Here is the MLS schedule.
Here is the Sounders schedule:
March 17 Toronto
March 23 Houston (NBCS)
March 31 San Jose
April 7 at D.C. United
April 14 Colorado
April 28 at Chicago
May 2 Los Angeles
May 5 Philadelphia (NBCS)
May 9 at FC Dallas
May 12 Real Salt Lake
May 19 at Vancouver
May 23 Columbus
May 26 at Chivas USA
June 16 at Montreal
June 20 Sporting KC
June 24 at Portland (ESPN)
June 30 at New England
July 4 at Real Salt Lake
July 7 Colorado (NBCS)
July 15 at New York (ESPN)
July 18 Real Salt Lake (NBCS)
July 28 at Colorado
Aug. 5 Los Angeles (ESPN2)
Aug. 11 at San Jose
Aug. 18 Vancouver
Aug. 25 at Chivas USA
Sept. 2 at FC Dallas
Sept. 8 Chivas USA
Sept. 15 at Portland (NBC)
Sept 23 San Jose
Sept. 29 at Vancouver (NBCS)
Oct. 7 Portland (ESPN)
Oct. 21 FC Dallas (ESPN)
Oct. 28 at Los Angeles (ESPN)
Early impressions: Two visits to Portland and two visits to Vancouver. The Cascadia Cup won’t come easy. However, the networks love the Northwest rivalry games.
The Galaxy visits twice.
Also, no visit to the new soccer-specific stadium in Houston, but a first-year visit to expansion Montreal.
Here’s the full release from the club:
Major League Soccer announced the entire 34-game 2012 schedule for Seattle Sounders FC today, including 12 matches that have been selected to be televised nationally on either ESPN or NBC Sports Network.
Sounders FC will play the first three matches at home, beginning on Saturday, March 17 versus Toronto FC. This marks the fourth straight year that Seattle has opened at home.
Seattle, Toronto and the L.A. Galaxy received byes from MLS on the opening weekend of March 10 through March 12. All three clubs are involved in the quarterfinal round of the CONCACAF Champions League.
Sounders FC will host Mexico’s Santos Laguna in the first leg of their Champions League series on March 7 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field. The second leg is March 14 in Torreon, Mexico.
All three of the encounters with the Portland Timbers will be telecast nationally, including the sole home date on October 7 and a September 15 matchup on NBC. The first of six matches on the NBC Sports Network will be March 23 versus the Houston Dynamo with the former voice of Sounders FC, Arlo White, on the call.
As MLS had previously announced, Seattle will face fellow Western Conference teams three times and Eastern Conference clubs once. Sounders FC will travel twice to both Portland and Vancouver. The Whitecaps FC travel to Seattle on August 18.
Fourteen of the 17 home matches will be played at night. Eight home dates are on Saturdays, four on Sundays and Wednesdays and one on Friday.
The final home game is on October 21 against FC Dallas. The regular season concludes on October 28 at L.A.
After hosting the Houston Dynamo on March 23 and the San Jose Earthquakes on March 31, Sounders FC makes its first road trip to D.C. United on April 7. There are three consecutive road matches in late June and early July. Three of the four flights to the Eastern Time Zone occur within a four-week span of early summer.
The unbalanced schedule will bring the MLS Cup champion Galaxy to CenturyLink on two occasions, along with San Jose, Real Salt Lake and Colorado. In addition to Portland and Vancouver, Sounders FC will play twice at FC Dallas and Chivas USA.
Seattle’s travel distance in 2012 will be reduced by an estimated 18.5 percent from last season. Sounders FC logged an estimated 50,582 miles by air and land in 2011, compared to 41,220 for this upcoming season.
All Sounders FC MLS league matches not aired nationally will be carried live in high definition on KING-5 or KONG-6/16. All locally broadcast matches will also be aired either live outside of Seattle or on a delayed basis throughout the Northwest on ROOT SPORTS™. Each match will also be aired live on the radio home of Sounders FC, News Talk 97.3 KIRO FM.
The Champions League quarterfinal winners advance to the two-leg Semifinal Round, which will begin March 27-29 and conclude April 3-5. The final is set to begin April 17-19 and conclude April 24-26.
The team will later announce an additional friendly to be included in the season ticket package. Season tickets can be purchased by visiting www.SoundersFC.com or phoning 1-877-MLS-GOAL.
2012 Seattle Sounders FC Schedule
Day Date Opponent Time (PT) TV
Sat. March 17 Toronto FC 7:00 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Fri. March 23 Houston Dynamo 7:00 p.m. NBCSN
Sat. March 31 San Jose Earthquakes 7:00 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sat. April 7 at D.C. United 4:30 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sat. April 14 Colorado Rapids 1:00 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sat. April 28 at Chicago Fire 5:30 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Wed. May 2 L.A. Galaxy 7:00 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sat. May 5 Philadelphia Union 1:00 p.m. NBCSN
Wed. May 9 at FC Dallas 5:30 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sat. May 12 Real Salt Lake 7:00 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sat. May 19 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1:00 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Wed. May 23 Columbus Crew 7:00 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sat. May 26 at Chivas USA 7:30 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sat. June 16 at Montreal Impact 4:30 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Wed. June 20 Sporting Kansas City 7:00 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sun. June 24 at Portland Timbers 2:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes
Sat. June 30 at New England Revolution 4:30 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Wed. July 4 at Real Salt Lake 7:00 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sat. July 7 Colorado Rapids 8:00 p.m. NBCSN
Sun. July 15 at New York Red Bulls 1:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes
Wed. July 18 Real Salt Lake 8:00 p.m. NBCSN
Sat. July 28 at Colorado Rapids 6:00 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sun. Aug. 5 L.A. Galaxy 7:00 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN Deportes
Sat. Aug. 11 at San Jose Earthquakes 7:30 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sat. Aug. 18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1:00 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sat. Aug. 25 at Chivas USA 7:30 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sun. Sept. 2 at FC Dallas 4:00 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sat. Sept. 8 Chivas USA TBD KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sat. Sept. 15 at Portland Timbers 12:30 p.m. NBC
Sun. Sept. 23 San Jose Earthquakes 7:00 p.m. KING-5 or KONG-6/16
Sat. Sept. 29 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6:00 p.m. NBCSN
Sun. October 7 Portland Timbers 6:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes
Sun. October 21 FC Dallas 6:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes
Sun. October 28 at L.A. Galaxy 6:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN Deportes
Dates and times subject to change
That last game could be very interesting, if things shake out in a similar manner to last season, the Supporters’ Shield could come down to LA and Seattle once again.
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How difficult is it to design a schedule that would give each of the Cascadia teams three games at home, three away? Too much for MLS, obviously. So the Sounders get two home, four away this year, then (if there is any fairness) four at home, two away next year.
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Know the season is getting near when the schedule comes out. Yeah!
Am very, very glad that MLS appears to be taking the on-going CCL seriously and scheduling those MLS teams still invovled (SEA; LA; TOR) accordingly so that each has the best chance of moving forward in their respective quarterfinals matches. “Seattle, Toronto and the L.A. Galaxy received byes from MLS on the opening weekend of March 10 through March 12″
The CCL semi’s and the finals are mid week in late March/early April, so hopefully our opening three MLS at home will also help us advance all the way – would be real cool to have one trophy in the bag just as the MLS season is getting going.
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I’m with JKJr – either Garber failed 1st grade math, or MLS must think Por and Van are weak, in need of an advantage.
Who cares.
Can’t wait for the season!
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On a more positive note, I just the idea of the MLS Cup being hosted by the higher seed!
Now I’d like to see the Conference Finals become a 2-game, home and away series….
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