Disney has announced details on the upcoming 2025 season of the NWSL, the premier women’s professional soccer league, which will air across many of Disney’s platforms, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN+ and Disney+

ABC will broadcast six games, up from four in 2024, including three playoff matches in November. ESPN will televise 10 matches, ESPN2 will air four games, and Spanish-language network ESPN Deportes will televise 10 games live. All 20 games will stream live on ESPN+ in English and Spanish. Disney+ will also stream select matches monthly.  You’ll also be able to stream ESPN+ games via the ESPN On Disney+ hub.

The 2025 season of NWSL on The Walt Disney Company media platforms will kick off on Saturday, March 15, at 12:30 p.m. ET (kick at 1 p.m.) on ABC with the live presentation of Kansas City Current vs. Portland Thorns FC at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City. ESPN+ and Disney+ will stream the game live, and ESPN Deportes will televise the match in Spanish.

Highlights:

  • 13 of 15 regular season matches currently scheduled on ABC and ESPN platforms will feature at least one 2024 NWSL Playoff team. Nine games on the schedule are matchups between last season’s playoff teams
  • 2024 NWSL Championship finalist Washington Spirit, 2023 NWSL Champion NJ/NY Gotham FC, and Portland Thorns FC lead all clubs with four regular-season appearances each
  • ABC will broadcast three marquee matchups featuring the U.S. Women’s National Team’s “Triple Espresso” – Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns). and Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars) – a nickname for the trio of American forwards for their key contributions to the USWNT’s offense during the 2024 Paris Olympics
  • ABC will broadcast three NWSL postseason games: a quarterfinals doubleheader on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 12:30 p.m. ET and 3 p.m., and a Semifinal on Sunday, Nov. 16, at 3 p.m.

Here is the 2025 NWSL Schedule:

Date Time (ET) Match Platforms
Sat, Mar 15 12:30 p.m. Kansas City Current vs. Portland Thorns FC ABC, ESPN+, Disney+, 

ESPN Deportes

Sun, Mar 16 6:50 p.m. Angel City FC vs. San Diego Wave ESPN2, ESPN+, 

ESPN Deportes

Sun, Mar 23 5 p.m. NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Orlando Pride ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes
Sat, Mar 29 12 p.m. Orlando Pride vs. San Diego Wave ESPN, ESPN+
Sun, Apr 13 7 p.m. Bay FC vs. Chicago Red Stars ESPN2, ESPN+
Sat, May 10 12:30 p.m. Chicago Red Stars vs. Washington Spirit ABC, ESPN+
Sun, May 11 1 p.m. Kansas City Current vs. Bay FC ESPN, ESPN+
Sun, Aug 3 12:30 p.m. Washington Spirit vs. Portland Thorns FC ABC, ESPN+, 

ESPN Deportes

Sat, Aug 9 12 p.m. NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Washington Spirit ESPN, ESPN+, 

ESPN Deportes

Sun, Sep 7 5 p.m. NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Angel City FC ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes
Sun, Sep 14 3 p.m. Chicago Red Stars vs. Portland Thorns FC ESPN, ESPN+
Sun, Sep 21 8:30 p.m. Bay FC vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC ESPN2, ESPN+
Sun, Oct 5 1 p.m. Washington Spirit vs. San Diego Wave ESPN, ESPN+
Sun, Oct 12 5 p.m. Angel City FC vs. Houston Dash ESPN, ESPN+, 

ESPN Deportes

Sun, Oct 19 5 p.m. Angel City FC vs. Portland Thorns FC ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes
Sun, Nov 2 3 p.m. TBD ESPN, ESPN+
Sun, Nov 2 5 p.m. TBD ESPN, ESPN+, 

ESPN Deportes

* Subject to Change

 

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