D.C. United Schedule 2011 Released (Finally!)

by Martin Shatzer on Feb 10, 2025 9:37 PM EST

After months of building up the anticipation, MLS has finally decided that five weeks before First Kick would be a good time to release the 2011 MLS schedule.

We learned today that D.C. United will be featured in primetime on ESPN2 three times in 2011, including one at home against the Red Bulls on Apr. 21. United is also fortunate enough to have two matches in the same week just once in the first half of the season (hosting the Seattle Sounders on May 4 and FC Dallas on May 7), but close out the year with two multi-game weeks in the final month of the season. They team will also finish the season the same way they're starting it - with important matches against Eastern Conference rivals with a possible battle for playoff position. Four of United's last five games are against the Philadelphia Union, Columbus Crew, Chicago Fire, and Sporting Kansas City.

The only downside I see in the schedule is that two of the typically best traveled road games - Philadelphia and Chicago - will both be on Thursday nights, which could complicate some travel/vacation plans.

Another big part of today's schedule announcement was what was left unsaid, as Brian Straus of Fanhouse pointed out earlier this week. We still don't know what the playoff format will be, and we still don't have a new TV deal with the league in place. Comcast SportsNet is sure to pick up somewhere in the range of 16-22 or so games in addition to the six that are already on TV. But what about the rest? Will FSC or Versus step up?

The full schedule for United follows below the jump:

Sat.    March 19        Columbus Crew   7:30pm -
Sat.    March 26        at New England Revolution       4:30pm -
Sun.    April 3 at Colorado Rapids      7:00pm Galavision
Sat.    April 9 LA Galaxy       7:30pm -
Sat.    April 16        at Toronto FC   4:00pm -
Thu.    April 21        New York Red Bulls      8:00pm ESPN2
Fri.    April 29        at Houston Dynamo       8:30pm -
Wed.    May 4   Seattle Sounders FC     7:30pm -
Sat.    May 7   FC Dallas       7:30pm -
Sat.    May 14 Colorado Rapids 7:30pm -
Sun.    May 29 at Portland Timbers     5:00pm -
Sat.    June 4 at LA Galaxy    10:30pm -
Sat.    June 11 San Jose Earthquakes    7:30pm -
Sat.    June 18 at Real Salt Lake       9:00pm -
Sat.    June 25 Houston Dynamo 8:00pm Galavision
Sat.    July 2 Philadelphia Union      7:30pm -
Sat.    July 9 at New York Red Bulls   7:30pm -
Sat.    July 16 at FC Dallas    9:00pm -
Wed.    July 20 New England Revolution 7:30pm -
Sat.    July 30 at San Jose Earthquakes 10:30pm -
Sat.    Aug. 6 Toronto FC      7:30pm -
Sat.    Aug. 13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7:30pm -
Thu.    Aug. 18 at Chicago Fire 9:00pm ESPN2
Sun.    Aug. 21 at Sporting Kansas City         7:00pm Telef/Gala
Sat.    Aug. 27 Portland Timbers        7:30pm -
Sat.    Sept. 10        at Chivas USA   10:30pm -
Sat.    Sept. 17        at Seattle Sounders FC 9:00pm -
Wed.    Sept. 21        Chivas USA      7:30pm -
Sat.    Sept. 24        Real Salt Lake 7:30pm -
Thu.    Sept. 29        at Philadelphia Union   8:00pm ESPN2
Sun.    Oct. 2 at Columbus Crew        4:00pm -
Wed.    Oct. 12 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC       10:30pm -
Sat.    Oct. 15 Chicago Fire    7:30pm -
Sat.    Oct. 22 Sporting Kansas City    7:30pm -

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Kinda disappointed that the Red Bull and Sounder games are on weekdays. Making the trek to RFK on a week night is kinda hard when you got work/school the next day.

by Zach J on Feb 10, 2025 10:06 PM EST reply actions

This will be my first full season following the MLS. Has the schedule been released this late before?

I like the schedule as it’s sort of spread out between Saturday nights (which I might have alternate plans that I might want to attend) and weekdays.. Some have complained that there are no midday games which makes it un-family friendly. Hopefully in the future, they’ll schedule one or two midday fixtures.

There’s bound to be another one or two multi-game week early in the season for the US Open Cup and it might increase depending on how far we go. We also might have at least two friendlies. There’s a gap in late May and early September. Are those possible friendly fixture dates?

by HobbesLionheart on Feb 10, 2025 11:42 PM EST reply actions