Major League Soccer announced today the full 2025 MLS regular season schedule for FC Cincinnati. The Orange and Blue kick off their seventh season in MLS, and 10th season overall, on Saturday, Feb. 22 against defending Eastern Conference Champion New York Red Bulls. Kickoff for FC Cincinnati’s season home opener is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
The 34-game MLS regular season slate begins and ends at TQL Stadium, marking the third straight season with a home MLS opener for FC Cincinnati. The Orange and Blue will again play 17 regular season games in the Queen City and 17 on the road. FC Cincinnati will face each of the other 14 Eastern Conference teams once at home and once away. All MLS games will once again feature on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, where they can be watched anywhere in the world with no blackouts, and can be found on the radio locally on iHeartMedia in English and in Spanish on La Mega.
Tickets for FC Cincinnati’s home opener against Red Bulls, as well as for the March 8 match against Toronto, are on sale today. Tickets are available via an exclusive early access window for Season Ticket Holders and Orange & Blue Reserve members now. Public on sale begins at 5 p.m. ET today. The rest of the 2025 single game tickets will go on sale in the new year. Visit FCCincinnati.com/tickets or head to SeatGeek to purchase today.
MLS will pause league play briefly during June for the Concacaf Gold Cup and FIFA Club World Cup, as 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. More information on the 2025 MLS Schedule can be found on the league’s website.
FCC will meet six Western Conference opponents: Austin FC, FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City at home, and Real Salt Lake, the Portland Timbers and defending MLS Cup Champion LA Galaxy on the road. FC Cincinnati will open with 13 Eastern Conference opponents in the first 15 games, including nine consecutive to start the year.
FC Cincinnati’s MLS Season opener comes between the club’s Concacaf Champions Cup Round One fixtures against Honduran club FC Motagua. FC Cincinnati visit the Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés on Wednesday, Feb. 19, before beginning MLS play on the Saturday against Red Bulls. Leg two against Motagua takes place at TQL Stadium on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
Hell is Real returns for the 17th and 18th editions, as Cincinnati will face in-state rivals Columbus Crew for Hell is Real at Lower.com Field on Saturday, May 17 during MLS Rivalry Week. The Crew visit TQL Stadium on Saturday, July 12. The road iteration of the rivalry in July will be one of two games schedule to be televised nationally and linearly on Fox Sports 1 (July 26 at Inter Miami CF).
FC Cincinnati will make history with two road trips never before scheduled, as well as a few new visits to TQL Stadium. The Orange and Blue will visit the Portland Timbers on Saturday, Aug. 16 and LA Galaxy on Saturday Sept. 20, each for the first time in the club’s history.
2021 expansion club Austin FC will visit TQL Stadium for the first time on Saturday, May 10, and FC Dallas will head to the Queen City for the first time in their club’s history on Wednesday, May 28. The Orange and Blue defeated Dallas 1-0 last season in Texas, and previously made trips to Austin (2022) and Dallas (2019).
FC Cincinnati’s full schedule for the 2025 season may be found below.
DATE
OPPONENT
LOCATION
TIME (ET)
Wed., Feb 19
at FC Motagua (Concacaf Champions Cup Round One)
Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés; Tegucigalpa, Honduras
10 p.m.
Sat., Feb 22
New York Red Bulls
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb 26
FC Motagua (Concacaf Champions Cup Round One)
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 p.m.
Sat., Mar 1
at Philadelphia Union
Subaru Park; Chester, Pa.
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Mar 8
Toronto FC
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Mar 15
at Charlotte FC
Bank of America Stadium; Charlotte, N.C.
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Mar 22
Atlanta United
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
2:30 p.m.
Sat., Mar 29
at Nashville SC
GEODIS Park; Nashville, Tenn.
8:30 p.m.
Sat., Apr 5
New England Revolution
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Apr 12
at D.C. United
Audi Field; Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Apr 19
at Chicago Fire FC
Soldier Field; Chicago, Ill.
8:30 p.m.
Sat., Apr 26
Sporting Kansas City
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
2:30 p.m.
Sun., May 4
at New York City FC
Citi Field; Queens, NY
5 p.m.
Sat., May 10
Austin FC
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m.
Wed., May 14
at Toronto FC
BMO Field; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7:30 p.m.
Sat., May 17
at Columbus Crew
Lower.com Field; Columbus, Ohio
7 p.m.
Sun., May 25
at Atlanta United
Mercedes-Benz Stadium; Atlanta, Ga.
7 p.m.
Wed., May 28
FC Dallas
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m.
Sat., May 31
D.C. United
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jun 14
at New England Revolution
Gillette Stadium; Foxborough, Mass.
7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jun 25
at CF Montréal
Stade Saputo; Montréal, Québec, Canada
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jun 28
at Orlando City SC
Inter&Co Stadium; Orlando, Fla.
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jul 5
Chicago Fire FC
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jul 12
Columbus Crew
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jul 16
Inter Miami CF
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jul 19
at Real Salt Lake
America First Field; Salt Lake City, Utah
9:30 p.m.
Sat., Jul 26
at Inter Miami CF
Chase Stadium; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
7 p.m.
Sun., Aug 10
Charlotte FC
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
6 p.m.
Sat., Aug 16
at Portland Timbers
Providence Park; Portland, Ore.
10:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug 23
New York City FC
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug 30
Philadelphia Union
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Sep 13
Nashville SC
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Sep 20
at LA Galaxy
Dignity Health Sports Park; Carson, Calif.
10:30 p.m.
Sat., Sep 27
Orlando City SC
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
2:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct 4
at New York Red Bulls
Red Bull Arena; Harrison, N.J.
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct 18
CF Montréal
TQL Stadium; Cincinnati, Ohio
6 p.m.
Notes on FC Cincinnati’s 2025 schedule:
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