FC Dallas Unveils 2009 Schedule

Major League Soccer today announced the full 2009 Regular Season schedule. FC Dallas’s 30-game regular season schedule features 20 Saturday games, starting with the season-opener on March 21 versus the Chicago Fire at Pizza Hut Park (7:30 p.m. CT). The team’s complete schedule and notes can be found below.

The 15 MLS clubs will face each other twice for a base of 28 games per team. The two remaining games for each team will be against intra-conference opponents, with a priority on rivalry matchups.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2009 FC DALLAS SCHEDULE:

• Twenty-five of the 30 games will be played on either Saturday or Sunday.

   

  • 20 Saturday games

     

  • 5 Sunday games

     

  • 3 Wednesday night games

     

  • 1 Thursday night game

     

  • 1 Friday night game

     

• Thirteen of the 15 regular season home games are on weekends.

   

  • 10 Saturday nights

     

  • 3 Sundays

     

  • 1 Wednesday night

     

  • 1 Thursday night

     

• FC Dallas will face two different Western Conference opponents on three occasions: Houston Dynamo (two home, one away) and the Colorado Rapids (one home, two away).

   

• Ten of FCD’s 30 regular season games will be featured on national TV.

   

  • 4 games on TeleFutura on Sunday afternoons.

     

  • 3 games on ESPN2 (most games offered in high definition).

     

  • 3 games on Fox Soccer Channel / Fox Sports en Español in the “MLS Saturday on FSC” slot.

     

  • Of the 10 national broadcasts, 5 will be aired from Pizza Hut Park and 5 on the road.

     

• FCD’s season-opener against the Chicago Fire on March 21 will be followed by a post-game fireworks show.

   

• Dallas will face the New York Red Bulls on the 4^th of July at Pizza Hut Park, with the game followed by the biggest fireworks show in the Metroplex. This is the fourth consecutive year in which FCD will play a game on July 4^th.

   

• The local TV schedule will be announced at a later date.

   

• Season ticket holders, Hoops Nation members, and sponsors may purchase individual game tickets through a private pre-sale beginning on Feb. 9.

   

• Individual game tickets will be available to the public beginning at 10 a.m. on Feb. 16 through all Ticketmaster locations.

   

• Three different season ticket packages are currently available: Full Season Packages (20 home games) – from $300-$2,200; Half-Season Packages (10 home games) – from $170-$550; and Mini-Game Package (5 home games) – from $95-$300. For more information please call 888-FCD-GOAL (888.323.4625) or visit www.fcdallas.com.

   

• The full 2009 FC Dallas regular season schedule is outlined below and attached.

   

Sat. March 21        vs. Chicago Fire                                      7:30 p.m.    

Sun. March 29      vs. Chivas USA                                       2:00 p.m.     TeleFutura

Sat. April 4            at New England Revolution                       6:30 p.m.     

Sat. April 11          at Toronto FC                                           2:30 p.m.     

Sun. April 19        vs. Toronto FC                                        6:00 p.m.    

Sat. April 25          at Chivas USA                                          9:30 p.m.

Sat. May 2             at D.C. United                                          6:30 p.m.      FSC / FSE

Sat. May 9             at Houston Dynamo                                 8:00 p.m.      ESPN2

Sat. May 16           vs. Seattle Sounders FC                          7:30 p.m.    

Sat. May 23           vs. Los Angeles Galaxy                           7:30 p.m.    

Sun. May 31          at Chicago Fire                                         2:00 p.m.      TeleFutura

Sun. June 7          vs. San Jose Earthquakes                       2:00 p.m.     TeleFutura

Sat. June 13          vs. Houston Dynamo                               7:30 p.m.     FSC / FSE

Sat. June 20          vs. Columbus Crew                                 7:30 p.m.     FSC / FSE

Wed. June 24        at Colorado Rapids                                  8:30 p.m.     

Sat. July 4            vs. New York Red Bulls                           8:00 p.m.

Sat. July 11           at Colorado Rapids                                  8:30 p.m.     

Fri. July 24            at Real Salt Lake                                      9:00 p.m.     

Wed. July 29         MLS All-Star Game vs. Opponent TBD:  

                             From Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, UT 8:30 p.m. on ESPN2 / TeleFutura

Sat. Aug. 1            vs. Kansas City Wizards                          7:30 p.m.    

Thurs. Aug. 6        vs. Houston Dynamo                               7:00 p.m.     ESPN2         

Sat. Aug. 15          at Columbus Crew                                    6:00 p.m.     

Sun. Aug. 23         at New York Red Bulls                              2:00 p.m.      TeleFutura

Sat. Sept. 5           vs. D.C. United                                        7:00 p.m.    

Sat. Sept. 12         at Los Angeles Galaxy                              9:30 p.m.     

Sat. Sept. 19         at Kansas City Wizards                             7:30 p.m.

Sat. Sept. 26         vs. Real Salt Lake                                    7:30 p.m.    

Wed. Sept. 30       vs. New England Revolution                   7:30 p.m.    

Wed. Oct. 7           at San Jose Earthquakes                          9:00 p.m.      ESPN2

Sat. Oct. 17           vs. Colorado Rapids                                7:30 p.m.    

Sat. Oct. 24           at Seattle Sounders FC                             9:30 p.m.     

Oct. 29-Nov. 1       MLS Cup Playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Game 1, TBD

Nov. 5-8                MLS Cup Playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Game 2, TBD

Nov. 12-15             MLS Cup Playoffs, Conference Championships, TBD

Nov. 21-22             MLS Cup 2009, TBD