Greenville, SC – The Greenville Triumph has announced its 2021 preseason schedule, which will consist of four matches and feature all upper-division opponents. The club’s slate will begin on March 20 and play through April 17 ahead of the 2021 USL League One season.
MARCH 20 | D.C. UNITED
John Harkes’s championship side will step onto the pitch for the first time in 2021 to compete against the very organization he helped build from the ground up. As D.C. United’s first-ever captain, Harkes led the MLS club to three championship matches and two titles in just three seasons after signing with the team in 1996. D.C. United finished 13th in the MLS Eastern Conference with a 5-6-12 record in 2020.
APRIL 2 | CHARLESTON BATTERY
Next on the Triumph’s preseason slate is USL Championship side, Charleston Battery. The two clubs met last February for a preseason match that saw Greenville earn a 1-0 win at Greenville Triumph Stadium. With an 9-3-3 record, Charleston’s 2020 season ended after a 1-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the Eastern Conference Semi-Final Playoff match.
APRIL 11 | LOUISVILLE CITY FC
Building on a challenging first two matches, Greenville will also face a Louisville City squad that finished the condensed, 16-game USL Championship season with the Eastern Conference’s best record. The boys in purple advanced to the USLC Eastern Conference Final for a sixth straight year before also falling short to the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Both Greenville and LouCity return nearly every key player from their respective 2020 seasons.
APRIL 17 | CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE
Rounding out Greenville’s preseason tour is USL Championship side Charlotte Independence, whose 2020 season came to a close in the conference quarterfinals at the hands of the aforementioned Charleston Battery. Charlotte and Greenville also met last February for a preseason friendly that saw Greenville defeated 2-0. Charlotte is set to play the 2021 season in a brand new American Legion Memorial Stadium and will play in the USLC’s Atlantic Division alongside the Charleston Battery.
The 2021 USL League One season is set to kick off at the beginning of May. The regular season schedule will be announced soon. Click here to purchase Triumph tickets.
