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How to watch the USL Championship, USL League One and USL Jägermeister Cup in Week 9 | USL Viewing Guide

By USLChampionship.com Staff, 04/29/25, 4:50PM EDT

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Here’s your weekly guide on where to tune in for major rivalry contests on CBS Sports Network and ESPN+, and a major stadium opening in Rhode Island on TUDN


Rhode Island FC will open new home Centreville Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon before a national audience on TUDN. | Photo courtesy Rhode Island FC

The USL Championship and USL League One will feature throughout the 2025 season on CBS Sports, ESPN, TUDN and a wide range of local television networks, all of which will bring you the action from now until the USL Championship Final on the CBS Television Network in November.

As we go through the campaign, we’re here to provide a one-stop shop for finding out where every game from both leagues is available on national platforms and local networks.

Here’s our guide for Week 9 of the season, which features a pair of major national broadcasts across the weekend as Rhode Island FC opens its new venue at Centreville Bank Stadium and two of the Western Conference’s biggest rivals square off at the historic Oakland-Alameda Coliseum.

Rhode Island’s inaugural game at its new 10,500-seat venue in Pawtucket, R.I. will air nationally on TUDN, with pregame festivities set to begin at 4 p.m. ET ahead of a key interconference clash with 2022 Championship title-winner San Antonio FC.

The longstanding rivalry between Oakland Roots SC and Sacramento Republic FC will also be in the national spotlight, with the first league meeting between the clubs set to air on the CBS Sports Network on Sunday evening at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.

Elsewhere, the past two USL Championship title-winners will meet on Saturday night when Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC faces Phoenix Rising FC at Weidner Field on CBS Sports Golazo Network at 9 p.m. ET.

Two other notable rivalry contests are set for ESPN+, meanwhile, as Louisville City FC and Lexington SC meet for the first time as members of the USL Championship on Thursday night at 8 p.m. ET, while the second regular-season meeting between El Paso Locomotive FC and New Mexico United in the Derby Del Camino Real is set for Saturday night at 9 p.m. ET.

USL Viewer’s Guide – April 30-May 4

USL JÄGERMEISTER CUP

Wednesday, April 30
Las Vegas Lights FC vs. AV ALTA FC, 10:30 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+
Local: KVVU-FOX5 (Las Vegas)

USL CHAMPIONSHIP

Louisville City FC vs. Lexington SC, 8 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+
Local: WBKI-CW (Louisville); WDKY-FOX (Lexington)

Saturday, May 3
Rhode Island FC vs. San Antonio FC, 4 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+ / TUDN
Local: WPRI-MyRI (Rhode Island)

Charleston Battery vs. Hartford Athletic, 5 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+
Local: WCSC-Palmetto Sports and Entertainment Network (Charleston); WCTX-MyTV (Hartford)

Indy Eleven vs. Detroit City FC, 7 p.m. ET
National
: ESPN+
Local: WNDY-MyTV (Indy); WKBD-CW (Detroit)

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC vs. North Carolina FC, 7 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+
Local: KDKA+ (Pittsburgh)

Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Birmingham Legion FC, 7:30 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+
Local: WTOG-Ch. 44 (Tampa Bay);  WABM-MyTV (Birmingham)

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs. Phoenix Rising FC, 9 p.m. ET
National:
CBS Sports Golazo Network
Local: KOAA-Streaming (Colorado Springs); KPHE-Arizona’s Family Sports (Phoenix)

El Paso Locomotive FC vs. New Mexico United, 9 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+
Local: KVIA-CW (El Paso); KASY-New Mexico 50 (New Mexico)

Orange County SC vs. FC Tulsa, 10 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+
Local: FanDuel Sports Network SoCal (Orange County)

Las Vegas Lights FC vs. Loudoun United FC, 10:30 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+
Local: KVVU-FOX5 (Las Vegas)

Sunday, May 4
Monterey Bay FC vs. Miami FC, 7 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+
Local: KCBA-CW (Monterey Bay); FanDuel Sports Network Florida (Miami)

Oakland Roots SC vs. Sacramento Republic FC, 7 p.m. ET
National:
CBS Sports Network

USL LEAGUE ONE

Friday, May 2
Richmond Kickers vs. Greenville Triumph SC, 7 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+
Local: WTVR-6xtra

Saturday, May 3
Forward Madison FC vs. Union Omaha, 6 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+

Texoma FC vs. Charlotte Independence, 8 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+

AV ALTA FC vs. FC Naples, 10:30 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+

Sunday, May 4
Portland Hearts of Pine vs. One Knoxville SC, 6 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+
Local: NESN (Portland)

Spokane Velocity FC vs. Westchester SC, 7 p.m. ET
National:
ESPN+
Local: KSKN-CW (Spokane); MSG (Westchester)

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