Toronto FC 2019 schedule: How the new MLS season will shape up

Major League Soccer released its 2019 fixture list this afternoon, so we now know when Toronto FC will be taking the field in the upcoming season. We already knew that TFC will open the season away to the Philadelphia Union on March 2, before welcoming the New England Revolution to BMO Field for a St. Patrick’s Day home opener on March 17.

We’ve also got dates for the Concacaf Champions League, with Leg 1 against Independiente FC coming February 19 in Panama, and Leg 2 back in Toronto on February 26.

The schedule is an interesting one, which seems fairly balanced. The Montreal Impact’s visit to Toronto will once again coincide with the Ex, and the Reds don’t seem to have many long road trips — the longest is a three-game stretch over the summer. Decision Day 2019 will come to BMO Field once again, with Tim Bezbatchenko and the Columbus Crew coming to town on October 6.

It’s surely a mistake, but TFC’s away game against the LA Galaxy is listed as 1:30 a.m. on Friday, July 5. We’ll see if that gets amended in coming days.

Here’s the rest of TFC’s MLS schedule for 2019.

March

Saturday, March 2 — @ Philadelphia Union — 1 p.m.
Sunday, March 17 — vs. New England Revolution — 1:30 p.m.
Friday, March 29 — vs. New York City FC — 8 p.m.

April

Saturday, April 6 — vs. Chicago Fire — 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 13 — @ Seattle Sounders — 4 p.m.
Friday, April 19 — vs. Minnesota United — 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 27 — vs. Portland Timbers — 3 p.m.

May

Saturday, May 4 — @ Orlando City — 4 p.m.
Wednesday, May 8 — @ Atlanta United — 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 11 — vs. Philadelphia Union — 3 p.m.
Wednesday, May 15 — vs. D.C. United — 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 18 — @ Real Salt Lake — 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 26 — vs. San Jose Earthquakes — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 31 — @ Vancouver Whitecaps — 10 p.m.

June

Friday, June 7 — vs. Sporting Kansas City — 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 22 — @ FC Dallas — 9 p.m.
Wednesday, June 26 — vs. Atlanta United — 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 29 — @ D.C. United — 8 p.m.

July

Friday, July 5 — @ LA Galaxy — 1:30 a.m.
Saturday, July 13 — @ Montreal Impact — 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17 — vs. New York Red Bulls — 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 20 — vs, Houston Dynamo — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 27 — vs. FC Cincinnati — 8 p.m.

August

Saturday, August 3 — @ New York Red Bulls — 7 p.m.
Saturday, August 10 — vs. Orlando City — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 17 — @ Columbus Crew — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 24 — vs. Montreal Impact — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 31 — @ New England Revolution — 7:30 p.m.

September

Saturday, September 7 — @ FC Cincinnati — 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 11 — @ New York City FC — 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 15 — vs. Colorado Rapids — 5 p.m.
Saturday, September 21 — @ Los Angeles Football Club — 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 29 — @ Chicago Fire — 5 p.m.

October

Sunday, October 6 — vs. Columbus Crew — 4 p.m.