The Union’s 2024 schedule may not bring Lionel Messi to Chester, which is all that really matters these days anyway.
Philadelphia will open the MLS season Feb. 24 against the Chicago Fire at Subaru Park. The only visit from Messi’s Inter Miami squad will be June 15, five days before Argentina is scheduled to open Copa America at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Union visit Miami on Sept. 14, on the heels of an international break where Messi and Argentina will play World Cup qualifiers against Chile and in Colombia.
The Union play their first game of the season in all competitions on Feb. 20, traveling to Costa Rico to face Deportivo Saprissa in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The return leg is the following Tuesday in Chester.
MLS will break for the Leagues Cup from July 26-Aug. 25. Decision Day is scheduled for Oct. 19. MLS Cup will be played on Dec. 7.
The Union’s schedule is heavy on Western Conference opposition early, with all six inter-conference games before the end of April. The Union visit Sporting KC, Portland and Austin, the latter a first ever meeting with the three-year-old club. Seattle visits Subaru Park on March 9 for the first time since 2019, with Minnesota and Real Salt Lake also coming to town.
The Union take on reigning Supporters’ Shield winner FC Cincinnati in Chester on Decision Day. The club has three straight home games in the summer – Toronto May 29, Montreal June 1 and Inter Miami on the 15th.
Four days after that, the Union travel to Cincinnati for one of three national TV dates. (The others are April 14 at Atlanta and Sept. 22 against D.C. United.)
The Union visit MLS Cup winner Columbus on Oct. 5, the penultimate game of the season and after a midweek trip to Orlando City.
