TSN and TVA Sports, the official national broadcasters of MLS in Canada, announced their broadcast schedules for the 2017 season on Thursday, unveiling a record slate featuring over 125 regular season matches between the networks.
Additionally, CTV – Canada’s most-watched television network – will air MLS matches for the first time in 2017. The network will broadcast seven matches from mid-March through mid-May, highlighted by the 2016 MLS Cup rematch between Toronto FC and the Seattle Sounders on May 6 at CenturyLink Field.
In the first year of a new five-year media rights extension, TSN will broadcast a network record 75 matches featuring Canadian teams, including every Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps match. TSN will also air featured games on Friday nights in the spring, and a game of the week on Saturday nights throughout the year.
TVA Sports, MLS’ new official French-language broadcaster in Canada, will provide coverage of more than 50 MLS games during the 2017 season, including all 34 Montreal Impact matches. The network will continue to air a weekly show devoted to covering the Impact and MLS on Tuesday nights throughout the season.
For the full schedule of TSN, CTV and TVA Sports games, visit MLSsoccer.com's schedule page or see below. Team-specific schedules are available there or at the individual sites of the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC, and the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Throughout the regular season, TSN, CTV and TVA Sports will broadcast a total of five all-Canadian affairs, with CTV covering both Toronto and Montreal’s sole games against Vancouver on March 18 and April 29 , respectively. TSN and TVA Sports will air all three 401 Derby meetings between Toronto and Montreal, all scheduled in the final stretch of the season: Toronto at Montreal on Aug. 27, Montreal at Toronto on Sept. 20 and Montreal at TFC on Oct. 15.
TSN and TVA Sports will also carry critical Decision Day contests as the final postseason picture comes into focus on the last day of the regular season. On Sunday, Oct. 22, Montreal host Eastern Conference foe New England Revolution, while Toronto FC make their inaugural trip to Mercedes-Benz Stadium to face Atlanta United and Vancouver end their season at Cascadia Cup rivals Portland Timbers.
TSN and TVA Sports will have exclusive coverage of the MLS Cup Playoffs. In 2016, total viewership for the postseason reached an all-time high in Canada across TSN’s networks, highlighted by a thrilling playoff series in MLS history between Toronto and Montreal in the Eastern Conference Championship. After a record 1.5 million Canadian viewers tuned in to see 2016 MLS Cup hosted at Toronto FC’s BMO Field, TSN and TVA Sports will continue to provide exclusive coverage of 2017 MLS Cup, as well as the 2017 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target at Chicago’s Soldier Field on Aug. 2.
All MLS games on TSN and CTV can be seen live on TSN GO and CTV GO, while TVA Sports games are available on the TVA Sports app.
Full Canadian national broadcast schedule for 2017 (CTV games in bold):
Sat, Mar. 4, 4:30 pm ET |
Real Salt Lake vs Toronto FC |
TSN |
Sat, Mar. 4, 10:00 pm ET |
San Jose vs Montreal |
TVAS & TSN |
Sun, Mar. 5, 9:30 pm ET |
Vancouver vs Philadelphia |
TSN |
Sat, Mar. 11, 4:30 pm ET |
Philadelphia vs Toronto FC |
TSN |
Sat, Mar. 11, 10:00 pm ET |
San Jose vs Vancouver |
TSN |
<strong>Sat, Mar. 18, 4:00 pm ET</strong> |
<strong>Vancouver vs Toronto FC</strong> |
<strong>CTV</strong> |
Fri, Mar. 31, 7:30 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs Sporting KC |
TSN |
<strong>Sat, Apr. 1, 3:00 pm ET</strong> |
<strong>Chicago vs Montreal</strong> |
<strong>TVAS & CTV</strong> |
Sat, Apr. 1, 10:00 pm ET |
Vancouver vs LA Galaxy |
TSN |
Fri, Apr. 7, 10:30 pm ET |
LA Galaxy vs Montreal |
TVAS & TSN |
Sat, Apr. 8, 7:30 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs Atlanta |
TSN |
Sat, Apr. 8, 9:30 pm ET |
Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver |
TSN |
Fri, Apr. 14, 10:00 pm ET |
Vancouver vs Seattle |
TSN |
<strong>Sat, Apr. 15, 1:00 pm ET</strong> |
<strong>Montreal vs Atlanta</strong> |
<strong>TVAS & CTV</strong> |
