January 25, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) News Release
NEW YORK – The National Women’s Soccer League today announced the schedule and broadcast details for the 2024 NWSL regular season.
The 2024 campaign marks the beginning of the league’s landmark four-year domestic media rights agreements with CBS Sports, ESPN, Prime Video and Scripps Sports that will see 121 matches, including 113 regular season contests, all seven playoff fixtures and the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup , featured on national platforms throughout the season.
Kicking off the 2024 regular season slate in historic fashion, the Kansas City Current, led by Brazilian international star Debinha, will host U.S. Women’s National Team mainstay Sophia Smith and Portland Thorns FC in the inaugural match at CPKC Stadium, the first purpose-built stadium for a women’s professional sports team. The regular season opener, set for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff on Saturday, March 16, will air live on ABC, marking the first NWSL match to be broadcast on the network.
Opening weekend coverage continues with a full Saturday of matches, including the return of Utah Royals FC as the club hosts the Chicago Red Stars at America First Field and the start of a fresh west coast rivalry as expansion club Bay FC kicks off its NWSL campaign on the road against Angel City FC. Both contests will air live on Scripps-owned ION.
Facing off in the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey on Friday, March 15 on Prime Video ahead of regular season kickoff, reigning NWSL Champion NJ/NY Gotham FC and San Diego Wave FC, winners of the 2023 NWSL Shield, presented by CarMax, will open their respective regular season campaigns the weekend of March 22-24.
In total, each team will compete in 26 regular season matches, 13 at home and 13 on the road.
Throughout the 2024 season, 121 matches will be distributed across the following partner platforms:
The NWSL will begin each regular season weekend with Friday night matches on Prime Video.
Each Saturday night that follows will include a double-header on Scripps-owned ION network, available over-the-air in 123 million homes.
A package of regular season matches will air on The CBS Television Network and stream live on Paramount+, with additional matches airing on CBS Sports Network.
ESPN will air a package of matches across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN Deportes (Spanish). All NWSL matches on ESPN platforms and on ABC will stream live on ESPN+ in English and Spanish. The…