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The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) and Major League Soccer (MLS) today announced the Club’s 34-game schedule for the 2023 Major League Soccer regular season. LAFC kick off its defense of the MLS Cup and its sixth season in MLS by taking on cross-town rival the Galaxy at the historic Rose Bowl on Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. PT on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.

The complete 2023 LAFC regular season schedule can be viewed at LAFC.com/schedule.

The 2022 MLS Cup Champions and Supporters’ Shield winners continue the season off with back-to-back home games from the Heart of Los Angeles, hosting the Portland Timbers on Saturday, March 4 at 1:30 p.m. PT on MLS Season Pass and FOX and FOX Deportes and the New England Revolution on Sunday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. PT on MLS Season Pass.

For more information on LAFC Season Memberships and purchasing single-game tickets, visit https://www.lafc.com/tickets/.

LAFC makes its first cross-country trip of the season April 22 to take on Nashville SC at 5:30 pm PT on MLS Season Pass. Notable matchups on the schedule include the away (April 16) and home (Sept. 16) matches against the Galaxy, and the first-ever meeting with 2023 MLS expansion team St. Louis City at home on May 31.

The schedule also features six matches against Eastern Conference opponents, including home matches vs. Atlanta United (June 3) and vs. Miami (Sept. 2). LAFC makes its first-ever trip to Charlotte on Aug. 26, and then faces off in an MLS Cup rematch against the Philadelphia Union on the road (Sept. 23).

All 34 of the Black & Gold’s regular season matches will be streamed on MLS Season Pass, including four broadcasts on FOX and FOX Deportes and two on FS1.

The 2023 season will see the debut of MLS Season Pass, the unprecedented subscription service from Apple and Major League Soccer that will have every match of the MLS regular season, Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs, and Leagues Cup – all in one place and with no blackouts. With MLS Season Pass, fans can enjoy every MLS match, an average of 13 games each Saturday night, on billions of devices through the Apple TV app on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes, and game consoles, and the web at tv.apple.com. The launch of MLS Season Pass on Feb. 1, 2023 marks the official kickoff of the 10-year partnership between MLS and Apple, a historic first for a major professional sports league.

LAFC Single Match tickets will be made available for purchase in 2023. Fans can fill out the single game request form on the Single Match Tickets page to receive pre-sale access and guarantee a chance to purchase single match tickets when they go on sale. A limited number of seats for each match will be available for group tickets. For more information and to reserve group seats, visit the Group Tickets page, here: https://www.lafc.com/tickets/group

The Club will announce its 2023 promotional schedule and complete radio broadcast schedule at a later date.

MLS 2023 Season Schedule Highlights:

Rivalry Week Returns: May 13-20

2023 MLS All-Star Game Presented By Target: July 19

Leagues Cup Break: All 47 MLS and LIGA MX clubs will compete in a month-long, Concacaf-sanctioned tournament, the Leagues Cup. The MLS regular season will pause following the July 15 games and resume on Aug. 20.

MLS Decision Day 2023: Oct. 1