2012 schedule leaked

[mowe]

CSN got a copy of this year's TFC sked: http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/co...cheuled-leaked

Season opener on March 17th at Seattle
Home opener on the 24th vs San Jose
At Montreal April 7th and June 27th (one at each stadium), vs Montreal Oct 20th
Vancouver visits August 8th
The East teams we only play twice (as opposed to 3 times) are Kansas City and New England
The West teams we DON'T play at home are RSL, LA, Dallas, and Seattle.

Games by month (not including if we advance in the CCL/qualify for the next one, but including the final legs of Voyageurs Cup)
March: 5 (3 home, 2 away)
April: 4 (2 home, 2 away)
May: 8 (5 home, 3 away)
June: 5 (2 home, 3 away)
July: 6 (3 home, 3 away)
August: 5 (1 home, 4 away)
September: 4 (1 home, 3 away)
October: 3 (2 home, 1 away)

[geordie77]

any idea of times for the Saturday games? 1pm, 4pm or 7pm? only 4 home games in March & April, nice

[RealG-TFC]

We go back to Montreal on Wednesday June 27th apparently

[Relja]

Home opener on my birthday awesome

[Yohan]

Aug and Sept are going to be brutal

[Waggy]

Any word on how the CCL is going to work this year?

[Cashcleaner]

Home Opener against Montreal would have been cool.

[jazzy]

so IF Keane stays and isn't here for mar 7th, we miss him and LA at home,......8 games away 4 games at home Aug thru Oct ouch|...so if we don't clinch a playoff spot by mid season .......tough times.. ???

[Yohan]

One of Sporting KC games is a home game. error in that schedule

[prizby]

The West teams we DON'T play at home are RSL, LA, Dallas, and Seattle.

so we play the top 4 teams in the west on the road...bets on how many points we get out of them?

[TFC1154ever]

Montreal April 7th? Leafs play Habs at night in Montreal. OMG this is going to be insane!!!!!

[Stryker]

The West teams we DON'T play at home are RSL, LA, Dallas, and Seattle.

Ouch. I think we just got bent over by the league.

[Yohan]

TFC also 'lucked out' by getting a bye week on first week of MLS season so can concentrate on LA matches. TFC doesn't play until 17 Mar at Seattle

[Redcoe15]

Montreal April 7th? Leafs play Habs at night in Montreal. OMG this is going to be insane!!!!!

And we'll all be there for that in Montreal. Right?

[ensco]

Only two midweek home MLS games (both in the summer).

No away league game at Vancouver.

No home games on long weekends until Thanksgiving (DCU).

Many road trip possibilities. Finally, the away game at New York is on a Saturday (June 16). The away Chicago game is on the August long weekend. The away DCU game is on the May long weekend.

[Huyton]

There are two games of significance each year, regardless of who the opponent is: The Season Opener and the Season Closer.

The first game can help set up the first part of the season, and the second game can give you just the edge you need to get into the playoffs. In particular the latter, as I suspect that if we'd played against the Pink Cows at BMO in the final game of the season in 2009, I think we'd have stood a good chance of making the playoffs, instead of losing 5-0.

So, I think it's only fair that if you start on the road, you should finish at home.

How have we fared, then? Check out the following:
2007
04/07 Chivas USA at The Home Depot Center
10/20 New England at BMO Field
2008
03/29 Columbus at Columbus Crew Stadium
10/25 San Jose at Buck Shaw Stadium
2009
03/21 Sporting KC at CommunityAmerica Ballpark
10/24 New York at Giants Stadium
2010
03/27 Columbus at Columbus Crew Stadium
10/23 D.C. United at RFK Stadium
2011
03/19 Vancouver at Empire Field
10/22 New England at BMO Field
2012
03/17 Seattle Sounders at Qwest Field
10/27 Columbus Crew at Columbus Crew Stadium

So, of the 6 seasons, we'll have never opened at BMO, and only twice will we have played at home to close out the year.

Coincidence? I hope so...I'd hate to think that MLSE would knowingly put up with this.

