The 2017 USL regular season schedule was revealed on Tuesday, officially starting the countdown to the biggest year in the league’s history on Saturday, March 25. With every team in each conference playing at least a home-and-home series this season, the competition will be fierce from the off as teams look to build an early advantage in the race for the 2017 USL Cup Playoffs.

For some teams that may be easier than others. While the schedule will have the chance to balance itself out over the course of the season, for some teams there will be major challenges to overcome to make sure they arrive in May in good shape. Here are five teams whose paths could be fraught early on.