ABC and ESPN Platforms to Present Full 2025 NWSL Season
ABC and ESPN have announced the 2025 NWSL Season, complete with 20 matches including three playoff games, kicking off at CPKC Stadium with Kansas City vs. Portland Thorns FC on March 15th.
What’s Happening:
- ABC and ESPN platforms will showcase 20 matches during the 2025 NWSL season – the 13th season of the premier women’s professional soccer league.
- ABC will broadcast six games, up from four in 2024, including three playoff matches in November.
- ESPN will televise 10 matches, ESPN2 will air four games, and Spanish-language network ESPN Deportes will televise 10 games live.
- All 20 games will stream live on ESPN+ in English and Spanish. Disney+ will also stream select matches monthly.
- The 2025 season of NWSL on The Walt Disney Company media platforms will kick off on Saturday, March 15, at 12:30 p.m. ET (kick at 1 p.m.) on ABC with the live presentation of Kansas City Current vs. Portland Thorns FC at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City. ESPN+ and Disney+ will stream the game live, and ESPN Deportes will televise the match in Spanish.
- 13 of 15 regular season matches currently scheduled on ABC and ESPN platforms will feature at least one 2024 NWSL Playoff team. Nine games on the schedule are matchups between last season’s playoff teams
- 2024 NWSL Championship finalist Washington Spirit, 2023 NWSL Champion NJ/NY Gotham FC, and Portland Thorns FC lead all clubs with four regular-season appearances each
- ABC will broadcast three marquee matchups featuring the U.S. Women’s National Team’s “Triple Espresso" – Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns). and Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars) – a nickname for the trio of American forwards for their key contributions to the USWNT’s offense during the 2024 Paris Olympics
- ABC will broadcast three NWSL postseason games: a quarterfinals doubleheader on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 12:30 p.m. ET and 3 p.m., and a Semifinal on Sunday, Nov. 16, at 3 p.m.
Full Schedule:
Date | Time (ET) | Match | Platforms |
Sat, Mar 15 | 12:30 p.m. | Kansas City Current vs. Portland Thorns FC | ABC, ESPN+, Disney+, ESPN Deportes |
Sun, Mar 16 | 6:50 p.m. | Angel City FC vs. San Diego Wave | ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
Sun, Mar 23 | 5 p.m. | NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Orlando Pride | ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
Sat, Mar 29 | 12 p.m. | Orlando Pride vs. San Diego Wave | ESPN, ESPN+ |
Sun, Apr 13 | 7 p.m. | Bay FC vs. Chicago Red Stars | ESPN2, ESPN+ |
Sat, May 10 | 12:30 p.m. | Chicago Red Stars vs. Washington Spirit | ABC, ESPN+ |
Sun, May 11 | 1 p.m. | Kansas City Current vs. Bay FC | ESPN, ESPN+ |
Sun, Aug 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Washington Spirit vs. Portland Thorns FC | ABC, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
Sat, Aug 9 | 12 p.m. | NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Washington Spirit | ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
Sun, Sep 7 | 5 p.m. | NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Angel City FC | ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
Sun, Sep 14 | 3 p.m. | Chicago Red Stars vs. Portland Thorns FC | ESPN, ESPN+ |
Sun, Sep 21 | 8:30 p.m. | Bay FC vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC | ESPN2, ESPN+ |
Sun, Oct 5 | 1 p.m. | Washington Spirit vs. San Diego Wave | ESPN, ESPN+ |
Sun, Oct 12 | 5 p.m. | Angel City FC vs. Houston Dash | ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
Sun, Oct 19 | 5 p.m. | Angel City FC vs. Portland Thorns FC | ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
Sun, Nov 2 | 3 p.m. | TBD | ESPN, ESPN+ |
Sun, Nov 2 | 5 p.m. | TBD | ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |