Sounders regular season schedule announced

Major League Soccer released the full 2018 regular season schedule for all 23 clubs Thursday afternoon.  Each of the clubs will play a total of 34 games with season openers on March 3rd. MLS had previously released home opening dates for clubs on December 21st  but not the full home and away schedule.

The 2018 season will see the introduction of expansion side Los Angeles FC, who the Sounders will host on Sunday, March 4th to kick off the defense of their Western Conference title in front of a National Televised Audience on ESPN.

The Rave Green will host two of its five 2018 Cascadia Cup match ups against  Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps. The Sounders will play a home and away two-game series against the Whitecaps. The Rave Green will face the Timbers three times, hosting one game and making the I-5 south Treck to Portland twice.

Seattle will begins its 2018 preseason presented by adidas on Monday, January 22 at Starfire Sports before traveling to out-of-town training camps in Chula Vista, California (January 22-28) and Tucson, Arizona (February 2-8).

The Sounders front office will participate in the adidas MLS Player Combine in Orlando from January 11-17 ahead of the two round  2018 MLS SuperDraft on Friday, January 19. Seattle currently holds the 22nd and 45th overall picks.

Prior to Seattle’s 10th MLS campaign beginning on March 4, Sounders FC is set to face Salvadoran club Santa Tecla FC in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, the region’s premier club championship.

The Rave Green will hit the road for the first leg in El Salvador on Thursday, February 22 before hosting the second leg on Thursday, March 1 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field. Kickoff times for both matches are set for 7:00 p.m. PT.

 

2018 SOUNDERS FC MLS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

DAY
DATE
OPPONENT
KICKOFF (PT) / NATIONAL TV
Sunday
March 4
vs. Los Angeles FC
2:00 p.m. / ESPN
Sunday
March 18
at FC Dallas
2:00 p.m.
Saturday
March 31
vs. Montreal Impact
7:00 p.m. / TVA
Sunday
April 15
at Sporting Kansas City
1:00 p.m. / ESPN
Sunday
April 22
vs. Minnesota United FC
1:00 p.m. / ESPN
Sunday
April 29
at Los Angeles FC
6:00 p.m. / FS1
Saturday
May 5
vs. Columbus Crew SC
1:00 p.m.
Wednesday
May 9
at Toronto FC
4:30 p.m. / FS1, TSN
Sunday
May 13
at Portland Timbers
1:00 p.m. / ESPN
Saturday
May 26
vs. Real Salt Lake
1:00 p.m.
Saturday
June 2
at Real Salt Lake
6:30 p.m.
Saturday
June 9
vs. D.C. United
7:00 p.m.
Wednesday
June 13
at New York Red Bulls
5:00 p.m.
Saturday
June 23
vs. Chicago Fire
7:00 p.m.
Saturday
June 30
vs. Portland Timbers
1:30 p.m. / FOX
Wednesday
July 4
at Colorado Rapids
6:00 p.m.
Saturday
July 7
at New England Revolution
4:30 p.m.
Sunday
July 15
at Atlanta United FC
11:00 a.m. / FOX
Saturday
July 21
vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1:00 p.m. / TSN
Wednesday
July 25
at San Jose Earthquakes
7:30 p.m.
Sunday
July 29
vs. New York City FC
2:00 p.m. / ESPN
Saturday
August 4
at Minnesota United FC
5:00 p.m.
Sunday
August 12
vs. FC Dallas
5:00 p.m. / FS1
Saturday
August 18
vs. LA Galaxy
12:30 p.m. / ESPN
Sunday
August 26
at Portland Timbers
6:30 p.m. / FS1
Saturday
September 1
vs. Sporting Kansas City
1:00 p.m.
Saturday
September 15
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
7:00 p.m. / TSN
Wednesday
September 19
vs. Philadelphia Union
7:30 p.m.
Sunday
September 23
at LA Galaxy
4:00 p.m. / FS1
Saturday
September 29
vs. Colorado Rapids
1:00 p.m.
Saturday
October 6
vs. Houston Dynamo
TBD
Wednesday
October 17
at Orlando City SC
4:30 p.m.
Sunday
October 21
at Houston Dynamo
TBD
Sunday
October 28
vs. San Jose Earthquakes
1:30 p.m.

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