MLS Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union Announce 2016 MLS Regular Season Schedule

Published on January 7, 2016 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Philadelphia Union News Release


CHESTER, Pa. - Philadelphia Union released the club's full 34-match regular season league schedule on Thursday, following the official announcement from Major League Soccer. In 2016, the Union will open its seventh season in MLS at FC Dallas on March 6, and conclude the season on Oct. 23 at Talen Energy Stadium against New York Red Bulls. The team's home opener will be on Sunday, March 20 at 2 p.m. against New England Revolution with the game aired live on 6abc.

On Monday, Jan. 11, partial season ticket (five-game and nine-game) plans will go on sale at 1 p.m. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, single game tickets and group packages will go on sale at 10 a.m. with the club also releasing its theme nights for the 2016 season. Fans interested in season tickets or group deposits, can order now, by visiting PhiladelphiaUnion.com/tickets or by calling 1-877-21-UNION.

Once again in 2016, all 34 regular season matches for the Philadelphia Union will be shown live. The club will have three nationally televised matches, including two on UniMas and one on Fox Sports 1. Each of the remaining 31 matches will air locally, either on 6abc, Comcast SportsNet or The Comcast Network. All matches can also be streamed live throughout the country via the MLS Live app.

The breakdown for this year's schedule will resemble that of 2015 - following the addition of New York City FC and Orlando City SC - creating two, 10-team conferences. Each team will play six teams in their own conference three times, while playing the remaining three teams in their conference twice (home-and-home) for a total of 24 matches. The remaining 10 matches will come by playing each team in the opposite conference one time - with five coming at home and five away.

Eastern Conference Opponents

Three matches against (two home): D.C. United, New York Red Bulls, Orlando City SC.

Three matches against (two away): Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew SC, Montreal Impact.

Two matches against (home and home): New England Revolution, New York City FC, Toronto FC.

Western Conference Opponents

Home: LA Galaxy, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Sporting Kansas City, Vancouver Whitecaps.

Away: Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders.

The Union will play five mid-week matches this year, all on Wednesday. They will be May 11, May 25, June 1, June 22 and Aug. 24. They'll play two more matches on Friday (both televised on UniMas) on Apr. 8 and May 20. The Union will have six matches on Sunday, including both the season opener and season finale - in a return of MLS' Decision Day. Their remaining 21 matches will come on the usual match date, Saturday.

The Union, like the rest of MLS, will break after June 1 until June 18 during the Copa America Centenario, hosted in the United States. The 16-team tournament features all teams from CONMEBOL and six teams from CONCACAF. Philadelphia will host three matches at Lincoln Financial Field on June 9, 11 and 14.

The full 2016 Philadelphia Union schedule is listed below:

GM DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET)

1 Sunday, March 6 at FC Dallas 3 p.m.

2 Saturday, March 12 at Columbus Crew SC TBD

3 Sunday, March 20 New England Revolution 2 p.m.

4 Saturday, April 2 at Chicago Fire TBD

5 Friday, April 8 Orlando City SC TBD

6 Saturday, April 16 at Seattle Sounders FC TBD

7 Saturday, April 23 New York City FC TBD

8 Saturday, April 30 San Jose Earthquakes TBD

9 Wednesday, May 11 LA Galaxy TBD

10 Saturday, May 14 at Montreal Impact TBD

11 Friday, May 20 D.C. United TBD

12 Wednesday, May 25 at Orlando City SC TBD

13 Saturday, May 28 at Colorado Rapids TBD

14 Wednesday, June 1 Columbus Crew SC TBD

15 Saturday, June 18 at New York City FC TBD

16 Wednesday, June 22 Chicago Fire TBD

17 Saturday, June 25 Vancouver Whitecaps TBD

18 Saturday, July 2 at Houston Dynamo TBD

19 Saturday, July 9 D.C. United TBD

20 Sunday, July 17 New York Red Bulls TBD

21 Saturday, July 23 at Montreal Impact TBD

22 Sunday, July 31 Real Salt Lake TBD

23 Saturday, Aug. 6 at D.C. United TBD

24 Saturday, Aug. 13 at New England Revolution TBD

25 Saturday, Aug. 20 Toronto FC TBD

26 Wednesday, Aug. 24 at Columbus Crew SC TBD

27 Saturday, Aug. 27 Sporting Kansas City TBD

28 Saturday, Sept. 3 at Chicago Fire TBD

29 Saturday, Sept. 10 Montreal Impact TBD

30 Saturday, Sept. 17 at Portland Timbers 6 p.m.

31 Saturday, Sept. 24 at Toronto FC TBD

32 Saturday, Oct. 1 at New York Red Bulls TBD

33 Sunday, Oct. 16 Orlando City SC TBD

34 Sunday, Oct. 23 New York Red Bulls TBD

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