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    MLS releases Sounders’ 2017 regular-season slate

    SPNW StaffBy SPNW StaffJanuary 12, 2017No Comments4 Mins Read
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    Coach Brian Schmetzer and the Sounders open the regular season March 4 at Houston. / Jane Gershovich, Seattle Sounders FC

    Major League Soccer Thursday released its full 2017 regular-season schedule, which calls for each of its 22 clubs to play 34 matches beginning March 4 and concluding Oct. 22. The league champion Sounders will play their home opener March 19 against the New York Red Bulls after playing a pair on the road, March 4 at Houston and March 11 at Montreal.

    Seattle will play 12 games on national television (ESPN or FOX), beginning with the home opener against the Red Bulls.

    The Sounders will host three of their six Cascadia Cup matches against Portland and Vancouver and play the LA Galaxy three times on national TV, including a Sunday night clash Sept. 10.

    Eight of Seattle’s final nine matches will be against Western Conference opponents, culminating with a pair of home matches to close out the season against 2016 postseason foes FC Dallas (Oct. 15) and Colorado (Oct. 22).

    Additional schedule highlights include a rematch of the 2016 MLS Cup final between the Sounders and Toronto FC May 6 at CenturyLink Field. Seattle will also play both MLS expansion teams, Atlanta (Eastern Conference) and Minnesota (Western Conference).

    Seattle hosts Atlanta March 31 and faces Minnesota twice in a 16-day span in August, beginning with a road contest Aug. 5.

    A complete listing of Sounders FC’s 2017 regional broadcast details will be announced later.

    The “Final Push to the Playoffs,” the final two weekends of the regular season, will feature more matches played on those dates than before. On the next-to-last weekend (Oct. 15), all Eastern Conference matches will kick off at 12 p.m., PT., while Western Conference matches will begin at 2 p.m., PT. On Decision Day (Oct. 22), all 11 matches will be played simultaneously.

    As a prelude to the regular season, the Sounders will play a friendly against Portland Feb. 4 in Tucson, AZ. Seattle will also play in the Carolina Challenge Cup in Charleston, SC., against Charleston Battery (Feb. 18), Atlanta United (Feb. 22) and Columbus Crew (Feb. 25).

    Sounders Regular-Season Schedule


    Day
    Date
    Opponent
    KICKOFF (PT) / NATIONAL TV
    Saturday
    March 4
    at Houston Dynamo
    5:30 p.m.
    Saturday
    March 11
    at Montreal Impact
    4 p.m.
    Sunday
    March 19
    New York Red Bulls
    4 p.m. / FS1
    Friday
    March 31
    Atlanta United FC
    7 p.m. / FS1
    Saturday
    April 8
    at San Jose Earthquakes
    7:30 p.m.
    Friday
    April 14
    at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
    TBD
    Sunday
    April 23
    at LA Galaxy
    1 p.m. / ESPN
    Saturday
    April 29
    New England Revolution
    7  p.m.
    Saturday
    May 6
    Toronto FC
    1 p.m. / ESPN
    Saturday
    May 13
    at Chicago Fire
    5:30 p.m.
    Wednesday
    May 17
    at Sporting Kansas City
    5:30 p.m.
    Saturday
    May 20
    Real Salt Lake
    2 p.m.
    Saturday
    May 27
    Portland Timbers
    12 p.m. / FOX
    Wednesday
    May 31
    at Columbus Crew SC
    4:30 p.m.
    Sunday
    June 4
    Houston Dynamo
    7 p.m.
    Saturday
    June 17
    at New York City FC
    10 a.m. / ESPN
    Wednesday
    June 21
    Orlando City SC
    7:30 p.m.
    Sunday
    June 25
    at Portland Timbers
    1 p.m. / ESPN
    Tuesday
    July 4
    at Colorado Rapids
    6 p.m.
    Wednesday
    July 19
    D.C. United
    7:30 p.m.
    Sunday
    July 23
    San Jose Earthquakes
    7 p.m.
    Saturday
    July 29
    at LA Galaxy
    TBD / ESPN
    Saturday
    Aug. 5
    at Minnesota United FC
    5 p.m.
    Saturday
    Aug. 12
    Sporting Kansas City
    1 p.m.
    Sunday
    Aug. 20
    Minnesota United FC
    7 p.m. / FS1
    Wednesday
    Aug. 23
    at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
    TBD
    Sunday
    Aug. 27
    Portland Timbers
    6 p.m. / FS1
    Sunday
    Sept. 10
    LA Galaxy
    6 p.m. / FS1
    Saturday
    Sept. 16
    at FC Dallas
    5 p.m.
    Saturday
    Sept. 23
    at Real Salt Lake
    6:30 p.m.
    Wednesday
    Sept. 27
    Vancouver Whitecaps FC
    TBD
    Sunday
    Oct. 1
    at Philadelphia Union
    10 a.m. / ESPN
    Sunday
    Oct. 15
    FC Dallas
    2 p.m.
    Sunday
    Oct. 22
    Colorado Rapids
    1 p.m.
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