Wizards Unveil 2005 MLS Schedule
Published on February 14, 2005 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Sporting Kansas City News Release
KANSAS CITY, MO (Monday, February 14, 2005) - The Kansas City Wizards and Major League Soccer today unveiled the 2005 MLS regular season schedule. The Wizards 2005 campaign features a 32-game slate that kickoffs on Saturday April 2nd when they host the Colorado Rapids at Arrowhead Stadium beginning at 7:00 p.m. CT, and culminates with the 10th MLS Cup Championship game on Sunday, November 13th.
"We are thrilled with our 2005 Major League Soccer schedule," said Wizards General Manager Curt Johnson. "In combination with our Champions Cup games and U.S. Open Cup games, our overall season schedule is shaping up to be very challenging and one that Wizards fans everywhere will thoroughly enjoy."
The reigning Western Conference Champion Wizards begin a new era in 2005 as they move to and compete in the Eastern Conference for the first time. With the realignment comes a series of intriguing matchups and new rivalries. The Wizards join the Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew, D.C. United, the MetroStars and New England Revolution in Eastern Conference, while the two expansion teams, CD Chivas USA and Real Salt Lake, join the Western Conference.
The Wizards will face each Eastern Conference team four times during the season, twice at home and twice on the road, and will face each Western Conference team twice, once at home and once on the road. The realignment will allow the Wizards to enhance rivalries against teams including the Chicago Fire, which the Wizards beat in the 2000 MLS Cup Final and the 2004 U.S. Open Cup Final, and D.C. United, which Kansas City lost to in the 2004 MLS Cup Final.
A rematch of the 2004 MLS Cup will take place on Saturday, April 30th when 15-year-old phenom Freddy Adu and D.C. United come to Arrowhead Stadium for the first of two appearances in Kansas City. United's second visit to Arrowhead in 2005 will take place on Wednesday, July 20th. The Wizards are scheduled to play at RFK Stadium on Saturday, May 21st and Saturday, July 9th.
In another increasingly heated rivalry, Kansas City will travel to Chicago on Saturday, June 18th to face the Chicago Fire for the first time since last season's overtime victory at home in which the Wizards won their first U.S. Open Cup title. Chicago will travel to Kansas City for the first of two meetings at Arrowhead on Friday, August 19th.
Despite playing each of their former Western Conference foes just twice this season, the Wizards will still renew a bitter rivalry as they play a home-and-home series against the Los Angeles Galaxy on consecutive weekends in September. The Wizards first host the Galaxy at Arrowhead on September 17th followed by a return trip to the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA on September 23rd.
Prior to the start of the 2005 MLS season, the Wizards will begin play in the 2005 Champions Cup against Costa Rican side Deportivo Saprissa. The Wizards will host the first leg of the first round, aggregate goal series on Wednesday, March 9th at Arrowhead Stadium. The match will kickoff at 7:00 p.m. CT. Tickets to the Champions Cup match are available now through Ticketmaster.
Wizards 2005 Season Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling the Wizards office at 816-920-9300. Individual tickets will go on sale March 7th and can be purchased through Ticketmaster by calling 816-931-3330 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, log on to www.kcwizards.com or call 816-920-9300.
2005 KANSAS CITY WIZARDS SCHEDULE
As of February 14, 2005
DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT)
Wednesday March 9 vs. Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) 7:00 p.m.
Champions' Cup First Round - Game 1
Wednesday March 16 at Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) 8:00 p.m.
Champions' Cup First Round - Game 2
Saturday April 2 vs. Colorado Rapids 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday April 6 Champions' Cup Semifinal - Game 1 TBD
Wednesday April 13 Champions' Cup Semifinal - Game 2 TBD
Saturday April 16 at MetroStars TBD
Saturday April 23 at San Jose Earthquakes TBD
Saturday April 30 vs. D.C. United TBD
Wednesday May 4 Champions' Cup Final - Game 1 TBD
Saturday May 7 vs. FC Dallas TBD
Wednesday May 11 Champions' Cup Final - Game 2 TBD
Saturday May 14 at Columbus Crew TBD
Saturday May 21 at D.C. United TBD
Wednesday May 25 vs. MetroStars TBD
Saturday May 28 vs. San Jose Earthquakes TBD
Wednesday June 1 at CD Chivas USA TBD
Saturday June 4 at New England Revolution TBD
Saturday June 11 vs. New England Revolution TBD
Saturday June 18 at Chicago Fire TBD
Saturday June 25 vs. CD Chivas USA TBD
Wednesday June 29 vs. Columbus Crew TBD
Monday July 4 at Colorado Rapids TBD
Saturday July 9 at D.C. United TBD
Saturday July 16 vs. Real Salt Lake TBD
Wednesday July 20 vs. D.C. United TBD
Saturday July 23 at Columbus Crew TBD
Saturday July 30 2005 MLS All-Star Game (Site TBD) 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday August 3 2005 U.S. Open Cup - Fourth Round** TBD
Saturday August 6 at New England Revolution TBD
Wednesday August 10 at Chicago Fire TBD
Saturday August 13 at Real Salt Lake TBD
Friday August 19 vs. Chicago Fire TBD
Wednesday August 24 2005 U.S. Open Cup - Quarterfinals** TBD
Friday August 26 vs. Columbus Crew TBD
Saturday Sept. 3 at MetroStars TBD
Saturday Sept. 10 vs. MetroStars TBD
Wednesday Sept. 14 2005 U.S. Open Cup - Semifinals** TBD
Saturday Sept. 17 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy TBD
Sunday Sept. 25 at Los Angeles Galaxy TBD
Wednesday Sept. 28 2005 U.S. Open Cup Final** TBD
Saturday October 1 vs. Chicago Fire TBD
Saturday October 8 vs. New England Revolution TBD
Saturday October 15 at FC Dallas TBD
Fri.-Sun. Oct. 21-23 Conference Semifinals - Game 1 TBD
Fri.-Sun. Oct. 28-30 Conference Semifinals - Game 2 TBD
Fri.-Sun. Nov. 4-6 Conference Finals TBD
Sunday Nov. 13 2005 MLS Cup @ Frisco, TX 2:30 p.m.
Central Times Listed - All Dates and Times Subject to Change
Kickoff times will be announced at a later date
** 2005 U.S. Open Cup Opponents to be announced
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