Orlando City Reveals 2020 Major League Soccer Regular Season Schedule

By Orlando City SC // December 23, 2019

first match under Head Coach Oscar Pareja Feb. 29

Orlando City SC has unveiled the schedule for its 2020 Major League Soccer regular season, presented by Orlando Health. (Orlando City SC image)

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – Orlando City SC has unveiled the schedule for its 2020 Major League Soccer regular season, presented by Orlando Health.

The Lions will play their first match under new Head Coach Oscar Pareja on February 29 when they host Real Salt Lake at Exploria Stadium, with kickoff slated for 6 p.m. ET. This will mark the sixth-consecutive season City will open its campaign at home and the second time in Club history against Real Salt Lake.

Fans can reserve their seats for the season opener by registering for the Purple Pride 5K or Pub Crawl here, or by taking advantage of the Home Opener Holiday Pack presented by Orlando Health. This package includes two (2) tickets to the 2020 home openers for Orlando City (MLS), Orlando Pride (NWSL) and Orlando City B (USL League One), as well as two limited edition coffee mugs. More information can be found here.

Those wishing to become 2020 Season Ticket Members can join for under $17 per match. More information can be found at the link here. Fans can also inquire about group ticket information for the upcoming season at the link here or by calling (855) ORL-CITY for information on all ticketing options.

The Lions will play their first match under new Head Coach Oscar Pareja on February 29 when they host Real Salt Lake at Exploria Stadium.

The home schedule is highlighted by visits from 2020 expansion sides Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC. The Lions will play host to their newfound in-state rival on Friday, July 10 in a nationally televised match on ESPN before traveling to Lockhart Stadium for the first time on August 20 as a part of Heineken Rivalry Week, a week that also features a matchup with Atlanta United. Nashville SC will make its first visit to the City Beautiful on Saturday, September 12.

Pareja will make his return to each of his former clubs throughout the 2020 road campaign, with the Lions set to face the Colorado Rapids on Saturday, March 7 for their first road game of the year. The 2016 MLS Coach of the Year will then visit to FC Dallas for the first time since his departure from the club when the Lions head to Toyota Stadium on Saturday, July 18.

The Lions will be featured in at least six nationally televised matches throughout the 2020 season across the networks of ESPN, FOX and UniMás. Central Florida-based fans will be able to tune into all locally broadcast matches on Fox 35 Plus (WRBW, Ch. 65), formally known as My65.

The full schedule for the 2020 Orlando City campaign can be found below, with home matches highlighted in bold.

GM	DATE	OPPONENT	VENUE	TIME (ET)	BROADCAST
1	Sat., Feb. 29	Real Salt Lake	Exploria Stadium	6 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
2	Sat., March 7	Colorado Rapids	Dick’s Sporting Goods Park	9 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
3	Sat., March 14	Chicago Fire	Exploria Stadium	7:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
4	Sun., March 22	LA Galaxy	Dignity Health Sports Park	6 p.m.	UniMas
5	Sat., March 28	New York Red Bulls	Red Bull Arena	1 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
6	Sat., April 4	Montreal Impact	Exploria Stadium	3 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
7	Sat., April 11	Columbus Crew	MAPFRE Stadium	7:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
8	Sat., April 18	FC Cincinnati	Exploria Stadium	7:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
9	Sun., April 26	Atlanta United	Exploria Stadium	1 p.m.	ESPN
10	Sat., May 2	Montreal Impact	Saputo Stadium	1 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
11	Wed., May 6	Houston Dynamo	Exploria Stadium	7 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
12	Sat., May 9	Minnesota United	Exploria Stadium	7:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
13	Sat., May 16	D.C. United	Audi Field	7 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
14	Sat., May 23	Columbus Crew	Exploria Stadium	7:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
15	Sat., May 30	Portland Timbers	Exploria Stadium	7:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
16	Sat., June 6	Sporting Kansas City	Children’s Mercy Park	8:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
17	Sat., June 13	New York Red Bulls	Exploria Stadium	7:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
18	Sat., June 20	New England Revolution	Gillette Stadium	7:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
19	Sat., June 27	Chicago Fire	Soldier Field	8 p.m.	UniMas
20	Wed., July 1	New York City FC	Yankee Stadium	7 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
21	Sat., July 4	Toronto FC	Exploria Stadium	7:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
22	Fri., July 10	Inter Miami CF	Exploria Stadium	8 p.m.	ESPN
23	Sat., July 18	FC Dallas	Toyota Stadium	8:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
24	Sat., July 25	Philadelphia Union	Exploria Stadium	7:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
25	Sat., Aug. 1	FC Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium	7:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
26	Sat., Aug. 8	Vancouver Whitecaps	BC Place	10 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
27	Sat., Aug. 15	D.C. United	Exploria Stadium	7:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
28	Thur., Aug. 20	Inter Miami CF	Lockhart Stadium	7:30 p.m.	UniMas
29	Sun., Aug. 23	Atlanta United	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	2:30 p.m.	FOX
30	Sat., Aug. 29	Philadelphia Union	Talen Energy Stadium	TBD	Fox 35 Plus
31	Sat., Sept. 12	Nashville SC	Exploria Stadium	7:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
32	Sat., Sept. 19	New York City FC	Exploria Stadium	7:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
33	Sat., Sept. 26	Toronto FC	BMO Field	7 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus
34	Sun., Oct. 4	New England Revolution	Exploria Stadium	4:30 p.m.	Fox 35 Plus