Jan 22, 2009
2009 Aztex USL-1 Schedule
The Aztex USL-1 schedule for 2009 was released by KVUE and the Austin Chronicle yesterday. (There were some raised eyebrows about the news, as the league hasn't released the full schedule yet. In fact, the team has yet to announce the schedule itself. How serious this "leak" is, and whether anybody gets in trouble for it, remain to be seen.)
Meanwhile, for the fans, all the matters is that it's finally out!
Half of the 30 games are here, at Nelson Field. All of those 15 home matches are on weekend evenings (Friday, Saturday or Sunday), except two: the 2nd game of the season is on a Tuesday, and the last home game is on Labor Day Monday, Sept. 7.
A fan from the BigSoccer forum has set up a Google Calendar with all the games on it. Here's an embedded copy, starting with April:
And here's the full list view, from the Chronicle (home games in bold; games televised on Fox Soccer Channel marked with a *):
APRIL
Sat., April 18, 7:30pm – Minnesota Thunder
Tue., April 21, 7:30pm – Vancouver Whitecaps
Sat., April 25, 7:30pm – Cleveland City Stars
MAY
Fri., May 8, 7pm – Puerto Rico Islanders *
Sun., May 17 at Montreal Impact
Sun., May 24, 6pm – Carolina Railhawks
Fri., May 29, 7:30pm – Puerto Rico Islanders
JUNE
Fri., June 5, 7pm – Charleston Battery *
Sun., June 7, 6pm – Charleston Battery
Fri., June 12 at Puerto Rico Islanders *
Sun., June 14 at Miami FC
Fri., June 19, 7:30pm – Carolina Railhawks
Sun., June 21, 6pm – Rochester Rhinos
Sat., June 27 at Cleveland City Stars
JULY
Fri., July 3 at Cleveland City Stars *
Sun., July 5 at Rochester Rhinos
Sat., July 11, 7:30pm – Portland Timbers
Sat., July 18 at Minnesota Thunder
Sat., July 25, 7:30pm – Montreal Impact
Thu., July 30 at Charleston Battery
AUGUST
Sat., Aug. 1 at Carolina Railhawks
Sat., Aug. 8 at Rochester Rhinos
Sun., Aug. 16, 6pm – Minnesota Thunder
Sun., Aug. 23 at Montreal Impact *
Sat., Aug. 29, 7:30pm – Miami FC
SEPTEMBER
Wed., Sept. 2 at Vancouver Whitecaps
Sat., Sept. 5 at Miami FC – AUSTIN
Mon., Sept. 7, 6pm – Portland Timbers
Fri., Sept. 11 at Portland Timbers
Sun., Sept. 13 at Vancouver Whitecaps
Lots of home games early on, not so many later in the season. Perhaps that's because of the high school football games that will be played at Nelson in the fall. Some other kinks are unfortunate, such as the back-to-back home games against the Charleston Battery on June 5 & 7. But while it may not be a perfect, well-balanced schedule, the biggest problem I have with it right now is that it doesn't start for 3 months. Thank goodness for the upcoming exhibition games!
Update, 1/23: The full schedule was released by the USL today; also, here's the official Aztex story with the schedule.
Meanwhile, for the fans, all the matters is that it's finally out!
Half of the 30 games are here, at Nelson Field. All of those 15 home matches are on weekend evenings (Friday, Saturday or Sunday), except two: the 2nd game of the season is on a Tuesday, and the last home game is on Labor Day Monday, Sept. 7.
A fan from the BigSoccer forum has set up a Google Calendar with all the games on it. Here's an embedded copy, starting with April:
And here's the full list view, from the Chronicle (home games in bold; games televised on Fox Soccer Channel marked with a *):
APRIL
Sat., April 18, 7:30pm – Minnesota Thunder
Tue., April 21, 7:30pm – Vancouver Whitecaps
Sat., April 25, 7:30pm – Cleveland City Stars
MAY
Fri., May 8, 7pm – Puerto Rico Islanders *
Sun., May 17 at Montreal Impact
Sun., May 24, 6pm – Carolina Railhawks
Fri., May 29, 7:30pm – Puerto Rico Islanders
JUNE
Fri., June 5, 7pm – Charleston Battery *
Sun., June 7, 6pm – Charleston Battery
Fri., June 12 at Puerto Rico Islanders *
Sun., June 14 at Miami FC
Fri., June 19, 7:30pm – Carolina Railhawks
Sun., June 21, 6pm – Rochester Rhinos
Sat., June 27 at Cleveland City Stars
JULY
Fri., July 3 at Cleveland City Stars *
Sun., July 5 at Rochester Rhinos
Sat., July 11, 7:30pm – Portland Timbers
Sat., July 18 at Minnesota Thunder
Sat., July 25, 7:30pm – Montreal Impact
Thu., July 30 at Charleston Battery
AUGUST
Sat., Aug. 1 at Carolina Railhawks
Sat., Aug. 8 at Rochester Rhinos
Sun., Aug. 16, 6pm – Minnesota Thunder
Sun., Aug. 23 at Montreal Impact *
Sat., Aug. 29, 7:30pm – Miami FC
SEPTEMBER
Wed., Sept. 2 at Vancouver Whitecaps
Sat., Sept. 5 at Miami FC – AUSTIN
Mon., Sept. 7, 6pm – Portland Timbers
Fri., Sept. 11 at Portland Timbers
Sun., Sept. 13 at Vancouver Whitecaps
Lots of home games early on, not so many later in the season. Perhaps that's because of the high school football games that will be played at Nelson in the fall. Some other kinks are unfortunate, such as the back-to-back home games against the Charleston Battery on June 5 & 7. But while it may not be a perfect, well-balanced schedule, the biggest problem I have with it right now is that it doesn't start for 3 months. Thank goodness for the upcoming exhibition games!
Update, 1/23: The full schedule was released by the USL today; also, here's the official Aztex story with the schedule.
// posted by Chris @ 9:14 PM 
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