BRIDGEVIEW, Ill.(Jan. 7, 2019) – The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced today the Club’s 34-game schedule for the 2019 MLS regular season. The Fire will open the 2019 season on Saturday, March 2 when the team faces the LA Galaxy on the road at Dignity Health Sports Park. Beginning at 7:00 p.m. CT, the match against the Galaxy will be televised nationally on FS1.
The Men in Red will play their first home game of the 2019 season at SeatGeek Stadium the following weekend when the Fire plays host to Orlando City SC on Saturday, March 9 at Noon CT.
Season ticket packages for the 2019 campaign are available for purchase online or by calling 888-MLS-FIRE to speak with a ticket sales representative. Single-game tickets for the Fire’s 2019 home matches will be available beginning Friday, Jan. 18. Fans looking to secure tickets prior to Jan. 18 are invited to take advantage of the Club’s Opening Day Winter Pack offer or the 10-Ticket Flex Plan.
The Fire will play 17 home games and 17 away games during the 2019 MLS campaign. The Men in Red will take on each of their Eastern Conference opponents twice during the season, with one game at home and one game away. The Fire will face each Western Conference opponent once during regular season action.
The Fire’s longest home stand will occur from March 9-30, with the Men in Red scheduled to face Orlando City SC (March 9), Seattle Sounders FC (March 16) and the New York Red Bulls (March 30) during that stretch. In addition, the Fire will host back-to-back matches at home on three different occasions in 2019, including consecutive home matches against Ohio-based clubs FC Cincinnati (July 13) and Columbus Crew SC (July 17). The July 13 contest will mark the Fire’s first MLS match against 2019 MLS expansion side FC Cincinnati.
Of the Fire’s 34 regular season matches, six will be broadcast live to a national audience in 2019, including three matches on Univision, two on UniMas and one on FS1. All non-nationally broadcast matches will be shown live on ESPN+, allowing fans to watch each of the Fire’s 34 matches from anywhere in the country.
2019 Home Opponents: Atlanta United FC, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew SC, D.C. United, FC Cincinnati, FC Dallas, Minnesota United FC, Montreal Impact, New England Revolution, New York City FC, New York Red Bulls, Orlando City SC, Philadelphia Union, Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders FC, Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2019 Away Opponents: Atlanta United FC, Columbus Crew SC, D.C. United, FC Cincinnati, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles FC, LA Galaxy, Montreal Impact, New England Revolution, New York City FC, New York Red Bulls, Orlando City SC, Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers, San Jose Earthquakes, Sporting Kansas City, Toronto FC
Chicago Fire 2019 Regular Season Schedule:
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Kickoff (CT)</strong> |
<strong>Broadcast</strong> |
<p>Saturday, March 2</p> |
<p>at LA Galaxy</p> |
<p>7:00 p.m.</p> |
<p>FS1</p> |
<strong>Saturday, March 9</strong> |
<strong>ORLANDO CITY SC</strong> |
<strong>Noon</strong> |
<strong>ESPN+</strong> |
<strong>Saturday, March 16</strong> |
<strong>SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC</strong> |
<strong>Noon</strong> |
<strong>ESPN+</strong> |
<strong>Saturday, March 30</strong> |
<strong>NEW YORK RED BULLS</strong> |
<strong>Noon</strong> |
<strong>ESPN+</strong> |
<p>Saturday, April 6</p> |
<p>at Toronto FC</p> |
<p>2:00 p.m.</p> |
<p>ESPN+</p> |
<strong>Friday, April 12</strong> |
<strong>VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC</strong> |
<strong>7:30 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>ESPN+</strong> |
<strong>Saturday, April 20</strong> |
<strong>COLORADO RAPIDS</strong> |
<strong>Noon</strong> |
<strong>ESPN+</strong> |
<p>Wednesday, April 24</p> |
