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The 2012 MLS schedule was released earlier today. The Philadelphia Union will have 17 home and 17 away games during the 2012 regular season. Fourteen of the Union's matches will be nationally televised this season, including the season opener against the Portland Timbers on March 12 (9:30 p.m., TV: ESPN2) and the season finale against the New York Red Bulls on Oct. 27 (1:30 p.m., TV: NBC).
Here is the complete 2012 Union schedule:
| Date | National Channel | Opponent | Home/Away | Time (EST) |
| March 12 | ESPN 2 | Portland Timbers | Away | 9:30 PM |
| March 18 | Colorado Rapids | Home | 4:00 PM | |
| March 24 | Chicago Fire | Away | 8:30 PM | |
| March 31 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Home | 7:00 PM | |
| April 14 | NBC Sports | Columbus Crew | Home | 3:30 PM |
| April 21 | Chivas USA | Away | 10:30 PM | |
| April 28 | San Jose Earthquakes | Home | 7:00 PM | |
| May 5 | NBC Sports | Seattle Sounders | Away | 4:00 PM |
| May 13 | ESPN 2 | New York Red Bulls | Home | 1:30 PM |
| May 19 | FC Dallas | Away | 8:30 PM | |
| May 26 | Toronto FC | Away | 4:30 PM | |
| June 16 | Galavision | D.C. United | Home | 7:00 PM |
| June 23 | Sporting Kansas City | Home | 7:00 PM | |
| June 30 | Houston Dynamo | Away | 8:30 PM | |
| July 4 | LA Galaxy | Away | 10:30 PM | |
| July 8 | Toronto FC | Home | 5:00 PM | |
| July 14 | Montreal Impact | Home | 7:00 PM | |
| July 21 | ESPN | New York Red Bulls | Away | 2:30 PM |
| July 29 | NBC Sports | New England Revolution | Home | 7:00 PM |
| August 4 | Montreal Impact | Away | 7:30 PM | |
| August 12 | Galavision | Chicago Fire | Home | 7:00 PM |
| August 19 | NBC Sports | D.C. United | Away | 5:00 PM |
| August 24 | NBC Sports | Real Salt Lake | Home | 7:30 PM |
| August 29 | Columbus Crew | Home | 8:00 PM | |
| September 1 | New England Revolution | Away | 7:30 PM | |
| September 15 | Toronto FC | Away | 1:00 PM | |
| September 20 | ESPN 2 | D.C. United | Home | 8:00 PM |
| September 23 | Houston Dynamo | Home | 5:00 PM | |
| September 29 | Columbus Crew | Away | 7:30 PM | |
| October 3 | Chicago Fire | Away | 8:30 PM | |
| October 6 | New England Revolution | Home | 7:00 PM | |
| October 20 | NBC Sports | Houston Dynamo | Away | 7:30 PM |
| October 24 | Sporting Kansas City | Away | 8:30 PM | |
| October 27 | NBC | New York Red Bulls | Home | 1:30 PM |
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