Another National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season is about to kick off, and this year, two more teams are joining in on all the action.

2024 marks the Utah Royals’ return to the league, while Bay FC, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, will play its first NWSL game ever on March 17 against L.A.’s Angel City FC.

This season will also see a tweak to the league’s Challenge Cup, which was formerly an in-season tournament. Now, the Challenge Cup will be played in a “super cup” format — one game decides that season’s champion. The 2024 Challenge Cup kicks off the NWSL season and will see a match between last year’s NWSL Shield (regular season points leader) winner San Diego Wave and the 2023 NWSL champions, NY/NJ Gotham FC.

As 2024 is an Olympic year, there will also be a five-week break in the season to allow for NWSL players to represent their countries in Paris.

For everything you need to know about the NWSL season, from important dates to where you can stream matches, keep on reading.

NWSL games will air on a number of different services and networks this season, thanks to new multi-year deals with Prime Video, ESPN, CBS Sports, and Scripps Sports (ION). The network breakdown is as follows:

ION

ION is available on select live TV streaming services, including fuboTV ($79.99/month), FrndlyTV ($6.99/month), and Prime Video as part of Freevee. To find your local ION network, you can use its channel locator.

Prime Video

To watch live NWSL games, which will air on Prime Video every Friday night of the season, you’ll need at the very least, a Prime Video standalone subscription ($8.99/month). Prime Video, of course, is included in all Amazon Prime memberships ($14.99/month) — you’ll be able to stream all of Prime’s exclusive NWSL games with this.

Amazon Prime comes with a 30 day free trial for new members. The e-commerce giant is also the official home for all NWSL merchandise this season.

CBS

The easiest, most cost-effective way to watch games airing on CBS without cable is with a Paramount+ subscription.

Paramount+ costs $5.99/month to stream live soccer, including NWSL games. Get started with a seven-day free trial before payment kicks in.

CBS Sports Network

Unfortunately, CBS Sports Network games don’t air on Paramount+, so you’ll need one of the following live TV streaming services to watch them: fuboTV ($79.99/month) or Hulu + Live TV ($76.99/month).

ESPN2, ESPN, and ABC

With a subscription to ESPN+ ($10.99/month), you’ll be able to watch all of the NWSL games airing on ESPN2, ESPN, and ABC.

You can also subscribe to ESPN+ as part of the Disney Bundle For just $14.99/month, you’ll get ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu.

To make it even easier to digest, check out the table below with all of the services and networks referenced above.

Yes! If a game isn’t airing on any of the services mentioned above, you can stream it on NWSL+, the league’s own streaming service that is 100% free to use.

Of the services above that carry other games, the following offer free trials:

You can check out the full NWSL schedule here, but here are key dates to remember.

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