Crystal Palace Baltimore will open its season April 16 at 7 p.m. against FC Tampa Bay at UMBC Soccer Stadium. Five days later, Palace will host the Puerto Rico Islanders. These matches begin a 30-game regular-season schedule consisting of 15 home and 15 road matches in the new 12-team US Soccer Federation Division II. Tampa Bay is also Palace's opponent in its final regular-season match Oct. 1 in Florida. Playoffs are set to begin Oct. 4. For a full schedule, go to PalaceBaltimore.com. For ticket information, call 410-933-TEAM or go to the Web site. All games are general admission.

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