ESPN’s coverage of the 14th Major League Soccer season will kickoff with the live telecast of Seattle Sounders FC’s first match as the expansion club hosts 2008 MLS Cup finalist New York Red Bulls led by Juan Pablo Angel, Thursday, March 19 at 9 p.m. ET, from Qwest Field in Seattle, Wash., on ESPN2 (ESPN Deportes at 10 p.m. PT).
2009 “ESPN MLS GAME OF THE WEEK” SCHEDULE
All Times Eastern; Schedule Subject To Change
- Date Air (ET) Networks Match
- Thu 3/19 9 p.m. E2/360 New York Red Bulls at Seattle Sounders***
- Thu 4/2 9 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Columbus Crew at Real Salt Lake***
- Sat 4/11 10:30 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Chivas USA at Los Angeles Galaxy
- Fri 4/17 7 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 New England Revolution at DC United
- Thu 4/23 8 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 New York Red Bulls at Kansas City Wizards
- Sat 5/9 9 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Dallas FC at Houston Dynamo
- Thu 5/28 10:30 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Chicago Fire at Chivas USA***
- Thu 6/4 7:30 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 New York Red Bulls at DC United
- Wed 6/10 8:30 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Chivas USA at Houston Dynamo
- Wed 6/17 11 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 DC United at Seattle Sounders
- Sat 6/20 4 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Los Angeles Galaxy at San Jose Earthquakes
- Sun 6/28 11 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Houston Dynamo at Los Angeles Galaxy
- Sat 7/4 7 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 DC United at Columbus Crew
- Sat 7/11 8 p.m. ABC/ABC HD Columbus Crew at Chicago Fire
- Sat 7/18 1 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Houston Dynamo at Toronto FC
- Sat 7/18 3 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Chelsea FC at Seattle Sounders++
- Thu 7/25 3 p.m. E1/ED/EDR/360 Chicago Fire at Seattle Sounders
- Wed 7/29 9:30 p.m. ESPN2/360 MLS ALL-STAR GAME – SALT LAKE CITY***
- Thu 8/6 8 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Houston Dynamo at Dallas FC
- Wed 8/19 9 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Los Angeles Galaxy at Chicago Fire
- Thu 8/20 10 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 New England Revolution at Seattle Sounders
- Sat 8/29 11 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Los Angeles Galaxy at Chivas USA
- Fri 9/18 11 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Colorado Rapids at San Jose Earthquakes
- Fri 10/2 11 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Chicago Fire at Los Angeles Galaxy
- Wed 10/7 10 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Dallas FC at San Jose Earthquakes
- Wed 10/14 10 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 New York Red Bulls at Real Salt Lake***
- Thu 10/22 8 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 Chivas USA at Chicago Fire***
- Thu 10/29 9 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 MLS Playoffs***
- Sun 11/1 4:30 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 MLS Playoffs***
- Thu 11/5 10 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 MLS Playoffs***
- Sun 11/8 4:30 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 MLS Playoffs***
- Thu 11/12 10 p.m. E2/ED/EDR/360 MLS Playoffs***
- Sun 11/22 8:30 p.m. ESPN/360 MLS Cup in Seattle, Wash.***
Most matches available on ESPN2 HD
*** – “ESPN Soccernet.com pre- and post-game window”; ++ — MLS International Friendly
ED – ESPN Deportes; EDR – ESPN Deportes Radio; 360 – ESPN360.com
