Austin FC announced on Thursday the full 34-match schedule for its 2026 Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season. Austin will kick off its sixth season with its home opener presented by Q2 on Saturday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m. CT against Minnesota United FC. Austin FC’s first road match of 2026 will see the Verde & Black take on Charlotte FC on Saturday, March 7 at Bank of America Stadium.
2026 Opponents
Austin FC’s schedule will feature 28 total matches against its 14 fellow Western Conference clubs: one (1) home and one (1) away match against every other Western Conference team. The 2026 MLS regular season will conclude on Decision Day, November 7, when Austin will host Portland Timbers. More details on the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs will be announced at a later date.
Austin FC will play six (6) inter-conference matches against Eastern Conference opponents in 2026, three (3) at home and three (3) on the road. The Verde & Black will host D.C. United (Sunday, March 1), Philadelphia Union (Saturday, August 22), and Nashville SC (Saturday, October 10).
Austin will travel to Inter Miami CF for the first-ever match in the team’s new home at Miami Freedom Park on Saturday, April 4. The Club’s other two Eastern trips are against Charlotte on Saturday, March 7 and Toronto FC on Saturday, April 18.
The Club’s 2026 MLS regular season schedule features seven (7) Wednesday matches, 23 Saturday matches, and four (4) Sunday matches.
Get Tickets
Austin FC has sold out all 88 MLS regular season and playoff home matches in its five-year history and owns the league’s longest-active sellout streak with an average attendance of 20,738. With tickets in high demand, fans interested in attending Austin FC home matches are encouraged to buy 2026 Season Tickets.
Tickets to 2026 Austin FC home matches will go on sale in two (2) separate windows. For the first seven (7) home matches of the season, which will take place prior to the FIFA World Cup break, Austin FC Season Ticket Members will have access to a ticket pre-sale to purchase additional tickets from 10 a.m. CT on December 15. Waitlist Members have access to a pre-sale from 10 a.m. CT on December 16. Tickets for those seven (7) matches go on sale to the general public on December 17 at 10 a.m. CT.
Tickets for the remaining 10 home matches taking place following the FIFA World Cup will go on sale at a later date, with details to be announced once available.
How To Watch
All Austin FC regular season matches will be available to watch live in English and Spanish at no additional cost to Apple TV subscribers with no regional blackouts or restrictions. All Austin FC Season Ticket accounts receive one (1) Apple TV subscription for free as a feature of their season ticket membership.
Two (2) Austin FC regular season matches in 2026 will feature as Sunday Night Soccer matches on Apple TV: at home vs. St. Louis City SC on May 3, and away vs. Minnesota on May 10. Four (4) additional matches will be broadcast on linear national television: at home vs. LAFC on March 21 (FOX), at home vs. LA Galaxy on April 11 (FOX), away vs. San Diego FC on May 13 (FS1), and away vs. St. Louis on May 23 (FOX).
FIFA World Cup 2026
Major League Soccer will pause regular season play from May 25 through July 16 while FIFA World Cup 2026 takes place in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. More information about fan activations in Austin will be announced at a later date.
