MLS Announces 2027 Sprint Season Schedule

By Daniel Feuerstein | NEw York, NY | October 29th, 2026

Major League Soccer announced on Wednesday, October 28th, during its midweek broadcast on Apple TV, that it was putting out its 2027 Sprint Season Schedule this Thursday, which will begin on Friday, February 19th, and Decision Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 8th. Then the MLS Cup Playoffs will begin a week later and run until the beginning of June. After the 2027 CONCACAF Gold Cup has finished, the brand new era of MLS joining the rest of the world in playing their club football along the International Calendar will begin in the back end of the summer of 2027 and will extend into the spring of 2028, with a winter break in between.

Three big matches are highlighted

The first match of the Sprint Season will begin on Friday, February 19th, when Inter Miami hosts FC Cincinnati at the Nu Stadium, then El Tráfico will be played on Saturday, April 10th between the Los Angeles Galaxy and LAFC, but on decision day the big battle on the east coast as New York City FC will host Red Bull New York in the Hudson River Derby for the final time at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, as they will move into their brand new home in the new season at Etihad Park on Willits Point in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens behind the home of the New York Mets Citi Field.

2027 Sprint Schedules for the locals

Here are the schedules for both Red Bull New York and New York City FC

Red Bull New York Sprint Schedule

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST: At D.C. UNITED 1:00 PM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH: NASHVILLE SC 2:00 PM
SUNDAY, MARCH 7TH: ATLANTA UNITED 2:00 PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 13TH: At INTER MIAMI 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 20TH: ORLANDO CITY 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 27TH: FC CINCINNATI 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 3RD: At CHARLOTTE FC 7:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7TH: CF MONTREAL 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 10TH: At TORONTO FC 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 17TH: At COLUMBUS CREW 7:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21ST: At PHILADELPHIA UNION 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 24TH: CHICAGO FIRE 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, MAY 1ST: NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, MAY 8TH: At NYCFC 5:00 PM (DECISION DAY)

NYCFC Sprint Schedule

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH: At NASHVILLE SC 3:00 PM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH: At FC CINCINNATI 3:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3RD: INTER MIAMI 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 6TH: PHILADELPHIA UNION 3:00 PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 13TH: TORONTO FC 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 27TH: D.C. UNITED 7:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31ST: At ATLANTA UNITED 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 3RD: COLUMBUS CREW 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 10TH: At CF MONTREAL 3:00 PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 17TH: At NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 7:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21ST: At CHICAGO FIRE 8:00 PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 24TH: CHARLOTTE FC 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, MAY 1ST: At ORLANDO CITY 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, MAY 8TH: RED BULL NEW YORK 5:00 PM (DECISION DAY)

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