The wintry MLS offseason is behind us, preseason trips to Madrid and Charleston have prepped the squad for a new campaign, and it is now official: #MLSisBack for 2019.
The Chicago Fire open the new season Saturday (March 2) in SoCal, heading to Carson, Calif. to face the LA Galaxy in a star-studded, nationally televised fixture (7 PM CT, FS1). With countdown to kickoff now inside of a week, take a look below at the news, events and moments that will shape the days leading up to the 2019 Chicago Fire season.
Hashtag Emojis!
MLS on Monday rolled out an all-new series of club hashtag emojis that will be live on Twitter throughout the 2019 MLS season. Now when you tag your tweets with #cf97, your hashtag will be accompanied by our official badge. Happy hashtagging!
Kickoff Week
With one eye squarely on this Saturday's season opener in Los Angeles, the Chicago Fire today unveiled plans for Kickoff Week events leading up to the 2019 Home Opener on Saturday, March 9 vs. Orlando City SC (12 PM, SeatGeek Stadium | TICKETS). From online giveaways to a 'Bash at the Blackstone' and beyond, get ready for the Fire's first match at the newly renamed SeatGeek Stadium in style all next week. Visit Chicago-Fire.com/kickoffweek for complete details.
2019 Jersey On-Sale
Earlier this year, the Chicago Fire Soccer Club introduced Chicago-based mobile communications company Motorola as the Club's newest jersey partner and unveiled both the 2019 primary and secondary kits in front of a packed crowd at The Wrigley Building in downtown Chicago. Now, both jerseys are set to hit retail outlets on the eve of kickoff of the 2019 season, including online at ShopChicagoFire.com and in the Fan Shop at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview (open Mon.-Fri., 12 PM-6 PM). Jerseys will be available online beginning at 10 AM CT, so act fast to grab the latest threads to be worn by the players in 2019.
Season Opener Watch Party Presented by CIBC
Kickoff of the 2019 Chicago Fire season brings with it a star-studded matchup, a nationally-televised contest and a Watch Party worthy of the occasion.
Join fellow Fire fans at CIBC Fire Pitch for Saturday's Season-Opener Watch Party presented by CIBC, as the Fire go on the road to battle the LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park. Kickoff is at 7 PM CT with FS1 carrying the game to a national TV audience.
Arrive early to secure a table or seat at the bar to view the game on one of 12 4K televisions inside Heineken Pub97. There's plenty of great reasons to join the party:
- $4 Heineken draft specials
- Halftime raffle giveaways, including pairs of tickets to the Home Opener (March 9 vs. Orlando City SC) and the all-new Chicago Fire secondary jersey
- Live sets by DJ Step, the official DJ of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club
- Ability to purchase the 2019 Chicago Fire primary and secondary jerseys one day after their retail release. Fans will be able to customize jerseys with their favorite player's name and number on site.
- 10% discount to customers that presents a CIBC banking card. This will apply to the whole tab.
