CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte FC announced Tuesday the Club’s preseason plans for the 2023 Major League Soccer season, which include stops in Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, and at the Coachella Valley Invitational before finishing the final phase of preseason in-market.
The team left for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Monday, Jan. 9 to begin a 12-day training camp. The team said this first phase of preseason will conclude with a closed-door friendly match against expansion side St. Louis City SC on Saturday, Jan. 21.
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The Club will then travel to California on Tuesday, Jan. 24 for the second phase of the training camp. This phase begins with a three-day stint at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California and ends with a closed-door friendly against LA Galaxy on Friday, Jan. 27.
Charlotte FC’s next stop in California will be a seven-day stint in Indio, California, where the Club will participate in the Coachella Valley Invitational. CLTFC will kick off the preseason tournament’s first two games, first against DC United on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. and then against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m.
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