SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes will open their 2017 Major League Soccer campaign at Avaya Stadium against the Montreal Impact on Saturday, March 4 at 7 p.m., presented by Avaya. San Jose holds a 3-1-1 record in home openers dating back to 2012.
Tickets for all Earthquakes matches, including the home opener, will go on sale to the general public in January. More details will be announced later.
The complete regular season schedule for all 22 MLS sides, along with the national television schedules for the U.S. and Canada, will be announced in January, prior to the 2017 SuperDraft presented by adidas.
Coming off a season that featured record numbers in both attendance and total television viewership, MLS’ 22nd season includes a pair of expansion clubs taking the field in new markets and the opening of a new world-class, soccer-specific venue in Orlando.
During the 2017 MLS regular season, each club will play 34 games, including 17 home games and 17 away games. Teams will face each of their 10 conference opponents twice during the season with one game at home and one game away. Clubs also will compete in select additional games against different conference opponents three times, and they will face non-conference opponents once.
2017 Major League Soccer Home Openers
All times are PST and schedule is subject to change
WEEK 1
Friday, March 3, 2017 (home team listed first):
6:30 p.m. – Portland Timbers vs. Minnesota United FC (Providence Park)
Saturday, March 4, 2017 (home team listed first):
11 a.m. – Columbus Crew vs. Chicago Fire (MAPFRE Stadium)
1 p.m. – LA Galaxy vs. FC Dallas (StubHub Center)
1:30 p.m. – Real Salt Lake vs. Toronto FC (Rio Tinto Stadium)
3 p.m. – Colorado Rapids vs. New England Revolution (Dick’s Sporting Goods Park)
4 p.m. – D.C. United vs. Sporting Kanas City (RFK Stadium)
5:30 p.m. – Houston Dynamo vs. Seattle Sounders FC (BBVA Compass Stadium)
7 p.m. – San Jose Earthquakes vs. Montreal Impact (Avaya Stadium)
Sunday, March 5, 2016 (home team listed first):
2 p.m. – Orlando City SC vs. New York City FC (Orlando City SC Stadium)
4 p.m. – Atlanta United vs. New York Red Bulls (Bobby Dodd Stadium)
6:30 p.m. – Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Philadelphia Union (BC Place)
WEEK 2
Saturday, March 11
11 a.m. – New England Revolution vs. Orlando City SC (Gillette Stadium)
1 p.m. – New York Red Bulls vs. Colorado Rapids (Red Bull Arena)
1:30 p.m. – Philadelphia Union vs. Toronto FC (Talen Energy Stadium)
4 p.m. – Montreal Impact vs. Seattle Sounders FC (Olympic Stadium)
6 p.m. – Sporting Kansas City vs. FC Dallas (Children’s Mercy Park)
11 a.m. - Chicago Fire vs. Real Salt Lake (Toyota Park)
Sunday, March 12
11 a.m. – New York City FC vs. D.C. United (Yankee Stadium)
2 p.m. – Minnesota United FC vs. Atlanta United (TCF Bank Stadium)
WEEK 3
Saturday, March 18
5 p.m. – FC Dallas vs. New England Revolution (Toyota Stadium)
Sunday, March 19
4 p.m. – Seattle Sounders FC vs. New York Red Bulls (CenturyLink Field)
WEEK 5
Friday, March 31
4:30 p.m. – Toronto FC vs. Sporting Kansas City (BMO Field)