[Fort York Redcoat]

so we play the top 4 teams in the west on the road...bets on how many points we get out of them?

No bets, thanks. PARITY LEAGUE.

Also-Dallas? You include Dallas on your "holy shit" list?

[DOMIN8R]

2012 MLS Schedule: Toronto FC Will Reportedly Get First Week Off

Toronto FC is scheduled to visit the Seattle Sounders on March 17, just three days after both teams are scheduled to play the second legs of their CCL quarterfinals. If the Sounders are forced to play during First Kick, that would be their fourth match in 11 days while TFC would be playing for just the third time. It would make more sense to give both the Sounders and LA Galaxy opening weekend off in order to provide more competitive fairness

[Oldtimer]

so we play the top 4 teams in the west on the road...bets on how many points we get out of them?

Ouch. I think we just got bent over by the league.

TFC also 'lucked out' by getting a bye week on first week of MLS season so can concentrate on LA matches. TFC doesn't play until 17 Mar at Seattle

You win some, you lose some. We play LA on the road... but we only play them once in league play. The bye week is a huge advantage. We get to play this year's expansion team 3 times. The league is giving us a balance of pluses and minuses... and things are much better for road trips this year. I can't complain.

CSN got a copy of this year's TFC sked: http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/co...cheuled-leaked

Caution should be in order... it is probably a "draft" version that was submitted to the clubs for any last-minute requests for changes... so don't buy those plane tickets or book those hotels yet. There may yet be changes before it is official.

[Stouffville_RPB]

The West teams we DON'T play at home are RSL, LA, Dallas, and Seattle.

Could we have got a better group of teams to avoid? I think not.

[Fort York Redcoat]

Any word on how the CCL is going to work this year?

Same as last year.

[mastermixer]

Originally Posted by mowe
The West teams we DON'T play at home are RSL, LA, Dallas, and Seattle.

The four teams I actually wanted to see us play at home. Yes it's good because they are good teams but that's exactly why I would want to see them in person.

[DavydMT]

... The away Chicago game is on the August long weekend. The away DCU game is on the May long weekend.

for all the music lovers same weekend is:
Lollapalooza 2012 | August 3-5, 2012 : Grant Park : Chicago, IL
www.lollapalooza.com/

[__wowza]

whose bright fucking idea was it to schedule a bunch of games at home in march/april but away games in august/september.

[Wagner]

July 28.
Dynamo @ TFC
Beerfest @ CNE Bandshell

it might be the greatest day of our lives.
Beerfest 1pm until 7pm.
hopefully Dynamo under the lights.

[Joe Kool]

whose bright fucking idea was it to schedule a bunch of games at home in march/april but away games in august/september.

Always happens so I am not surprised. Sucks though for sure. Nothing better than taking in a game on a real nice day in the summer rather than the unpredictable shite you get between March and May.

[Darlofletch]

July 28.
Dynamo @ TFC
Beerfest @ CNE Bandshell

it might be the greatest day of our lives.
Beerfest 1pm until 7pm.
hopefully Dynamo under the lights.

last time tfc combined with beerfest, i was outside gate 4 when some players exited when some very very drunk chick got one of the players to sign her chest. she was all proud, until her friends figured out it was milos kocic, the 3rd string goalie.

In unrelated news she was violently throwing up 10 minutes later.

[ManUtd4ever]

whose bright fucking idea was it to schedule a bunch of games at home in march/april but away games in august/september.

Agreed. Once again, TFC's schedule is back loaded with fixtures on the road. TFC has to maximize the amount of points earned in the first half of the season if they are to have a legitimate chance at qualifying for the post season.

[Darlofletch]

so yeah, it's a tough away schedule, but our home schedule probably couldn't be easier. we are going to have to kill at bmo to have a chance this year. also best to kill early in the season, as it's a tough tough end.

last 3 games, d.c (and de ro), montreal, then columbus. either we could very satisfyingly clinch a playoff game against one of those teams, or it could be an epic burn if they combine to keep us out.

[ForeverTFC]

Is it safe to assume that Chicago game will be penciled in as a definite road trip?