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SANDY — Major League Soccer released the entirety of the 2015 season schedule on Wednesday, and it includes a team-record eight national television broadcasts for Real Salt Lake.
RSL's national broadcasts include two games on the ESPN family of networks, four games on Fox platforms, and two games on Univision networks.
Mar. 7 at Portland 8:30 p.m.
Mar. 14 vs Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.
Mar. 29 vs Toronto (FS1) 5 p.m.
April 5 at San Jose (ESPN2) 3 p.m.
April 11 at Sporting KC 6:30 p.m.
April 18 vs Vancouver 7:30 p.m.
April 25 at New England 5:30 p.m.
May 1 vs San Jose (UDN) 8 p.m.
May 6 vs L.A. Galaxy 7:30 p.m.
May 9 at Chicago 5 p.m. MT
May 16 at Montreal TBD
May 23 vs New York City FC 8 p.m.
May 27 at L.A. Galaxy 8:30 p.m.
May 30 at Vancouver TBD
June 7 vs Colorado (ESPNews) 3 p.m.
June 21 vs Sporting KC (FS1) 8 p.m.
June 24 at NY Red Bulls 5:30 p.m.
June 27 vs Columbus Crew SC 8 p.m.
July 4 vs Orlando City SC 8 p.m.
July 12 at Colorado (FS2) 5 p.m.
July 18 at Houston 8 p.m.
July 24 vs Sporting KC (UniMas) 9 p.m.
Aug. 1 at D.C. United 5 p.m.
Aug. 8 at Vancouver TBD
Aug. 15 vs Portland 8 p.m.
Aug. 22 vs Seattle 8 p.m.
Aug. 29 at FC Dallas 7 p.m.
Sept. 12 at Houston 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 19 vs L.A. Galaxy 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 27 at San Jose (FS1) 5 p.m.
Oct. 3 at Colorado 7 p.m.
Oct. 14 vs Portland 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 17 vs FC Dallas 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 25 at Seattle 5 p.m.
RSL will open 2015 on March 7 on the road with former teammate Nat Borchers and the Portland Timbers, then open its home slate a week later against Philadelphia. Both matches will be broadcast locally and through a yet-to-be-named league streaming service.
MLS’s new television contract with ESPN, Fox and Univision will see Univision matches on Friday, local TV matches Saturday, and Fox and ESPN taking a regular time slot every Sunday night.
RSL will face U.S. men’s national team standout Michael Bradley and Toronto FC at home Sunday, March 29, at 5 p.m. in its first regular-season match aired on Fox Sports 1 in team history. The club will follow a week later at San Jose on ESPN2 for a 3 p.m. kickoff.
Former boss Jason Kreis and expansion outfit New York City FC (which may or may not include designated player and current Manchester City signee Frank Lampard) will visit Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday, May 23 at 8 p.m. Broadcast information for that match has yet to be determined.
The first Rocky Mountain Cup against rival Colorado will commence in Sandy on June 7 at 3 p.m. on ESPNews, the first-ever live MLS match on that network. The Rapids will host RSL Sunday, July 12, at 5 p.m. on Fox Sports 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3.
RSL’s annual Fourth of July match will see expansion outfit Orlando City SC and Kaka make their first-ever visit to Rio Tinto Stadium for an 8 p.m. kickoff. Sporting Kansas City will be the opponent for RSL’s Pioneer Day clash at 9 p.m. on UniMas.
San Jose will host RSL on Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. on Fox Sports 1.
RSL has six games on a Sunday in 2015, with three of them at Rio Tinto Stadium. The club's first Sunday game will start early in the season, Mar. 29 against Toronto. RSL then turns around a week later to play April 5 at San Jose, along with Sunday games at San Jose, Colorado and Seattle on the road.
The club that once eschewed Sunday home matches will also face Colorado at home on June 7 and re-kindle the rivalry that burned strong in the 2013 MLS Cup final when Sporting Kansas City visits the Wasatch Front on June 21.
RSL will play its regular-season finale on the road against former general manager Garth Lagerwey and the Seattle Sounders on Sunday, Oct. 25, before the recently expanded 12-team MLS Cup playoffs. Kickoff time and broadcast information have yet to be determined for that match.
