D.C. United and Major League Soccer today announced dates for all 27 of the club home openers for the 2021 MLS season. The opening weekend of MLS action will kick off on Friday, April 16, including five nationally televised matches across the ABC, FOX, and Univision networks in the U.S., as well as matches on CTV, TSN, TVA and TVA Sports in Canada. D.C. United will play New York City FC on Saturday, April 17 at Audi Field with kickoff scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. The following week, the Black-and-Red will travel to Gillette Stadium to play against the New England Revolution in their home opener on Saturday, April 24 at 8 p.m. ET. The remainder of the 2021 MLS regular season schedule will be announced at a later date.
The Black-and-Red are continuing to work with local government and health officials to safely welcome fans back to Audi Field in 2021. The club will provide updates on fan attendance at Audi Field ahead of the 2021 home opener.
Streaming and broadcast information for D.C. United’s 2021 MLS season will be announced by the club at a later date.
The 2021 opening weekend will be the first time all five national broadcast partners showcase MLS matches on their over-the-air networks, including ABC, FOX, and Univision’s UniMás in the U.S., and CTV and TVA in Canada.
Due to travel restrictions between the U.S. and Canada, the three Canadian clubs will begin the MLS regular season in the U.S. with each club hosting matches in a U.S. city:
- Montreal Impact: Miami, Fla.; Inter Miami CF Stadium
- Toronto FC: Orlando, Fla.; Exploria Stadium
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Sandy, Utah; Rio Tinto Stadium
Full dates and broadcast details of the 2021 MLS season schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.
2021 Major League Soccer Regular Season Home Openers
All times are ET. Home teams listed first. Schedule is subject to change.
| Friday, April 16, 2021 | ||
8 p.m. | Houston Dynamo FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes (BBVA Stadium) | ESPN+ |
9:30 p.m. | Seattle Sounders FC vs. Minnesota United FC (Lumen Field) | FS1, FOX Deportes |
| Saturday, April 17, 2021 | ||
1 p.m. | New York Red Bulls vs. Sporting Kansas City (Red Bull Arena) | ESPN+ |
2 p.m. | CF Montréal vs. Toronto FC (Miami, Fla.; Inter Miami CF Stadium) | CTV, TSN, TVA, TVA Sports, ESPN+ |
3 p.m. | Orlando City SC vs. Atlanta United (Exploria Stadium) | UniMás, TUDN, Twitter |
5:30 p.m. | Los Angeles Football Club vs. Austin FC (Banc of California Stadium) | FOX, FOX Deportes |
8 p.m. | FC Dallas vs. Colorado Rapids (Toyota Stadium) | ESPN+ |
| 8 p.m. | D.C. United vs. New York City FC (Audi Field) | ESPN+ |
8:30 p.m. | Nashville SC vs. FC Cincinnati (Nissan Stadium) | ESPN+ |
8:30 p.m. | Chicago Fire FC vs. New England Revolution (Soldier Field) | ESPN+ |
| Sunday, April 18, 2021 | ||
3 p.m. | Inter Miami CF vs. LA Galaxy (Inter Miami CF Stadium) | ABC, ESPN Deportes |
5:30 p.m. | Columbus Crew SC vs. Philadelphia Union (Historic Crew Stadium) | FS1, FOX Deportes |
10 p.m. | Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Portland Timbers (Rio Tinto Stadium) | TSN, ESPN+ |
| Friday, April 23, 2021 | ||
7:30 p.m. | Sporting Kansas City vs. Orlando City SC (Children’s Mercy Park) | FS1, FOX Deportes |
| Saturday, April 24, 2021 | ||
1 p.m. | New York City FC vs. Cincinnati FC (Yankee Stadium) | ESPN+ |
3 p.m. | Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (Exploria Stadium) | CTV, TSN, ESPN+ |
3:30 p.m. | San Jose Earthquakes vs. FC Dallas (Earthquakes Stadium) | Univision, TUDN, Twitter |
8 p.m. | Atlanta United vs. Chicago Fire FC (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) | ESPN+ |
8 p.m. | New England Revolution vs. D.C. United (Gillette Stadium) | ESPN+ |
8 p.m. | Philadelphia Union vs. Inter Miami CF (Subaru Park) | ESPN+ |
8 p.m. | Minnesota United FC vs. Real Salt Lake (Allianz Field) | ESPN+ |
9 p.m. | Colorado Rapids vs. Austin FC (Dick’s Sporting Goods Park) | ESPN+ |
10:30 p.m. | Portland Timbers vs. Houston Dynamo FC (Providence Park) | ESPN+ |
| Sunday, April 25, 2021 | ||
5:30 p.m. | LA Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls (Dignity Health Sports Park) | FS1, FOX Deportes |
| Saturday, May 1, 2021 | ||
2 p.m. | Real Salt Lake vs. Sporting Kansas City (Rio Tinto Stadium) | ESPN+ |
| Sunday, May 16, 2021 | ||
4 p.m. | FC Cincinnati vs. Inter Miami CF (West End Stadium) | FOX, FOX Deportes |
| Saturday, June 19, 2021 | ||
9 p.m. | Austin FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes (Q2 Stadium) | UniMás, TUDN, Twitter |
