Will be released any minute. Mr. Beckhams first away match should be against Toronto FC on Aug. 05. LA hits every market for a league match except Dallas (SuperLiga)...and that includes an away derby vs Chivas USA.
For Immediate Release Contact: MLS Communications (212) 450-1227 Major League Soccer Unveils 2007 Regular Season and National Broadcast Schedules Networks combine to air 113 games, including MLS Primetime Thursday on ESPN2 NEW YORK (Tuesday, February 6, 2007) – Major League Soccer, together with its national television partners – ABC, ESPN, Univision, Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports en Español and HDNet – today unveiled its 2007 regular season schedule. In the League’s 12th season, each of the 13 clubs will play 30 regular season games, for a total of 195 matches from April 7 to Oct. 21. The season kicks off April 7, live on ABC at 3:30 p.m. ET, when four-time MLS champion D.C. United visit the Colorado Rapids in their brand new stadium, Dick’s Sporting Goods Park . The 2007 season will conclude on Sunday, Nov. 18 with MLS Cup 2007, live on ABC from RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. at noon ET. The 2007 MLS season will feature the most comprehensive national television schedule in League history, with a total of 113 live matches. Fans will find it easier than ever to follow their favorite teams and players as each of the four national broadcast networks has anchored its live broadcasts on a certain night of the week, providing destination viewing for all sports fans. Throughout the season ESPN2 will broadcast “MLS Primetime Thursday,” while Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports en Español and HDNet will each air an MLS match on Saturdays. Univision’s family of networks, which includes TeleFutura and Galavisión, will air MLS matches on Sundays. Also for the first time in League history, every regular season game will be televised, either through national or regional broadcasts. The entire MLS schedule, including individual team schedules, is available at www.MLSnet.com A linchpin of this year’s television schedule is “MLS Primetime Thursdays” on ESPN2, consisting of 29 live broadcasts, including three MLS Cup Playoff matches and the 2007 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game on July 19 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The MLS All-Stars will take on Celtic FC of Scotland in a 2.5-hour programming window. The April 12 and Oct. 18 MLS Primetime Thursday broadcasts will also feature an extra 30 minutes of coverage, as will the two ABC broadcasts and the three playoff games on ESPN2. An additional MLS broadcast on the ESPN networks will be determined at a later date. MLS action returns to the Univision family of networks in 2007 with 25 Sunday broadcasts, 22 on TeleFutura and three on Galavisión during the regular season. Viewers will note that the Sunday lineup focuses on the MLS teams from the largest Hispanic markets in the United States . Playoff games that will air on the Univision networks will be announced at a later date. Fox Soccer Channel will broadcast 28 regular season games, each one in a three-hour programming window entitled “MLS Saturday on FSC.” Fox Soccer Channel’s on-site coverage will include MLS’s first-ever 30-minute pre-game show and 30-minute post-game show; all Fox Soccer Channel MLS games will also air in Spanish in two-hour programming windows on sister network Fox Sports en Español, the largest Spanish-language all-sports network in the U.S. The two Fox networks also will carry three MLS Cup Playoff games. HDNet, the first all-high definition national television network, begins its fifth season of MLS coverage in HD, airing 31 regular season games in high-definition, 27 of them on Saturday nights. HDNet’s coverage will extend into the playoffs, with specific games to be announced at a later date. With Toronto FC joining the Eastern Conference as the first MLS team based outside the United States , each MLS team will play two games against the other 12 teams, one home, one away, accounting for 24 games of the season. The remaining six games are played against intra-conference foes. The complete 2007 Major League Soccer regular season schedule follows, with all national broadcasts noted. For individual team schedules log onto MLSnet.com. 2007 MLS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE Schedule subject to change. All times eastern. Saturday, April 07 D.C. United at Colorado Rapids, 3:30 p.m., ABC FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake , 6:00 p.m. New York Red Bulls at Columbus Crew, 7:00 p.m., HDNet New England Revolution at Chicago Fire, 8:30 p.m. Toronto FC at Chivas USA , 10:30 p.m., FSC Sunday, April 08 Los Angeles Galaxy at Houston Dynamo, 7:00 