LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 11: Steven Gerrard #8 of the Los Angeles Galaxy takes a shot on goal against Club America in the International Champions Cup 2015 at StubHub Center on July 11, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 11: Steven Gerrard #8 of the Los Angeles Galaxy takes a shot on goal against Club America in the International Champions Cup 2015 at StubHub Center on July 11, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
FOX Sports Shifts Four MLS Matches to Broadcast Network TV in 2016
FOX Sports today unveils its 2016 Major League Soccer regular season television schedule, and following the first year of an eight year agreement that saw viewership on FS1 increase 40% over the prior year, FOX Sports moves four MLS matches to the FOX broadcast network this season. The move provides the world-class soccer league with unprecedented over-the-air network exposure in approximately 115 million U.S. television homes.
FOX Sports’ 2016 MLS television schedule, which runs from March through October, consists of 34 matches. In addition to the four currently earmarked for FOX, 30 games are scheduled for FS1, while FOX Deportes televises 34 in Spanish, with most matches kicking off on Sundays in prime time (current schedule below).
Following their MLS Cup victory last year, the champion Portland Timbers lead the FOX Sports schedule, appearing seven times, along with Sporting Kansas City and the LA Galaxy. New York City FC and the New York Red Bulls combine for 14 appearances and two sure-to-be highly-anticipated derbies on FOX, while the Seattle Sounders are featured five times throughout the season.
Coverage begins Sunday, March 6 (7:00 PM ET) as Clint Dempsey and the Sounders host Kansas City, followed by the debut of the Timbers the following weekend playing the San Jose Earthquakes, Sunday, March 13 (7:00 PM ET), both matches on FS1 and FOX Deportes. The first match on FOX broadcast network comes on Saturday, May 21 (3:00 PM ET) with a crosstown battle between NYC FC and the Red Bulls at Yankee Stadium. The FOX broadcast network also features match-ups between the Sounders and Timbers in the raucous Pacific Northwest rivalry on Sunday, July 17 (3:00 PM ET), a second NYC FC-NY Red Bulls match at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, July 24 (1:00 PM ET) and a rematch of the 2015 MLS Cup Playoff match with the Timbers and Kansas City on Sunday, July 31 (2:00 PM ET). All matches on FOX are preceded by a special 30-minute pregame show.
Other notable fixtures include a doubleheader on Sunday, April 10 with NYC FC and the Chicago Fire playing at 7:00 PM ET followed by a Galaxy-Timbers matchup at 9:30 PM ET, both matches on FS1 and FOX Deportes. Orlando City SC and Brazilian superstar Kaka face the Sounders on Sunday, Aug. 7 (7:00 PM ET) to lead-off the season’s second doubleheader, while the nightcap boasts a coast-to-coast clash between the Galaxy and the Red Bulls (9:30 PM ET). Other schedule highlights to flag are an appearance by Didier Drogba’s Montreal Impact against the Galaxy on Sunday, May 29 (7:00 PM ET) and MLS Cup finalist Columbus Crew SC in action versus the New England Revolution, Sunday, Sept. 25 (7:00 PM ET). Of the 34-match schedule, one game is still to be determined.
FOX Sports televises select MLS Cup Playoff matches as well as the MLS Cup. Television plans for MLS’ jewel events are expected at a later date.
All matches on FOX, FS1 and FOX Deportes are available via the FOX Sports GO and FOX Soccer 2Go apps, and on the web through FOXSportsGO.com. See below for complete schedule (subject to change).
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DATE |
TIME (ET) |
MATCH |
NETWORK |
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Sunday, March 6 |
7:00 PM |
Seattle Sounders vs. Sporting Kansas City |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, March 13 |
7:00 PM |
San Jose Earthquakes vs. Portland Timbers |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, March 20 |
7:00 PM |
Sporting Kansas City vs. Toronto FC |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, April 3 |
8:00 PM |
Orlando City SC vs. Portland Timbers |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, April 10 |
7:00 PM |
New York City FC vs. Chicago Fire |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, April 10 |
9:30 PM |
Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Portland Timbers |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, April 17 |
7:00 PM |
FC Dallas vs. Sporting Kansas City |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, April 24 |
7:30 PM |
New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, May 1 |
8:00 PM |
Sporting Kansas City vs. Los Angeles Galaxy |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, May 8 |
7:30 PM |
D.C. United vs. New York City FC |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, May 15 |
7:30 PM |
Portland Timbers vs. New York City FC |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Saturday, May 21 |
2:30 PM |
PREGAME |
FOX, FOX Sports GO |
|
Saturday, May 21 |
3:00 PM |
New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls |
FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, May 22 |
7:00 PM |
Los Angeles Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, May 29 |
7:00 PM |
Montreal Impact vs. Los Angeles Galaxy |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, June 19 |
7:30 PM |
New York Red Bulls vs. Seattle Sounders |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, July 3 |
7:00 PM |
Sporting Kansas City vs. Columbus Crew SC |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, July 10 |
8:00 PM |
Sporting Kansas City vs. New York City FC |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, July 17 |
2:30 PM |
PREGAME |
FOX, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, July 17 |
3:00 PM |
Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders |
FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, July 17 |
7:00 PM |
Philadelphia Union vs. New York Red Bulls |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, July 24 |
12:30 PM |
PREGAME |
FOX, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, July 24 |
1:00 PM |
New York Red Bulls vs. New York City FC |
FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, July 31 |
1:30 PM |
PREGAME |
FOX, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, July 31 |
2:00 PM |
Sporting Kansas City vs. Portland Timbers |
FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, Aug. 7 |
7:00 PM |
Orlando City SC vs. Seattle Sounders |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, Aug. 7 |
9:30 PM |
Los Angeles Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, Aug. 14 |
7:00 PM |
Seattle Sounders vs. Real Salt Lake |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, Aug. 21 |
9:30 PM |
Seattle Sounders vs. Portland Timbers |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, Aug. 28 |
7:00 PM |
Orlando City SC vs. New York City FC |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, Sept. 11 |
7:00 PM |
Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Orlando City SC |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, Sept. 18 |
7:00 PM |
Toronto FC vs. New York Red Bulls |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, Sept. 25 |
7:00 PM |
Columbus Crew SC vs. New England Revolution |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Wednesday, Sept. 28 |
7:30 PM |
Toronto FC vs. Orlando City SC |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, Oct. 2 |
8:00 PM |
Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Seattle Sounders |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, Oct. 16 |
7:00 PM |
Real Salt Lake vs. Sporting Kansas City |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
|
Sunday, Oct. 23 |
4:00 PM |
Los Angeles Galaxy vs. FC Dallas |
FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO |
