Charlotte FC Announces 2024 Regular Season Schedule

CHARLOTTE, NC (Wednesday, December 20, 2023) – Major League Soccer today announced the full 2024 season schedule.

Charlotte FC will host New York City FC on Saturday, February 24 at 7:30 p.m. Upper bowl tickets for that match are now on sale starting at $15.

Two new opponents appear on the 2024 schedule with CLTFC playing both Minnesota United and the Portland Timbers for the first time.

Charlotte FC will travel to D.C. United on Decision Day which is scheduled for October 19.

Charlotte FC 2024 MLS Schedule:

MLS is Back

Opening week action continues with MLS clubs competing across a slate of 14 matches on Saturday, Feb. 24 and Sunday, Feb. 25, highlighted by the LA Galaxy hosting Inter Miami CF on Sunday, Feb. 25 at Dignity Health Sports Park (8:30 p.m. ET, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV).

Click HERE to view the complete 2024 MLS regular season schedule.

Following a record-setting first year of a 10-year partnership with Apple, all of the MLS action in 2024 returns to MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app. Available in more than 100 countries and regions and offering the most expansive and accessible programming lineup ever, MLS Season Pass is the first global streaming service to offer every match across a professional league in one dedicated destination. Fans can enjoy every MLS game with no blackouts and more in-depth coverage and analysis than ever before on billions of devices through the Apple TV app on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes, game consoles, and online at tv.apple.com.

MLS Season Pass also features an array of exclusive on-demand content in addition to MLS 360, the four-hour live whip-around show providing live look-ins from every match alongside expert analysis and discussion, and MLS Wrap-Up, featuring full recaps and postgame coverage of all the matchday action in English and Spanish.

Select MLS matches will also be available on the FOX family of networks in the U.S. and TSN and RDS in Canada.  FOX Sports will air 34 games in 2024 in the U.S., including 15 matches on FOX and 19 matches on FS1, with all FOX Sports broadcasts also providing Spanish-language coverage on FOX Deportes. The comprehensive schedule of TSN and RDS regular season matches, which will include at least one match per week featuring an MLS Canadian club, will be announced in the coming weeks. 

2024 Schedule Format

Every team will play 34 regular season games, with 17 at home and 17 away. The majority of matches in 2024 will be played on Saturdays and select Wednesdays, with local start times of 7:30 p.m. 

Eastern Conference (15 Clubs): Eastern Conference clubs will play each Eastern Conference opponent twice (28 games), once at home and once away. In addition, Eastern Conference teams will play six matches against select Western Conference opponents (6 games).

Western Conference (14 Clubs): Western Conference teams will play each Western Conference opponent twice (26 games), once at home and once away, and additionally will play one or two intra-conference opponents a third time (1-2 games).  Western Conference teams will play six to seven matches against teams in the Eastern Conference (6-7 games).

MLS All-Star Game 2024 presented by Target New Date: July 24 in Columbus, Ohio

The 2024 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target, hosted in Columbus, Ohio at Lower.com Field, is now set for Wednesday, July 24 (MLS Season Pass on Apple TV).

The action-packed week will bring world-class soccer events, music, interactive fan experiences, and community-focused events to Columbus. The opponent for the 2024 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target will be announced at a later date.

2024 MLS Rivalry Week

2024 MLS Rivalry Week will feature top rivalry matchups played across four matchdays from May 11-18.

Leagues Cup

After the global soccer community’s eyes turned to Leagues Cup this past summer to witness Inter Miami’s historical win, the World Cup-style club competition featuring all LIGA MX and Major League Soccer teams, is set to return for its 2024 edition. Kicking off Friday, July 26 with the tournament final on Sunday, August 25, 2024, the official Concacaf tournament will maintain its three berths to Concacaf Champions Cup, with the Leagues Cup champion qualifying directly to the Round of 16. In 2023, the tournament featured 77 intense matches, capturing the hearts of nearly 1.3 million fans in the stadiums with an average attendance of approximately 17,000 fans per match. The competition was intensified by an action-packed format which saw an average of 3.26 goals per match.

Fans in more than 100 countries and regions can tune in to all the Leagues Cup action on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. TelevisaUnivision, TV Azteca, FOX Sports, TSN and RDS will broadcast select Leagues Cup matches in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

MLS Decision Day 2024

Decision Day 2024 – the final matchday of the MLS regular season with postseason implications on the line – is set for Saturday, October 19. The slate of 14 matches will feature all Eastern Conference matches kicking off at 6 p.m. ET and all Western Conference matches beginning at 9 p.m. ET, respectively on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.

Across both conferences ahead of Decision Day 2023, a total of 10 teams were in the hunt for the final five postseason positions, while those in the playoffs were looking to clinch either homefield advantage or the final Concacaf Champions Cup spot.

2024 MLS Cup presented by Audi

The Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs will culminate in Major League Soccer’s championship match, MLS Cup presented by Audi, Saturday, December 7, with hosting rights awarded to the competing team with the better regular season record.