Rowdies to face FC Dallas, Philadelphia Union, UT at Pepin Stadium

Posted Feb 18, 2010 by Nick Murray

Updated Feb 18, 2010 at 05:51 PM

Three games of the FC Tampa Bay Rowdies preseason slate have been officially announced, with the side scheduled to face Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas and Philadelphia Union and the University of Tampa’s Mens team next month at Pepin Stadium.

The Rowdies will face FC Dallas on Friday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m., and FC Dallas will also face the Philadelphia Union on Sunday, March 14 at 7 p.m. as part of the 6th Tom Fitzgerald Soccer Festival.

Proceeds from the two games will go to the Tom Fitzgerald scholarship fund at the University of Tampa.

The Rowdies and the University of Tampa will face each other on Saturday, Match 6 at 7 p.m., which will likely be the Tampa area’s first chance to see the new team in action.

All proceeds from that game will be donated to the Haiti relief effort, a cause close to the heart of both the college and club with former Spartans and current Rowdies player Pascal Milien a native of Haiti whose family was affected by the earthquakes last month.

Completing the line-up is the Rowdies game against the Union, which will also be at Pepin Stadium on Friday, Match 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for the Rowdies vs. UT, FC Dallas vs. Philadelphia Union and Rowdies vs. Philadelphia Union will all be $8 for adults (18 years and up), and $5 for children (17 and under), while the Rowdies vs. FC Dallas game will be $10 for adults and $5 for children.