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NEW YORK -- Major League Soccer is adding two teams to its playoffs, realigning the conferences and welcoming two new franchises. The league announced the schedule for its 20th regular season Wednesday, with the opener March 6 as Chicago visits the champion Los Angeles Galaxy on a day that features four other matches. Joining the league are Orlando City FC and New York City FC, who will face off at the Citrus Bowl for their debut game on March 8. NYCFC will play its home games at Yankee Stadium. With the addition of those two franchises, MLS has moved the Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City to the Western Conference, creating two 10-team conferences. Each team will play 34 games during the regular season. This year, 12 teams will qualify for the MLS Cup playoffs: the sixth-place team in both conferences will make the postseason.
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