p.m., TeleFutura Thursday, April 12 FC Dallas at Los Angeles Galaxy, 10:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, April 14 Columbus Crew at Real Salt Lake , 6:00 p.m. Kansas City Wizards at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m., FSC Toronto FC at New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m. Chivas USA at Houston Dynamo, 8:30 p.m., HDNet Sunday, April 15 FC Dallas at New York Red Bulls, 3:00 p.m., TeleFutura Chicago Fire at Colorado Rapids, 8:00 p.m. Thursday, April 19 New England Revolution at Columbus Crew, 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, April 21 Houston Dynamo at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m., FSC Kansas City Wizards at Chicago Fire, 8:30 p.m., HDNet Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA , 10:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22 Colorado Rapids at FC Dallas, 3:00 p.m., TeleFutura Wednesday, April 25 Toronto FC at Kansas City Wizards, 8:00 p.m. Thursday, April 26 New York Red Bulls at FC Dallas, 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, April 28 Kansas City Wizards at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m., HDNet D.C. United at Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m. Colorado Rapids at Real Salt Lake , 8:00 p.m. Chivas USA at Los Angeles Galaxy, 10:30 p.m., FSC Sunday, April 29 New England Revolution at FC Dallas, 3:00 p.m., Telefutura Chicago Fire at Houston Dynamo, 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 03 New England at D.C. United, 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, May 05 Columbus Crew at Kansas City Wizards, 1:00 p.m. New York Red Bulls at Real Salt Lake , 9:00 p.m., HDNet Houston Dynamo at Colorado Rapids, 9:30 p.m., FSC Sunday, May 06 Chivas USA at D.C. United, 3:00 p.m., TeleFutura Chicago Fire at New England Revolution, 5:00 p.m. Thursday, May 10 Real Salt Lake at Colorado Rapids, 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, May 12 Chicago Fire at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m., FSC Chivas USA at Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Kansas City Wizards, 8:00 p.m. New England Revolution at Los Angeles Galaxy, 10:30 p.m., HDNet Sunday, May 13 Colorado Rapids at New York Red Bulls, 3:00 p.m., TeleFutura Wednesday, May 16 Houston Dynamo at Toronto FC, 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 17 FC Dallas at Chicago Fire, 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, May 19 D.C. United at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m. Columbus Crew at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m. New England at Houston Dynamo, 8:30 p.m., FSC Kansas City Wizards at Colorado Rapids, 9:00 p.m., HDNet Sunday, May 20 Los Angeles Galaxy at Chivas USA, 5:00 p.m., TeleFutura Real Salt Lake at FC Dallas, 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 24 Chicago Fire at New York Red Bulls, 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, May 26 Toronto FC at Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m. Houston Dynamo at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m., HDNet Kansas City Wizards at New England Revolution, 7:30 Los Angeles Galaxy at Colorado Rapids, 8:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Chivas USA , 10:30 p.m., FSC Sunday, May 27 Real Salt Lake at Chicago Fire, 5:00 p.m., TeleFutura Saturday, June 02 Colorado Rapids at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m., HDNet New York Red Bulls at Kansas City Wizards, 8:00 p.m. D.C. United at Los Angeles Galaxy, 10:30 p.m. FSC Sunday, June 03 FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo, 5:00 p.m., TeleFutura Columbus Crew at Chicago Fire, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 06 New York Red Bulls at Toronto FC, 7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 07 Colorado Rapids at Houston Dynamo, 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, June 09 Chivas USA at Chicago Fire, 8:30 p.m., FSC Los Angeles Galaxy at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m., HDNet Sunday, June 10 New York Red Bulls at D.C. United, 1:00 p.m., TeleFutura Houston Dynamo at Columbus Crew, 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 14 FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake , 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, June 16 Columbus Crew at New England Revolution, 6:30 p.m., FSC Chicago Fire at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m., HDNet Kansas City Wizards at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m. Colorado Rapids at Chivas USA , 10:30 p.m. Sunday, June 17 FC Dallas at Toronto FC, 1:00 p.m., TeleFutura Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles Galaxy, 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 