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Season Schedule & Home Opener Announced

Metro Opens Spring Play Away To NJAFC Before Hosting Queens Meadow FC In Home Opener
Published Mar 24, 2021

ELMWOOD PARK, NJ (March 24, 2021) - EFA Metro announced today the club's spring regular season schedule. The 2021 UPSL Spring season will feature a full 11 match schedule leading up to divisional playoffs on Wednesday, June 23rd. Following a successful, inaugural season, Metro will be back at Athenia Steel Park in Clifton, New Jersey for 5 home matches. After playing in Divison 1 of the United Premier Soccer League during fall, the team will compete in the newly formed Premier Division against some of the top teams in the greater NY/NJ and Pennsylvania area in the 4th division of US Soccer.

The season kicks off at 3 PM against state rival NJ Alliance FC on Sunday, April 11th before a return for the home opener in front of the Ultra faithful that will see the recently rebranded Queens Meadows FC, formerly Santa Fe NY, visit Athenia Steel Park for a 7:45 PM kickoff.

Other notable matches include a rematch of the Divisional Finals in only the third match of the season for the team when Metro travels to Long Island, NY to take on the fall champions, NY Contour. Additionally, Metro will face-off against three new foes when the team clashes with Salone FC (Philadelphia, PA), Sons of Queens (Queens, NY) and Hudson Valley Hammers (Hudson Valley, NY).

Tickets will be available the evening of every home match by cost of donation.