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Houston Dynamo Announces 2008 Regular Season Schedule

February 7, 2008 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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HOUSTON, TX - (Thursday, February 7, 2008) - The Houston Dynamo's road to defending its back-to-back MLS Cup Championships is now set.

Major League Soccer today announced the 2008 Regular Season schedule. The 30-game regular-season includes 15 home games and 15 road games. It opens on Saturday, March 29, when the Dynamo faces off against the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium (6:30 PM). It's a rematch of the previous two MLS Cup Finals.

The Men in Orange return home the following Sunday, April 6th to open their home schedule against intrastate rival FC Dallas (2:00 PM). It's the "Return of the Champions," presented by Infinity Insurance, and it will feature the rising of the Houston Dynamo 2007 MLS Cup Championship banner and a championship hat giveaway courtesy of Infinity Insurance.

The Dynamo schedule is highlighted by two other marquis matches. They include the Chicago Fire on Sunday, August 31, when Cuauhtémoc Blanco comes to town, and the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday, October 19, when David Beckham makes his only schedule appearance in Houston. The Dynamo expect these two matches, along with the April 6th FC Dallas match, to be sellouts.

The schedule also features matches with some of the Dynamo's biggest rivals. There are two home games with Chivas USA (May 3 & August 20), and a second battle with FC Dallas (June 26). The Dynamo will also host the New England Revolution on Thursday, June 12 (8:00 PM).

Houston will open its MLS season with four of its first five games on the road, and end with four of its last eight at home. The home schedule includes matches on seven Saturdays, five Sundays, two Thursdays, and one Wednesday.

Full season ticket packages, 5 and 10-game ticket plans are on sale now.

Mini-plans start at $85 and currently provide fans their only opportunity to guarantee seats for games against the L.A. Galaxy and Chicago Fire games, along with our 2008 Western Conference Semifinal home game. All three games are expected to sell-out. Fans purchasing the mini-plans may choose the balance of games from MLS regular season, SuperLiga or CONCACAF Champions League home dates (Click here to watch promotional video).

The complete 2008 Regular-Season schedule appears below. All times CT:

HOUSTON DYNAMO 2008 SCHEDULE CT

March

1 Saturday 29 at New England 6:30

April

2 Sunday 6 FC DALLAS 2:00

3 Saturday 12 at Kansas City 7:00

4 Saturday 19 at Los Angeles 9:30

5 Saturday 26 at Columbus 6:30

May

6 Saturday 3 CHIVAS USA 7:30

7 Saturday 10 COLORADO 7:30

8 Saturday 17 at Chicago 7:30

9 Thursday 22 at San Jose 9:30

10 Saturday 31 NEW YORK 7:30

June

11 Wednesday 4 at DC United 6:30

12 Saturday 7 TORONTO 7:30

13 Thursday 12 NEW ENGLAND 8:00

14 Saturday 21 at Colorado 8:30

15 Thursday 26 FC DALLAS 8:00

July

16 Thursday 3 at Real Salt Lake 9:00

August

17 Saturday 2 COLUMBUS 7:30

18 Saturday 9 at FC Dallas 7:30

19 Saturday 16 REAL SALT LAKE 7:30

20 Wednesday 20 CHIVAS USA 8:00

21 Sunday 24 at New York 2:00

22 Sunday 31 CHICAGO 6:00

September

23 Sunday 7 KANSAS CITY 2:00

24 Saturday 13 at San Jose 3:00

25 Saturday 20 SAN JOSE 7:30

26 Saturday 27 at Toronto FC 2:30

October

27 Saturday 4 at Colorado 8:30

28 Sunday 12 DC UNITED 6:00

29 Sunday 19 LOS ANGELES 6:00

30 Saturday 25 at Chivas USA 7:30

In addition to the MLS schedule, the Dynamo will take part in five other competitions during 2007. They are the Pan-Pacific Championship, CONCACAF Champions Cup, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, SuperLiga, and the recently-created CONCACAF Champions' League.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call the Houston Dynamo Ticket Office at 713-276-7500, or log on to www.houstondynamo.com.

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