20 Kansas City Wizards at Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 21 Chivas USA at Houston Dynamo, 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, June 23 Toronto FC at New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Colorado Rapids, 9:00 p.m. D.C. United at Real Salt Lake , 9:30 p.m., FSC Columbus Crew at Los Angeles Galaxy, 10:30 p.m., HDNet Sunday, June 24 Houston Dynamo at Kansas City Wizards, 5:00 p.m., TeleFutura Thursday, June 28 Colorado Rapids at D.C. United, 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, June 30 Houston Dynamo at FC Dallas, 6:00 p.m., FSC New York Red Bulls at Columbus Crew, 8:00 p.m., HDNet New England Revolution at Chivas USA , 10:30 p.m. Sunday, July 01 Colorado Rapids at Chicago Fire, 7:00 p.m. Toronto FC at Kansas City Wizards, 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 04 D.C. United at Kansas City Wizards, 1:00 p.m. Chivas USA at FC Dallas, 8:00 p.m. Columbus Crew at Colorado Rapids, 9:30 p.m. Toronto FC at Real Salt Lake , 10:00 p.m. Chicago Fire at Los Angeles Galaxy, 10:30 p.m., HDNet Thursday, July 05 New York Red Bulls at Houston Dynamo, 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, July 07 Real Salt Lake at Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m. Chivas USA at New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m., HDNet Toronto FC at Chicago Fire, 8:30 p.m., FSC Kansas City Wizards at Los Angeles Galaxy, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, July 08 New York Red Bulls at Colorado Rapids, 8:00 p.m. D.C. United at Houston Dynamo, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12 Houston Dynamo at Chicago Fire, 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, July 14 New England Revolution at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m., FSC FC Dallas at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Kansas City Wizards, 8:00 p.m. Columbus Crew at Chivas USA , 10:30 p.m., HDNet Sunday, July 15 Toronto FC at Houston Dynamo, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19 2007 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game vs. Celtic FC, 9:00 p.m., ESPN2, TeleFutura ( Commerce City , Colo. ) Sunday, July 22 Houston Dynamo at New England Revolution, 4:00 p.m. D.C. United at New York Red Bulls, 5:00 p.m., TeleFutura Toronto FC at Columbus Crew, 5:00 p.m. Colorado Rapids at Kansas City Wizards, 8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 26 Chivas USA at New York Red Bulls, 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, July 28 New England Revolution at Real Salt Lake , 9:30 p.m., FSC Sunday, July 29 Chicago Fire at Toronto FC, 4:00 p.m., TeleFutura Chivas USA at Kansas City Wizards, 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 02 Kansas City Wizards at New England Revolution, 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, Aug. 04 Columbus Crew at Chicago Fire, 8:30 p.m., HDNet Colorado Rapids at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m., FSC Houston Dynamo at Real Salt Lake , 9:00 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 05 D.C. United at New England Revolution, 4:00 p.m. Los Angeles Galaxy at Toronto FC, 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 09 Los Angeles Galaxy at D.C. United, 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, Aug. 11 Toronto FC at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Crew at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m., FSC Houston Dynamo at Colorado Rapids, 9:00 p.m., HDNet Sunday, Aug. 12 Los Angeles Galaxy at New England Revolution, 7:00 p.m., Galavisión Thursday, Aug. 16 New England Revolution at Colorado Rapids, 10:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, Aug. 18 Chivas USA at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m. D.C. United at Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m., HDNet Los Angeles Galaxy at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m., FSC Chicago Fire at Real Salt Lake , 9:00 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19 FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo, 7:00 p.m., Galavisión New England Revolution at Kansas City Wizards, 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22 New York Red Bulls at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Fire at Kansas City Wizards, 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 Chivas USA at Los Angeles Galaxy, 10:00, ESPN2 Saturday, Aug. 25 New York Red Bulls at New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m. D.C. United at Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m., FSC Kansas City Wizards at Chicago Fire, 8:30 p.m., HDNet Columbus Crew at Houston Dynamo, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26 Los Angeles Galaxy at Colorado Rapids, 