MLS Kickoff Times and TV Schedules

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Saturday, August 9

Home Away Kickoff TimeAnnounced/Actual Kickoff Time TV
NENew England DCD.C. United 7:30pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT approx.
PHIPhiladelphia TORToronto 7:30pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT approx.
MTLMontréal ATLAtlanta 7:30pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT approx.
STLSt. Louis NSHNashville 8:30pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT approx.
ATXAustin HOUHouston 8:30pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT approx.
CHIChicago LAFCLAFC 8:30pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT approx.
DALDallas PORPortland 8:30pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT approx.
SKCKansas City SDSan Diego 8:45pm EDT 8:45 / 8:54pm EDT approx.
SJSan Jose VANVancouver 10:30pm EDT 10:30 / 10:39pm EDT approx.

Sunday, August 10

Home Away Kickoff TimeAnnounced/Actual Kickoff Time TV
CINCincinnati CLTCharlotte 6:00pm EDT 6:00 / 6:09pm EDT approx.
MINMinnesota COLColorado 6:00pm EDT 6:00 / 6:09pm EDT approx.
RBNYNew York RSLSalt Lake 6:00pm EDT 6:00 / 6:09pm EDT approx.
ORLOrlando MIAMiami 8:00pm EDT 8:00 / 8:09pm EDT approx.
LALA Galaxy SEASeattle 10:00pm EDT 10:00 / 10:09pm EDT approx.

Saturday, August 16

Home Away Kickoff TimeAnnounced/Actual Kickoff Time TV
CLTCharlotte RSLSalt Lake 7:30pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT approx.
MIAMiami LALA Galaxy 7:30pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT approx.
MTLMontréal DCD.C. United 7:30pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT approx.
NENew England LAFCLAFC 7:30pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT approx.
RBNYNew York PHIPhiladelphia 7:30pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT approx.
ORLOrlando SKCKansas City 7:30pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT approx.
TORToronto CLBColumbus 7:30pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT approx.
ATXAustin DALDallas 8:30pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT approx.
CHIChicago STLSt. Louis 8:30pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT approx.
MINMinnesota SEASeattle 8:30pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT approx.
COLColorado ATLAtlanta 9:30pm EDT 9:30 / 9:39pm EDT approx.
PORPortland CINCincinnati 10:30pm EDT 10:30 / 10:39pm EDT approx.

Sunday, August 17

Home Away Kickoff TimeAnnounced/Actual Kickoff Time TV
NYCNew York City NSHNashville 5:00pm EDT 5:00 / 5:09pm EDT approx.
SJSan Jose SDSan Diego 7:00pm EDT 7:00 / 7:09pm EDT approx.
VANVancouver HOUHouston 9:00pm EDT 9:00 / 9:09pm EDT approx.

* No kickoff time was provided for this game, but Apple TV-only games have been kicking off about 9 minutes after the announced time.

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FAQ

Why did you make this site?

MLS games kick off anywhere from 5 to 25 minutes after the published time, and it's very difficult for fans to find out what time the game will actually kick off. This is disrespectful to the fans, who should be able to plan when they need to leave work, when halftime will be, etc. without sitting through 20 minutes of previews or, alternatively, planning for a late kickoff and missing the first 20 minutes.

That's weird. Does any other major sports league do this?

No! If a Premier League game says it kicks off at noon, the game will kick off at noon. NFL afternoon games will advertise a 1:05 or 1:25 kickoff, and then kick off at that time; they don't say "1pm" and then expect the viewer to guess what time the game starts. MLB schedules will tell you if the first pitch is at 7:05 or 7:10 or 7:15; they don't just say "7pm".

Where do you get the kickoff data from?

A publicly available data source.

Who are you?

I'm a software consultant and terrible right fullback.

What software are you using?

The site's code is written in Go, and nginx terminates TLS and proxies through traffic. It's hosted on a DigitalOcean server.

Why does the Twitter account post times in Pacific time?

Because that's where I live, and everyone else posts times in Eastern time, so I wanted to make something for the West Coast folks.

The kickoff time wasn't right!

It can happen - sometimes there's a delay due to stadium conditions, or a previous program went late, or the data entry was just incorrect. The site is only as good as the data that feeds into it.

I have a suggestion for how to make the site better

Send me an email! kevin@burke.services

This is very helpful, can I donate or help sponsor you to run the site?

I appreciate the offer very much, but I am compensated very well and my hosting costs are minimal. Instead, please tell your friends about the site, and consider giving to a local foodbank or sports charity for underprivileged youth (for example, Good Tidings in San Francisco).

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Please get in touch! kevin@burke.services

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