Maybe Yankee Stadium can work for New York City FC.

But it won’t be easy.

Major League Baseball released its full 2015 regular season schedule on Monday afternoon. Included in the release? The 2015 New York Yankees home schedule.

While most baseball fans will be circling their calendar for the next Red Sox encounter, we here at EOS have our eyes on those away fixtures. NYCFC will be in a tough spot this year, sharing the field with their baseball overlords. From what has been garnered, it would take 2-3 days to turnover field usage from baseball to soccer.

With that criteria, we have narrowed down the season from start to finish.

Here is a month-by-month breakdown:

March: If you look at the New York Red Bulls as a primer, MLS has made a conscious decision to reduce home matches for Northeast teams to start the season due to weather concerns. The Yankees do not start play until April 6th. This leaves it completely clear for NYCFC to schedule their matches at any time they wish. Availability: All month long. April: Wednesday the 1st through Sunday the 5th are open for play. Field turnover for baseball usage makes a weekend match impossible with the Yankees scheduled to open up their year at Yankees Stadium on the 6th. However, NYCFC does have the time to take on a midweek match to start the month. The Yankees are gone from the 13th to the 23rd, allowing room for another midweek home match and weekend encounter. Availability: Two midweek matches and a weekend match. May: April 30th to May 6th gives NYCFC another ample shot at a weekend homestand. The Yankees are out from the 11th to the 21st, meaning NYCFC can play both a midweek and weekend match comfortably. The weekend of May 30-31st is also a viable home match for the club with enough time to tear down and rebuild the mound for the Yankees next homestand. May is by far the friendliest month towwards NYCFC. Availability: Three weekend matches, one midweek June: June gets a bit more crowded for the Yankees, leaving all of two viable weekend dates open for NYCFC. Availability: Two weekend matches). July: The MLB All Star Game gives NYCFC the chance at using Yankee Stadium for a midweek match on the 15th. If the Yankees can turn over the baseball field in two days, a Sunday home match can be in the books for the 26th. If not, a midweek match on the 29th can certainly give NYCFC enough time to play and turn the field over. Availability: Two midweek, one weekend August: The 1st is a viable date for a home match, giving the Yankees ample time to prepare for their August 4th match against Boston at home. Outside of that, the 29-30th are the only available weekend home dates. Availability: One weekday, One weekend September: The first chance NYCFC will get at playing in Yankees Stadium is September 2nd, but a two day turnover leading up to a September 4th match against Tampa Bay may be asking too much. More than likely, Wednesday the 16th gives NYCFC ample time to prepare as does the weekend of the 19th-20th. Availability: One certain midweek, One possible midweek, One weekend October: The MLB season stretches into the first week of October. The Yankees will be out in Baltimore through the first weekend, meaning NYCFC can schedule a match then. Availability: One weekend

So what does this tell us?

First, a bit of context. Both March and October are floating variables. The league’s weather concerns are a real problem, but shouldn’t hinder NYCFC if they need to go home heavy to start the season. October, however, is a gamble with the MLB playoffs.

So let’s concentrate on what is known. MLS teams play 17 regular season home matches. From April to the first week of October, NYCFC have room for a possible 17 matches at home (18 if you count September’s midweek fixture). With October a toss up after the first weekend, NYCFC may face a road heavy finish to the year. On the flip side, that may mean a home-heavy Spring with a sparse summer schedule in the humid Northeast.

One potential hazard to the debuting NYCFC? Home matches will be few and far between in the closing months. While March and October remain unknowns, it is clear that the early season has more openings for home matches than August or September. From August on through October 4th, NYCFC can count on a just three open weekends for home encounters, and two possible midweek match opportunities. The remaining October fixtures will depend on just how gracious their Yankees landlords want to be during playoff season.

Bottom line? It won’t be easy for the MLS debutantes — but it clearly won’t be impossible to fit NYCFC into the plans of Yankee Stadium