7:00 p.m., Galavisión Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA , 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29 Kansas City Wizards at Real Salt Lake , 9:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 01 Chicago Fire at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m. D.C. United at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Kansas City Wizards at Houston Dynamo, 8:30 p.m., FSC Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles Galaxy, 10:30 p.m., HDNet Sunday, Sept. 02 Colorado Rapids at Columbus Crew, 3:00 p.m., TeleFutura Thursday, Sept. 06 D.C. United at Chivas USA , 10:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, Sept. 08 Chicago Fire at Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m. Toronto FC at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Houston Dynamo, 8:30 p.m., HDNet Colorado Rapids at Los Angeles Galaxy, 10:30 p.m., FSC Sunday, Sept. 09 New England Revolution at D.C. United, 3:00 p.m., TeleFutura New York Red Bulls at Chivas USA , 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13 Los Angeles Galaxy at Chivas USA, 11:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, Sept. 15 Real Salt Lake at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m. FC Dallas at New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Crew at Kansas City Wizards, 8:00 p.m., HDNet New York Red Bulls at Chicago Fire, 8:30 p.m., FSC Sunday, Sept. 16 Chivas USA at Colorado Rapids, 3:00 p.m., TeleFutura Houston Dynamo at Los Angeles Galaxy, 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19 Los Angeles Galaxy at Real Salt Lake , 9:00 p.m., HDNet Thursday, Sept. 20 Chicago Fire at FC Dallas, 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, Sept. 22 Columbus Crew at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m. New England Revolution at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m., HDNet Colorado Rapids at Real Salt Lake , 9:30 p.m., FSC Kansas City Wizards at Chivas USA , 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23 D.C. United at Chicago Fire, 3:00 p.m., TeleFutura FC Dallas at Los Angeles Galaxy, 8:00 p.m., HDNet Wednesday, Sept. 26 Real Salt Lake at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27 Los Angeles Galaxy at Kansas City Wizards, 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, Sept. 29 Toronto FC at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m., HDNet Colorado Rapids at New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m., FSC Chicago Fire at Chivas USA , 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 Houston Dynamo at FC Dallas, 3:00 p.m., TeleFutura Los Angeles Galaxy at Columbus Crew, 5:00 p.m., HDNet Thursday, Oct. 04 New York Red Bulls at Toronto FC, 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, Oct. 06 FC Dallas at Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m., FSC D.C. United at Kansas City Wizards, 8:00 p.m. New England Revolution at Chicago Fire, 8:30 p.m. Chivas USA at Real Salt Lake , 9:00 p.m., HDNet Sunday, Oct. 07 Los Angeles Galaxy at Houston Dynamo, 3:00 p.m., TeleFutura Toronto FC at Colorado Rapids, 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11 Chivas USA at FC Dallas, 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, Oct. 13 Chicago Fire at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m., HDNet Columbus Crew at New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m. Kansas City Wizards at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m. Houston Dynamo at Real Salt Lake , 8:00 p.m. Toronto FC at Los Angeles Galaxy, 10:30 p.m., FSC Sunday, Oct. 14 Colorado Rapids at Chivas USA , 3:00 p.m., TeleFutura Thursday, Oct. 18 New York Red Bulls at Los Angeles Galaxy, 10:00 p.m., ESPN2 Saturday, Oct. 20 New England Revolution at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m., HDNet Columbus Crew at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. Kansas City Wizards at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Colorado Rapids, 9:00 p.m. Houston Dynamo at Chivas USA , 10:30 p.m., FSC Sunday, Oct. 21 Los Angeles Galaxy at Chicago Fire, 3:00 p.m., TeleFutura Oct. 25-28 MLS Cup Playoffs, Conference Semifinals, TBD Nov. 1-4 MLS Cup Playoffs, Conference Semifinals, TBD Nov. 8-11 MLS Cup Playoffs, Conference Championships, TBD Sunday, Nov. 18 MLS Cup 2007, 12:00 p.m., ABC, TeleFutura ( Washington , D.C. )
Wow, is this a bad idea Thursday, Sept. 27 Los Angeles Galaxy at Kansas City Wizards, 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 A school night in KC? Let's hope New owners + Better Marketing + Beckham-mania > $5 Playoff Tickets
Am thrilled about fewer afternoon games in the summer. Although DC at KC on July 4th at 1PM will be a scorcher--and what's the point if no fireworks????
