MLS announces calendar change, will play fall-to-spring from 2027 onward

• League will also move to a single-table format

• Season will start in July and end in May

The MLS board of governors have voted to change the league's schedule to more closely align with the European calendar, with seasons beginning in the late summer and ending in the spring.

The league announced the change after a board meeting in Palm Beach, Florida on Thursday. The league will begin its season in mid-July, take a winter break starting in mid-December, then restart games in the first or third week of February (avoiding Super Bowl week).