FRISCO - Major League Soccer today unveiled the 2008 Regular Season schedule. As previously announced, FC Dallas will open the season on Sunday, March 30 versus Chivas USA at Pizza Hut Park, televised live nationally on TeleFutura (2:00 p.m. CT). The complete FC Dallas schedule and notes can be found below.
In the League's 13th season, each of the 14 clubs will play 30 Regular Season games over 31 weeks from March 29 - Oct. 26. Each team will play each other twice (home and away), for 26 games. The remaining four games will be played against different intra-conference teams (two home and two away), with consideration given to rivalries.
AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2008 FC DALLAS SCHEDULE:
• Twenty five of the 30 games will be played on either Saturday or Sunday.
• Eleven of the 15 regular season home games are on either Saturday or Sunday; three are on MLS Primetime Thursdays on ESPN2; one is on Friday, the 4th of July.
• In the Western Conference, the four teams FC Dallas will play on three occasions are: Los Angeles Galaxy (two home, one away), Real Salt Lake (one home, two away), Colorado Rapids (two home, one away), and Houston Dynamo (one home, two away).
• Twenty of FC Dallas's 30 regular season games will be available on national TV.
• For the third consecutive year, FCD will play on the 4th of July at Pizza Hut Park, this year against the Kansas City Wizards (6:00 p.m. CT, HDNet), with the game followed by a concert and fireworks show.
• The local TV schedule will be announced at a later date.
• Three different season ticket packages are currently available: Full Season Packages (20 home games) - from $280-$1,800; Half-Season Packages (10 home games) - from $160-$460; and Mini-Game Package (5 home games) - from $90-$240. The 20-game and 10-game packages each include two home games vs. LA Galaxy, while the 5-game package only includes one. For more information please call 888-FCD-GOAL (888.323.4625) or visit www.fcdallas.com.
• The full 2008 FC Dallas regular season schedule is outlined below and attached.
2008 FC DALLAS SEASON SCHEDULE
GAME |
Date (National TV) |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Kickoff (CT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Sunday, Mar 30 (TeleFutura) |
Chivas USA |
Home |
2:00 |
2 |
Sunday, Apr 06 (TeleFutura) |
Houston Dynamo |
Away |
2:00 |
3 |
Saturday, Apr 12 |
New York Red Bulls |
Home |
7:30 |
4 |
Sunday, Apr 20 |
Chivas USA |
Away |
7:00 |
5 |
Thursday, Apr 24 (ESPN 2) |
NE Revolution |
Home |
7:30 |
6 |
Saturday, May 03 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
Away |
9:00 |
7 |
Saturday, May 10 |
Real Salt Lake |
Away |
8:00 |
8 |
Sunday, May 18 (Telefutura) |
L.A. Galaxy |
Home |
2:00 |
9 |
Saturday, May 24 |
Real Salt Lake |
Home |
7:30 |
10 |
Sunday, Jun 01 (Telefutura) |
Colorado Rapids |
Away |
2:00 |
11 |
Sunday, Jun 08 (Telefutura) |
NE Revolution |
Away |
2:00 |
12 |
Sunday, Jun 15 (Telefutura) |
Chicago Fire |
Home |
2:00 |
13 |
Saturday, Jun 21 (FSC/FSE) |
New York Red Bulls |
Away |
6:30 |
14 |
Thursday, Jun 26 (ESPN 2) |
Houston Dynamo |
Away |
8:00 |
15 |
Friday, Jul 04 (HDnet) |
K.C. Wizards |
Home |
6:00 |
16 |
Saturday, Jul 19 |
Colorado Rapids |
Home |
7:30 |
17 |
Sunday, Jul 27 |
L.A. Galaxy |
Home |
6:00 |
18 |
Sunday, Aug 03 |
Toronto FC |
Away |
6:00 |
19 |
Saturday, Aug 09 (FSC/FSE) |
Houston Dynamo |
Home |
7:30 |
20 |
Saturday, Aug 16 (FSC/FSE) |
Columbus Crew |
Away |
6:30 |
21 |
Saturday, Aug 23 |
K.C. Wizards |
Away |
7:00 |
22 |
Saturday, Aug 30 |
Columbus Crew |
Home |
7:30 |
23 |
Thursday, Sep 04 (ESPN2) |
Colorado Rapids |
Home |
7:30 |
24 |
Saturday, Sep 13 (FSC/FSE) |
D.C. United |
Away |
6:30 |
25 |
Sunday, Sep 21 (Telefutura) |
Chicago Fire |
Away |
2:00 |
26 |
Sunday, Sep 28 (Telefutura) |
D.C. United |
Home |
2:00 |
27 |
Thursday, Oct 02 (ESPN 2) |
San Jose |
Home |
7:30 |
28 |
Saturday, Oct 11 (FSC/FSE) |
Toronto FC |
Home |
7:30 |
29 |
Saturday, Oct 18 (FSC/FSE) |
Real Salt Lake |
Away |
8:00 |
30 |
Sunday, Oct 26 (Telefutura) |
L.A. Galaxy |
Away |
2:00 |
