Nfl season, 2024 week 1

The league's 29 teams were divided into the Eastern and Western conferences. This was the first season since the season to have no new expansion teams joining MLS; San Diego FC is scheduled to join the league in Pre-season matches ran from January 19 through February Note: All teams used Adidas as universal kit manufacturer.

The regular season consisted of 34 matches for each team, split evenly between home and away games.

Nfl season, 2024 schedule

The opening match was played on February 21, the earliest in league history; the regular season ended with Decision Day on October 19, which comprised simultaneous intra-conference matches. Most regular season matches were played on Saturdays and Wednesdays at p. The 29 teams were divided into two conferences: the Eastern and Western. The 15 teams in the East played a round-robin format with intra-conference teams and six matches against six opponents from the West.

The 14 teams in the West played a round-robin with intra-conference teams, an additional one or two intra-conference matches, and six to seven matches against opponents from the East. Several new rules were scheduled to be introduced for the season following trials in MLS Next Pro , including in-stadium announcements of video assistant referee decisions, a time limit for substitutions, and mandatory off-field checks for injured players.

Winter 2024

After the conclusion of the season, on January 28, , MLS announced new competition regulations which determined which teams could enter the numerous cup competitions which MLS clubs could be in. Open Cup Round of 32 based on performance, with teams not in both the Champions Cup and Leagues Cup given first priority. The leading team in this table won the Supporters' Shield.

The higher seeded teams hosted single-elimination matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points in the Supporters' Shield table. During the best-of-three round, the team with higher seed hosted the first match and the third match if necessary.