Union supporters can mark their calendars for Sunday, March 5 and especially for Saturday, March 11, as those are the dates for the first two matches of the 2017 season, as MLS announced today.
Philadelphia is set to begin the new campaign with a Canadian doubleheader, first traveling to BC Place to take on Vancouver Whitecaps FC before returning to Talen Energy Stadium to host Toronto FC in the home opener.
The Union have faced off with Vancouver seven times in club history, indeed only traveling to western Canada three times and playing inside BC Place just twice (Philadelphia's first match at Vancouver in 2011 was played at Empire Field.