The Houston Dynamo announced their 2015 preseason schedule today, with training sessions beginning on Monday, Jan. 26. The schedule is tentative and subject to change.
The Dynamo preseason will include training and preseason games in Tucson, Arizona, Charleston, South Carolina and Houston. For the third consecutive year the Dynamo will participate in the Desert Friendlies in Tucson from February 4-10. The Arizona trip will include games against the San Jose Earthquakes, Portland Timbers FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. All matches will be played at the Kino Sports Complex.
The Dynamo will return for a week of training at Houston Sports Park and host a scrimmage against the Dynamo Academy Under-18 team on Saturday, Feb. 14. Four days later, the Dynamo host the Austin Aztex, who will join USL PRO in 2015 under head coach and former Dynamo forward Paul Dalglish.
Houston will travel to Charleston to participate in the Carolina Challenge Cup for the third consecutive season and sixth year overall. The Dynamo will face the Charleston Battery, New York City FC and Orlando City SC in South Carolina before returning to Houston to open the 2015 MLS regular season on Saturday, March 7 against Columbus Crew SC.
The Dynamo’s preseason game schedule currently stands as follows (all times Central):
<p>DATE</p> |
<p>TIME</p> |
<p>OPPONENT</p> |
<p>LOCATION</p> |
<p>Wednesday, Feb. 4</p> |
<p>12:00 p.m.</p> |
<p>San Jose Earthquakes</p> |
<p>Kino Sports Complex, Tucson, AZ</p> |
<p>Saturday, Feb. 7</p> |
<p>7:00 p.m.</p> |
<p>Portland Timbers</p> |
<p>Kino Sports Complex, Tucson, AZ</p> |
<p>Tuesday, Feb. 10</p> |
<p>11:00 a.m.</p> |
<p>Vancouver Whitecaps</p> |
<p>Kino Sports Complex, Tucson, AZ</p> |
<p>Saturday, Feb. 14</p> |
<p>11:00 a.m.</p> |
<p>Dynamo Academy U-18s</p> |
<p>Houston Sports Park</p> |
<p>Wednesday, Feb. 18</p> |
<p>1:00 p.m.</p> |
<p>Austin Aztex</p> |
<p>Houston Sports Park</p> |
<p>Saturday, Feb. 21</p> |
<p>4:00 p.m.</p> |
<p>Charleston Battery</p> |
<p>Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, SC</p> |
<p>Wednesday, Feb. 25</p> |
<p>4:00 p.m.</p> |
<p>New York City FC</p> |
<p>Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, SC</p> |
<p>Saturday, Feb. 28</p> |
<p>4:00 p.m.</p> |
<p>Orlando City SC</p> |
<p>Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, SC</p> |
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