The Black-and-Red will kickoff the season against Toronto FC at Audi Field on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 19, 2024) - Major League Soccer and D.C United have announced the club’s 2025 MLS Regular Season Schedule. The Black-and-Red open its season against Toronto FC at Audi Field on Saturday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Fans can sign up for pre-sale priority access to purchase single-match tickets by registering HERE prior to 8 a.m. ET on Dec. 20. The priority access pre-sale for single-match tickets begins at 10 a.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 20. Single-match tickets will go on sale to the general public at 2 p.m. ET on Dec. 20 and can be purchased by visiting dcunited.com/tickets/single. Fans interested in purchasing multi-match packages can visit dcunited.com/tickets to select their package. For questions regarding tickets, please contact ticketing@dcunited.com.
The 2025 D.C. United season marks the second year of Head Coach Troy Lesesne and General Manager and Chief Soccer Officer Ally Mackay’s leadership at the club. Fans will see the return of 2024 MLS Golden Boot Winner and MLS Best XI forward Christian Benteke, after the Belgian scored an astounding 23 goals in league play last year. The forward signed a contract extension that will see him remain with the club through this season with an option in 2026. Fellow 2024 MLS All-Star defender Aaron Herrera will look to build on his stellar debut season with the Black-and-Red, alongside defender Lucas Bartlett and midfielders Jared Stroud and Gabriel Pirani, who made substantial impacts on the field for the club last season. The Black-and-Red continue to bolster and revamp their roster this offseason with the acquisition of 22-year-old Brazilian winger João Peglow signing from Radomiak Radom in the Polish first division and has made offseason trades to improve roster depth ahead of the 2025 MLS Season.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The complete D.C. United 2025 Major League Soccer schedule follows.
D.C. United 2025 MLS Regular Season Schedule
Saturday, February 22
Toronto FC
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 1
@ Chicago Fire FC
Location: Soldier Field
Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 8
Sporting Kansas City
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 15
CF Montréal
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 22
@ Orlando City SC
Location: Inter&Co Stadium
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, March 29
Columbus Crew
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, April 6
@ San Jose Earthquakes
Location: PayPal Park
Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. ET
Saturday, April 12
FC Cincinnati
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, April 19
@ New York Red Bulls
Location: Red Bull Arena
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, April 26
@ Philadelphia Union
Location: Subaru Park
Kickoff: 4:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, May 3
Colorado Rapids
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, May 10
@ Toronto FC
Location: BMO Field
Kickoff: 4:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday, May 14
New York City FC
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, May 17
@ Nashville SC
Location: GEODIS Park
Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, May 24
New York Red Bulls
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday, May 28
New England Revolution
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, May 31
@ FC Cincinnati
Location: TQL Stadium
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, June 7
Chicago Fire FC
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, June 14
@ Real Salt Lake
Location: America First Field
Kickoff: 9:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, June 28
Nashville SC
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, July 5
Atlanta United
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, July 12
@ LA Galaxy
Location: Dignity Health Sports Park
Kickoff: 10:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday, July 16
@ Charlotte FC
Location: Bank of America Stadium
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, July 19
@ Columbus Crew
Location: Lower.com Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, July 26
Austin FC
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, August 9
@ New England Revolution
Location: Gillette Stadium
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, August 16
@ CF Montréal
Location: Stade Saputo
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, August 23
Inter Miami CF
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, August 30
@ New York City FC
Location: Yankee Stadium
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, September 13
Orlando City SC
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, September 20
@ Inter Miami CF
Location: Chase Stadium
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, September 27
Philadelphia Union
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, October 4
Charlotte FC
Location: Audi Field
Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, October 18
@ Atlanta United
Location: Mercedez-Benz Stadium
Kickoff: 6:00 p.m. ET
About D.C. United
One of the founding clubs of Major League Soccer in 1996, D.C. United are among the most decorated teams in the United States with 13 domestic and international trophies.
D.C. United have called the District home for the last 28 seasons and play their home games at Audi Field in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Southwest, Washington, D.C, which opened in 2018. In addition to D.C. United games, the 20,000-seat soccer-specific stadium hosts over 100 events year-round and is home to America’s number one sportsbook through a partnership with FanDuel Group.
The Black-and-Red train at the Inova Performance Complex, a state-of-the-art training facility and performance center located in Leesburg, Va. The 40,000 square foot 30-acre training facility, that opened in 2021, features four outdoor practice fields, and a training center equipped with a weight room and recovery facilities.
The Black-and-Red have won the MLS Cup four times (1996, 1997, 1999 and 2004), the Supporters’ Shield four times (1997, 1999, 2006 and 2007) and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup three times (1996, 2008 and 2013). For more information and club updates, please visit http://www.dcunited.com and find us on social media @dcunited.
About Audi Field
The iconic 20,000-seat soccer-specific stadium is nestled in a prime location along the capitol riverfront, the fastest growing area in downtown D.C, and is the permanent home of D.C. United, the Washington Spirit, and the DC Defenders.
Opened in July 2018, Audi Field is a premiere entertainment and event destination and was the host of the 2023 MLS All-Star Game vs. Arsenal FC. Complete with a state-of-the-art FanDuel sportsbook, 500 premium field-level seats, 31 luxury suites, and one of the steepest stadium grades in sports, Audi Field offers fans a truly unique gameday experience. The stadium houses various events year-round from corporate outings, music festivals, and world class international sporting events from the Premier League Lacrosse to College Football, and more.
For more information, please visit www.audifield.com and find us on social media at @AudiField.
