Chivas USA Announce 2014 Preseason Schedule

January 10, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Club Deportivo Chivas USA News Release


CARSON, Calif. (Friday, Jan. 10, 2014) - Chivas USA announced today their 2014 preseason schedule in preparation for the club's 10th season in Major League Soccer. The Red-and-White will report at the StubHub Center on Monday, Jan. 27 for physical exams and will continue to train in Los Angeles through Feb. 14 as part of their first stage of camp.

The Goats will then head to Las Vegas to face the Colorado Rapids in the Las Vegas ProSoccer Challenge on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. (PT) at Sam Boyd Stadium. The exhibition will mark the first time that newly-appointed Red-and-White Head Coach Wilmer Cabrera faces his former club. It will also serve as a rematch from last year's inaugural ProSoccer Challenge, where the Rojiblancos came away with a 3-0 victory in February.

Tickets for the 2014 Las Vegas ProSoccer Challenge are available here.

Following the match against the Rapids, Chivas USA will travel to Tucson, Ariz. for the second leg of their preseason schedule from Feb. 17 to March 2 to compete in the Desert Diamond Cup. The Red-and-White will kick off the six-team tournament facing USL-PDL side FC Tucson on Feb. 19 at 12 p.m. (PT), and will then face MLS sides the New England Revolution and Colorado on Feb. 22 and 26, respectively.

The competition will then culminate on March 1 with a final meeting between the six clubs based on tournament standings, with the top two teams battling for the cup, the third and fourth-place teams meeting and the final two clubs squaring off.

Tickets for the 2014 Desert Diamond Cup are available here.

Upon the conclusion of the Desert Diamond Cup, Chivas USA will return to Los Angeles for final preparations to host the Chicago Fire in the season opener at the StubHub Center on Sunday, March 9, beginning at noon (PT).

Chivas USA Season Tickets starting as low as $10 per game are available by calling 1-877-CHIVAS-1, or by visiting the club's website at www.cdchivasusa.com.

Below is the club's 2014 preseason schedule :

Jan. 27: Players arrive at StubHub Center for physicals

Jan. 27 - Feb. 14: First Team trains in Los Angeles, Calif.

Games TBD

Feb. 15 - 16: Chivas USA vs. Colorado Rapids as part of the 2014 Las Vegas ProSoccer Challenge.

Game:

Sunday, Feb. 16 - Chivas USA vs. Colorado Rapids

7 p.m. (PT) - Sam Boyd Stadium

Feb. 17 - March 2: First Team trains in Tucson, Ariz. as part of the 2014 Desert Diamond Cup

Games:

Wednesday, Feb. 19 - Chivas USA vs. FC Tucson

12 p.m. (PT) - Kino North Sports Complex

Saturday, Feb. 22 - Chivas USA vs. New England Revolution

5 p.m. (PT) - Kino North Sports Complex

Wednesday, February 26 - Chivas USA vs. Colorado Rapids

12 p.m. (PT) - Kino North Sports Complex

Saturday, March 1 - Placement Match TBD - Kino North Sports Complex

March 9: Season Opener & Opening Day at StubHub Center

Chivas USA vs. Chicago Fire

12 p.m. (PT) - StubHub Center, Carson, Calif.



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