Austin FC Announces 2021 Season Schedule
Austin's first-ever MLS team hits the road for first 7
By Kimberley Jones, 4:13PM, Wed. Mar. 24, 2021
With just over three weeks to go until its major league premiere, Austin FC has announced its entire season schedule.
As previously reported, Austin FC’s new home, Q2 Stadium at McKalla Place, won’t be ready for primetime for months yet. That means AFC starts the season with seven straight on the road – meaning lots of travel time for the new team to bond – before the first home match against the San Jose Earthquakes on June 19. The 34-match schedule includes three matches each against Texas’ other MLS teams, FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo, and only two against Eastern Conference teams; one of those is when the Columbus Crew comes to town on June 27.
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Austin FC 2021 Schedule
All times CST.
April 17: Los Angeles Football Club at Band of California Stadium (4:30pm on Fox)
April 24: Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (8pm, regional broadcast)
May 1: Minnesota United FC at Allianz Field (7pm, regional broadcast)
May 9: Sporting Kansas City at Children’s Mercy Park (6:30pm on FS1)
May 15: LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park (2:30pm on Univision)
May 23: Nashville SC at Nissan Stadium (8pm on FS1)
May 29: Seattle Sounders FC at Lumen Field (3pm, regional broadcast)
June 19: San Jose Quakes at Q2 Stadium (8pm on UniMás) **first home match**
June 23: Minnesota United FC at Allianz Field (7pm, regional broadcast)
June 27: Columbus Crew SC at Q2 Stadium (7pm on FS1)
July 3: Portland Timbers at Q2 Stadium (8pm, regional broadcast)
July 7: Los Angeles Football Club at Q2 Stadium (8pm, regional broadcast)
July 17: Sporting Kansas City at Children’s Mercy Park (7:30pm, regional broadcast)
July 22: Seattle Sounders FC at Q2 Stadium (8:30pm on ESPN)
July 28: Vancouver Whitecaps FC at BC Place (9pm, regional broadcast)
July 31: Colorado Rapids at Q2 Stadium (8pm, regional broadcast)
Aug. 4: Houston Dynamo FC at Q2 Stadium (8pm, regional broadcast)
Aug. 7: FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium (7:30pm, regional broadcast)
Aug. 14: Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium (9pm, regional broadcast)
Aug. 18: Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Q2 Stadium (8pm, regional broadcast)
Aug. 21: Portland Timbers at Q2 Stadium (8pm, regional broadcast)
Aug. 29: FC Dallas at Q2 Stadium (7pm on FS1) **Heineken Rivalry Week**
Sept. 11: Houston Dynamo FC at BBVA Compass Stadium (7:30pm, regional broadcast)
Sept. 15: Los Angeles Football Club at Q2 Stadium (8pm, regional broadcast)
Sept. 18: San Jose Quakes at Q2 Stadium (8pm, regional broadcast)
Sept. 26: LA Galaxy at Q2 Stadium (TBD on ESPN)
Sept. 29: Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (8pm, regional broadcast)
Oct. 2: Real Salt Lake at Q2 Stadium (2:30pm on UniMás)
Oct. 16: Minnesota United FC at Q2 Stadium (8pm, regional broadcast)
Oct. 20: San Jose Quakes at Earthquakes Stadium (8:30pm, regional broadcast)
Oct. 24: Houston Dynamo FC at Q2 Stadium (3pm on ESPN)
Oct. 30: FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium (7pm, regional broadcast)
Nov. 3: Sporting Kansas City at Q2 Stadium (8pm, regional broadcast)
Nov. 7: Portland Timbers at Providence Park (4pm, regional broadcast) **Decision Day**
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