 2015 schedule in early January. Match times for road games will also be finalized at this time.

Tickets, starting at $10, are currently available for the Armada FC Inaugural Season and Philadelphia Union match by calling 1.844.2ARMADA or by visiting www.armadafc.com .

Jacksonville Armada FC 2015 Spring Season Schedule

Date Kick-Off Time Opponent Venue TV/Radio ____

Preseason

Sat Feb 7 5:00PM vs PHILADELPHIA UNION EverBank Field CW17/930-AM

Sat Feb 28 7:30PM vs FORT LAUDERDALE STRIKERS Community First Park CW17/930-AM

Regular Season Spring Schedule

Sat April 4 7:30PM vs FC EDMONTON EverBank Field CW17/930-AM

Sat April 11 TBA @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Lockhart Stadium CW17/930-AM

Sat April 18 BYE WEEK

Sat April 25 TBA @ Tampa Bay Rowdies Al Lang Stadium CW17/930-AM

Sat May 2 7:30PM vs SAN ANTONIO SCORPIONS Community First Park CW17/930-AM

Sat May 9 7:30PM vs INDY ELEVEN Community First Park CW17/930-AM

Sat May 16 TBA @ Atlanta Silverbacks Silverbacks Park CW17/930-AM

Sat May 23 TBA @ Minnesota United FC NSC Stadium CW17/930-AM

Sat May 30 7:30PM vs CAROLINA RAILHAWKS Community First Park CW17/930-AM

Sun June 7 4:00PM vs OTTAWA FURY Community First Park CW17/930-AM

Sat Jun 13 TBA @ New York Cosmos Hofstra Stadium CW17/930-AM

*Fall Regular Season Schedule TBA

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