MLS unveils home openers for 2015 season

Major League Soccer may have just wrapped up its most recent season, but the 2015 campaign is just over three months away.

On Friday, MLS announced that the new season will kick off on March 6, when the Los Angeles Galaxy begin their title defense as they host the Chicago Fire at the Stubhub Centre.

Furthermore, the home openers for each of the league's 20 franchises were published, providing a sense of what the schedule will look like for the first few weeks of the season.

Of note is that the league's two expansion franchises will meet in Week 1 as Orlando City SC is slated to host New York City FC at the Orlando Citrus Bowl on March 8. NYCFC, meanwhile, will wait until March 15 for their home opener against the New England Revolution at Yankee Stadium.

As a result of renovations to BMO Field, Toronto FC will be forced to wait until Week 10 of the season for their home opener against the Houston Dynamo.

Here's a complete list of the 20 home openers:

Week 1

Friday, March 6

• LA Galaxy vs. Chicago Fire (Stubhub Centre) - 22:00 EST

Saturday, March 7

• D.C. United vs. Montreal Impact (RFK Stadium) - 15:00 EST
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Toronto FC (BC Place) - 18:00 EST
• Houston Dynamo vs. Columbus Crew SC (BBVA Compass Stadium)
• Philadelphia Union vs. Colorado Rapids (PPL Park)
• Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake (Providence Park)
• FC Dallas vs. San Jose Earthquakes (Toyota Stadium)

Sunday, March 8

• Orlando City SC vs. New York City FC (Orlando Citrus Bowl) - 17:00 EST
• Sporting Kansas City vs. New York Red Bulls (Sporting Park) - 19:00 EST
• Seattle Sounders FC vs. New England Revolution (CenturyLink Field) - 21:30 EST

Week 2

Saturday, March 14

• Chicago Fire vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (Toyota Park)
• Real Salt Lake vs. Philadelphia Union (Rio Tinto Stadium)
• Columbus Crew SC vs. Toronto FC (Columbus Crew Stadium)

Sunday, March 15

• New York City FC vs. New England Revolution (Yankee Stadium)

Week 3

Saturday, March 21

• New England Revolution vs. Montreal Impact (Gillette Stadium)
• Colorado Rapids vs. New York City FC (Dick's Sporting Goods Park)

Sunday, March 22

• New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United (Red Bull Arena)
• San Jose Earthquakes vs. Chicago Fire (Avaya Stadium)

Week 4

Saturday, March 28

• Montreal Impact vs. Orlando City SC (Olympic Stadium)

Week 10

Sunday, May 10

• Toronto FC vs. Houston Dynamo (BMO Field)