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Philadelphia Union's 2012 Regular Season Schedule Unveiled

January 5, 2012 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Philadelphia Union News Release


Chester, Pa. (January 5, 2012) - Philadelphia Union and Major League Soccer have released the entire schedule for the 2012 season, the 17th in League history. Each of the League's 19 clubs will play 34 matches, 17 at home and 17 away, during the 34 week season and a total of 323 MLS matches will be broadcast live. The Union start their season on Monday, March 12 with a nationally televised game at Portland on ESPN2 at 9:30 p.m. EST. The club will open PPL Park on Sunday, March 18 against Colorado at 4:00 p.m. EST on NBC Sports.

The ESPN/ESPN2 MLS broadcast package includes the MLS All-Star Game, MLS Cup, and select international matches involving MLS clubs. The NBC Sports Group begins its three-year partnership with MLS this season with live broadcasts of 41 regular season games and five MLS Cup Playoff games.

14 of the Union's 34 total games will be shown on national television, including their regular season finale against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday, October 27 on NBC. In addition to the March 12th match-up in Portland, ESPN2 will also air home games against New York (May 13) and D.C. United (September 20), while the July 21st game against New York at Red Bull Arena will be shown on ESPN. NBC Sports will carry Union games against Colorado (March 18), Columbus (April 14), Seattle (May 5), New England (July 29), D.C. United (August 19), Real Salt Lake (August 24) and Houston (October 20). Matches at home against D.C. United (June 16) and Chicago (August 12) can be seen on Galavision. The Union's local television schedule will be released at a later date.

The 2012 MLS Regular Season will conclude on Sunday, October 28 with three games, followed by the MLS Cup Playoffs and the championship game-MLS Cup 2012- on December 1, hosted by one of the two finalists. From First Kick to MLS Cup, the calendar footprint of the 2012 season is 267 days- the longest in League history.

Full season ticket plans are still available. Partial season ticket holders from 2011 can now renew their plans, while new partial season ticket plans go on sale January 17. Single game tickets will be available beginning January 24 at 10:00 AM.

2012 Philadelphia Union Schedule

DATE OPPONENT HOME/AWAY TIME (ET)

Mon. Mar 12, 2012 (ESPN2) Portland Away 9:30 PM

Sun. Mar 18, 2012 (NBC Sports) Colorado Home 4:00 PM

Sat. Mar 24, 2012 Chicago Away 8:30 PM

Sat. Mar 31, 2012 Vancouver Home 7:00 PM

Sat. Apr 14, 2012 (NBC Sports) Columbus Home 3:30 PM

Sat. Apr 21, 2012 Chivas Away 10:30 PM

Sat. Apr 28, 2012 San Jose Home 7:00 PM

Sat. May 5, 2012 (NBC Sports) Seattle Away 4:00 PM

Sun. May 13, 2012 (ESPN2) New York Home 1:30 PM

Sat. May 19, 2012 Dallas Away 8:30 PM

Sat. May 26, 2012 Toronto Away 4:30 PM

Sat. Jun 16, 2012 (Galavision) DC Home 7:00 PM

Sat. Jun 23, 2012 Kansas City Home 7:00 PM

Sat. Jun 30, 2012 Houston Away 8:30 PM

Wed. Jul 4, 2012 LA Galaxy Away 10:30 PM

Sun. Jul 8, 2012 Toronto Home 5:00 PM

Sat. Jul 14, 2012 Montreal Home 7:00 PM

Sat. Jul 21, 2012 (ESPN) New York Away 2:30 PM

Sun. Jul 29, 2012 (NBC Sports) New England Home 7:00 PM

Sat. Aug 4, 2012 Montreal Away 7:30 PM

Sun. Aug 12, 2012 (Galavision) Chicago Home 7:00 PM

Sun. Aug 19, 2012 (NBC Sports) DC Away 5:00 PM

Fri. Aug 24, 2012 (NBC Sports) Real Salt Lake Home 7:30 PM

Wed. Aug 29, 2012 Columbus Home 8:00 PM

Sat. Sept 1, 2012 New England Away 7:30 PM

Sat. Sep 15, 2012 Toronto Away 1:00 PM

Thurs. Sep 20, 2012 (ESPN2) DC Home 8:00 PM

Sun. Sep 23, 2012 Houston Home 5:00 PM

Sat. Sep 29, 2012 Columbus Away 7:30 PM

Wed. Oct 3, 2012 Chicago Away 8:30 PM

Sat. Oct 6, 2012 New England Home 7:00 PM

Sat. Oct 20, 2012 (NBC Sports) Houston Away 7:30 PM

Wed. Oct 24, 2012 Kansas City Away 8:30 PM

Sat. Oct 27, 2012 (NBC) New York Home 1:30 PM

**Please note that all times and dates are subject to change.

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