Wow. Is it me or is the Galaxy's schedule kinda whacked? I guess 4 games in 5 weeks isn't that strange, it just seems like it.
The KC Royals are playing Seattle at 7pm that night, so a night game at Arrowhead is out of the question (Arrowhead and Kauffman Stadium share a parking lot). I'm a little surprised they couldn't get the Wizards out of town for that date. But it could make for a soccer/tailgating/baseball/fireworks quadruple-header, if the weather isn't too hot. Sometimes, July 4 is 82 degrees in KC, and sometimes it's 95.
All but two of LA's games from 8/5 (at Toronto - 8/5, and vs. Houston - 9/16) are nationally televised.
A look at Beckham's "Tour of MLS". One thing that is interesting is the home/away variable. It's not as bad as one would think. http://mlsunderground.blogspot.com/2007/02/looking-at-numbers-david-beckham-tour.html MLSU
The Galaxy's Magical Mystery Tour: Only 4 road games before August 1. 11 road games in their last 18 games: Sunday.....8/5/2007...at Toronto FC...............7:00 p.m Thursday...8/9/2007...at D.C. United..............7:00 p.m.....ESPN2 Sunday.....8/12/2007..at New England Revolution...7:00 p.m.....Galavisión Saturday...8/18/2007..at New York Red Bulls.......7:30 p.m.....FSC Sunday.....8/26/2007..at Colorado Rapids..........7:00 p.m.....Galavisión Thursday...9/13/2007..at Chivas USA..............11:00 p.m.....ESPN2 Wednesday..9/19/2007..at Real Salt Lake ..........9:00 p.m.....HDNet Thursday...9/27/2007..at Kansas City Wizards......8:00 p.m.....ESPN2 Sunday.....9/30/2007..at Columbus Crew............5:00 p.m.....HDNet Sunday....10/7/2007...at Houston Dynamo...........3:00 p.m.....TeleFutura Sunday....10/21/2007..at Chicago Fire.............3:00 p.m.....TeleFutura Galaxy season ticket holders get 7 games of him (assuming he doesn't start until August and doesn't get hurt) + SuperLiga (potentially) and USOC (potentially).
Of 195 regular-season games: 14 Wednesdays (five of those on July 4) 25 Thursdays (ESPN2 games) 50 Sundays (half of those on TeleFutura/Galavision) 106 Saturdays
I love what they did with the schedule. I like thatthey have games through out the week. Saturday nights are hard for me to get off work but any other day is easy, so I can actually go to some games this year. I love that the REVS play 3 home Sunday games. I can't wait.
HD coverage on ESPN2 would be great. i'll wait for a later announcement on that and on the return (and cost) of mlslive.tv streams in 2007. don't know if i should be hopeful on either of those fronts.
Looks like they did a good job of doubling up the Thursday night teams with games on Sunday. I know all four time Houston plays on Thursday they follow that with a Sunday game. Of the 46 teams that play on a Thursday night, 31 one of them play the following Sunday. That really reduced the need for Wednesday games.
Are they still gonna have Direct Kick? It seems I can get all these tv games except HDNet. I don't have HD yet I think I saw last year that it was released close to the season opener.
Kinda miffed about this as a DC fan - only 20 percent of all MLS games will be played on a Wednesday or Thursday, but 40 percent of DC home games will be. Although now that I think about it, I'm including Interliga and concacaf champions cup in my DC numbers. Once we see where open cup games and mid-summer exhibitions get slotted, maybe it will even out for everyone. OTOH as a DC fan I'm feeling fortunate that we're scheduled for 2 home/1 away with the Fire, RedBulls, and Revs and 1 home/2 away with the Wizards, Crew, and Toronto.
This is a "disadvantage", but I can foresee having quite a bit of away "support", kinda like Chivas gets in the Mexico-heavy markets. 'Cept more.
People will come out to see Becks in huge numbers but they will likely still cheer for their home side. Comparing the Chivas away support to people coming out to watch Becks is apples and oranges IMO. The Becks deal is not any different than people buying tickets to see Kobe play in DC but still rooting for the Wizards to win. Andy