NEW YORK – Major League Soccer is re-launching its Reserve League this year, with games beginning this weekend.
The MLS Reserve League will provide essential developmental opportunities to players and is made possible by the growth of first team rosters from 24 in 2010 to 30 players in 2011.
MLS clubs previously fielded reserve sides from 2005 through 2008, benefiting players such as 2010 Budweiser Golden Boot winner Chris Wondolowski (San Jose), Omar Cummings, Jeff Larentowicz, and Kosuke Kimura of the defending MLS Cup Champion Colorado Rapids, and many others.
The new MLS Reserve League will be split into East, Central, and West divisions with teams facing each divisional opponent twice for a total of 10 games per team. Clubs may schedule additional games for their reserve squads against non-MLS opponents. The games featuring two MLS reserve teams begin March 20 and conclude Oct. 16.
The full MLS Reserve League is below. Media members are encouraged to contact the home club’s PR department prior to attending any MLS Reserve League match.
Subject to Change; All Times Local
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Home Team</strong> |
<strong>Away Team</strong> |
<strong>Time</strong> |
<strong>Location</strong> |
<p>20-Mar</p> |
<p>D.C. United</p> |
<p>Columbus Crew</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>D.C. United
Training Field</p> |
<p>22-Mar</p> |
<p>San Jose
Earthquakes </p> |
<p>Vancouver
Whitecaps</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>26-Mar</p> |
<p>NE Revolution</p> |
<p>D.C. United</p> |
<p>7:30 PM</p> |
<p>Gillette
Stadium/TBD</p> |
<p>26-Mar</p> |
<p>Columbus Crew </p> |
<p> NY Red Bulls</p> |
<p>7:00 PM</p> |
<p>Columbus Crew
Stadium</p> |
<p>29-Mar</p> |
<p>Real Salt Lake</p> |
<p> FC Dallas</p> |
<p>12:00 PM</p> |
<p>RSL Practice
Facility</p> |
<p>3-Apr</p> |
<p>San Jose
Earthquakes </p> |
<p>Seattle Sounders
FC</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>9-Apr</p> |
<p>FC Dallas</p> |
<p> Colorado Rapids</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>Pizza Hut Park</p> |
<p>10-Apr</p> |
<p>Philadelphia
Union </p> |
<p>NY Red Bulls</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Nether Soccer
Club</p> |
<p>10-Apr</p> |
<p>Chivas USA</p> |
<p>Seattle Sounders
FC</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>Home Depot
Center</p> |
<p>11-Apr</p> |
<p>Houston Dynamo</p> |
<p>Sporting KC </p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Houston</p> |
<p>14-Apr</p> |
<p>Real Salt Lake</p> |
<p>Colorado Rapids</p> |
<p>12:00 PM</p> |
<p>RSL Practice
Facility</p> |
<p>17-Apr</p> |
<p>Toronto FC</p> |
<p>D.C. United</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>17-Apr</p> |
<p>Vancouver
Whitecaps</p> |
<p>Chivas USA</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>22-Apr</p> |
<p>D.C. United</p> |
<p>NY Red Bulls</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>D.C. United
Training Field</p> |
<p>23-Apr</p> |
<p>Toronto FC</p> |
<p>Columbus Crew</p> |
<p>6:45 PM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>24-Apr</p> |
<p>Chicago Fire</p> |
<p>Houston Dynamo</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Toyota Park</p> |
<p>24-Apr</p> |
<p>San Jose
Earthquakes</p> |
<p>Chivas USA</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>24-Apr</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy </p> |
<p>Portland
Timbers</p> |
<p>12:00 PM</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy
Practice Field</p> |
<p>1-May</p> |
<p>Colorado Rapids</p> |
<p>Chicago Fire</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Dick’s Sporting
Goods Park</p> |
<p>3-May</p> |
<p>Sporting KC</p> |
<p> Real Salt Lake</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Swope Park
Training Center</p> |
<p>3-May</p> |
<p>Chivas USA</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>Home Depot
Center</p> |
<p>9-May</p> |
<p>Columbus Crew</p> |
<p> NE Revolution</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Columbus Crew
Stadium</p> |
<p>9-May</p> |
<p>Seattle Sounders
FC </p> |
<p>Chivas USA</p> |
<p>7:00 PM</p> |
<p>Starfire
Complex</p> |
<p>15-May</p> |
<p>Real Salt Lake</p> |
<p>Houston Dynamo</p> |
<p>AM</p> |
