
Home Opener Announced: Inter Miami CF to Face LA Galaxy on April 18
March 10, 2021 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Inter Miami CF News Release
Inter Miami CF announced today that it will open its 2021 MLS season with a home match against the LA Galaxy on Sunday, April 18. The match, which will be the first encounter ever between these sides, will kick off at 3 p.m. ET at Inter Miami CF Stadium and will air live on ABC and ESPN Deportes.
The Club will open the season at a reduced capacity with full optimism that attendance numbers will ramp up as the season progresses. In the coming days, Season Ticket Members will receive priority access information for 2021 home matches from their membership services representative.
Inter Miami will also feature in home openers for two other teams, first taking on the Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park on Saturday, April 24 at 8 p.m. ET. The match will air live on ESPN+. The Club will also travel to Ohio, where Inter Miami will face FC Cincinnati in the debut of the soccer-specific West End Stadium on Sunday, May 16. The match will kick off at 4 p.m. ET and air live on FOX and FOX Deportes.
Full dates and broadcast details of the 2021 MLS season schedule will be announced in the coming weeks. Each club will play 17 home and 17 away matches for a total of 34 regular season matches, in addition to playoff matches.
Inter Miami was originally slated to make its home debut on March 14, 2020 against the LA Galaxy before the suspension of the 2020 MLS season 48 hours prior to the match due to the pandemic. The team resumed its season behind closed doors in the MLS is Back Tournament in July before returning to South Florida for Inter Miami CF Stadium's debut in August with a 3-2 win over Orlando City SC. Inter Miami CF Stadium opened its doors to a limited capacity of Season Ticket Members in the final two home matches of the season in October with a 2-1 win over Orlando City SC and a 2-1 win over FC Cincinnati that secured the team's place in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs.
Season Ticket Members will receive priority access to all home matches during the 2021 season. Fans can secure season tickets by visiting https://www.intermiamicf.com/tickets/season-tickets or calling 305-428-0611.
Additionally, due to travel restrictions between the U.S. and Canada, CF Montréal will begin the MLS regular season playing at Inter Miami CF Stadium, starting with a clash against Toronto FC on Saturday, April 17 at 2 p.m. ET. CF Montréal will also train at the world-class 50,000-square-foot Inter Miami CF Training Center, which features six grass fields and one turf field.
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