MLS Season Opener to be Played in Chester

Chester, Pa. (Dec. 19, 2014) – Major League Soccer has announced  the Philadelphia Union will open the 2015 MLS season at PPL Park against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday, March 7, at 4:00 p.m.

Single game tickets are available for the Union home opener against Colorado. Click here to purchase your tickets or call 877-21-UNION.  For groups of 10 or more, email[email protected] or call 610-497-9909.

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The Union are 3-2-0 all-time in home-openers, including a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution last season. The lone goal was scored by Sebastien Le Toux, who has made a name for himself in Union home openers by tallying five goals and an assist in four matches.

MLS also announced the Union will travel to Salt Lake City, Utah, to face Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday, March 14. The pair of sides have tied 5-of-7 all-time matches.

In additional news, Philadelphia also announced Thursday it is moving spring training operations to Clearwater, Fla., where it will train in preparation for the 2015 season. For all information regarding ticket packages to see the Union in Clearwater, click here.

The 2015 MLS season marks the first of an eight-year landmark television and media rights partnerships with ESPN, FOX Sports and Univision networks.

All three partners will feature an exclusive MLS Match of the Week for the first time in League history. The Univision family of networks will televise a game of the week on Friday evenings – primarily on UniMás. On Sundays, ESPN and FOX Sports networks will broadcast back-to-back MLS matches at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET, respectively.

Additional information on times and broadcast details for these games and others will be revealed in the coming weeks as part of the complete 2015 regular season schedule announcement.

Dates and matchups for the 2015 home openers are below (home teams listed first).

All matches subject to change

WEEK 1

Friday, March 6

LA Galaxy vs. Chicago Fire (StubHub Center)

Saturday, March 7

D.C. United vs. Montreal Impact (RFK Stadium)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Toronto FC (BC Place)

Houston Dynamo vs. Columbus Crew SC (BBVA Compass Stadium)

Philadelphia Union vs. Colorado Rapids (PPL Park)

Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake (Providence Park)

FC Dallas vs. San Jose Earthquakes (Toyota Stadium)

Sunday, March 8

Orlando City SC vs. New York City FC (Orlando Citrus Bowl)

Sporting Kansas City vs. New York Red Bulls (Sporting Park)

Seattle Sounders FC vs. New England Revolution (CenturyLink Field)

WEEK 2

Saturday, March 14

Chicago Fire vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (Toyota Park)

Real Salt Lake vs. Philadelphia Union (Rio Tinto Stadium)

Columbus Crew SC vs. Toronto FC (Columbus Crew Stadium)

Sunday, March 15

New York City FC vs. New England Revolution (Yankee Stadium)

WEEK 3

Saturday, March 21

New England Revolution vs. Montreal Impact (Gillette Stadium)

Colorado Rapids vs. New York City FC (Dick’s Sporting Goods Park)

Sunday, March 22

New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United (Red Bull Arena)

San Jose Earthquakes vs. Chicago Fire (Avaya Stadium)

WEEK 4

Saturday, March 28

Montreal Impact vs. Orlando City SC (Olympic Stadium)

WEEK 10

Sunday, May 10

Toronto FC vs. Houston Dynamo (BMO Field)

*Home opener to follow BMO Field renovations