CHICAGO (Jan. 4, 2018) – The Chicago Fire Soccer Club unveiled its 2018 regular season schedule in conjunction with Major League Soccer on Thursday. The Fire begin regular season play when they host Opening Day at Toyota Park by welcoming Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, March 10 at 5 p.m. CT.
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The Fire’s original season opener on the road against the Colorado Rapids has been rescheduled to June 13 to accommodate the Rapids’ involvement in the 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League.
The full season slate can be found at Chicago-Fire.com/schedule and downloaded to mobile devices and calendars by clicking here.
During the 2018 MLS regular season, each club will play 34 games, including 17 home games and 17 away games. Teams will face each of their respective conference opponents (10 teams in the East, 11 teams in the West) twice during the season with one game at home and one game away. Western Conference teams will play one additional intra-conference game and Eastern Conference teams will play two. All teams will face each non-conference opponent once.
The national broadcast lineup includes seven matches. The Fire are slated to appear on Univision Deportes four times in addition to one game each on UniMas, Fox Sports 1 and ESPN. The club’s local television schedule will be announced at a later date.
In Eastern Conference action, the Fire face Columbus Crew SC and Toronto FC three times, hosting Columbus twice while traveling two times to Toronto. The Fire will take on the reigning MLS Cup champions in consecutive weeks, hosting Toronto on Saturday, July 21 before traveling to BMO Field on Saturday, July 28. Chicago will also play home-and-away sets against Atlanta United, D.C. United, Montreal Impact, New England Revolution, New York City FC, New York Red Bulls, Orlando City SC and the Philadelphia Union.
The Fire’s Western Conference lineup will see the Men in Red hosting the Houston Dynamo, LA Galaxy, Los Angeles FC, Sporting KC, Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes. Chicago will travel to face the Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas, Minnesota United, Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps.
Chicago Fire group ticket options will be available on Wednesday, Jan. 10 by emailing tickets@chicago-fire.com. The single game ticket presale begins on Wednesday, Jan. 17 via Ticketmaster. Single game tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, Jan. 19 and will be available by calling 888-MLS-Fire or visiting Chicago-Fire.com/tickets.
Fans looking to secure tickets before then can take advantage of the club’s Opening Day Holiday Pack offer, one of three 2018 Mini-Plans, or securing a 2018 season ticket package.
Additionally, current season ticket holders can begin making exchanges on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Match selection for Mini-Plan Holders will begin on Friday, Jan. 12.
Chicago Fire 2018 Regular Season Schedule:
<span class="s3"><b>Date</b></span> |
<span class="s3"><b>National TV</b></span> |
<span class="s3"><b>Opponent</b></span> |
<span class="s3"><b>Location</b></span> |
<span class="s3"><b>Time (CT)</b></span> |
<span class="s1">Saturday, March 10</span> |
<span class="s1">Sporting Kansas City</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">5 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, March 17</span> |
<span class="s1">Minnesota United FC</span> |
<span class="s1">Minneapolis</span> |
<span class="s1">1 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, March 31</span> |
<span class="s1">Portland Timbers</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">5 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, April 7</span> |
<span class="s1">Columbus Crew SC</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">7:30 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, April 14</span> |
<span class="s1">Univision Deportes</span> |
<span class="s1">LA Galaxy</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">2:30 p.m.</span> |
<span class="s1">Saturday, April 21</span> |
<span class="s1">Univision Deportes</span> |
<span class="s1">New York Red Bulls</span> |
<span class="s1">New York Red Bulls</span> |
<span class="s1">1 p.m.</span> |
<span class="s1">Saturday, April 28</span> |
<span class="s1">Toronto FC</span> |
<span class="s1">Toronto</span> |
<span class="s1">2 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, May 5</span> |
<span class="s1">Atlanta United FC</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">5 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Wednesday, May 9</span> |
<span class="s1">Montreal Impact</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">7:30 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, May 12</span> |
<span class="s1">Columbus Crew SC</span> |
<span class="s1">Columbus</span> |
<span class="s1">6:30 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Sunday, May 20</span> |
<span class="s1">UniMas</span> |
<span class="s1">Houston Dynamo</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">3 p.m.</span> |
<span class="s1">Saturday, May 26</span> |
<span class="s1">Orlando City SC</span> |
<span class="s1">Orlando</span> |
<span class="s1">6:30 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Wednesday, May 30</span> |
<span class="s1">Philadelphia Union</span> |
<span class="s1">Philadelphia</span> |
<span class="s1">TBD</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, June 2</span> |
<span class="s1">Univision Deportes</span> |
<span class="s1">San Jose Earthquakes</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">2 p.m.</span> |
<span class="s1">Saturday, June 9</span> |
<span class="s1">New England Revolution</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">7:30 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Wednesday, June 13</span> |
<span class="s1">Colorado Rapids</span> |
<span class="s1">Colorado</span> |
<span class="s1">8 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, June 23</span> |
<span class="s1">Seattle Sounders FC</span> |
<span class="s1">Seattle</span> |
<span class="s1">9 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, June 30</span> |
<span class="s1">New York City FC</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">7:30 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, July 7</span> |
<span class="s1">Vancouver Whitecaps</span> |
<span class="s1">Vancouver</span> |
<span class="s1">9:30 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Wednesday, July 11</span> |
<span class="s1">Philadelphia Union</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">7:30 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, July 14</span> |
<span class="s1">FC Dallas</span> |
<span class="s1">Dallas</span> |
<span class="s1">7 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, July 21</span> |
<span class="s1">Toronto FC</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">6 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, July 28</span> |
<span class="s1">Toronto FC</span> |
<span class="s1">Toronto</span> |
<span class="s1">6 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, August 4</span> |
<span class="s1">Real Salt Lake</span> |
<span class="s1">Salt Lake City</span> |
<span class="s1">9 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, August 11</span> |
<span class="s1">New York Red Bulls</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">7:30 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, August 18</span> |
<span class="s1">Montreal Impact</span> |
<span class="s1">Montreal</span> |
<span class="s1">6:30 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, August 25</span> |
<span class="s1">Columbus Crew SC</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">7:30 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Sunday, September 16</span> |
<span class="s1">Fox Sports 1</span> |
<span class="s1">Orlando City SC</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">4 p.m.</span> |
<span class="s1">Saturday, September 22</span> |
<span class="s1">New England Revolution</span> |
<span class="s1">New England</span> |
<span class="s1">6:30 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Wednesday, September 26</span> |
<span class="s1">New York City FC</span> |
<span class="s1">New York City FC</span> |
<span class="s1">6 p.m.</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Saturday, September 29</span> |
<span class="s1">Univision Deportes</span> |
<span class="s1">Los Angeles FC</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">2:30 p.m.</span> |
<span class="s1">Sunday, October 7</span> |
<span class="s1">ESPN</span> |
<span class="s1">D.C. United</span> |
<span class="s1">Washington, D.C.</span> |
<span class="s1">12 p.m.</span> |
<span class="s1">Sunday, October 21</span> |
<span class="s1">Atlanta United FC</span> |
<span class="s1">Atlanta</span> |
<span class="s1">TBD</span> |
|
<span class="s1">Sunday, October 28</span> |
<span class="s1">D.C. United</span> |
<span class="s1">Chicago</span> |
<span class="s1">3:30 p.m.</span> |