Sat, Apr. 15, 8:00 pm ET |
Columbus vs Toronto FC |
TSN |
Fri, Apr. 21, 7:30 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs Chicago |
TSN |
<strong>Sat, Apr. 22, 4:00 pm ET</strong> |
<strong>Portland vs Vancouver</strong> |
<strong>CTV</strong> |
Fri, Apr. 28, 7:30 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs Houston |
TSN |
<strong>Sat, Apr. 29, 3:00 pm ET</strong> |
<strong>Montreal vs Vancouver</strong> |
<strong>TVAS & CTV</strong> |
Wed, May 3, 7:30 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs Orlando |
TSN |
Fri, May 5, 10:00 pm ET |
Colorado vs Vancouver |
TSN |
<strong>Sat, May 6, 4:00 pm ET</strong> |
<strong>Seattle vs Toronto FC</strong> |
<strong>CTV</strong> |
Wed, May 10, 7:30 pm ET |
Columbus vs Toronto FC |
TSN |
Fri, May 12, 9:00 pm ET |
Houston vs Vancouver |
TSN |
<strong>Sat, May 13, 3:00 pm ET</strong> |
<strong>Toronto FC vs Minnesota</strong> |
<strong>CTV</strong> |
Fri, May 19, 7:30 pm ET |
NY Red Bulls vs Toronto FC |
TSN |
Sat, May 20, 7:00 pm ET |
Vancouver vs Sporting KC |
TSN |
Fri, May 26, 7:00 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs Columbus |
TSN |
Sat, May 27, 7:00 pm ET |
Vancouver vs D.C. United |
TSN |
Sat, Jun. 3, 5:30 pm ET |
Vancouver vs Atlanta |
TSN |
Sat, Jun. 3, 7:30 pm ET |
New England vs Toronto FC |
TSN |
Sat, Jun. 17, 7:30 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs D.C. United |
TSN |
Sat, Jun. 17, 10:00 pm ET |
Vancouver vs FC Dallas |
TSN |
Fri, Jun. 23, 8:00 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs New England |
TSN |
Sat, Jun. 24, 8:00 pm ET |
Minnesota vs Vancouver |
TSN |
Sat, Jul. 1, 7:00 pm ET |
Montreal vs D.C. United |
TVAS & TSN |
Sat, Jul. 1, 7:00 pm ET |
Chicago vs Vancouver |
TSN |
Sat, Jul. 1, 7:00 pm ET |
FC Dallas vs Toronto FC |
TSN |
Wed, Jul. 5, 7:30 pm ET |
Orlando vs Toronto FC |
TSN |
Wed, Jul. 5, 10:00 pm ET |
Vancouver vs New York City |
TSN |
Wed, Jul. 19, 7:30 pm ET |
New York City vs Toronto FC |
TSN |
Wed, Jul. 19, 10:30 pm ET |
LA Galaxy vs Vancouver |
TSN |
Sat, Jul. 22, 7:00 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs Colorado |
TSN |
Sun, Jul. 23, 6:00 pm ET |
Vancouver vs Portland |
TSN |
Sat, Jul. 29, 8:00 pm ET |
FC Dallas vs Vancouver |
TSN |
Sun, Jul. 30, 2:00 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs New York City |
TSN |
Sat, Aug. 5, 7:00 pm ET |
D.C. United vs Toronto FC |
TSN |
Sat, Aug. 5, 10:00 pm ET |
Colorado vs Vancouver |
TSN |
Sat, Aug. 12, 6:00 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs Portland |
TSN |
Sat, Aug. 12, 8:00 pm ET |
New England vs Vancouver |
TSN |
Wed, Aug. 16, 7:30 pm ET |
Montreal vs Chicago |
TVAS & TSN |
Sat, Aug. 19, 8:00 pm ET |
Chicago vs Toronto FC |
TSN |
Sat, Aug. 19, 10:00 pm ET |
Vancouver vs Houston |
TSN |
Wed, Aug. 23, 8:00 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs Philadelphia |
TSN |
Wed, Aug. 23, 10:00 pm ET |
Vancouver vs Seattle |
TSN |
Sat, Aug. 26, 7:30 pm ET |
Orlando vs Vancouver |
TSN |
Sun, Aug. 27, 4:30 pm ET |
Montreal vs Toronto FC |
TVAS & TSN |
Sat, Sep. 9, 5:00 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs San Jose |
TSN |
Sat, Sep. 9, 10:00 pm ET |
Vancouver vs Real Salt Lake |
TSN |
Wed, Sep. 13, 10:00 pm ET |
Vancouver vs Minnesota |
TSN |
Sat, Sep. 16, 7:00 pm ET |
Vancouver vs Columbus |
TSN |
Sat, Sep. 16, 10:30 pm ET |
LA Galaxy vs Toronto FC |
TSN |
Wed, Sep. 20, 7:30 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs Montreal |
TVAS & TSN |
Sat, Sep. 23, 5:00 pm ET |
New England vs Toronto FC |
TSN |
Sat, Sep. 23, 10:00 pm ET |
Vancouver vs Colorado |
TSN |
Wed, Sep. 27, 7:30 pm ET |
Montreal vs New York City |
TVAS & TSN |
Wed, Sep. 27, 10:30 pm ET |
Seattle vs Vancouver |
TSN |
Sat, Sep. 30, 7:00 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs NY Red Bulls |
TSN |
Sat, Sep. 30, 9:00 pm ET |
Sporting KC vs Vancouver |
TSN |
Sat, Oct. 7, 5:00 pm ET |
NY Red Bulls vs Vancouver |
TSN |
Sun, Oct. 15, 3:00 pm ET |
Toronto FC vs Montra |
TSN |
Sun, Oct. 15, 5:00 pm ET |
Vancouver vs San Jose |
TSN |
Sun, Oct. 22, 4:00 pm ET |
Montreal vs New England |
TVAS & TSN |
Sun, Oct. 22, 4:00 pm ET |
Atlanta vs Toronto FC |
TSN |
Sun, Oct. 22, 4:00 pm ET |
Portland vs Vancouver |
TSN |