Bethlehem Steel FC will open the 219 USL Championship season on the road against expansion-side Birmingham Legion FC. The match will kickoff at 5:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 10 at BBVA Compass Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Steel FC enters the season following the best season in the clubs modern history in 2018. Steel FC advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the USL Cup Playoffs for the first time, following a penalty-kick shootout win over Eastern Conference rivals Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the first round of the 2018 USL Cup Playoffs.