Now that tickets are on sale for the final season at RFK Stadium, it's time to start breaking down the home matches in 2017. Whether it's the home opener against Sporting Kansas City or the final regular season match against the New York Red Bulls, the upcoming MLS season has intriguing and exciting matchups throughout the year. Take a look at some of the bigger occasions coming up in 2017.
March 4, 2017; 7 PM | Final Home Opener at RFK | Sporting KC
Two of the league's founding members kick off the season in the nation's capital. The Black-and-Red have a home-opener record of 9-6-6 at RFK Stadium and are playing SKC for the fifth time at home to start a season (2-2). Between United States Men's National Team players Steve Birnbaum, Matt Besler and Graham Zusi, as well as Taylor Kemp (who recently returned from his first USMNT January camp) and Bill Hamid (two caps), both defenses bring loads of experience. On the attacking end, Dom Dwyer and Benny Feilhaber will look to create more chances than Luciano Acosta and Patrick Mullins, a blossoming relationship that United fans can get excited about.
June 3, 2017; 7 PM | LA Galaxy
In another historic matchup, United host the LA Galaxy in early June in the first match between the two sides at RFK since 2015. With Steven Gerrard and Robbie Keane gone, Los Angeles will look to their younger regime of Sebastian Lletget, Giovani Dos Santos and Romain Alessandrini to break down the Black-and-Red defense with new acquisition Jermaine Jones pulling the strings. Sean Franklin, who spent six years with the Galaxy, will look to exact revenge after the first match of the season last year.
June 21, 2017; 7:30 PM | First Home Match vs. Atlanta United FC
The Wednesday match marks the first time United are hosting United in the nation's capital. The Black-and-Red travel to Atlanta in late April and will host the expansion side again in August. Ben Olsen's side will look to take down the team already laden with South American DP's and give them a taste of soccer at RFK.
Oct. 22, 2017; 4 PM | Final Regular Season Match at RFK | New York Red Bulls
What more do you need? In a match full of storylines, one of the most storied and passionate rivalries in North American soccer gets under way on the final day of the regular season. United will look to keep the Atlantic Cup in the District for the second year in a row and bow out of RFK in style.
