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The first sign of the 2018 season being close to kickoff is here! Today, MLS dropped the regular season schedules for all of their teams, but since we’re a Union-based blog, let’s just talk about the Union’s slate of games.
Importantly, the Union have four of their first five at home, with a pair of two-game home stands broken up by a fixture against the Rapids in the middle. For an organization with a lot to prove at just about every stop, those first five games provide a big chance to impress with their quality of play on the field.
Because of the World Cup, the Union will have more than two weeks off in mid-June. Their home game against Toronto FC on June 8th will be their last before the break, and they’ll return to play with another home game against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
The Union close the season with a pair of matches against the New York clubs, hosting the New York Red Bulls before traveling to Yankee Stadium
This is a really odd schedule. Usually teams play conference opponents two times a season, but in order to fill out the schedule, teams have to take on the same opponent three times. Usually, those extra conference games go to teams that are considered rivals. In 2017, the Union played the Red Bulls, D.C. United, and the Montreal Impact three times. This year they’ll only have two three-game series by virtue of the addition of Los Angeles FC. The Union will meet the Columbus Crew and the New England Revolution on three occasions this season, starting in March.
2018 Regular Season Schedule
Date | Opponent | Time (ET) / National TV |
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Date | Opponent | Time (ET) / National TV |
Saturday, March 3 | New England Revolution | TBD |
Saturday, March 17 | Columbus Crew SC | TBD |
Saturday, March 31 | at Colorado Rapids | 9:00 p.m. |
Saturday, April 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | TBD |
Friday, April 13 | Orlando City SC | 8:00 p.m. / ESPN |
Saturday, April 21 | at FC Dallas | 8:00 p.m. |
Saturday, April 28 | D.C. United | 3:30 p.m. / UniMás |
Friday, May 4 | at Toronto FC | 8:00 p.m. |
Wednesday, May 9 | at Columbus Crew | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, May 12 | at Montreal Impact | 3:00 p.m. |
Saturday, May 19 | Real Salt Lake | TBD |
Saturday, May 26 | at New York Red Bulls | 7:00 p.m. |
Wednesday, May 30 | Chicago Fire | TBD |
Saturday, June 2 | at Atlanta United FC | 7:00 p.m. |
Friday, June 8 | Toronto FC | 8:00 p.m. |
Saturday, June 23 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5:00 p.m. |
Saturday, June 30 | at LAFC | 10:30 p.m. |
Saturday, July 7 | Atlanta United FC | TBD |
Wednesday, July 11 | at Chicago Fire | 8:30 p.m. |
Saturday, July 21 | LA Galaxy | TBD |
Wednesday, July 25 | at Houston Dynamo | 9:00 p.m. |
Saturday, August 4 | at Portland Timbers | 11:00 p.m. |
Saturday, August 11 | at New England Revolution | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, August 18 | NYCFC | TBD |
Saturday, August 25 | New England Revolution | TBD |
Wednesday, August 29 | at D.C. United | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, September 1 | at Orlando City SC | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, September 15 | Montreal Impact | TBD |
Wednesday, September 19 | at Seattle Sounders | 10:30 p.m. |
Sunday, September 23 | Sporting Kansas City | 1:00 p.m. / ESPN |
Saturday, September 29 | at Columbus Crew | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, October 6 | Minnesota United FC | TBD |
Sunday, October 21 | New York Red Bulls | TBD |
Sunday, October 28 | at NYCFC | 4:30 p.m. |