Sacramento Republic FC's Tower Bridge Battalion will lead the support as New Mexico United visits Heart Health Park on Saturday night to open the 2025 season. | Photo courtesy Taylor Soares / Sacramento Republic FC
The USL Championship and USL League One kick off the 2025 season with CBS Sports, ESPN, TUDN and a wide range of local television networks set to bring you all the action from now until the USL Championship Final on the CBS Television Network in November.
As we go through the campaign, we’re here to provide a one-stop shop for finding out where every game from both leagues is available on national platforms and local networks.
Here’s our guide for the opening weekend of the season, which features a Saturday night doubleheader on CBS Sports Golazo Network and the first game of TUDN’s slate this year.
We kick off on CBS Sports Golazo Network with arguably the highest-profile game of the opening weekend as former Championship title-winners the Charleston Battery and Louisville City FC meet at Patriots Point at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The action then shifts out west as last year’s surprise package Las Vegas Lights FC plays host to the Tampa Bay Rowdies at 10:30 p.m. ET in a game that can be seen on both CBS Sports Golazo Network and TUDN.
Saturday, March 8
Lexington SC vs. Hartford Athletic, 7 p.m. ET
National: ESPN+
Local: WCTX-MyTv (Hartford)
Miami FC vs. Detroit City FC, 7 p.m. ET
National: ESPN+
Local: FanDuel Sports Network Florida (Miami); WKBD-CW (Detroit)
North Carolina FC vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, 7 p.m. ET
National: ESPN+
Local: SportsNet Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
Charleston Battery vs. Louisville City FC, 7:30 p.m. ET
National: CBS Sports Golazo Network
Local: WCSC & Palmetto Sports and Entertainment (Charleston); WBKI-CW (Louisville)
Birmingham Legion FC vs. Loudoun United FC, 8 p.m. ET
National: ESPN+
Local: WABM-MyTV (Birmingham)
San Antonio FC vs. Monterey Bay FC, 8:30 p.m. ET
National: ESPN+
Local: FanDuel Sports Network Southwest (San Antonio)
El Paso Locomotive FC vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, 9 p.m. ET
National: ESPN+
Local: KVIA-CW (El Paso); KOAA-Stream (Colorado Springs)
Phoenix Rising FC vs. FC Tulsa, 9 p.m. ET
National: ESPN+
Local: KTVK-Ch. 3 (Phoenix)
Orange County SC vs. Oakland Roots SC, 10 p.m. ET
National: ESPN+
Local: FanDuel Sports Network SoCal (Orange County); KTVU Plus (Oakland)
Sacramento Republic FC vs. New Mexico United, 10 p.m. ET
National: ESPN+
Local: KTXL-FOX (Sacramento); KRQE-Ch. 50 (New Mexico)
Las Vegas Lights FC vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies, 10:30 p.m. ET
National: CBS Sports Golazo Network
Local: KVVU-Ch. 5 (Las Vegas); WTOG-Ch. 44 (Tampa Bay)
Friday, March 7
South Georgia Tormenta FC vs. Richmond Kickers, 7 p.m. ET
National: ESPN+
Saturday, March 8
Greenville Triumph SC vs. Westchester SC, 4 p.m. ET
National: ESPN+
Local: MSG Network (Westchester)
FC Naples vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, 7 p.m. ET
National: ESPN+
Local: WFTX-FOX (Naples)
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