Coachella Valley Invitational: NWSL Day 1 match results
INDIO, Calif. - The Coachella Valley Invitational kicked off day 1 of its National Women's Soccer League matches Sunday as Major League Soccer begins preseason match play.
This event takes place from Feb. 1-22 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. This year is the second year that the Coachella Valley Invitational hosted men's and women's professional soccer preseason games.
Angel City FC 2, Portland Thorns FC 1
San Diego Wave FC 0, Houston Dash 0
Seattle Reign FC 1, Bay FC 0
The 2025 Coachella Valley Invitational (CVI) is a three-week pre-season soccer event, which will host clubs from both Major League Soccer and the National Women's Soccer League at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.
Highlights from this year's Invitational include matches featuring 2024 MLS Cup Finalists LA Galaxy and New York Red Bulls, as well as the first public match played by the MLS' newest team, San Diego FC.
Fourteen clubs from Major League Soccer are competing in the event: Austin FC, LA Galaxy, LAFC, Chicago Fire FC, Charlotte FC, Minnesota United FC, New York City FC, New York Red Bulls, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, San Diego FC, St. Louis CITY SC and Sporting Kansas City.
And six teams from the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) will play: Angel City FC, Bay FC, Houston Dash, Portland Thorns, San Diego Wave FC, and Seattle Reign FC.
Starting Wednesday, Feb. 5,FOX will air a schedule of MLS games from the Coachella Valley Invitational on its owned-and-operated stations in select home markets. Select FOX stations are also televising NWSL games on Feb. 16. You can also stream all matches via FOX Local on your connected TV, through the FOX Local Mobile app.
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Information for this story was provided by the Coachella Valley Invitational website and the Major League Soccer website. This story was reported from Los Angeles.
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