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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 will be expanded to 30 clubs following the addition of San Diego FC, an expansion team awarded in 2023.[2] The season will begin on the weekend of February 22, 2025.[1] The league's 30 teams will be divided into the Eastern and Western conferences.
All MLS games will be broadcast on Apple TV+ for the third year as part of a ten-year partnership for the broadcast and streaming rights to all MLS and Leagues Cup games, as well as select MLS Next and MLS Next Pro games.[3]
The defending Supporters' Shield holders are Inter Miami CF, who set the all-time points record during the 2024 season.[4] 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.[5]
- ^ a b Zeigler, Mark (October 21, 2024). "San Diego FC learns its first two Major League Soccer opponents". MSN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Hernandez, Cesar (May 18, 2023). "San Diego awarded 30th MLS team, will debut in 2025". Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Noor Haq, Sana (June 15, 2022). "MLS and Apple announce 10-year streaming deal". CNN. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "Inter Miami CF Wins 2024 Supporters' Shield". October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ Kaufman, Michelle (October 20, 2024). "Inter Miami earns spot in 2025 Club World Cup, will play opener at Hard Rock Stadium". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 24, 2024.