FC Tucson will open the 2021 season on May 1, play its home opener a week later and celebrate Independence Day Weekend in Tucson.
Even better: The Men in Black will do it in front of fans.
Kino North Stadium will be at 20% to 30% capacity for the club's May 8 home opener against forward Madison FC, with plans to expand if pandemic protocols allow.Β
COVID-19 prevented the club from playing in front of fans last year. The club said Monday that fans can "secure" seats by buying season tickets.
The team will play back-to-back Saturday home games in June, July and August.Three of the teams final matches of the regular season will take place in Tucson: FC Tucson will face North Texas SC on Oct. 2, North Carolina FC on Oct. 13, South Georgia Tormenta FC on Oct. 16, and β following an Oct. 23 game against Forward Madison in Wisconsin β wrap its season with an Oct. 30 game against the Richmond Kickers.
The team's full schedule is below:
FC TUCSON'S 2021 SCHEDULE
(home games in ALL CAPS)
May 1: at South Georgia Tormenta FC, 4 p.m
May 8: FORWARD MADISON FC, 7 p.m.
May 16: at Fort Lauderdale CF, time TBD
May 26: at Toronto FC II, time TBD
May 29: at North Carolina FC, time TBD
June 5: TORONTO FC II, 7 p.m.
June 12: CHATTANOOGA RED WOLVES SC, 7 p.m.
June 19: at North Texas SC, 5:30 p.m.
June 26: at Union Omaha, 5 p.m
July 3: FORT LAUDERDALE CF, 7 p.m
July 10: at Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, time TBD
July 17: NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION, 7 p.m.
July 24: UNION OMAHA, 7 p.m.
July 31: at Richmond Kickers, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 7: NORTH TEXAS SC, 7 p.m.
Aug. 14: UNION OMAHA, 7 p.m.
Aug. 21: at Fort Lauderdale CF, time TBD
Aug. 28: GREENVILLE TRIUMPH SC, 7 p.m.
Sept. 1: at New England Revolution II, 4 p.m.
Sept. 4: at North Texas SC, 6 p.m.
Sept. 11: FORT LAUDERDALE CF, 7 p.m.
Sept. 19: at Greenville Triumph SC, 4 p.m.
Sept. 25: at Union Omaha, 5 p.m.
Oct. 2: NORTH TEXAS SC, 7 p.m.
Oct. 13: NORTH CAROLINA FC, 7 p.m.
Oct. 16: SOUTH GEORGIA TORMENTA FC, 7 p.m.
Oct. 23: at Forward Madison FC, 5 p.m.
Oct. 30: RICHMOND KICKERS, 7 p.m.
