Timbers 2015 MLS schedule announced

The Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake make their only appearances in Portland in the opening week of the 2015 Major League Soccer season.

The Seattle Sounders visit the Timbers on June 28.

Those are among the notable dates on the Timbers 2015 schedule, which was announced on Wednesday as MLS unveiled its entire regular-season slate.

A was previously announced, the Timbers will open their fifth MLS season at home on March 7 against Real Salt Lake. Eight days later, the defending champion Galaxy make their only visit to Providence Park.

The season will again be 34 games, 17 home and 17 away. The Timbers will play Vancouver, Sporting Kansas City and Houston twice at home and once on the road. They will visit Seattle, Real Salt Lake and the Galaxy twice and play each once at Providence Park. They will face Colorado, FC Dallas and San Jose once at home and once on the road.

Portland will play each Eastern Conference team once. The Timbers will host Orlando City, D.C. United, New England, Chicago and the New York Red Bulls. They will visit New York FC, Montreal, Toronto, Philadelphia and Columbus.

Portland will host expansion club Orlando City FC on April 12 then travel to face the expansion club New York City FC on April 19.

The final regular-season match is on Oct. 25 at Providence Park against Colorado.

Single-game tickets for the first eight home matches go on sale on Feb. 20. Season ticket holders and those on the Timbers season-ticket waiting list will be able to buy single-game tickets on Feb. 19. The team did not announce when tickets for its final nine home matches will be put on sale.

2015 Portland Timbers Schedule (home matches in CAPS)

Saturday, March 7 REAL SALT LAKE 7:30 p.m

Sunday, March 15 LA GALAXY 4 p.m. FOX Sports 1

Saturday, March 21 @Sporting Kansas City 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 28 @Vancouver Whitecaps FC TBD

Saturday, April 4 FC DALLAS 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 12 ORLANDO CITY SC 2 p.m. ESPN2

Sunday, April 19 @New York City FC 4 p.m. FOX Sports 1

Sunday, April 26 @Seattle Sounders FC 6:30 p.m. FOX Sports 1

Saturday, May 2 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 9 @Montreal Impact TBD

Saturday, May 16 @Houston Dynamo 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 23 @Toronto FC TBD

Wednesday, May 27 D.C. UNITED 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 30 @Colorado Rapids 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 6 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 20 HOUSTON DYNAMO 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 24 @LA Galaxy 8 p.m. ESPN2

Sunday, June 28 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 4 p.m. FOX Sports 1

Sunday, July 5 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 2 p.m. ESPN2

Saturday, July 11 @Philadelphia Union 4 p.m.

Saturday, July 18 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 25 @FC Dallas 6 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 2 @San Jose Earthquakes 2 p.m. ESPN2

Friday, Aug. 7 CHICAGO FIRE 8 p.m. UniMas

Saturday, Aug. 15 @Real Salt Lake 7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 21 HOUSTON DYNAMO 8 p.m. UniMas

Sunday, Aug. 30 @Seattle Sounders FC 2 p.m. ESPN2

Wednesday, Sept. 9 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 20 NEW YORK RED BULLS 2 p.m. ESPN2

Saturday, Sept. 26 @Columbus Crew SC 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 3 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 14 @Real Salt Lake 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 18 @LA Galaxy TBD TBD

Sunday, Oct. 25 COLORADO RAPIDS 4 p.m. TBD