Happy Holidays, Union fans. Whether you’re ready to start talking about next season or not, Major League Soccer gave us all a little present and released the schedule for the 2025 season on Thursday afternoon, setting the scene for the first season in 10 years without Jim Curtin at the helm.
Here’s a full breakdown of next season’s schedule and some highlights on which matches might be the first ones to ask your boss off from work for.
Philadelphia Union 2025 Schedule – Home games in bold
February 22nd @ 7:30 pm – @ Orlando City SC – First match without Jim Curtin
March 1st @ 7:30 pm – Vs FC Cincinnati – Home Opener @ Subaru Park
March 8th @ 7:30 pm – @ New England Revolution
March 16th @ 2:00 pm – Vs Nashville SC – Matinee Game
March 22nd @ 7:30 pm – Vs St Louis City SC – First match against St Louis. At the time of this article, former STL manager Bradley Carnell is rumored to be the leading candidate in Union’s head coaching search
March 29th @ 7:30 pm – @ Inter Miami – First match of the season against Messi and Co
April 5th @ 7:30 pm – Vs Orlando City SC
April 12th @ 7:30 pm – @ NYCFC – Regional Rivalry Game
April 19th @ 7:30 pm – Vs Atlanta United
April 26th @ 4:30 pm – Vs DC United – Regional Rivalry Game, Matinee Game
May 3rd @ 7:30 pm – @ CF Montreal
May 10th @ 7:30 pm – Vs Columbus Crew
May 14th @ 7:30 pm – Vs LA Galaxy – MLS Cup Champs come to town
May 17th @ 7:30pm – @ Atlanta United
May 24th @ 7:30 pm – Vs Inter Miami – Messi comes to town
May 28th @ 7:30 pm – @ Toronto FC
May 31st @ 8:30 pm – @ FC Dallas
June 14th @ 7:30 pm – Vs Charlotte FC
June 25th @ 8:30 pm – @ Chicago Fire
June 29th @ 7:30 pm – @ Columbus Crew
July 5th @ 8:30 pm – @ Nashville SC – 4th of July week
July 12th @ 7:30 pm – Vs New York Red Bulls – Regional Rivalry
July 16th @ 7:30 pm – Vs CF Montreal
July 19th @ 8:30pm – @ Houston Dynamo
July 26th @ 7:30 pm – Vs Colorado Rapids
August 9th @ 7:30 pm – Vs Toronto FC
August 16th @ 7:30 pm – @ New York Red Bulls – Regional Rivalry
August 23rd @ 7:30 pm – Vs Chicago Fire
August 30th @ 7:30 pm – @ FC Cincinnati – Vs former Union faces
September 13th @ 9:30 pm – @ Vancouver Whitecaps – Longest road trip and latest kick-off of the season
September 20th @ 2:30 pm – Vs New England Revolution- Matinee Game
September 27th @ 7:30 pm – @ DC United – Regional Rivalry
October 4th @ 7:30 pm – Vs NYCFC – Regional Rivalry
October 18th @ 6:00 pm – @ Charlotte FC – Decision Day
At first glance, the Union’s toughest stretch of the season will come in May, when they’ll play a total of 7 games, with a run of games against Columbus, Galaxy, Atlanta United, and Inter Miami, all within 2 weeks.
Union’s longest time spent away from home this season will come at the end of June into early July, with 3 consecutive games on the road. Their longest home stand of the season is just 2 consecutive games, but that will happen 4 times throughout the year.
In terms of miles traveled, the trip to Vancouver in mid-September is going to be a big gut check near the end of a long season. Trips to both Dallas in late May and Houston in the Summer should be tough tests as well.
Finally, for anyone anticipating Union moving their home game against Inter Miami from Subaru Park to a bigger venue – its mainframe will not come this season. It seems Lincoln Financial Field, the most likely venue for such an event, is already booked and hosting Metallica’s World Tour.
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