Major League Soccer’s 30th season highlighted by the launch of expansion club San Diego FC
MLS regular season to pause for FIFA Club World Cup and Concacaf Gold Cup
MLS All-Star Game set for July 23 at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas
NEW YORK (Thursday, December 19, 2024) – Major League Soccer today announced the schedule and broadcast details for the 2025 MLS regular season. In addition to celebrating the launch of the league’s 30th team, San Diego FC, during the league’s 30th season, the MLS schedule pays tribute to the inaugural campaign and several iconic MLS original matches.
MLS action returns to MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in 2025 with all 510 games available in one dedicated destination with no blackouts in more than 100 countries and regions around the world. New for this upcoming season, MLS Season Pass will broadcast a featured game on Sunday evenings with enhanced production and dedicated studio programming. More details will be shared at a later date.
Select MLS matches will also be available on the FOX family of networks in the United States and TSN and RDS in Canada.
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30th MLS Season
All 30 MLS clubs will be in action as MLS kicks off its 30th season campaign during the MLS is Back opening weekend on Saturday, February 22 and Sunday, February 23. The defending Supporters’ Shield winners Inter Miami CF will host New York City FC in a season-opening Saturday matinee match at Chase Stadium (2:30 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV) while the following day, San Diego FC will begin their inaugural season at Dignity Health Sports Park against the defending MLS Cup presented by Audi champion LA Galaxy (7 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV).
Celebrating the Inaugural MLS Match and First MLS Cup
In celebration of MLS’ 30th year, the 2025 regular season schedule will feature nods to the inaugural 1996 season. On April 6, the San Jose Earthquakes will host D.C. United in a rematch of the league’s first game (5 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV). Additionally, on July 12, the league’s first two MLS Cup finalists, LA Galaxy and D.C. United, will face off at Dignity Health Sports Park (10:30 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV).
2025 MLS All-Star Game in Austin
Austin FC will host the 2025 MLS All-Star Game at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, July 23 (MLS Season Pass on Apple TV). The MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T is scheduled for Tuesday, July 22. Additional details on the 2025 MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T and the opponent for the 2025 MLS All-Star Game will be announced at a later date.
MLS Rivalry Week
MLS Rivalry Week will be played across two matchdays from May 14-18, showcasing the league’s most historic and fiery rivalry matchups.
MLS Rivalry Week begins on Wednesday, May 14, as St. Louis CITY SC host Sporting Kansas City at Energizer Park (8:30 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, FS1). The action continues on Saturday, May 17 with six rivalry games including New York City FC hosting the New York Red Bulls at Citi Field (4:30 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV), and in one of the oldest soccer rivalries in the United States, the Portland Timbers host Seattle Sounders FC at Providence Park in a Cascadia Cup battle (9:30 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, FS1).
MLS Rivalry Week concludes on Sunday, May 18, with Orlando City SC traveling to Chase Stadium to face Floridian rival Inter Miami CF (7 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV) and LAFC facing crosstown rivals LA Galaxy on the road in the always highly anticipated El Tráfico (9 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV).
Every Match on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
MLS Season Pass on Apple TV will continue to broadcast all MLS matches live throughout the season complimented by extensive studio coverage. The popular whip around studio show, MLS 360, provides live look-ins from every active match alongside expert analysis in English and Spanish. Pregame and postgame studio shows, MLS Countdown and MLS Wrap Up in English and MLS La Previa and MLS El Resumen in Spanish, return with full preview and postgame analysis and insights across all matchday action.
MLS Season Pass will also continue to feature a wide array of on-demand content and in-depth special features spanning all 30 MLS clubs.
MLS on FOX, TSN, and RDS
Returning for its 11th consecutive season, FOX Sports will air 34 MLS games in 2025 in the U.S., including 15 matches on FOX and 19 matches on FS1, with all FOX Sports broadcasts also providing Spanish-language coverage on FOX Deportes. The first game on the FOX Sports schedule will feature LAFC hosting Minnesota United FC on Saturday, February 22 (4:30 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, FOX).
The complete schedule of TSN and RDS regular season matches, which will include at least one match per week featuring an MLS Canadian club, will be announced in the coming weeks.
Rematch of 2024 MLS Cup presented by Audi
On Saturday, May 10, the New York Red Bulls will host the LA Galaxy in a rematch of 2024 MLS Cup presented by Audi at Sports Illustrated Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV). It will mark the first time the LA Galaxy have traveled to Harrison, New Jersey since May 4, 2019.
2025 Schedule Format
With the addition of San Diego FC as the league’s 30th club, the MLS schedule format will include every MLS team competing in 34 regular season games, featuring 17 at home and 17 on the road. Clubs will play conference opponents twice (28 games), once at home and once away. Each club will play six different cross-conference opponents.
MLS to Pause for FIFA Club World Cup and Concacaf Gold Cup
MLS stadiums across the United States and Canada will be featured prominently with 14 MLS venues serving as hosts to the first-ever 32-team FIFA Club World Cup and the 2025 Gold Cup, Concacaf’s flagship men’s national team tournament. MLS will pause regular season play from June 15-24 for the FIFA Club World Cup, an event featuring Inter Miami CF and Seattle Sounders FC, and the Concacaf Gold Cup.
Leagues Cup 2025
Leagues Cup 2025, the official Concacaf tournament between LIGA MX and MLS will be played July 29 to August 31 and, similar to other global cup competitions, Leagues Cup will take place during the MLS regular season.
MLS Decision Day 2025
The MLS regular season concludes with Decision Day 2025 on Saturday, October 18. The slate, which features Eastern Conference matches kicking off at 6 p.m. ET and Western Conference matches beginning at 9 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, decides who is in and who is out in the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs. Additionally, New York City FC will host Seattle Sounders in an interconference match at 6 p.m. ET on the final matchday of the season.
2025 MLS Cup presented by Audi
The Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs will culminate in Major League Soccer’s championship match, 2025 MLS Cup presented by Audi. The schedule for the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs and MLS Cup presented by Audi will be announced at a later date.
