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Earlier today, the USL Championship released its 2019 schedule, giving us the dates that D.C. United’s USL team, Loudoun United FC, will play in its debut season. It was previously revealed that Loudoun’s first game would be March 9 at Nashville SC, and their home opener would be on May 3 against Bethlehem Steel FC. Following a seven-game road trip to start the season, Loudoun plays 17 of their last 27 at home, finishing their slate with a home game against New York Red Bulls II in a USL version of the Atlantic Cup.
Three of those home games are on a Wednesday. Weeknight games were a mild sore spot voiced by members of the Board of Supervisors during hearings to approve funding for the stadium and training site, so these are presumably evening timeslots (kickoff times were not yet listed).
The other question for Loudoun is the readiness of their as-yet-unnamed stadium. Ground has recently been cleared for the site, but we don’t have an ETA for materials and assembly. All of the 2019 games are currently listed for Audi Field, though it remains to be seen how many games will actually be played there. In any case, there are 79 days until Loudoun’s opener, so business on and off the field should pick up shortly.
The complete schedule is as follows:
Saturday, March 9
Nashville SC v. Loudoun United FC
Saturday, March 16
Memphis 901 FC v. Loudoun United FC
Saturday, March 23
North Carolina FC v. Loudoun United FC
Saturday, March 30
Tampa Bay Rowdies v. Loudoun United FC
Saturday, April 13
Ottawa Fury FC v. Loudoun United FC
Saturday, April 20
New York Red Bulls II v. Loudoun United FC
Saturday, April 27
Birmingham Legion FC v. Loudoun United FC
Friday, May 3
Loudoun United FC v. Bethlehem Steel FC
Saturday, May 11
Charlotte Independence v. Loudoun United FC
Sunday, May 19
Loudoun United FC v. Hartford Athletic
Saturday, May 25
Loudoun United FC v Saint Louis FC
Wednesday, June 5
Swope Park Rangers v. Loudoun United FC
Saturday, June 8
Louisville FC v. Loudoun United FC
Saturday, June 15
Loudoun United FC v. Indy Eleven
Saturday, June 29
Loudoun United FC v. Atlanta United 2
Saturday, July 6
Saint Louis FC v. Loudoun United FC
Saturday, July 20
Indy Eleven v. Loudoun United FC
Sunday, July 28
Loudoun United FC v. Louisville City FC
Friday, Aug. 2
Atlanta United 2 v. Loudoun United FC
Friday, Aug. 9
Loudoun United FC v. Charlotte Independence
Wednesday, Aug. 14
Loudoun United FC v. Charleston Battery
Saturday, Aug. 17
Loudoun United FC v. Ottawa Fury FC
Saturday, Aug. 24
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v. Loudoun United FC
Wednesday, Aug. 28
Loudoun United FC v. Birmingham Legion FC
Saturday, Aug. 31
Loudoun United FC v. North Carolina FC
Saturday, Sept. 7
Hartford Athletic v. Loudoun United FC
Friday, Sept. 13
Loudoun United FC v. Memphis 901 FC
Saturday, Sept. 21
Bethlehem Steel FC v. Loudoun United FC
Wednesday, Sept. 25
Loudoun United FC v. Swope Park Rangers
Saturday, Sept. 28
Loudoun United FC v. Nashville SC
Friday, Oct. 4
Loudoun United FC v. Tampa Bay Rowdies
Sunday, Oct. 13
Charleston Battery v. Loudoun United FC
Thursday, Oct. 17
Loudoun United FC v. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Saturday, Oct. 19
Loudoun United FC v. New York Red Bulls II