<p>at New York City FC</p> |
<p>6:00 p.m.</p> |
<p>ESPN+</p> |
<p>Sunday, April 28</p> |
<p>at Montreal Impact</p> |
<p>11:30 a.m.</p> |
<p>ESPN +</p> |
<p>Saturday, May 4</p> |
<p>at Los Angeles FC</p> |
<p>9:30 p.m.</p> |
<p>ESPN+</p> |
<strong>Wednesday, May 8</strong> |
<strong>NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION</strong> |
<strong>7:00 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>ESPN+</strong> |
<strong>Saturday, May 11</strong> |
<strong>MINNESOTA UNITED FC</strong> |
<strong>7:00 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>ESPN+</strong> |
<p>Saturday, May 18</p> |
<p>at San Jose Earthquakes</p> |
<p>2:30 p.m.</p> |
<p>Univision</p> |
<strong>Saturday, May 25</strong> |
<strong>NEW YORK CITY FC</strong> |
<strong>2:30 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>Univision</strong> |
<p>Wednesday, May 29</p> |
<p>at D.C. United</p> |
<p>7:00 p.m.</p> |
<p>ESPN+</p> |
<p>Saturday, June 1</p> |
<p>at Atlanta United FC</p> |
<p>5:00 p.m.</p> |
<p>UniMas</p> |
<strong>Saturday, June 22</strong> |
<strong>REAL SALT LAKE</strong> |
<strong>7:00 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>ESPN+</strong> |
<p>Friday, June 28</p> |
<p>at New York Red Bulls</p> |
<p>7:00 p.m.</p> |
<p>UniMas</p> |
<strong>Wednesday, July 3</strong> |
<strong>ATLANTA UNITED FC</strong> |
<strong>7:00 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>ESPN+</strong> |
<p>Saturday, July 6</p> |
<p>at Sporting Kansas City</p> |
<p>7:30 p.m.</p> |
<p>ESPN+</p> |
<strong>Saturday, July 13</strong> |
<strong>FC CINCINNATI</strong> |
<strong>7:00 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>ESPN+</strong> |
<strong>Wednesday, July 17</strong> |
<strong>COLUMBUS CREW SC</strong> |
<strong>7:00 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>ESPN+</strong> |
<p>Saturday, July 20</p> |
<p>at Philadelphia Union</p> |
<p>6:30 p.m.</p> |
<p>ESPN+</p> |
<strong>Saturday, July 27</strong> |
<strong>D.C. UNITED</strong> |
<strong>7:00 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>ESPN+</strong> |
<p>Saturday, Aug. 3</p> |
<p>at Houston Dynamo</p> |
<p>8:00 p.m.</p> |
<p>ESPN+</p> |
<strong>Saturday, Aug. 10</strong> |
<strong>MONTREAL IMPACT</strong> |
<strong>8:00 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>ESPN+</strong> |
<p>Wednesday, Aug. 14</p> |
<p>at Portland Timbers</p> |
<p>10:00 p.m.</p> |
<p>ESPN+</p> |
<strong>Saturday, Aug. 17</strong> |
<strong>PHILADELPHIA UNION</strong> |
<strong>7:00 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>ESPN+</strong> |
<p>Saturday, Aug. 24</p> |
<p>at New England Revolution</p> |
<p>6:30 p.m.</p> |
<p>ESPN+</p> |
<p>Saturday, Aug. 31</p> |
<p>at Columbus Crew SC</p> |
<p>6:30 p.m.</p> |
<p>ESPN+</p> |
<strong>Saturday, Sept. 14</strong> |
<strong>FC DALLAS</strong> |
<strong>2:30 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>Univision</strong> |
<p>Saturday, Sept. 21</p> |
<p>at FC Cincinnati</p> |
<p>6:30 p.m.</p> |
<p>ESPN+</p> |
<strong>Sunday, Sept. 29</strong> |
<strong>TORONTO FC</strong> |
<strong>4:00 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>ESPN+</strong> |
<p>Sunday, Oct. 6</p> |
<p>at Orlando City SC</p> |
<p>3:00 p.m.</p> |
<p>ESPN+</p> |
Home Dates by Day of the Week:
Wednesday (3), Friday (1), Saturday (12), Sunday (1)
Road Dates by Day of the Week:
Wednesday (3), Friday (1), Saturday (11), Sunday (2)
Home Dates by Month:
March (3), April (2), May (3), June (1), July (4), August (2), September (2), October (0)
Road Dates by Month:
March (1), April (3), May (3), June (2), July (2), August (4), September (1), October (1)
Longest Home Stand: Three games
Saturday, March 9 vs. Orlando City SC
Saturday, March 16 vs. Seattle Sounders FC
Saturday, March 30 vs. New York Red Bulls
Longest Road Trip: Three games
Wednesday, April 24 at New York City FC
Saturday, April 27 at Montreal Impact
Saturday, May 4 at Los Angeles FC
