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Minnesota United Announce 2022 MLS Season Schedule

December 15, 2021 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Minnesota United FC News Release


GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - Minnesota United and Major League Soccer announced today the full schedule for the 2022 MLS season. Headlining the 34-game season is the 2022 MLS All-Star game, presented by Target, at Allianz Field on Wednesday, August 10. The match will be the first MLS All-Star Game to be held in the Twin Cities and just the eighth All-Star game to be hosted in Minnesota across the six major men's and women's professional sports leagues (MLB: 1965, 1985, 2014; NBA: 1994; NHL: 1972, 2004; WNBA: 2018).

MNUFC will kick off its sixth season in MLS out east at Philadelphia Union, Saturday, February 26 at 12:00 p.m. CT. Philadelphia was one of two Eastern Conference teams Minnesota faced in 2021. The following week, the Loons return home to Saint Paul to host the latest Western Conference addition Nashville SC on Saturday, March 5 at 5:00 p.m. CT.

Sun Country Airlines, the Official Airline of Minnesota United, is offering fans the opportunity to support the Loons on the road with affordable, nonstop flights. Fans can book travel to many of the team's away games this season at suncountry.com.

Minnesota United will be featured in eight nationally televised games showcasing exciting matchups against Western Conference opponents Sporting Kansas City, Austin FC, Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers. Additionally, the Loons will face off against Chicago Fire on ESPN on April 23. Non-nationally televised games will be broadcast on Bally Sports North, the CW Twin Cities and SKOR North.

In 2022, MNUFC brings back the club's Mental Health Awareness game on Saturday, May 7 as the Loons face FC Cincinnati, and Hispanic Heritage match on Tuesday, September 13 against LAFC. This season, Minnesota United's Pride Night will be on Saturday, July 30, as the club does not host a home game during the month of June.

2022 Minnesota United MLS Schedule

DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TELEVISION THEME DAY

Sat. 2/26 @ Philadelphia Union 12:00 p.m. Season Opener

Sat. 3/5 Nashville SC 5:00 p.m. Home Opener

Sun. 3/15 @ New York Red Bulls 1:00 p.m.

Sat. 3/19 San Jose Earthquakes 7:00 p.m.

Sat. 4/02 Seattle Sounders 7:00 p.m.

Sun. 4/10 @ Austin FC 6:30 p.m. FS1

Sat. 4/16 Colorado Rapids 7:00 p.m.

Sat. 4/23 Chicago Fire 4:00 p.m. ESPN

Sun. 5/01 @ LAFC 9:00 p.m. FS1

Sat. 5/07 FC Cincinnati 7:00 p.m. Mental Health Awareness

Sun. 5/15 @ Seattle Sounders 3:00 p.m. ESPN

Wed. 5/18 LA Galaxy 7:00 p.m.

Sun. 5/22 @ FC Dallas 6:00 p.m.

Sat. 5/28 NYCFC 7:00 p.m.

Sat. 6/18 @ New England Revolution 6:30 p.m.

Sat. 6/25 @ Inter Miami 7:00 p.m.

Sat. 6/02 Real Salt Lake 7:00 p.m. Salute to Freedom

Fri. 7/08 @ Vancouver Whitecaps 9:30 p.m.

Wed. 7/13 Sporting Kansas City 7:00 p.m. ESPN Rivalry Week

Sat. 7/16 D.C. United 7:00 p.m.

Sat. 7/23 @ Houston Dynamo 7:30 p.m.

Sat. 7/30 Portland Timbers 2:00 p.m. ABC PRIDE

Wed. 8/03 @ LA Galaxy 9:30 p.m.

Sat. 8/06 @ Colorado Rapids 8:00 p.m.

Wed. 8/10 All-Star Game 7:00 p.m. Presented by Target

Sun. 8/14 @ Nashville SC 7:00 p.m.

Sat. 8/20 Austin FC 7:00 p.m.

Sat. 8/27 Houston Dynamo 2:30 p.m. Univision

Wed. 8/31 @ Real Salt Lake 8:30 p.m.

Sat. 9/03 FC Dallas 2:30 p.m. Univision Kick Childhood Cancer

Sat. 9/10 @ Portland Timbers 9:00 p.m.

Tues. 9/13 LAFC 7:00 p.m. Hispanic Heritage

Sat. 9/17 @ Sporting Kansas City 7:30 p.m.

Sat. 10/01 @ San Jose Earthquakes TBD

Sun. 10/09 Vancouver Whitecaps 4:00 p.m. Fan Appreciation/Decision Day

Schedule Subject to Change

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Single game tickets for the first half of the season will go on sale to the general public on Thursday, February 10, with presales for Itasca Society members, season ticket members, members of The Preserve, and MNUFC newsletter Subscribers beginning on Tuesday, February 8. To become a member of The Preserve - the official Allianz Field Waiting List - or sign up for newsletters, click here. Tickets for the second half of the schedule will go on sale in late May or early June.

As previously announced, to best align with the 2022 international soccer calendar, the MLS regular season will begin earlier than ever before, kicking off on Saturday, Feb. 26 and running through Decision Day, the regular season finale, on Sunday, Oct. 9. The Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs directly follow the regular season, with three consecutive weeks of action leading up to the 2022 MLS Cup on Saturday, Nov. 5, more than two weeks prior to the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Nov. 21.

The 2022 MLS regular season broadcast schedule features the largest network coverage in league history. A record 48 matches will air on network television across ABC, FOX, Univision and UniMás. MLS action will air on ABC nine times in 2022 with a total of 34 matches aired across ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2, all of which will also be available in Spanish on ESPN Deportes. FOX Sports will showcase 34 matches in the upcoming year, highlighted by 27 on FS1 and seven on FOX, with twice as many primetime windows as the network's 2021 slate of games. Additionally, all 34 matches will air in Spanish on FOX Deportes. Thirty-two matches will be broadcast in Spanish across Univision and UniMás.

The Queen City Set to Shine Under the Lights for Charlotte FC Debut

Charlotte FC, which opens its inaugural campaign on Feb. 26 against D.C. United at Audi Field, will debut to their home fans on March 5 under the lights at Bank of America Stadium against the LA Galaxy (6:30 PM CT, FOX/FOX Deportes) in front of an expected 74,000 fans. This figure would set a new all-time single-match attendance record for MLS, breaking the previous high of 72,548 set on August 3, 2019, when the LA Galaxy faced Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The League's Best Take to the Twin Cities for the 2022 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target

Minnesota United's Allianz Field will play host to the 2022 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target on August 10. The 2022 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target marks the culmination of a week-long series of events across Minneapolis and Saint Paul, including community initiatives, concerts, parties, the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T 5G and more. ESPN, UniMás, TSN and TVA Sports will provide live match-day coverage of the 2022 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target, which kicks off at 7:00 p.m. CT.

Get tickets to the first five regular season home games in 2022 now before single game tickets go on sale in February with the First Five ticket package. Check our website at mnufc.com for more information and follow Minnesota United's social channels for regular updates on the club.

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