Major League Soccer moving to fall-spring calendar starting with 2027 season

The calendar change is one of the most significant shifts in the history of the league. While the MLS regular season currently runs from February to October followed by the the playoffs and MLS Cup, the league will now be aligned with major European leagues which use a fall-spring schedule.

MLS Reveals League-Altering Changes to Align with World's Best Leagues

Many of the top transfers take place through the summer, and MLS clubs have had trouble in the past making those key additions midseason. The new changes allow MLS to align with the winter and summer windows, enabling clubs to compete for more of the world’s most coveted players.

MLS owners reportedly set to vote on fall-spring calendar switch and a move to a single-table format

Major League Soccer’s owners gathered this week to consider a potential move from the current February–December schedule to a fall–spring calendar

MLS owners vote in favor of summer-to-spring league calendar beginning with 2027 season

In preparation for the new season calendar, MLS will hold a 14-game "transition season" from mid-February to May 2027. The results will determine 2027 qualification for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Canadian Championship, Leagues Cup and CONCACAF Champions Cup.

MLS officially flipping calendar to match European leagues

The new calendar will go into effect in July 2027 after MLS holds a transition season from February to May of that year, which will include a 14-game regular season, playoffs and MLS Cup, with the results determining the 2027 qualification for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Canadian Championship, Leagues Cup, and Concacaf Champions Cup.
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MLS to align calendar with world's top football leagues

Major League Soccer will change its competition schedule in 2027 to align with the world's top football leagues in a decision commissioner Don Garber Thursday called one of the most important in the history of the 30-year-old league.

MLS owners expected to vote on fall-spring calendar and season format changes: Sources

Substantial change could be coming to MLS's structure and operations following a Thursday vote, sources tell The Athletic

MLS owners gearing up to vote on potential seismic changes

The calendar shift is expected to help teams during the transfer windows, in particular, the summer window, which currently happens in the middle of the MLS campaign. It would also eliminate the hurdles clubs face during the winter transfer window that falls in the middle of many European seasons.

MLS Owners Set to Vote on Three League-Altering Changes—Report

MLS owners could also vote to shift its competition format to a single-table system with five geographically organized divisions, instead of the current Western and Eastern Conferences, according to The Athletic .
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