MLS Kickoff Times and TV Schedules

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Wednesday, October 4

Home Away Kickoff TimeAnnounced/Actual Kickoff Time TV
CLTCharlotte TORToronto 7:39pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
US: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
CINCincinnati RBNYNew York 7:39pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - Free
US: Apple TV - Free
MTLMontréal HOUHouston 7:39pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
US: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
NENew England CLBColumbus 7:39pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
US: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
PHIPhiladelphia ATLAtlanta 7:39pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
US: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
ATXAustin DCD.C. 8:39pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
US: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
CHIChicago MIAMiami 8:39pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
US: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
DALDallas COLColorado 8:39pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
US: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
NSHNashville ORLOrlando 8:39pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - Free / FS1
Canada: TSN
US: Apple TV - Free / FS1
Canada: TSN
SEASeattle LALA 10:39pm EDT 10:30 / 10:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - Free
US: Apple TV - Free
VANVancouver STLSt. Louis 10:39pm EDT 10:30 / 10:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - Free
Canada: TSN / RDS
US: Apple TV - Free
Canada: TSN / RDS
LAFCLAFC MINMinnesota 10:55pm EDT 10:30 / 10:55pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - Free / FS1
US: Apple TV - Free / FS1

Saturday, October 7

Home Away Kickoff TimeAnnounced/Actual Kickoff Time TV
PHIPhiladelphia NSHNashville 7:39pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
US: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
DCD.C. NYCNYC 7:39pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - Free
US: Apple TV - Free
ATLAtlanta CLBColumbus 7:39pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - Free
US: Apple TV - Free
MTLMontréal PORPortland 7:39pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - Free
Canada: TSN / RDS
US: Apple TV - Free
Canada: TSN / RDS
RBNYNew York TORToronto 7:39pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - Free
US: Apple TV - Free
ORLOrlando NENew England 7:39pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - Free
US: Apple TV - Free
MIAMiami CINCincinnati 7:39pm EDT 7:30 / 7:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
US: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
ATXAustin LAFCLAFC 8:39pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
US: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
CHIChicago CLTCharlotte 8:39pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
US: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
DALDallas SJSan Jose 8:39pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
US: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
HOUHouston COLColorado 8:39pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - Free
US: Apple TV - Free
MINMinnesota LALA 8:39pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
US: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
RSLSalt Lake SKCKansas City 9:39pm EDT 9:30 / 9:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
US: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
SEASeattle VANVancouver 10:39pm EDT 10:30 / 10:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - Free
US: Apple TV - Free

Saturday, October 14

Home Away Kickoff TimeAnnounced/Actual Kickoff Time TV
NSHNashville NENew England 8:39pm EDT 8:30 / 8:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - Free
US: Apple TV - Free
LALA RSLSalt Lake 10:39pm EDT 10:30 / 10:39pm EDT
TVUS: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass
US: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass

* 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).

I would like to advertise on the site

Please get in touch! kevin@burke.services

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