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MLS releases 14-game schedule for shortened 2027 season ahead of calendar switch
Each of the 30 teams will play 14 conference games before a single-elimination playoff bracket decides the sprint season champion.
- Major League Soccer unveiled its 2027 'sprint season' schedule on Thursday, featuring an abbreviated campaign from February through May with Toronto hosting Montreal on Feb. 27 as the lone all-Canadian matchup.
- This interim 'sprint season' serves as a transition as MLS moves toward a fall-to-spring calendar starting in July; each of the 30 teams will play 14 conference games with the top eight in each conference qualifying for single-elimination playoffs.
- Games leaguewide will now start at the top of the hour instead of the bottom, and every match throughout the abbreviated season will be available exclusively on Apple.
- Canadian teams conclude their regular-season play on May 8, with Vancouver Whitecaps visiting San Jose Earthquakes, Toronto hosting Inter Miami, and Montreal beginning its campaign on the road against Charlotte on Feb. 21.
- The sprint season culminates with The MLS Cup final scheduled for the last weekend of May, though the single-elimination playoff structure is currently set only for this 2027 campaign.
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This Thursday announced the calendaring of the Sprint Season, a short-lived championship (February to May), before the United States league was homologated with the main competitions of the orb. Alexis Sánchez's Montreal will debut visiting Charlotte.
·Las Condes, Chile
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The Union's 2027 'sprint season' schedule is set as MLS begins its big calendar flip
Kickoff is set for the weekend of Feb. 19-21, with the Union hosting Chicago. The regular season will end on May 8, and the championship game will be Memorial Day weekend. Here are all the details.
·Philadelphia, United States
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The 2026 campaign will be the last in the current format. There will be a transition tournament before the new cycle, which will include a winter break.
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