Major League Soccer: 2025 schedule, teams, format, how to watch

Major League Soccer will enter its 30th season in 2025. 

The regular season runs from February 22nd to October 18th, 2025, with dates for the MLS Cup playoffs still to be determined. 

The 2025 Major League Soccer season will feature 30 teams, with San Diego FC joining the league and last season's standouts LA Galaxy aiming to defend their title.

2025 MLS schedule

MLS runs from February to December. The 2025 season begins on February 22nd, which is the second-earliest date in league history after the February 21st, 2024 start date last season.

The regular season runs until Decision Day on October 18th, before the teams that qualify for the playoffs battle for the MLS Cup, with the date of the Final yet to be determined.

2025 MLS Cup date

The 2025 MLS Cup Final date is yet to be confirmed. 

Read all you need to know about MLS Cup 2025 on site.

How to watch MLS

Apple has broadcast and streaming rights for MLS after signing a 10-year deal in 2022. 

They will show all MLS matches and selected minor league matches, with this all available on the MLS Season Pass within Apple's TV app.

MLS teams

MLS is made up of 30 teams, split into two conferences - Eastern and Western.

Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Atlanta United FC	Austin FC
Charlotte FC	Colorado Rapids
Chicago Fire FC	FC Dallas
FC Cincinnati	Houston Dynamo FC
Columbus Crew	LA Galaxy
DC United	Los Angeles FC
Inter Miami CF	Minnesota United FC
CF Montreal	Portland Timbers
Nashville SC	Real Salt Lake
New England Revolution	San Diego FC
New York City FC	San Jose Earthquakes
New York Red Bulls	Seattle Sounders FC
Orlando City SC	Sporting Kansas City
Philadelphia Union	St Louis City SC
Toronto FC	Vancouver Whitecaps FC

List of MLS stadiums

Team	Stadium	City	Capacity
Atlanta United	Mercedes-Benz-Stadium	Atlanta, GA	71,000
Austin FC	Q2 Stadium	Austin, TX	20,738
CF Montreal	Saputo Stadium	Montreal, Quebec	19,619
Charlotte FC	Bank of America Stadium	Charlotte, NC	74,867
Chicago Fire	Soldier Field	Chicago, IL	61,500
Colorado Rapids	Dick's Sporting Goods Park	Commerce City, CO	18,000
Columbus Crew	Lower.com Stadium	Columbus, OH	20,145
D.C. United	Audi Field	Washington, D.C.	20,000
FC Cincinnati	TQL Stadium	Cincinnati, OH	26,000
FC Dallas	Toyota Stadium	Dallas, TX	20,500
Houston Dynamo	Shell Energy Stadium	Houston, TX	22,000
Inter Miami CF	DRV Pink Stadium	Fort Lauderdale, FL	21,000
Los Angeles FC	BMO Stadium	Los Angeles, CA	22,000
LA Galaxy	Dignity Health Sports Park	Carson, CA	27,000
Minnesota United FC	Allianz Field	Saint Paul, MN	19,400
Nashville SC	Geodis Park	Nashville, TN	30,000
New England Revolution	Gillette Stadium	Foxborough, MA	68,756
New York City FC	Yankee Stadium	Bronx, NY	47,300
New York Red Bulls	Red Bull Arena	Harrison, NJ	25,000
Orlando City SC	Exploria Stadium	Orlando, FL	25,500
Philadelphia Union	Subaru Park	Chester, PA	18,500
Portland Timbers	Providence Park	Portland, OR	25,218
Real Salt Lake	America First Field	Sandy, UT	20,213
San Diego FC	Snapdragon Stadium	San Diego, CA	35,000
San Jose Earthquakes	PayPal Park	San Jose, CA	18,000
Seattle Sounders FC	Lumen Field	Seattle, WA	68,740
Sporting Kansas City	Children's Mercy Park	Kansas City, KS	18,467
St. Louis City SC	CityPark	St. Louis, MO	22,500
Toronto FC	BMO Field	Toronto, Ontario	30,991
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	BC Place	Vancouver, BC	54,500

MLS league format

Each team in MLS will play 34 regular season games, 17 at home and 17 away. 

The two teams that lead their conferences at the end of the season will go straight into Round One of both the playoffs and the CONCACAF Champions Cup. 

Teams finishing second to sixth go straight into Round One, while eight and nine go into a Wild Card round, where they face off in a one-off tie. 

The regular season will pause for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup in late June, but there will be no break for Leagues Cup in August as there was in 2024.

MLS All-Star Game

The MLS All-Star Game is an annual exhibition soccer match held in the middle of the season in July or August. The 2025 edition will be hosted at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, the home of Austin FC.

The game features the best players from MLS, selected through a combination of fan voting, media voting, and player voting, playing against an international opponent, which could be another league's all-star team, a specific club team, or a national team. The 2025 opponent has yet to be announced.

Read all you need to know about the MLS All-Star Game on site.

Who won the MLS Cup in 2024?

LA Galaxy won its league-record sixth MLS Cup in 2024, beating the New York Red Bulls 2-1 in the Final.

2025 MLS Outright Odds

Odds to win the 2025 MLS Cup are not yet available.

View the latest odds to win MLS Cup on site.