Atlanta United have one of the deepest MLS supporter bases in the league — Mercedes-Benz Stadium routinely tops MLS attendance, and the club’s expansion-era trophy haul gave the fanbase a foundation that has persisted through coaching changes. The viewing path is the simplest in MLS: every match streams on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.
The widget pulls Atlanta’s next two weeks of fixtures across MLS regular season, MLS Cup playoffs, US Open Cup, Leagues Cup, and CONCACAF Champions Cup. The standard regular-season week delivers a Saturday or Wednesday match.
MLS regular season: Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass
Every Atlanta United regular-season MLS match streams on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass — the $14.99/month or $99/season subscription that covers the entire MLS calendar. No blackouts, no team-specific upcharges, no geographic restrictions inside the US. Apple’s $2.5 billion ten-year deal with MLS reset what a domestic top-flight league looks like in the streaming era.
The Saturday night 7:30pm Eastern kickoff is the standard MLS broadcast slot, and Mercedes-Benz Stadium home matches typically land in that window. Wednesday and Saturday remain the dominant MLS match days, with Decision Day in October running a coordinated Sunday slate of every regular-season finale at the same kickoff.
Apple Music subscribers get MLS Season Pass at a $12.99/month or $79/season discount — the bundle math is genuinely compelling for any household already paying for Apple Music. Apple One’s higher tiers do not include MLS Season Pass; the bundle is Apple Music–specific.
MLS Cup playoffs: still Apple TV
The MLS Cup playoffs run on the same MLS Season Pass subscription — no upcharge, no separate broadcast. Round One uses a best-of-three format, with Conference Semifinals through MLS Cup running single-elimination. Apple’s playoff studio coverage has grown steadily since the 2023 launch.
A handful of MLS marquee matches and select playoff fixtures simulcast on Fox or FS1 in the US, but the simulcasts are exceptions. Apple TV is the primary path.
US Open Cup: Paramount+
The US Open Cup — the oldest soccer competition in American sport, an open knockout that includes MLS sides plus USL and amateur teams — streams on Paramount+ in the US. CBS Sports holds Open Cup rights, and Atlanta’s run through the bracket appears on Paramount+ at $7.99 a month for the ad-supported tier.
The Open Cup runs from spring through late summer, with MLS sides typically entering in the round of 32. Atlanta’s deepest Open Cup runs have produced semifinal and final appearances, which Paramount+ broadcasts with full studio coverage.
Leagues Cup: Apple TV again
Leagues Cup (the in-season tournament between MLS and Liga MX clubs) streams on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass. Leagues Cup runs across July and August in a tournament format that pauses the MLS regular season, and Apple’s coverage uses the same broadcast infrastructure as the regular MLS calendar.
Liga MX matches inside Leagues Cup also stream on Apple TV during the tournament window — the deal includes both leagues’ fixtures inside Leagues Cup, regardless of regular-season rights.
CONCACAF Champions Cup
CONCACAF Champions Cup (the regional version of the Champions League) has rights split across multiple platforms in the US. FOX Sports has historically carried English-language coverage, with Univision and TUDN covering Spanish-language broadcasts. Some matches stream on the FOX Sports app, others on Paramount+, and select earlier-round matches may stream directly through MLS Season Pass.
Atlanta’s CONCACAF Champions Cup matches (when the club qualify) typically require checking the specific tie’s broadcaster. The rights structure is fragmented in a way that the MLS regular season is not.
Pre-season
MLS pre-season is generally not televised at scale. Friendlies in Florida, the Coachella Valley, or California occasionally appear on the MLS Season Pass app for marquee matchups, but most pre-season is private.
International pre-season friendlies — when Atlanta host a Premier League side or a Liga MX club at Mercedes-Benz Stadium — typically stream on the visiting club’s broadcast network or directly through the venue. Match-by-match.
What Atlanta’s US viewing costs
A complete annual subscription for an Atlanta fan: MLS Season Pass at $99/year (or $79/year with Apple Music), Paramount+ at $7.99/month for the Open Cup window (typically four to five months at $32-40 if Atlanta progress). Total: $111-139 per year, depending on cup runs. CONCACAF Champions Cup may add a marginal cost depending on the tie’s broadcaster.
Compared to the cable era (RSN subscriptions, sports-tier upcharges, blackout-affected fragments) the Apple structure is materially cheaper for an MLS fan.
Quick reference
- MLS regular season: Apple TV MLS Season Pass ($14.99/month or $99/season)
- MLS Cup playoffs: Same MLS Season Pass — no upcharge
- Leagues Cup: Apple TV — included in MLS Season Pass
- US Open Cup: Paramount+ ($7.99/month)
- CONCACAF Champions Cup: FOX Sports / Paramount+ / varies
- Pre-season friendlies: Varies, often unbroadcast