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Atlanta to Host Indy Eleven in 2015 Season Opener

December 17, 2014 - North American Soccer League (NASL)
Atlanta Silverbacks News Release


NEW YORK (December 17, 2014) - The North American Soccer League (NASL) announced today its schedule for the 2015 Spring Season. The Atlanta Silverbacks kick off the new campaign at Silverbacks Park against Indy Eleven on Saturday, April 4.

Each of the 11 NASL clubs will play a 10-game Spring Season schedule consisting of five home games and five away games. The winner of the Spring Season, which will run through Saturday, June 13, will earn one of the league's four postseason spots. The Fall Season schedule will be announced in early January.

For the Spring Season, the Silverbacks will also host Ottawa Fury FC, the New York Cosmos, expansion side Jacksonville Armada FC, and defending NASL Champions San Antonio Scorpions. Atlanta's five road matches will be against the Carolina RailHawks, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Minnesota United, FC Edmonton, and the Tampa Bay Rowdies. All five home matches will be played at 7:30 P.M. on Saturday evenings. Start times for road games will be announced at a later date.

Atlanta Silverbacks 2015 Spring Schedule

Week 1 (Saturday, April 4): vs. Indy Eleven

Week 2 (Saturday, April 11): vs. Ottawa Fury

Week 3 (Saturday, April 18): @ Carolina RailHawks

Week 4 (Saturday, April 25): vs. New York Cosmos

Week 5 (Saturday, May 2): @ Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Week 6 (Saturday, May 9): @ Minnesota United

Week 7 (Saturday, May 16): vs. Jacksonville Armada FC

Week 8 (Sunday, May 24): @ FC Edmonton

Week 9 (Saturday, May 30): Bye

Week 10 (Saturday, June 6): vs. San Antonio Scorpions

Week 11 (Saturday, June 13): @ Tampa Bay Rowdies

The league will operate under the exact same competition format as last year, with the Spring Season Champion and Fall Season Champion accounting for the top two seeds in The Championship, the league's four-team postseason tournament. For the teams that did not capture either the Spring or Fall title, the remaining two postseason spots will go to the sides that accumulated the most combined points over the course of the Spring and Fall Seasons.

"Our competition format is a byproduct of the number of teams we have in the league at this time," said NASL Commissioner Bill Peterson. "The schedule will balance out when we reach 16 or 17 teams, but in the meantime, we think the Spring Season will always be a dog fight and something that will be extremely fun for all of our fans to watch."

The Silverbacks are offering a special Home Opener Gift Pack, which includes four General Admission tickets for only $48 (saving of $32 from box office price) or four Reserved Tickets for only $68 (saving of $52 from the box office price). Fans should call 404.969.4900 to reserve seats or for more information.

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