The anticipation for this upcoming season has reached a fever pitch unlike any other opening weekend in USL history. In celebration of the arrival of the 2016 USL season, exclusive Snapchat filters have been created to enhance fan experience at every single USL Kickoff Weekend game.

Make sure you sign into your Snapchat while you're in the stadium and during the game to share this unique filter with your followers who couldn’t make it out to the match. The filter will be active one hour before, during and one hour after the conclusion of the game.

If you're new to Snapchat here are a few tried and true tips to make sure you’re on your game during the game.

1. Add your USL team account if they have one. You don’t want to miss out on any unique content they create on their own.  

USL teams with accounts: azunitedsc, cityislanders, lagalaxyii, Loucityfc, energyfc, realmonarchs, rkickers93, SanAntonioFC, sacrepublicfc, saintlouisfc, Switchbacksfc,

2. Create an awesome “My Story” that captures your experience, before, during and after the game so everyone knows what you’re up to 
3. Using Emojis are always a good idea to liven up your captions

The soccer ball, fire, hands up and celebration should be in your emoji arsenal:  ⚽️

4. Make sure your location filters are on. To do this from within the app, click the ghost at the top of the screen->Gear wheel->Manage

5. Save your snaps to your phone!

   1. You can do this by clicking the arrow in the bottom left corner, either before you post it to your story or afterward. Note: You can’t save snaps once you have sent them to others!

6. Swipe right to find your custom USL Kickoff filter

The Contest

As an added bonus, we’re going to select a fan snap that best exemplifies USL Kickoff Weekend spirit. So send us your best snapchat on either Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #USLKickoff or tag @USL to be entered to win our USL Kickoff Weekend Contest. 

A single winner will be chosen after the conclusion of all games during the USL Kickoff Weekend. The lucky winner will be randomly selected from all entries and contacted the following week to receive their prize (a USL Swag Bag).

Happy snapping!