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 to 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 rather than the bottom, and every match throughout the abbreviated season will stream exclusively on Apple.
- Canadian teams conclude their regular-season play on May 8, with Vancouver Whitecaps visiting San Jose Earthquakes and Toronto hosting Inter Miami; Montreal begins 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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Toronto FC announces 2027 MLS Sprint Season schedule
MLS unveiled its 2027 Sprint Season schedule on Thursday. The 14-game season takes place from February through May as the MLS transitions into its new summer-to-spring competition calendar beginning in July 2027. Toronto FC opens its season Feb. 20 in Atlanta. The home opener is Feb. 27 against CF Montreal in BMO Field. The season […]
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