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Get your calendars and day planners out, Fire fans. The 2018 Major League Soccer schedule is out.
The first few weeks of the 2018 campaign were released right before Christmas, with the Chicago Fire getting a peek at their opening three games. The first game of the season will see the Fire travel to Colorado on March 3rd to take on the Rapids, while the first home game of the year will be on March 10th against Sporting Kansas City. [UPDATE: That first game against Colorado has been rescheduled for June 13th.] Now we know what the rest of the year is going to look like.
Some highlights include:
- Our potentially final meetings with That Yellow Team at home on April 7th and August 25th, with the possible final S8OT trip to Columbus on May 12th.
- We’ll face off against defending champions Toronto FC on April 28th (away), July 21st (home), and July 28th (away).
- Our first ever meeting against LAFC (with head coach Bob Bradley) will be at home on September 29th.
- There does not appear to be a break in the schedule to accommodate the World Cup.
- The last game of the regular season will be at home on October 28th against DC United.
Here is the Chicago Fire’s 2018 season in full.
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Date
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National TV
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Opponent
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Location
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Time (CT)
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Saturday, March 10
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Sporting Kansas City
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Chicago
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5 p.m.
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Saturday, March 17
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Minnesota United FC
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Minneapolis
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1 p.m.
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Saturday, March 31
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Portland Timbers
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Chicago
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5 p.m.
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Saturday, April 7
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Columbus Crew SC
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Chicago
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7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, April 14
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Univision Deportes
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LA Galaxy
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Chicago
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2:30 p.m.
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Saturday, April 21
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Univision Deportes
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New York Red Bulls
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New York Red Bulls
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1 p.m.
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Saturday, April 28
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Toronto FC
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Toronto
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2 p.m.
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Saturday, May 5
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Atlanta United FC
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Chicago
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5 p.m.
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Wednesday, May 9
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Montreal Impact
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Chicago
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7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, May 12
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Columbus Crew SC
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Columbus
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6:30 p.m.
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Sunday, May 20
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UniMas
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Houston Dynamo
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Chicago
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3 p.m.
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Saturday, May 26
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Orlando City SC
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Orlando
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6:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, May 30
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Philadelphia Union
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Philadelphia
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TBD
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Saturday, June 2
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Univision Deportes
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San Jose Earthquakes
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Chicago
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2 p.m.
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Saturday, June 9
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New England Revolution
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Chicago
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7:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, June 13
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Colorado Rapids
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Colorado
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8 p.m.
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Saturday, June 23
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Seattle Sounders FC
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Seattle
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9 p.m.
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Saturday, June 30
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New York City FC
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Chicago
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7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, July 7
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Vancouver Whitecaps
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Vancouver
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9:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, July 11
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Philadelphia Union
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Chicago
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7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, July 14
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FC Dallas
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Dallas
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7 p.m.
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Saturday, July 21
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Toronto FC
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Chicago
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6 p.m.
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Saturday, July 28
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Toronto FC
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Toronto
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6 p.m.
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Saturday, August 4
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Real Salt Lake
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Salt Lake City
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9 p.m.
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Saturday, August 11
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New York Red Bulls
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Chicago
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7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, August 18
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Montreal Impact
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Montreal
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6:30 p.m.
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Saturday, August 25
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Columbus Crew SC
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Chicago
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7:30 p.m.
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Sunday, September 16
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Fox Sports 1
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Orlando City SC
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Chicago
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4 p.m.
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Saturday, September 22
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New England Revolution
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New England
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6:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, September 26
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New York City FC
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New York City FC
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6 p.m.
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Saturday, September 29
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Univision Deportes
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Los Angeles FC
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Chicago
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2:30 p.m.
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Sunday, October 7
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ESPN
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D.C. United
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Washington, D.C.
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12 p.m.
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Sunday, October 21
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Atlanta United FC
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Atlanta
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TBD
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Sunday, October 28
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D.C. United
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Chicago
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3:30 p.m.
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