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Houston Dynamo Announce 2012 Regular Season Schedule

Published on January 5, 2012 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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HOUSTON, TX (Thursday, January 5, 2012) -- Major League Soccer announced the 2012 regular season schedule on Thursday, including the Houston Dynamo's 34-game slate for its seventh season in Houston. The Dynamo will play 17 home regular season games at its brand new home, BBVA Compass Stadium.

The 2011 Eastern Conference champions will open their season on Sunday, March 11 against Chivas USA at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. That match will kick off at 6 p.m. CT and will be nationally televised on GalavisiÃ"n.

The Dynamo will play their first seven games of the season on the road before opening BBVA Compass Stadium on May 12 against Eastern Conference foe D.C. United. That match will kick off at 3:30 p.m. and will be nationally broadcast on NBC Sports Network.

The Dynamo will be featured on national television 12 times in 2012, with six of those matches showcasing the Dynamo's new downtown soccer-specific stadium. Those matches include a rematch of the 2011 MLS Cup final on May 26 against LA Galaxy (NBCSN), a June 16 match with intra-state rival FC Dallas (ESPN2), and an August 3 match against Thierry Henry, Rafael Márquez and the New York Red Bulls (NBCSN).

With the addition of Montreal Impact to MLS, the Dynamo will play an unbalanced schedule for the first time since 2009. Under the new competition format, Houston will play each Western Conference team once, seven Eastern Conference teams three times, and two Eastern Conference teams twice.

While single game tickets are not yet available, fans can purchase tickets to all games via Dynamo full and partial season ticket plans. Ticket packages can be purchased by calling (713) 276-GOAL or by visiting HoustonDynamo.com.

The Houston Dynamo are a Major League club that has won two MLS Cup championships and three conference championships in its first six seasons and qualified to represent the United States in international competition five times, including in the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League. For more information, log on to www.HoustonDynamo.com or call (713) 276-7500.

Houston Dynamo "" 2012 MLS Schedule

All times CT.

Sunday, March 11, 6 p.m. at Chivas USA

GalavisiÃ"n

Sunday, March 18, TBD at San Jose Earthquakes

Friday, March 23, 9 p.m. at Seattle Sounders

Sunday, April 15, 6 p.m. at Chicago Fire

GalavisiÃ"n

Saturday, April 21, 6:30 p.m. at Columbus Crew

Saturday, April 28, 6:30 p.m. at D.C. United

Wednesday, May 9, 6 p.m. at New York Red Bulls

Saturday, May 12, 3:30 p.m. vs. D.C. United

Tuesday, May 15, 7:30 p.m. vs. Portland Timbers

Saturday, May 19, 6:30 p.m. at New England Revolution

Saturday, May 26, 1:30 p.m. vs. LA Galaxy

Sunday, June 10, TBD at Vancouver Whitecaps

Saturday, June 16, 4 p.m. vs. FC Dallas

ESPN2

Wednesday, June 20, 8 p.m. vs. Toronto FC

Saturday, June 23, 6:30 p.m. at Montreal Impact

Saturday, June 30, 7:30 p.m. vs. Philadelphia Union

Tuesday, July 3, 7:30 p.m. vs. Chicago Fire

Saturday, July 7, 7:30 p.m. at Sporting Kansas City

Sunday, July 15, 8 p.m. vs. D.C. United

GalavisiÃ"n

Wednesday, July 18, 7:30 p.m. vs. Sporting Kansas City

Saturday, July 21, 7:30 p.m. vs. Montreal Impact

Saturday, July 28, 3:30 p.m. at Toronto FC

Friday, August 3, 7 p.m. vs. New York Red Bulls

Friday, August 10 7 p.m. at New York Red Bulls

Sunday, August 19, 8 p.m. vs. Columbus Crew

Saturday, August 25, 7:30 p.m. vs. Toronto FC

Sunday, September 2, 6 p.m. at Chicago Fire

GalavisiÃ"n

Thursday, September 6, 7:30 p.m. vs. Real Salt Lake

Friday, September 14, 7:30 p.m. at Sporting Kansas City

NBCSN

Sunday, September 23, 4 p.m. at Philadelphia Union

Saturday, September 29, 7:30 p.m. vs. New England Revolution

Saturday, October 6, 7:30 p.m. vs. Montreal Impact

Saturday, October 20, 6:30 p.m. vs. Philadelphia Union

NBCSN

Saturday, October 27, 8 p.m. vs. Colorado Rapids




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