2025 Major League Soccer season explained
The 2025 Major League Soccer season will be the 30th season of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada, and the 47th season overall of a national first-division league in the United States.
MLS expanded to 30 clubs this season with the addition of San Diego FC, an expansion team awarded in 2023.[1] The season will begin on the weekend of February 22, 2025. The league's 30 teams will be divided into the Eastern and Western conferences. The LA Galaxy or the New York Red Bulls will be the reigning MLS Cup champions.
All MLS games will be broadcast on MLS Season Pass for the third year as part of a ten-year partnership between MLS and Apple Inc. for the broadcast and streaming rights to all MLS and Leagues Cup games, as well as select MLS Next and MLS Next Pro games.[2]
The defending Supporters' Shield holders are Inter Miami CF, who set the all-time points record during the 2024 season.[3] The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, hosted by the United States, will take place during the middle of the season and include MLS participants Seattle Sounders FC and Inter Miami CF.[4]
Teams
Stadiums and locations
See main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|
| Atlanta United FC | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 42,500 |
| Austin FC | Q2 Stadium | 20,738 |
| Charlotte FC | Bank of America Stadium | 38,000[5] |
| Chicago Fire FC | Soldier Field | 24,955 |
| FC Cincinnati | TQL Stadium | 26,000 |
| Colorado Rapids | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | 18,061 |
| Columbus Crew | Lower.com Field | 20,011 |
| FC Dallas | Toyota Stadium | 20,500 |
| D.C. United | Audi Field | 20,000 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | Shell Energy Stadium | 22,039 |
| LA Galaxy | Dignity Health Sports Park | 27,000 |
| Los Angeles FC | BMO Stadium | 22,000 |
| Minnesota United FC | Allianz Field | 19,400 |
| Inter Miami CF | Chase Stadium | 21,550 |
| CF Montréal | Saputo Stadium | 19,619 |
| Nashville SC | Geodis Park | 30,000 |
| New England Revolution | Gillette Stadium | 20,000 |
| New York City FC | Yankee Stadium
Citi Field | 28,743
41,992 |
| New York Red Bulls | Red Bull Arena | 25,000 |
| Orlando City SC | Inter&Co Stadium | 25,500 |
| Philadelphia Union | Subaru Park | 18,500 |
| Portland Timbers | Providence Park | 25,218 |
| Real Salt Lake | America First Field | 20,213 |
| San Diego FC | Snapdragon Stadium | 35,000 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | PayPal Park | 18,000 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | Lumen Field | 37,722 |
| Sporting Kansas City | Children's Mercy Park | 18,467 |
| St. Louis City SC | Energizer Park | 22,423 |
| Toronto FC | BMO Field | 28,351 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | BC Place | 22,120 | |
Transfers
List of Major League Soccer transfers 2025
Personnel and sponsorships
- Web site: San Diego awarded 30th MLS team, will debut in 2025 . May 18, 2023 . November 9, 2023 . Hernandez . Cesar . May 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230525183116/https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37676377/mls-names-san-diego-30th-team-debut-2025 . live .
- News: Noor Haq . Sana . June 15, 2022 . MLS and Apple announce 10-year streaming deal . . October 30, 2022 . October 31, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031043333/https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/football/mls-apple-streaming-deal-spt-intl/index.html . live .
- Web site: Inter Miami CF Wins 2024 Supporters' Shield . October 2, 2024 . October 21, 2024.
- News: Kaufman . Michelle . Michelle Kaufman . October 20, 2024 . Inter Miami earns spot in 2025 Club World Cup, will play opener at Hard Rock Stadium . . October 24, 2024.
- News: Spanberg . Erik . February 11, 2022 . Charlotte FC moving closer to sellout for season opener at Bank of America Stadium . Charlotte Business Journal . subscription . May 10, 2024.
- Web site: Chicago Fire FC Kicks Off Multi-Year Partnership with Carvana as Official Online Auto Retailer and Front of Kit Sponsor – Chicago Fire FC . 2023-12-13 . chicagofirefc . en . December 12, 2023 . December 13, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213013701/https://www.chicagofirefc.com/news/chicago-fire-fc-kicks-off-multi-year-partnership-with-carvana-as-official-online . live .
- [Rockstar (drink)|Rockstar]
- [Blue Cross Blue Shield|Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota]
- [Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt Health]
- [Montefiore Medical Center|Montefiore Einstein]
- Web site: Portland Timbers unveil Tillamook as jersey partner. timbers.com. May 12, 2024. May 14, 2024.
- [Dutch Bros. Coffee]
- Web site: San Diego FC announces jersey sponsor ahead of first Major League Soccer season . July 19, 2024 . October 23, 2024 . Finley . Ryan.
- [Swedish Hospital|Providence Swedish]
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|
| Austin FC |  Davy Arnaud (interim) | End of interim period | October 25, 2024 | Pre-season |  Nico Estévez | October 25, 2024[15] |
| Philadelphia Union | Jim Curtin | Mutual consent | November 7, 2024[16] | TBD | TBD |
| Atlanta United FC | Rob Valentino (interim) | End of interim period | November 7, 2024 | TBD | TBD |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Ian Russell (interim) | End of interim period | November 7, 2024 | Bruce Arena | November 7, 2024[17] |
| FC Dallas |  Peter Luccin (interim) | End of interim period | November 20, 2024 | Eric Quill | November 20, 2024[18] |
| Inter Miami CF |  Gerardo Martino | Resigned | November 22, 2024[19] | Javier Mascherano | November 26, 2024[20] |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC |  Vanni Sartini | Mutual consent | November 25, 2024[21] | TBD | TBD |
| New York City FC | Nick Cushing | Fired | November 26, 2024[22] | TBD | TBD |
| St. Louis City SC | John Hackworth (interim) | End of interim period | November 26, 2024 |  Olof Mellberg | November 26, 2024[23] |
| Toronto FC | John Herdman | Resigned | November 29, 2024[24] | TBD | TBD | |
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