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Toronto FC announced on Friday afternoon that TFC II would be playing their 17 home matches at three different venues throughout the 2018 USL season.
The side will play ten matches at BMO Field and three at Lamport Stadium, once the slated renovations are completed late August, while a further four matches will be held at Capelli Sport Stadium in Rochester, New York.
TFC II Home Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Venue |
| Saturday March 31 | Ottawa Fury FC | BMO Field |
| Saturday April 7 | Pittsburgh Riverhouds | BMO Field |
| Wednesday April 18 | North Carolina FC | BMO Field |
| Saturday April 28 | New York Red Bulls II | BMO Field |
| Saturday May 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Capelli Sport Stadium (Rochester) |
| Wednesday May 9 | Penn FC | BMO Field |
| Saturday May 19 | Charlotte Independence | BMO Field |
| Saturday May 26 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | BMO Field |
| Saturday June 16 | Indy Eleven | Capelli Sport Stadium (Rochester) |
| Saturday June 27 | FC Cincinnati | BMO Field |
| Sunday July 1 | Charleston Battery | BMO Field |
| Saturday July 28 | Nashville SC | Capelli Sport Stadium (Rochester) |
| Sunday August 12 | Richmond Kickers | BMO Field |
| Thursday August 16 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Capelli Sport Stadium (Rochester) |
| Friday August 31 | Atlanta United 2 | Lamport Stadium |
| Thursday September 6 | Ottawa Fury FC | Lamport Stadium |
| Friday October 5 | Louisville City FC | Lamport Stadium |
For context, the Rochester Rhinos are taking a temporary hiatus this year, which has caused some trouble in terms of their potential future control of the downtown venue, due to the terms of the agreement with the city, who own the stadium.
The city has already made moves to evict the Rhinos, while their owners responded firmly.
If City of #Roc has a Plan B we won’t hear about it until March. I do know that if they’ve got a new operator lined up, it’s not Soccer Sam. Stay tuned. https://t.co/8sKE07sAu7 via @DandC
— Jeff DiVeronica (@RocDevo) January 24, 2018
The matches will pit TFC II as hosts against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Indy Eleven, Nashville SC, and Bethlehem Steel FC and should provide a nice little road-trip for any Toronto fans wishing to make the trek.
Said Toronto FC Club President Bill Manning, in a release by the USL, “We are happy that we can give the fans four USL games to attend this season as the Rhinos prepare for their return to action in 2019.”
WTR will look for further details on this announcement in the coming weeks