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MLS announces Real Salt Lake 2006 schedule

February 8, 2006 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Real Salt Lake News Release


SALT LAKE CITY (Wednesday, February 8, 2006) - Major League Soccer today confirmed the dates and times for Real Salt Lake's 2006 season schedule, which includes a total of 32 regular-season games, 16 home and 16 away. The complete League slate features 192 games to be played between Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, October 15. The 2006 All-Star break is scheduled for the weekend of Saturday, July 29 with the MLS Cup 2006 champion being crowned on Sunday, November 12 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, TX

As previously announced, Real Salt Lake's "MLS First Kick 2006" occurs at 5:00 p.m. MT on Sunday, April 2, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., against rival Chivas USA. RSL midfielders Douglas Sequeira and Christian Jimenez return to the Home Depot Center to face their former team. Two weeks later, Real Salt Lake welcomes the most passionate fan base in MLS to the team's home opener at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, April 15, at 7:00 p.m. MT, as RSL hosts the MetroStars.

Real Salt Lake plays host to two nationally televised games on ESPN2, welcoming the 2005 MLS Cup Champion Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, April 29, and Rocky Mountain Cup rival Colorado Rapids on Saturday, May 27. Both games are scheduled for a 2:00 p.m. kickoff. The entire MLS master schedule, including all 12 MLS team schedules, is available on www.MLSnet.com.

2006 REAL SALT LAKE REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE

Home Games in BOLD; Local Television Broadcast Times TBD as of 2/8/06 (dates and times subject to change)

Day Date Matchup Time (MT)

Sun. April 2 @ CD Chivas USA 5:00

Sat. April 8 @ FC Dallas 6:30

Sat. April 15 MetroStars 7:00

Sat. April 22 @ Houston 1836 6:30

Sat. April 29 Los Angeles Galaxy 2:00 (ESPN2)

Sat. May 6 Columbus Crew 7:00

Sat. May 13 @ Los Angeles Galaxy 8:30

Sat. May 20 Kansas City Wizards 7:00

Sat. May 27 Colorado Rapids 2:00 (ESPN2)

Sat. June 3 Chicago Fire 7:00

Fri. June 9 @ Colorado Rapids 7:30

Sat. June 17 @ Houston 1836 6:30

Sat. June 24 New England Revolution 7:00

Wed. June 28 @ Chicago Fire 7:00

Tue. July 4 CD Chivas USA 8:00

Sat. July 8 @ Los Angeles Galaxy 8:30

Sat. July 15 @ New England Revolution TBD

Sat. July 22 FC Dallas 8:00

Wed. July 26 CD Chivas USA 7:00

Sat. August 5 D.C. United 7:00

Wed. August 9 @ Colorado Rapids 7:30

Sat. August 16 @ Columbus Crew 5:30

Sat. August 19 Houston 1836 7:00

Sat. August 26 @ MetroStars 5:30

Wed. August 30 Los Angeles Galaxy 7:00

Sat. Sept. 2 Colorado Rapids 7:00

Sat. Sept. 9 @ D.C. United 5:30

Sat. Sept. 16 FC Dallas 7:00

Sat. Sept. 23 @ FC Dallas 6:30

Sat. Sept. 30 @ Kansas City Wizards 6:30

Sat. Oct. 7 Houston 1836 7:00

Sun. Oct. 15 @ CD Chivas USA 5:00

Real Salt Lake joins both the Rapids and the Galaxy as hosts of Major League Soccer's Tuesday, July 4 Independence Day traditions, with RSL welcoming Chivas USA for its first of two Salt Lake appearances. Three weeks later, RSL adds a second fireworks extravaganza to the schedule when hosting FC Dallas on Saturday, July 22, during the Pioneer Days celebration. Other holidays on the RSL home schedule include Memorial Day and Labor Day celebrations.

"We are very excited that the 2006 season is just around the corner," said RSL General Manager Steve Pastorino. "This schedule has something for everyone including stars like Landon Donovan and Freddy Adu; four traditional holiday games and the second edition of the Rocky Mountain Cup. We can't wait to see everyone at Rice-Eccles Stadium!"

