Crystal Palace Baltimore open their 2010 season at home on Friday 16th April against FC Tampa Bay at the UMBC Soccer Stadium.
A second home fixture follows just five days later when Palace host the Puerto Rico Islanders. These matches kick off a 30-game regular season schedule consisting of 15 home and 15 away games in the new twelve-team US Soccer Federation Division II.
Tampa Bay are also Palace's opponents in their final regular season clash on 1st October in Florida. The league playoffs are set to begin October 4.
The initial schedule for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was also revealed, with the first round date set for the 15th/16th June. Additionally Palace Baltimore expect to announce at least one exhibition match during the regular season against international opposition.
Details of the 2010 league playoff format have been unveiled by the USSF. The twelve-team league, consisting of two conferences of six teams, has adopted the following format:
• The first place team (based on total points, at the conclusion of the regular season) in the USL Conference and NASL Conference will become the top two seeds in the playoffs.
• The next six (6) best teams, based on total points, will round out the playoff field.
• The four teams with the fewest total points in the regular season are excluded from the playoffs.
• Playoffs will begin during the week starting Monday, October 4.
• First round will be a two-game, home-and-away series determined by total aggregate goals.
• Semifinal round will be a two-game, home-and-away series determined by total aggregate goals.
• Championship will be a two-game, home-and-away series determined by total aggregate goals.
• Exact dates for playoff games are to be determined.
2010 CRYSTAL PALACE BALTIMORE SCHEDULE (home games in bold)
USSF DIVISION II REGULAR SEASON
| Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Kick Off |
|
| Fri Apr 16 |
FC Tampa Bay |
UMBC Soccer Stadium |
7:00pm |
|
| Wed Apr 21 |
Puerto Rico Islanders |
UMBC Soccer Stadium |
7:00pm |
|
| Sat May 01 |
AC St. Louis |
Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park |
TBC |
|
| Sat May 08 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
BC Place Stadium |
TBC |
|
| Thu May 13 |
Portland Timbers |
PGE Park |
7:00pm |
|
| Sun May 16 |
Austin Aztex |
House Park |
TBC |
|
| Wed May 19 |
Rochester Rhinos |
PAETEC Park |
7:00pm |
|
| Sat May 22 |
Portland Timbers |
UMBC Soccer Stadium |
7:00pm |
|
| Sat May 29 |
Austin Aztex |
UMBC Soccer Stadium |
7:00pm |
|
| Wed Jun 09 |
Miami FC |
TBC |
TBC |
|
| Sat Jun 12 |
Rochester Rhinos |
PAETEC Park |
7:00pm |
|
| Sat Jun 19 |
Carolina RailHawks |
WakeMed Soccer Park |
TBC |
|
| Sat Jun 26 |
NSC Minnesota Stars |
UMBC Soccer Stadium |
7:00pm |
|
| Sun Jul 04 |
NSC Minnesota Stars |
National Sports Center |
TBC |
|
| Fri Jul 09 |
Puerto Rico Islanders |
Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel |
TBC |
|
| Wed Jul 14 |
Rochester Rhinos |
UMBC Soccer Stadium |
7:00pm |
|
| Sun Jul 18 |
Montreal Impact |
Stade Saputo |
TBC |
|
| Sat Jul 24 |
AC St. Louis |
UMBC Soccer Stadium |
7:00pm |
|
| Sat Jul 31 |
Montreal Impact |
UMBC Soccer Stadium |
7:00pm |
|
| Wed Aug 04 |
Miami FC |
UMBC Soccer Stadium |
7:00pm |
|
| Wed Aug 11 |
Montreal Impact |
Stade Saputo |
TBC |
|
| Sat Aug 14 |
Carolina RailHawks |
UMBC Soccer Stadium |
7:00pm |
|
| Wed Aug 18 |
Rochester Rhinos |
UMBC Soccer Stadium |
7:00pm |
|
| Sat Aug 21 |
Montreal Impact |
UMBC Soccer Stadium |
7:00pm |
|
| Sun Aug 29 |
Portland Timbers |
PGE Park |
TBC |
|
| Fri Sep 03 |
Carolina RailHawks |
WakeMed Soccer Park |
TBC |
|
| Sat Sep 11 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
UMBC Soccer Stadium |
7:00pm |
|
| Sat Sep 18 |
Carolina RailHawks |
UMBC Soccer Stadium |
7:00pm |
|
| Sat Sep 25 |
Portland Timbers |
UMBC Soccer Stadium |
7:00pm |
|
| Fri Oct 01 |
FC Tampa Bay |
Rowdies Stadium |
TBC |
|
LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP
| Date |
Round |
Opponent |
| Jun 15/16 |
First |
TBC |
| Jun 22/23 |
Second |
TBC |
| Jun 29/30 |
Third |
TBC |
| Jul 06/07 |
Quarter Finals |
TBC |
| Aug 31/Sep 01 |
Semi Finals |
TBC |
| TBC |
Final |
TBC |
