Major League Soccer announced on Monday that the 2021 season is planned to officially begin on April 3, and team training camps can begin operating on Feb. 22. Playoffs are scheduled for Nov. 19, with the 2021 MLS Cup scheduled for Dec. 11.
The opening weekend of the 2021 MLS season, officially dubbed “MLS is Back - Opening Weekend 2021” according to the league website, comes just days before Atlanta’s first leg Concacaf Champions League matchup between April 6-8.
The MLS All-Star Game, Campeones Cup, and Leagues Cup will also be played “during the late summer window,” according to the MLS release.