Happy New Year! The PLL unveiled their 2023 schedule on Sunday afternoon. The PLL will continue to help grow the game by bringing the top players in the game all over the United States in 2023.
The countdown for the 2023 Season starts NOW 📅 pic.twitter.com/PFqQFBACSf
— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) January 1, 2023
The 2023 season will include 10 regular season weekends, 3 post-season, and 1 all-star weekend. Regular season weekends will feature four games, with all eight teams playing once per weekend. The league has not yet released the exact dates and times for the contests as of yet.
Before we get into the schedule here are a few takeaways looking at the schedule:
Keep Playing the Hits
Ticket sales revenue has increased 24% year-over-year in the PLL first four years. 2022 saw the PLL have sellouts at four of their locations; Albany, Fairfield, Baltimore, and Denver. The league will be making return trips to each of these stadiums.
College & Soccer Stadiums
I loved seeing that the PLL is finding the right size stadiums to showcase their game. As much as I love the league playing at Gillette Stadium, a packed Homewood or Barton Stadium add another level of electricity to the games.
This year the league will play at six college stadiums, four soccer stadiums, and three NFL facilities. The average capacity for the regular season games this season will be 6,550.
New Venues
The PLL will visit two new venues in 2023. They make their return to the Midwest and will play in Ohio State’s brand new state-of-the-art facility. The new facility will seat somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000 fans and should make for an elite fan experience.
The league will also change venues in Seattle. Last year the PLL played in the Tacoma Dome. This year they are moving to Cheney Stadium. Cheney Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tacoma that houses both the Tacoma Rainiers (MiLB) and the Tacoma Defiance (MLS Next Pro).
All-Star Game
The league did not announce where the 2023 All-Star game will be held. I think this would be a great opportunity for the league to jump into California and also bookend the World Lacrosse Games experience. The games will be held from June 21 to July 1st in San Diego at San Diego State University and the University of San Diego. San Diego State just opened the newly constructed 35,000-seat Snapdragon Stadium.
Here is a closer look at the 2023 schedule.
Week 1 (Albany, NY)
Site: Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Seating Capacity: 8,500
Dates: June 2- June 4
Week 2 (Charlotte, NC)
Site: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Seating Capacity: 10,500
Dates: June 9 – June 11
Week 3 (Columbus, OH)
Site: OSU Lacrosse Stadium
Seating Capacity: 3,000
Dates: June 16 – June 18
Week 4 (Minneapolis, MN)
Site: TCO Stadium
Seating Capacity: 6,000
Dates: July 7 – July 9
Week 5 (Fairfield, CT)
Site: Rafferty Stadium
Seating Capacity: 3,500
Dates: July 14 – July 16
Week 6 (All Star Game)
where should we go for the 2023 @PremierLacrosse All Star Game?
— Paul Rabil (@PaulRabil) January 1, 2023
Week 7 (Dallas, TX)
Site: The Star
Seating Capacity: 12,000
Dates: July 28 – July 30
Week 8 (Baltimore, MD)
Site: Homewood Field
Seating Capacity: 8,500
Dates: August 4 – August 6
Week 9 (Denver, CO)
Site: Barton Stadium
Seating Capacity: 2,000
Dates: August 11 – August 13
Week 10 (Seattle, WA)
Site: Cheney Stadium
Seating Capacity: 6,500
Dates: August 18 – August 20
Week 11 (Salt Lake City, UT)
Site: Zions Bank Stadium
Seating Capacity: 5,000
Dates: August 25 – August 27
Playoffs
Quarterfinals (Boston, MA)
Site: Gillette Stadium
Seating Capacity: 65,878
Dates: September 1 – September 4
Semifinals (Long Island, NY)
Site: Shuart Stadium
Seating Capacity: 11,929
Dates: September 8 – September 10
Championship (Philadelphia, PA)
Site: Subaru Park
Seating Capacity: 18,500
Dates: TBD
Tickets for the PLL 2023 schedule have not been released as of yet. Those interested can sign up for access to tickets HERE!