Major League Soccer announced the 2018 regular season schedule for the now 23-team league Thursday.

As usual under the MLS scheduling format, each club will still play teams in its own conference two or three times and face teams in the other conference just once. The addition of LAFC to the Western Conference means that each team in the West will play just one conference opponent three times. Teams in the East will play two conference opponents three times.

Among the schedule highlights: RSL will face defending MLS champ Toronto FC on March 30 at Toronto, and take on MLS Cup finalist Seattle on May 26 (at Seattle) and June 2 at Rio Tinto Stadium.

In addition, RSL meets the rival L.A. Galaxy on June 9 (in L.A.) and Sept. 1 at Rio Tinto, and the Colorado Rapids on April 21 (at home), July 21 (home) and Aug. 25 (in Colorado).

The league had already released the home openers for every team two weeks ago. RSL kicks the season off in Dallas on March 3 before returning home to face LAFC the following Saturday.

This story will be updated.

RSL’s 2018 SCHEDULE

All times MST

March 13 • at FC Dallas, 6 p.m.

March 10 • LAFC, 1:30 p.m.

March 13 • NY Red Bulls, 7 p.m.

March 30 • at Toronto, 6 p.m.

April 7 • Vancouver, 7 p.m.

April 11 • at NYCFC, 5 p.m.

April 21 • Colorado, 7 p.m.

April 27 • at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

May 6 • at Orlando City, 3 p.m.

May 12 • DC United, 7 p.m.

May 19 • at Philadelphia, TBD

May 26 • at Seattle, 2 p.m.

May 30 • Houston, 7:30 p.m.

June 2 • Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

June 9 • at L.A. Galaxy, 8:30 p.m.

June 23 • San Jose, 8 p.m.

June 30 • at Columbus, 5:30 p.m.

July 4 • Sporting KC, 8 p.m.

July 7 • FC Dallas, 8 p.m.

July 14 • at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

July 21 • Colorado, 8 p.m.

July 28 • at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Aug. 4 • Chicago, 8 p.m.

Aug.11 • Montreal, 8 p.m.

Aug. 15 • at LAFC, 8:30 p.m.

Aug. 18 • at Houston, 6 p.m.

Aug. 25 • at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Sept. 1 • L.A. Galaxy, 8 p.m.

Sept. 15 • Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 2 • at Atlanta

Sept. 30 • at Sporting KC

Oct. 6 • Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 • New England, 7 p.m.

Oct. 21 • at Portland, TBD
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