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Start marking your calendar.
Toronto FC’s regular-season schedule for 2017 has been released in full, with the Reds - as we already knew - opening the season at Real Salt Lake and closing it out away to Atlanta United.
Greg Vanney’s team will not face the Montreal Impact until August 27, but will then meet their rivals three times in the two months before the playoffs start.
Here’s the schedule in full:
Toronto FC schedule 2017
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) / TV |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) / TV |
| Saturday, March 4 | at Real Salt Lake | 4.30pm / TSN |
| Saturday, March 11 | at Philadelphia Union | 4.30pm / TSN |
| Saturday, March 18 | at Vancouver Whitecaps | TBD / TSN |
| Friday, March 31 | Sporting Kansas City | 7.30pm / FS1, TSN |
| Saturday, April 8 | Atlanta United | TBD / TSN |
| Saturday, April 15 | at Columbus Crew | TBD / TSN |
| Friday, April 21 | Chicago Fire | TBD / TSN |
| Friday, April 28 | Houston Dynamo | TBD / TSN |
| Wednesday, May 3 | Orlando City | TBD / TSN |
| Saturday, May 6 | at Seattle Sounders | 4pm / ESPN, TSN |
| Wednesday, May 10 | at Columbus Crew | TBD / TSN |
| Saturday, May 13 | Minnesota United | TBD / TSN |
| Friday, May 19 | at New York Red Bulls | TBD / TSN |
| Friday, May 26 | Columbus Crew | TBD / TSN |
| Saturday, June 3 | at New England Revolution | 7.30pm / TSN |
| Saturday, June 17 | D.C. United | TBD / TSN |
| Friday, June 23 | New England Revolution | TBD / TSN |
| Saturday, July 1 | at FC Dallas | TBD / TSN |
| Wednesday, July 5 | at Orlando City | TBD / TSN |
| Wednesday, July 19 | at New York City | TBD / TSN |
| Saturday, July 22 | Colorado Rapids | TBD / TSN |
| Sunday, July 30 | New York City | 2pm / ESPN, TSN |
| Saturday, August 5 | at D.C. United | TBD / TSN |
| Saturday, August 12 | Portland Timbers | TBD / TSN |
| Saturday, August 19 | at Chicago Fire | TBD / TSN |
| Wednesday, August 23 | Philadelphia Union | TBD / TSN |
| Sunday, August 27 | at Montreal Impact | 4.30pm / ESPN, TSN, TVA Sports |
| Saturday, September 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | TBD / TSN |
| Saturday, September 16 | at LA Galaxy | TBD / TSN |
| Wednesday, September 20 | Montreal Impact | TBD / TSN, TVA Sports |
| Saturday, September 23 | at New England Revolution | TBD / TSN |
| Saturday, September 30 | New York Red Bulls | TBD / TSN |
| Sunday, October 15 | Montreal Impact | 3pm / TSN, TVA Sports |
| Sunday, October 22 | at Atlanta United | 4pm / TSN |
There are two particularly tough stretches, the first of which is the run of three away games against FC Dallas, Orlando City and New York City in July followed by not-easy home matches against the Colorado Rapids and NYCFC again. To close out the season, after that first Montreal game, TFC face trips to the LA Galaxy, New England Revolution and Atlanta United as well as hosting the Impact twice more.
That means a good start is important, and there would seem to be plenty of winnable games before a nationally televised MLS Cup rematch at the Seattle Sounders on May 6. There is also a shorter friendly-looking period after the tough road trip in July.
Four games are currently scheduled for national coverage in the United States against Sporting Kansas City, Seattle, New York City and Montreal. All of Toronto’s games will be broadcast on TSN for local viewers and out-of-market fans can watch on MLS Live.