Sometimes you are lucky in life and holiday gifts come a little bit early. That’s exactly what happened today when the MLS schedule was released. There are a couple first time road trips for FC Cincinnati and a couple teams coming to Cincinnati for the first time ever. FCC will once again be competing in three different competitions this season as well. There is all of the MLS league matches, the Concacaf Champions Cup, and the Leagues Cup. There are also some fun schedule quirks, so let’s dive right in.
First thing’s first, FCC’s first match of the season will take place in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on February 19th at 10 pm, so make sure you get a nap in after work. The first league match of the MLS season will be at TQL stadium on Saturday, February 22nd. FCC will be taking on the reigning Eastern Conference Champions, the New York Red Bulls. While not a real derby, it’s a match with two sides who don’t have a lot of love for each other.
FCC’s early season schedule is packed with Eastern Conference opponents. The first nine league matches are all Eastern Conference foes, and will take place in March and April. This will give FCC a good opportunity to put points between them and the competition. In May, FCC will host two teams that have never made the trip to the Queen City. Austin FC comes to TQL Stadium for the first time on May 10th. This is the first time FCC has played Austin FC since 2022. The following Saturday, May 17th, FCC makes the trip up north to take on the Columbus Crew for the Hell is Real derby. The other team making their first trip to TQL Stadium is FC Dallas, who come to town on May 28th.
The month of June is going to be tough for the Orange and Blue. They will have to be the road warriors they were in 2024 with zero home matches in the entire month. The three road matches are New England Revolution, CF Montréal, and finally Orlando City SC. After a long road trip, things heat back up inside TQL Stadium in July. Two huge matches will take place back-to-back. Columbus comes to town on July 12th, and then that Wednesday July 16th the reigning Supporters Shield winners Inter Miami play at TQL Stadium. FCC round out July with the second match against Miami in Florida on July 26th. There isn’t any information on the Leagues Cup matches yet, but the competition is slated to run from July 29th-August 31st.
In the home stretch of the season, FCC take two road trips to places they have never played and Decision Day looms at the end of October. On August 16th, FCC make a trip to the Pacific Northwest to take on the Portland Timbers at historic Providence Park. A month later the Orange and Blue will take on the newly minted MLS Cup champions the LA Galaxy in Los Angeles on September 20th. The trips to Portland and Los Angeles will be the first time FCC has ever played at these clubs. The last important match of the regular season is Decision Day. FCC will play CF Montréal on October 18th at TQL Stadium.
Credit: FC Cincinnati
Tickets for FC Cincinnati’s home opener against the Red Bulls and the March 8 match against Toronto FC are on sale today (12/19/24). Tickets are available via an exclusive early access window for Season Ticket Holders and Orange & Blue Reserve members now. Public ticket sales begin at 5 p.m. ET today. The rest of the 2025 single game tickets will go on sale in the new year. Visit FCCincinnati.com/tickets, or head to SeatGeek to purchase today.
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