Chattanooga's home opener is set for Saturday, March 15 and the club will host ATL UTD 2 on Decision Day on Sunday, October 5!
- Chattanooga's home opener will be on Saturday, March 15 at 7:00 p.m against Huntsville City FC
- CFC's first match of the regular season will be away to Inter Miami CF II on Saturday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m.
- Club will host Atlanta United 2 on Decision Day on Sunday, October 5 at 1:00 p.m.
Chattanooga Football Club will kick off its second season in MLS NEXT Pro by traveling to Inter Miami CF II on Saturday, March 8th before hosting regional rivals Huntsville City FC the next weekend at Finley Stadium.
Chattanooga FC will host ten MLS-affiliated clubs along with fellow independent club Carolina Core FC at Fort Finley throughout the 2025 season.
The first Independent Derby of 2025 will take place on April 13 as Chattanooga FC travels to Carolina Core FC at Truist Point, with a second meeting between the clubs scheduled for August 16. Chattanooga FC will host the third and final match of the regular season between the two clubs on September 21.
The club will host New England Revolution II on Memorial Day weekend and Chicago Fire II on Fourth of July weekend. There is also a three-match home slate on July 19, July 26 and August 2 against Inter Miami CF II, Crown Legacy FC and Toronto FC II respectively.
Chattanooga FC supporters will have six away matches that are commutable by car in one day when it travels to Atlanta United 2 (twice), Huntsville City FC (once), Crown Legacy FC in Charlotte (once) and Carolina Core FC (twice).
The regular season schedule, which was released by MLS NEXT Pro on Monday, consists of 406 games with each of the 29 clubs playing 28 regular season matches, 14 home and 14 away, spanning over 30 weeks. The regular season in MLS NEXT Pro will run from mid-March to early October.
Clubs will face divisional opponents a maximum of three times throughut the season, with intraconference rivals rounding out the schedule.
Season tickets are on sale here. Single-match tickets for the club's remaining preseason matches are on sale here. Single-match tickets for the 2025 regular season will go on sale on Monday, February 3rd at 12:00 p.m. EST.
The full schedule can be found below and subscribe via iCal here:
DATE | OPPONENT | HOME/AWAY | TIME (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|
Saturday, March 8 | Inter Miami CF II | Away | 7:00 PM |
Saturday, March 15 | Huntsville City FC | Home | 7:00 PM |
Sunday, March 30 | Atlanta United 2 | Away | 7:30 PM |
Saturday, April 5 | Orlando City B | Home | 7:00 PM |
Sunday, April 13 | Carolina Core FC | Away | 3:00 PM |
Saturday, April 19 | Crown Legacy FC | Home | 7:00 PM |
Sunday, April 27 | Columbus Crew 2 | Away | 3:00 PM |
Saturday, May 3 | Philadelphia Union II | Home | 7:00 PM |
Friday, May 9 | Toronto FC II | Away | 7:00 PM |
Saturday, May 17 | Huntsville City FC | Away | 8:00 PM |
Saturday, May 24 | New England Revolution II | Home | 7:00 PM |
Sunday, June 1 | Orlando City B | Away | 7:00 PM |
Saturday, June 7 | Inter Miami CF II | Home | 7:00 PM |
Sunday, June 15 | New York Red Bulls II | Away | 7:00 PM |
Saturday, June 21 | FC Cincinnati 2 | Home | 7:00 PM |
Saturday, July 5 | Chicago Fire II | Home | 7:00 PM |
Saturday, July 12 | Philadelphia Union II | Away | 3:00 PM |
Saturday, July 19 | Inter Miami CF II | Home | 7:00 PM |
Saturday, July 26 | Crown Legacy FC | Home | 7:00 PM |
Saturday, Aug. 2 | Toronto FC II | Home | 7:00 PM |
Saturday, Aug. 9 | Orlando City B | Away | 7:00 PM |
Saturday, Aug. 16 | Carolina Core FC | Away | 7:30 PM |
Saturday, Aug. 23 | Huntsville City FC | Home | 7:00 PM |
Friday, Sept. 12 | Crown Legacy FC | Away | 7:00 PM |
Sunday, Sept. 21 | Carolina Core FC | Home | 5:00 PM |
Wednesday, Sept. 24 | Atlanta United 2 | Away | 1:00 PM |
Sunday, Sept. 28 | NYCFC II | Away | 7:30 PM |
Sunday, Oct. 5 | Atlanta United 2 | Home | 1:00 PM |
More news and notes
- This will be the fourth season of MLS NEXT Pro and the earliest the league has ever started (March 7)
- 29 teams will compete in the league again (27 MLS affiliates and 2 independents, including Chattanooga FC)
- Majority of matches will be broadcast on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
- 28 of 29 clubs will take part in Decision Day on Sunday, October 5
- Eight teams per conference will qualify for playoffs (16 total)
- Pick-Your-Opponent format will return to determine matchups for the first two round
- Playoffs will feature 15 single elimination matches over the course of four consecutive weekends, ultimately culminating with MLS NEXT Pro Cup during the weekend of November 7
Pick-your-opponent playoff format
- The 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs will feature the return of the “pick-your-opponent” format, debuted during the 2023 postseason
- Eight teams will qualify for the playoffs from each conference, with seeds No. 1-4 from each conference selecting their opponents in the first round—there will be no first round bye for the No.1 seed)
- In the second round only the highest remaining seed in each conference will select an opponent from any of the remaining three teams
Conference Alignment
- Chattanooga FC will compete in the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference against Atlanta United 2, Carolina Core FC, Crown Legacy FC, Huntsville City FC, Inter Miami CF II, Orlando City B
MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
- The majority of regular season matches, plus all Decision Day matches, playoff matches and MLS NEXT
Pro Cup, will be available to watch live on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV - Available in more than 100 countries and regions, MLS Season Pass can be viewed on billions of devices through the Apple TV app on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes, game consoles, and online at
tv.apple.com. - The remainder of regular season matches will stream live on mlsnextpro.com
