Overview
- Major League Soccer will move to a cross-year schedule beginning in 2027, running from summer to spring.
- A shortened transition campaign will take place from February to May 2027 with 14 matchdays followed by playoffs.
- The first full cycle under the new format will start in the second half of July 2027 and conclude in May 2028.
- The revamped calendar will include a winter break from mid-December to early February.
- Commissioner Don Garber called the calendar change one of the league’s most important decisions, citing improved global competitiveness and transfer-market positioning.