USL Phoenix Rising FC

Phoenix Rising FC Releases 2024 Broadcast Schedule

Published on February 27, 2024 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Phoenix Rising FC News Release


The United Soccer League released today its national television broadcast schedule for the 2024 USL Championship season, which features defending champion Phoenix Rising FC five times. Phoenix will also appear on CBS 5 throughout Arizona when it hosts Oakland Roots on Saturday, March 23. Kickoff time for that game has been moved up 30 minutes, to 7 p.m., in order to match the available broadcast window.

Six additional matches will be simulcast locally on both 3TV and Arizona's Family Sports, beginning with the club's 2024 home opener vs. Birmingham Legion, Saturday, March 9. Fans can click here to see viewing options for Arizona's Family Sports. All matches broadcast on one of Arizona's Family networks are available via the AZFamily App.

USL announced earlier today that ESPN will remain a broadcast partner of the league for a ninth season in 2024, which also allows Rising fans to catch all matches not being broadcast nationally, with an ESPN+ subscription.

This season will see a record number of national broadcasts for the USL, with 35 combined regular season and playoff matches to be televised across the league's two national media rights partners: CBS Sports and ESPN.

Rising will host the Charleston Battery in a rematch of the 2023 USL Championship Final on ESPN2 on Saturday, June 22. A lot has changed since that match last November, with both undergoing impactful roster and coaching changes. Each side has reinforced during the offseason, including the Battery adding two-time Championship All-League selection Aaron Molloy in midfield and Phoenix bringing aboard 19-year-old Italian youth international Guilio Dorattioto from Juventus' Academy, as both teams takes aim at a similar charge back to the USL Championship Final this November. Kickoff is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET.

Western Conference Classic on CBS; Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs. Phoenix Rising FC Two Western Conference heavyweights go head-to-head as Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC hosts Phoenix Rising FC on CBS on Saturday, August 3. Fans can expect beauty on and off the pitch at the recently built Weidner Field with downtown Colorado Springs as the backdrop to two of the top attacking sides in the league. The Switchbacks recently added a major piece to their frontline with the acquisition of 2021 USL Championship Final MVP Ronaldo Damus, while Rising FC will look to keep the attack quiet with Argentina U-23 international goalkeeper Rocco Ríos Novo minding the net after earning USL Championship Final MVP honors last season. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET.

USL Championship Final on nate with each league's Final airing on CBS platforms. During the postseason, one game per weekend will air on CBS Sports Network throughout the Eastern and Western Conference Finals. The USL Championship Final will then make its network television debut on Saturday, November 23, with kickoff scheduled for 12 p.m. ET on CBS. The USL League One Final will be televised on CBS Sports Network, date and kickoff time TBD.

Date Station AZ Time Home Team Away Team

Saturday, March 9, 2024 3TV/AZFS 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Rising Birmingham Legion FC

Saturday, March 16, 2024 AZFS 7:00 p.m. Monterey Bay FC Phoenix Rising

Saturday, March 23, 2024 CBS 5 7:00 p.m. Phoenix Rising Oakland Roots

Saturday, March 30, 2024 AZFS 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Rising New Mexico United

Friday, April 5, 2024 AZFS 5:30 p.m. FC Tulsa Phoenix Rising

Saturday, April 13, 2024 AZFS 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Rising Colorado Springs Switchbacks

Saturday, April 20, 2024 AZFS 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Rising Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Saturday, April 27, 2024 AZFS 4:30 p.m. Rhode Island FC Phoenix Rising

Saturday, May 4, 2024 3TV/AZFS 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Rising Sacremento Republic FC

Saturday, May 11, 2024 CBS Sports 6:30 p.m. Detroit City Football Club Phoenix Rising

Saturday, May 18, 2024 AZFS 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Rising Miami FC

Saturday, May 25, 2024 AZFS 4:00 p.m. Indy Eleven Phoenix Rising

Saturday, June 1, 2024 AZFS 7:30 p.m. Las Vegas Lights FC Phoenix Rising

Saturday, June 8, 2024 3TV/AZFS 8:00 p.m. Phoenix Rising Orange County FC

Saturday, June 15, 2024 AZFS 6:00 p.m. El Paso Locomotive FC Phoenix Rising

Saturday, June 22, 2024 ESPN2 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Rising Charleston Battery

Friday, June 28, 2024 AZFS 5:30 p.m. Memphis 901 FC Phoenix Rising

Saturday, July 6, 2024 AZFS 6:00 p.m. San Antonio FC Phoenix Rising

Friday, July 19, 2024 CBS Sports 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Rising El Paso Locomotive FC

Friday, July 26, 2024 AZFS 4:30 p.m. Hartford Athletic Phoenix Rising

Saturday, August 3, 2024 CBS 5 1:00 p.m. Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 10, 2024 AZFS 8:00 p.m. Phoenix Rising Tampa Bay Rowdies

Saturday, August 24, 2024 AZFS 8:00 p.m. Phoenix Rising North Carolina FC

Saturday, August 31, 2024 AZFS 4:30 p.m. Loudon United FC Phoenix Rising

Friday, September 6, 2024 ESPN2 8:00 p.m. Phoenix Rising FC Tulsa

Saturday, September 14, 2024 AZFS 7:00 p.m. Sacramento Republic FC Phoenix Rising

Saturday, September 21, 2024 AZFS 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Rising San Antonio FC

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 AZFS 7:00 p.m. Orange County FC Phoenix Rising

Saturday, September 28, 2024 3TV/AZFS 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Rising Las Vegas Lights

Friday, October 4, 2024 AZFS 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Rising Monterey Bay FC

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 AZFS 6:00 p.m. New Mexico United Phoenix Rising

Saturday, October 12, 2024 AZFS 7:00 p.m. Oakland Roots FC Phoenix Rising

Saturday, October 19, 2024 3TV/AZFS 7:30 p.m. Phoenix Rising Memphis 901 FC

Saturday, October 26, 2024 AZFS 4:30 p.m. Louisville City FC Phoenix Rising




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