• TUDN, the nation’s leading Spanish-language sports network, will showcase the excitement of the USL Championship throughout the 2024 season.
• Up to 20 matches and USL Championship Final selected to air across the company’s Spanish-language networks for the 2024 season
TAMPA, Fla. (June 12, 2024) – The United Soccer League (USL) and TelevisaUnivision, the world’s leading Spanish-language media and content company, announced today a media partnership that will bring more thrilling soccer to Spanish-speaking fans across the country with select matches from the USL Championship to air on TUDN throughout the remainder of the 2024 season.
As part of the announcement, TelevisaUnivision unveiled the first 11 regular season matches will air on TUDN, the nation’s leading Spanish-language sports network, kicking off with a doubleheader this Saturday, June 15, featuring heavyweight clashes Indy Eleven-San Antonio FC (7:00pm ET) and Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC-Orange County SC (9:00pm ET). The season will conclude with the USL Championship Final on Sunday, November 23.
“TelevisaUnivision has a direct line to passionate soccer fans in our country,” said Court Jeske, USL Chief Commercial Officer. “The USL Championship is growing every year, and we are thrilled to partner with TelevisaUnivision to continue that growth by bringing the excitement of our top league to a whole new audience – one that loves the game and respects an authentic soccer experience. Alongside CBS Sports, ESPN, and 24 local linear partners, TelevisaUnivision is the final, important piece of our strategic plan to be the most widely accessible domestic soccer league in the United States.”
TelevisaUnivision is the soccer leader in the U.S. regardless of language, accounting for more than 50% of soccer viewing on all television. The company’s robust sports portfolio includes rights to Liga MX, Liga MX Femenil, CONMEBOL Copa America, UEFA Euro 2024, UEFA Champions League, and Concacaf Nations League, among others.
“We are happy to partner with the United Soccer League and its clubs, providing coverage of the growing league and exciting matches to our passionate audience across the country,” said Marco Liceaga, Senior Vice President of Sports Rights Acquisitions and Commercial Partnerships at TelevisaUnivision. “Adding United Soccer League to our unrivaled soccer rights
portfolio furthers our mission of serving fanáticos, solidifying TelevisaUnivision as the home of the beautiful game in America.”
View the full initial schedule of matches selected to air on TelevisaUnivision networks below:
| Date | Time (ET) | Home Team | Away Team |
| Saturday, June 15 | 7:00 PM | Indy Eleven | San Antonio FC |
| Saturday, June 15 | 9:00 PM | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Orange County SC |
| Saturday, August 10 | 7:30 PM | Charleston Battery | Memphis 901 FC |
| Sunday, August 11 | 5:00 PM | Indy Eleven | New Mexico United |
| Wednesday, August 28 | 9:00 PM | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Memphis 901 FC |
| Friday, September 6 | 7:30 PM | Louisville City FC | Loudoun United FC |
| Wednesday, September 25 | 10:00 PM | Orange County SC | Phoenix Rising FC |
| Wednesday, October 2 | 7:30 PM | Louisville City FC | Miami FC |
| Saturday, October 5 | 4:00 PM | Charleston Battery | Detroit City FC |
| Wednesday, October 9 | 7:00 PM | North Carolina FC | FC Tulsa |
| Saturday, October 19 | 4:00 PM | Detroit City FC | Miami FC |
| Sunday, November 23 | TBD | USL Championship Final | |
About USL
Impacting more than 200 communities, the United Soccer League (USL) is the largest professional soccer organization in North America. The USL is the first and only soccer organization in the United States to build a youth-to-professional pathway for both women and men within one ecosystem. That structure includes three professional leagues: USL Championship (men), USL League One (men), and USL Super League (women), which begins in August 2024.
About TelevisaUnivision
TelevisaUnivision is the world’s leading Spanish-language media company. Powered by the largest library of owned Spanish-language content and a prolific production capability, TelevisaUnivision is the top producer of original content in Spanish across news, sports and entertainment verticals. This original content powers all of TelevisaUnivision’s platforms, which include market-leading broadcast networks Univision, Las Estrellas, Canal 5, and UniMás, and a portfolio of 38 cable networks, which include TUDN,
Galavisión, Distrito Comedia and TL Novelas. The company also operates the leading Mexican movie studio, Videocine, and owns and operates the largest Spanish-language audio platform in the U.S. across 35 terrestrial stations and the Uforia digital platform. TelevisaUnivision is also the owner of ViX, the largest Spanish-language streaming platform in the world. For more information, please visit televisaunivision.com.
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