<p>RSL Practice
Facility</p> |
<p>15-May</p> |
<p>Seattle Sounders
FC </p> |
<p>Portland
Timbers</p> |
<p>1:00 PM</p> |
<p>Starfire
Complex</p> |
<p>16-May</p> |
<p>Philadelphia
Union </p> |
<p> D.C. United</p> |
<p>4:00 PM</p> |
<p>Nether Soccer
Club</p> |
<p>17-May</p> |
<p>Chicago Fire</p> |
<p>Sporting KC</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Chicago
Training Ground</p> |
<p>22-May</p> |
<p>FC Dallas</p> |
<p>Real Salt Lake</p> |
<p>PM</p> |
<p>Dallas Stadium</p> |
<p>29-May</p> |
<p>Colorado Rapids</p> |
<p>Sporting KC</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>Dick’s Sporting
Goods Park</p> |
<p>29-May</p> |
<p>Houston Dynamo</p> |
<p> FC Dallas</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Houston</p> |
<p>29-May</p> |
<p>Toronto FC </p> |
<p>Philadelphia
Union</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>30-May</p> |
<p>NY Red Bulls </p> |
<p> Columbus Crew</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>30-May</p> |
<p>Portland
Timbers </p> |
<p> Seattle Sounders FC</p> |
<p>2:00 PM</p> |
<p>JELD-WEN Field</p> |
<p>5-Jun</p> |
<p>Chivas USA</p> |
<p>Portland
Timbers</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>Home Depot
Center</p> |
<p>6-Jun</p> |
<p>San Jose
Earthquakes </p> |
<p>LA Galaxy</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>7-Jun</p> |
<p>Houston Dynamo</p> |
<p>Colorado Rapids</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Houston</p> |
<p>7-Jun</p> |
<p>D.C. United</p> |
<p>NE Revolution</p> |
<p>10:30 AM</p> |
<p>D.C. United
Training Field</p> |
<p>7-Jun</p> |
<p>Seattle Sounders
FC </p> |
<p> Vancouver Whitecaps</p> |
<p>7:00 PM</p> |
<p>Starfire
Complex</p> |
<p>11-Jun</p> |
<p>NY Red
Bulls </p> |
<p>NE Revolution</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>13-Jun</p> |
<p>Seattle Sounders
FC </p> |
<p>Los Angeles
Galaxy</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Starfire</p> |
<p>20-Jun</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy </p> |
<p> Vancouver Whitecaps</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy
Practice Field</p> |
<p>21-Jun</p> |
<p>Toronto FC</p> |
<p>NE Revolution</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>21-Jun</p> |
<p>Portland
Timbers </p> |
<p>San Jose Earthquakes</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>JELD-WEN Field</p> |
<p>3-Jul</p> |
<p>D.C. United </p> |
<p> Philadelphia Union</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>D.C. United
Training Field</p> |
<p>5-Jul</p> |
<p>Chicago Fire</p> |
<p>FC Dallas</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>Toyota Park</p> |
<p>5-Jul</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy </p> |
<p>Seattle Sounders
FC</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy
Practice Field</p> |
<p>6-Jul</p> |
<p>NY Red Bulls</p> |
<p>Toronto FC</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>10-Jul</p> |
<p>NY Red Bulls</p> |
<p> D.C. United</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>18-Jul</p> |
<p>NE
Revolution </p> |
<p>Philadelphia
Union</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Gillette
Stadium/TBD</p> |
<p>19-Jul</p> |
<p>Sporting KC</p> |
<p>Chicago Fire</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>LIVESTRONG
Sporting Park</p> |
<p>26-Jul</p> |
<p>Chivas USA</p> |
<p>San Jose
Earthquakes</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>Home Depot
Center</p> |
<p>31-Jul</p> |
<p>Vancouver
Whitecaps </p> |
<p> LA Galaxy</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>7-Aug</p> |
<p>D.C. United</p> |
<p>Toronto FC</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>D.C. United
Training Field</p> |
<p>7-Aug</p> |
<p>San Jose
Earthquakes </p> |
<p>Portland
Timbers</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>8-Aug</p> |
<p>Sporting KC</p> |
<p>Colorado Rapids</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>LIVESTRONG Sporting
Park</p> |
<p>9-Aug</p> |
<p>Vancouver
Whitecaps </p> |
<p> Seattle Sounders FC</p> |
<p>2:00 PM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>15-Aug</p> |
<p>NY Red Bulls </p> |
<p>Philadelphia
Union</p> |
<p>3:00 PM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>21-Aug</p> |
