Sept. 21 home game vs. Birmingham Legion FC on CBS Sports Network
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TAMPA, Fla. (March 3, 2025) – The United Soccer League (USL) announced its national broadcast schedule for the 2025 USL Championship and League One seasons. Split between the league’s two national media rights partners, CBS Sports and ESPN, the 2025 campaign will feature a record-tying 35 combined regular season and postseason matches aired on national television.
Indy Eleven will have two games airing on ESPN2 and CBS Sports Network. The June 25 match at Tampa Bay Rowdies at 7 pm will be broadcast on ESPN2. CBS Sports Network will show the September 21 home match vs. Birmingham Legion FC at Carroll Stadium at 5 pm.
Local broadcasts for the Boys in Blue will be announced prior to the home opener on Sat. Mar. 29 vs. defending champion Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.
The 2025 national broadcast package will feature three matches on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+, 22 matches on CBS Sports Network, and eight matches on ESPN2.
The remaining USL Championship, League One and Jägermeister Cup matches will be broadcast on ESPN+ or the CBS Sports Golazo Network. Additionally, TelevisaUnivision will continue to air select matches on TUDN, the nation’s leading Spanish-language sports network. The league’s partnership with SiriusXM has also been extended to air select matches throughout the season, furthering the USL’s commitment to accessibility to fans across the country.
The USL’s visibility and profile has risen rapidly as a product of recent multi-year agreements with CBS Sports and ESPN. In 2024, the USL Championship and League One were featured in 35 nationally televised matches, highlighted by three matches on the CBS Television Network. The USL Championship’s three network broadcasts last season reached more than 1 million viewers, including the 2024 USL Championship Final which garnered the largest television audience in league history with 431,000 viewers on the CBS Television Network.
