Major League Soccer announced Thursday the complete regular season schedule for 2011. The 16th season of MLS will see each of the league’s 18 clubs play 34 regular season games.
In their fifth MLS season, Toronto FC will play each team home and away. As previously announced, the team will open the 2011 season on Saturday, March 19 against expansion team Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The match marks the first time two Canadian clubs will have faced each other in MLS. The following week,
Toronto FC will face Portland Timbers in the home opener at BMO Field. The match on Saturday, March 26 will kick off at 2:00 p.m.
Five of Toronto’s first seven matches will be played at home with Los Angeles Galaxy amongst the teams visiting BMO Field in April. They will be the opposition for Toronto’s first midweek game of the season on Wednesday, April 13.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC will make their first league visit to BMO Field on Wednesday, June 29, and Toronto will travel to face the New York Red Bulls a week later on Wednesday, July 6.
Toronto will wrap up the regular season on Saturday, October 22 at home to New England Revolution. During the 2011 regular season, the team will play 26 games on Saturdays, six on Wednesdays and two on Sundays. Broadcast information for all games will be announced at a later date.
Toronto FC’s schedule for the Nutrilite Canadian Championship will be confirmed by the Canadian Soccer Association in the coming weeks.
Toronto FC 2011 Regular Season Schedule
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DATE
OPPONENT
VENUE
HOME/AWAY
TIME (ET)
1
Saturday, Mar 19
Vancouver
Vancouver
Away
6:30
2
Saturday, Mar 26
Portland
Toronto
Home
2:00
3
Saturday, Apr 2
Chivas
Toronto
Home
1:00
4
Saturday, Apr 9
San Jose
San Jose
Away
10:30
5
Wednesday, Apr 13
LA Galaxy
Toronto
Home
8:00
6
Saturday, Apr 16
DC
Toronto
Home
4:00
7
Saturday, Apr 23
Columbus
Toronto
Home
4:00
8
Saturday, Apr 30
Seattle
Seattle
Away
10:00
9
Saturday, May 7
Houston
Toronto
Home
7:00
10
Wednesday, May 11
Dallas
Dallas
Away
9:00
11
Saturday, May 14
Chicago
Toronto
Home
7:00
12
Sunday, May 22
Colorado
Colorado
Away
7:00
13
Saturday, May 28
Philadelphia
Toronto
Home
7:00
14
Saturday, Jun 4
Kansas City
Toronto
Home
7:00
15
Saturday, Jun 11
LA Galaxy
Los Angeles
Away
10:30
16
Wednesday, Jun 15
New England
New England
Away
8:00
17
Saturday, Jun 18
Seattle
Toronto
Home
7:00
18
Saturday, Jun 25
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Away
9:00
19
Wednesday, Jun 29
Vancouver
Toronto
Home
7:30
20
Wednesday, Jul 6
New York
New York
Away
8:00
21
Saturday, Jul 9
Houston
Houston
Away
8:30
22
Wednesday, Jul 20
Dallas
Toronto
Home
8:00
23
Saturday, Jul 23
Kansas City
Kansas City
Away
7:30
24
Saturday, Jul 30
Portland
Portland
Away
11:00
25
Saturday, Aug 6
DC
DC
Away
7:30
26
Saturday, Aug 13
Real Salt Lake
Toronto
Home
7:00
27
Sunday, Aug 21
Chicago
Chicago
Away
7:00
28
Saturday, Aug 27
San Jose
Toronto
Home
7:00
29
Saturday, Sep 10
Columbus
Columbus
Away
7:30
30
Saturday, Sep 17
Colorado
Toronto
Home
7:30
31
Saturday, Sep 24
Chivas
Chivas
Away
10:30
32
Saturday, Oct 1
New York
Toronto
Home
7:30
33
Saturday, Oct 15
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Away
7:30
34
Saturday, Oct 22
New England
Toronto
Home
12:30
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