D.C. United and teen phenom Freddy Adu travel to Utah for their lone appearance on Saturday, August 5, one week after Major League Soccer's annual Sierra Mist All-Star Weekend. The 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs will begin the weekend of Saturday, October 21, inviting the top four teams from each conference. The MLS postseason culminates with MLS Cup 2006 on Sunday, November 12 at the world's largest youth and professional soccer complex, Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas.

Thirteen of Real Salt Lake's 16 home games will be played on Saturdays at Rice-Eccles Stadium, with one Tuesday (July 4, Independence Day) and two Wednesday night games currently slated. The team enjoys a very balanced schedule in 2006, with no road stretches of more than two games. RSL owns a pair of three-game home stands, beginning with the Saturday, May 20 game against the Kansas City Wizards and the Saturday, July 22 game against Chivas USA.

PURCHASE THE NEW 2006 RSL "HIGH-FIVE" PACK: RSL today announced its newest ticket plan package, the "High-Five" pack. Fans can now purchase a premium level seat on the East side of Rice-Eccles stadium for five of the 2006 season games plus receive one RSL T-shirt and a full 3x5 RSL Flag with the package ($30 value) for $125. The "High-Five" pack includes our Home Opener against the MetroStars on Saturday, April 15, both ESPN2 broadcast games against the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, April 29 and Rocky Mountain rivals Colorado Rapids on Saturday, May 27, and RSL's two Fireworks Spectaculars against Chivas USA on Tuesday, July 4 (Independence Day) and FC Dallas on Saturday, July 22 (Pioneer Day). You can purchase the "High-Five" pack by visiting the RSL Ticket Office at 515 South 700 East, #2R, SLC, UT 84102, by logging onto www.RealSaltLake.com or by contacting the Real Salt Lake Ticket Office at (866) 9-SOCCER.

2006 RSL SEASON, MINI-PLAN AND FLEX TICKET PACKAGES ON SALE: The RSL 2006 season ticket package features 20 games, including all 16 MLS regular season games and four special bonus games. Real Salt Lake's season ticket pricing remains level with the 2005 prices, and consists of Youth (15 and younger) and Adult in five price levels. Prices for the 2006 season ticket packages are $200 adult ($180 youth) for the North Goal, $300 adult ($240 youth) for the Corner Flag, $400 ($320 youth) for East Sideline, $500 ($400 youth) for VIP and $1,000 ($1,000 youth) Club seats.

The 2006 half season plan features 10 games (to be announced once the MLS 2006 schedule is announced), including nine MLS regular-season games and one special bonus game. Real Salt Lake's mini-plan ticket pricing consists of Youth (15 and younger) and Adult in four price levels. Prices for the 2005 mini-plan season ticket packages are $130 adult ($110 youth) for the North Goal, $180 adult ($150) for the Corner Flag, $220 adult ($180 youth) for East Sideline and $300 adult ($230 youth) for VIP seats.

To add more options for fans, RSL is also offering the flex season ticket package, which is comprised of twenty vouchers of the same price category (North Goal, Corner Flag, Premium and VIP) that allows the purchaser to determine which games they would like to see in the regular reason and how many tickets needed for that game. Prices for the 2005 Flex Package are $280 for the North Goal, $340 for the Corner Flag, $440 for the East Sideline and $560 for the VIP seats. Tickets can be redeemed in the following way: one could use all the vouchers and bring 20 people to one game or 4 people could attend five games. Flex vouchers are discounted from the day of game pricing making it an even greater value

All tickets can be purchased by visiting the RSL Ticket Office at 515 South 700 East, #2R, SLC, UT 84102, by logging onto www.RealSaltLake.com or by contacting the Real Salt Lake Ticket Office at (866) 9-SOCCER.

ACCESS REAL: Real fans can now receive up-to-date information on the team by signing up for the RSL Weekly Newsletter on our website at http://real.saltlake.mlsnet.com/MLS/rsl/fans/.

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