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