<p>Houston Dynamo</p> |
<p> Real Salt Lake</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Houston</p> |
<p>21-Aug</p> |
<p>Columbus
Crew </p> |
<p>Philadelphia
Union</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Columbus Crew Stadium</p> |
<p>21-Aug</p> |
<p>NE Revolution</p> |
<p>NY Red Bulls</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Columbus Crew
Stadium</p> |
<p>21-Aug</p> |
<p>Portland
Timbers </p> |
<p> Vancouver Whitecaps</p> |
<p>12:00 PM</p> |
<p>JELD-WEN Field</p> |
<p>28-Aug</p> |
<p>Chicago Fire</p> |
<p>Colorado Rapids</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Toyota Park</p> |
<p>28-Aug</p> |
<p>Sporting KC</p> |
<p> FC Dallas</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>LIVESTRONG Sporting
Park</p> |
<p>29-Aug</p> |
<p>Philadelphia
Union </p> |
<p> NE Revolution</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Nether Soccer
Club</p> |
<p>1-Sep</p> |
<p>Colorado Rapids</p> |
<p> Houston Dynamo</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>Dick’s Sporting
Goods Park</p> |
<p>2-Sep</p> |
<p>NE Revolution</p> |
<p>Toronto FC</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Gillette
Stadium/TBD</p> |
<p>3-Sep</p> |
<p>Chivas USA</p> |
<p>Vancouver Whitecaps</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>Home Depot
Center</p> |
<p>3-Sep</p> |
<p>Portland
Timbers </p> |
<p>LA Galaxy</p> |
<p>2:00 PM</p> |
<p>JELD-WEN Field</p> |
<p>6-Sep</p> |
<p>Chicago Fire</p> |
<p>Real Salt Lake</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>Toyota Park</p> |
<p>6-Sep</p> |
<p>FC Dallas</p> |
<p>Sporting KC</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Pizza Hut Park</p> |
<p>6-Sep</p> |
<p>Vancouver
Whitecaps </p> |
<p>San Jose
Earthquakes</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>10-Sep</p> |
<p>Sporting KC</p> |
<p>Houston Dynamo</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>LIVESTRONG
Sporting Park</p> |
<p>11-Sep</p> |
<p>Columbus Crew </p> |
<p>Toronto FC</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Columbus Crew
Stadium</p> |
<p>18-Sep</p> |
<p>Real Salt Lake</p> |
<p>Sporting KC</p> |
<p>12:00 PM</p> |
<p>RSL Practice
Facility</p> |
<p>18-Sep</p> |
<p>Philadelphia
Union </p> |
<p> Columbus Crew</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Nether Soccer
Club</p> |
<p>20-Sep</p> |
<p>FC Dallas</p> |
<p>Chicago</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>Pizza Hut Park</p> |
<p>25-Sep</p> |
<p>FC Dallas</p> |
<p>Houston Dynamo</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>Pizza Hut Park</p> |
<p>27-Sep</p> |
<p>Portland
Timbers</p> |
<p>Chivas USA</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>JELD-WEN Field</p> |
<p>1-Oct</p> |
<p>Houston Dynamo</p> |
<p> Chicago Fire</p> |
<p>PM</p> |
<p>Houston</p> |
<p>1-Oct</p> |
<p>Toronto FC</p> |
<p>NY Red Bulls</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>2-Oct</p> |
<p>Colorado Rapids</p> |
<p> FC Dallas</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Dick’s Sporting
Goods Park</p> |
<p>2-Oct</p> |
<p>Columbus Crew</p> |
<p> D.C. United</p> |
<p>7:00 PM</p> |
<p>Columbus Crew
Stadium</p> |
<p>3-Oct</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy </p> |
<p>San Jose
Earthquakes</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy
Practice Field</p> |
<p>3-Oct</p> |
<p>Vancouver
Whitecaps </p> |
<p>Portland
Timbers</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>8-Oct</p> |
<p>Real Salt Lake </p> |
<p>Chicago Fire</p> |
<p>12:00 PM</p> |
<p>RSL Practice
Facility</p> |
<p>10-Oct</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy</p> |
<p>Chivas USA</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy
Practice Field</p> |
<p>11-Oct</p> |
<p>Seattle Sounders
FC </p> |
<p>San Jose
Earthquakes</p> |
<p>7:00 PM</p> |
<p>Starfire
Complex</p> |
<p>15-Oct</p> |
<p>Colorado Rapids
</p> |
<p>Real Salt Lake</p> |
<p>11:00 AM</p> |
<p>Dick’s Sporting
Goods Park</p> |
<p>16-Oct</p> |
<p>Philadelphia
Union</p> |
<p> Toronto FC</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Nether Soccer
Club</p> |
<p>16-Oct</p> |
<p>NE Revolution</p> |
<p>Columbus Crew</p> |
<p>10:00 AM</p> |
<p>Gillette
Stadium/TBD</p> |