Seattle Reign releases 2024 schedule

The NWSL announced the league and broadcast schedule for the 2024 season on Thursday, which features a balanced schedule that will see each of the 14 teams in the league play each other twice. Seattle Reign will begin the season at home on Sunday, March 17, hosting the Washington Spirit at 3 PM PT. This marks the third year in a row that the Reign will open the season against the Spirit.

Seattle will host the Portland Thorns on Sunday, June 16, at 1 PM PT (the Mariners also host the Rangers that day at 1:10 PM PT). The Cascadia rivalry match will air on CBS. The Reign travel down to Portland to face the Thorns on the road on Saturday, May 11. That match will air on ION. Once again, the Reign are offering free tickets for this road match to season ticket members. A couple hundred Reign supporters attended the 2023 away match at Providence Park.

The Reign will finish the regular season on the road against the Orlando Pride on Saturday, Nov. 2.

NWSL matches will not be played during FIFA windows. In addition to the CBA-mandated league break from July 8 to 14, the NWSL will break from league play from July 15 to August 18 while the Paris 2024 Olympics are staged. The league will host a tournament that features all 14 NWSL teams and other international teams during this break, with further details to be announced at a later date.

Other schedule notes

Here are a few notes about Seattle Reign's 2024 schedule:

• This year, there will be no "unofficial doubleheader" games at Lumen Field – where the Reign and Sounders kick off on the same day but six or more hours apart. There are also no official doubleheaders this year.
• The Reign and Sounders play at home on back-to-back days nine times during the regular season: March 16/17, April 20/21, May 18/19, June 15/16, June 22/23, July 6/7, Sept. 15/16, Sept. 28/29, and Oct. 18/19.
• The Reign have three home matches in May. Here's a further breakdown of home games by month: March (1), April (1), May (3), June (2), July (1), August (1), September (2), October (2).
• Following their home opener, the Reign will have a three-game road trip – heading to face Chicago, San Diego, and Bay FC, with an international break also in that stretch. That's the only three-game road stand for the Reign.
• The Reign will host three matches on Friday evening.
• Eight home matches will take place on Sunday, with all but one of them kicking off in the afternoon instead of the evening.
• The two remaining home games will take place on Monday, September 16, and Wednesday, May 8. That's the only midweek match for the Reign all regular season.

Season Ticket Memberships are available for purchase now, in addition to Flex Plans. Details for single-match tickets will be announced soon. 

Broadcast notes

The 2024 campaign marks the beginning of the league’s four-year domestic media rights agreement with CBS Sports, ESPN, Prime Video, and Scripps Sports/ION. Here are a few notes about the Reign's broadcast slots.

• In addition to the Thorns matchup airing on CBS, the Reign will have one game on CBS Sports Network.
• Five of the Reign's matches – three at home and two away – will air on Prime Video.
• Three Reign matches will air on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, as well as streaming on ESPN+ in Spanish and English: June 30 at Gotham, Aug. 25 vs. the Courage, and Oct. 13 at Utah.
• 13 Reign matches will stream on NWSL+, the league’s first-ever direct-to-consumer streaming platform. NWSL+ is free to all fans in the U.S. and will be available on all iOS/Android devices, as well as streaming distributors Apple TV, Fire TV, and Roku.

With the league’s expanded playoff format in 2024, eight clubs will qualify for the quarterfinals taking place the weekend of November 9-10. CBS and Prime Video will have rights to one quarterfinal each, and ESPN/ABC will air the remaining quarterfinal matches. CBS and ESPN/ABC will each host a semifinal. The NWSL Championship will once again air on CBS primetime and stream on Paramount+.

Full Seattle Reign Schedule

Sunday, March 17, 2024 – 3:00 p.m. PT vs. Washington Spirit / Lumen Field / Seattle, WA / NWSL+

Saturday, March 23, 2024 – 1:00 p.m. PT at Chicago Red Stars / SeatGeek Stadium / Bridgeview, IL / NWSL+ 

Friday, March 29, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. PT at San Diego Wave FC / Snapdragon Stadium / San Diego, CA / Prime Video

Sunday, April 14, 2024 – 5:00 p.m. PT at Bay FC / PayPal Park / San Jose, CA / NWSL+ 

Sunday, April 21, 2024 – 3:00 p.m. PT vs. Chicago Red Stars / Lumen Field / Seattle, WA / NWSL+ 

Saturday, April 27, 2024 – 4:00 p.m. PT at North Carolina Courage / WakeMed Soccer Park / Cary, NC / NWSL+

Friday, May 3, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. PT vs. San Diego Wave FC / Lumen Field / Seattle, WA / Prime Video

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. PT vs. Kansas City Current / Lumen Field / Seattle, WA / NWSL+

Saturday, May 11, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. PT at Portland Thorns FC / Providence Park / Portland, OR / ION

Sunday, May 19, 2024 – 3:00 p.m. PT vs. Orlando Pride / Lumen Field / Seattle, WA / NWSL+

Friday, May 24, 2024 – 4:30 p.m. PT at Washington Spirit / Audi Field / Washington, D.C. /NWSL+

Sunday, June 9, 2024 – 3:00 p.m. PT at Kansas City Current / CPKC Stadium / Kansas City, MO / NWSL+

Sunday, June 16, 2024 – 1:00 p.m. PT vs. Portland Thorns FC / Lumen Field / Seattle, WA / CBS, Paramount+

Sunday, June 23, 2024 – 3:00 p.m. PT vs. Racing Louisville FC / Lumen Field / Seattle, WA / NWSL+

Sunday, June 30, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. PT at NJ/NY Gotham FC / Red Bull Arena / Harrison, NJ / ESPN2, ESPN Deportes

Sunday, July 7, 2024 – 3:00 p.m. PT vs. Utah Royals FC / Lumen Field / Seattle, WA / NWSL+

Sunday, August 25, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. PT vs. North Carolina Courage / Lumen Field / Seattle, WA / ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+

Saturday, August 31, 2024 – 4:30 p.m. PT at Racing Louisville FC / Lynn Family Stadium / Louisville, KY / ION

Friday, September 6, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. PT at Angel City FC / BMO Stadium / Los Angeles, CA / Prime Video

Monday, September 16, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. PT vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC / Lumen Field / Seattle, WA / CBSSN

Saturday, September 21, 2024 – 5:30 p.m. PT at Houston Dash / Shell Energy Stadium / Houston, TX / NWSL+

Sunday, September 29, 2024 – 3:00 p.m. PT vs. Bay FC / Lumen Field / Seattle, WA / NWSL+

Friday, October 4, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. PT vs. Angel City FC / Lumen Field / Seattle, WA / Prime Video

Sunday, October 13, 2024 – 2:00 p.m. PT at Utah Royals FC / America First Field / Sandy, UT / ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+

Friday, October 18, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. PT vs. Houston Dash / Lumen Field / Seattle, WA / Prime Video

Saturday, November 2, 2024 – 2:00 p.m. PT at Orlando Pride / Inter&Co Stadium / Orlando, FL / ION