Orlando City’s Full Schedule Announced for the 2024 Major League Soccer Season

The Major League Soccer schedule was released this afternoon, telling us when, where, and against whom Orlando City will play during the upcoming 2024 MLS season. Once again Orlando will play 34 regular-season games, with 17 at home and 17 on the road. The Lions will open at home for the 10th consecutive season — each year since joining MLS — hosting CF Montreal at Exploria Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. The club will also close the regular season at home against Atlanta United on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. on Decision Day.

The Lions will play their first Concacaf Champions Cup match prior to Opening Day, squaring off against Cavalry FC at Starlight Stadium in Langford, British Columbia on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 10 p.m. The return leg will be the following week on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. at Exploria Stadium.

Every Eastern Conference team will be on the 2024 MLS schedule twice — once at home and once away, making up the bulk of Orlando’s opponents for the upcoming season.

The Western Conference teams visiting Exploria Stadium this season include Minnesota United (Saturday, March 9), Austin FC (Saturday, March 23 — the Texas side’s first-ever trip to Orlando), and LAFC (Saturday, June 15). Other home games of note include Inter Miami’s visit on Wednesday May 15 and defending champion Columbus Crew SC’s trip to Orlando on Saturday, May 25.

Orlando will visit three Western Conference clubs in 2024: the San Jose Earthquakes (Saturday, May 18), Sporting Kansas City (Saturday, Aug. 24), and FC Dallas (Saturday, Sept. 28). This means that the Lions will not face St. Louis City this coming season. The Lions will also not face Portland, Houston, the LA Galaxy, Seattle, Colorado, Real Salt Lake, or Vancouver next year.

Orlando City will not play on the Fourth of July in 2024, however, the Lions will visit Toronto FC on Wednesday, July 3. The bulk of the games will be on Saturdays in 2023, with 25 of the 34 games taking place on that day.

The busiest months of the regular season for Orlando will be May, with six matches, three home and three away.

In terms of Orlando’s rivalry matches, MLS has scheduled Inter Miami away on Saturday, March 2 and at Exploria Stadium on Wednesday, May 15. In addition, the Lions will visit Atlanta United on Sunday, March 17, with the Lions hosting Atlanta on Decision Day as previously mentioned.

MLS will pause between July 26 and Aug. 25 for the Leagues Cup break. This coincides with the Olympic soccer tournament. Orlando City does play five times during the 2024 Copa America, which takes place from June 20 to July 14. So, there could be multiple Lions missing for key Eastern Conference matches against the Chicago Fire, New York City FC, Toronto FC, D.C. United, and the New England Revolution. In addition, a road trip to Nashville SC is scheduled for three days after Copa America ends.

Orlando City does not have any matches in the June, September, or October two-match FIFA windows, but there is a March window that conflicts with Austin FC’s visit to Exploria Stadium.

The 2023 season will be televised on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+. In addition, select matches will be available on the FOX family of networks in the U.S. and on TSN and RDS in Canada. FOX will broadcast 34 matches across the MLS season in the U.S., with 15 on FOX and 19 on FS1, with Spanish-language coverage on FOX Deportes.

Here’s the schedule breakdown in terms of games by month:

• February: 1 (home), plus the two first-round legs of Concacaf Champions Cup (1 home, 1 away)
• March: 5 (3 home, 2 away)
• April: 3 (1 home, 2 away)
• May: 6 (3 home, 3 away)
• June: 5 (2 home, 3 away)
• July: 5 (2 home, 3 away)
• August: 2 (1 home, 1 away)
• September: 4 (2 home, 2 away)
• October: 3 (2 home, 1 away)

Here’s the schedule breakdown by days of the week:

• Sunday: 1 (1 away)
• Monday: 0
• Tuesday: 0
• Wednesday: 7 (3 home, 4 away)
• Thursday: 0
• Friday: 1 (1 away)
• Saturday: 25 (14 home, 11 away)

Orlando City’s 2024 Schedule:

(Concacaf Champions Cup matches in italics; home games in bold)

• Wed., Feb 21 — Cavalry FC (Leg 1), Starlight Stadium 10 p.m. 
• Sat., Feb 24 — Montreal, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m. 
• Tue., Feb 27 — Cavalry FC (Leg 2), Exploria Stadium, 6 p.m. 
• Sat., Mar 2 — Inter Miami, DRV PNK Stadium, 4:30 p.m. 
• Sat., Mar 9 — Minnesota, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
• Sun., Mar 17 — Atlanta, Mercedez-Benz Stadium, 7 p.m.
• Sat., Mar 23 — Austin, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m. 
• Sat., Mar 30 — NY Red Bulls, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m. 
• Sat., Apr 13 — D.C. United, Audi Field, 7:30 p.m. 
• Sat., Apr 20 — Montreal, Stade Saputo, 7:30 p.m.
• Sat., Apr 27 — Toronto, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m. 
• Sat., May 4 — Cincinnati, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
• Sat., May 11 — Philadelphia, Subaru Park, 7:30 p.m.
• Wed., May 15 — Inter Miami, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
• Sat., May 18 — San Jose, PayPal Park, 10:30 p.m. 
• Sat., May 25 — Columbus, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
• Wed., May 29 — Chicago, Soldier Field, 8:30 p.m.
• Sat., Jun 1 — NY Red Bulls, Red Bull Arena, 7:30 p.m.
• Sat., Jun 15 — LAFC, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
• Wed., Jun 19 — Charlotte, Bank of America Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
• Sat., Jun 22 — Chicago, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
• Fri., Jun 28 — NYCFC, Yankee Stadium, 7:30 p.m. 
• Wed., Jul 3 — Toronto, BMO Field, 7:30 p.m.
• Sat., Jul 6 — DC United, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
• Sat., Jul 13 — New England, Gillette Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
• Wed., Jul 17 — Nashville, GEODIS Park, 8:30 p.m.
• Sat., Jul 20 — NYCFC, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
• Sat., Aug 24 — Sporting Kansas City, Children’s Mercy Park, 8:30 p.m.
• Sat., Aug 31 — Nashville, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
• Sat., Sep 14 — New England, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m. 
• Wed., Sep 18 — Charlotte, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
• Sat., Sep 21 — Columbus, Lower.com Field, 7:30 p.m. 
• Sat., Sep 28 — FC Dallas, Toyota Stadium, 8:30 p.m.
• Wed., Oct 2 — Philadelphia, Exploria Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
• Sat., Oct 5 — Cincinnati, TQL Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
• Sat., Oct 19 — Atlanta,  Exploria Stadium, 6 p.m.