It’s time to begin getting ready for another captivating season in 2025 after a season in which North Carolina won its first title in more than ten years on the women’s side and Vermont won its first title on the men’s side.
The start date of the 2025 college soccer season is listed here. If the games and times change, this story will be updated.
When does the 2025 college soccer season start?
The women’s team begins play on Thursday, August 14 of 2025, while the men’s team begins play on Thursday, August 21 of the same year.
For the women’s schedule for the entire season, click or touch here; for the men’s schedule, click or tap here. These are a few of the best games played over the first days for both the men’s and women’s teams.
*All times Eastern
Women start date: August 14
- North Carolina at Tennessee, TBD
- Texas Tech at Wake Forest, 7 p.m.
- Penn State at Duke, 7 p.m.
- Florida at Florida State, 7 p.m.
- Michigan State at Colorado, 9 p.m.
- San Francisco at Stanford, 10 p.m.
Men’s start date: August 21
- Sacred Heart at Vermont, 6 p.m.
- Ohio State at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m.
- Clemson at Indiana, 8 p.m.
- Kansas City at SMU, 8 p.m.
- Washington at Denver, TBD
- George Mason at Marshall, 7:15 p.m. | August 22
Both the men’s and women’s first day matches feature seven of the eight 2024 national semifinalists. A day later, on Friday, August 22, Marshall, the men’s national runner-up, would begin competition.
Before conference play begins, keep an eye out for these nonconference games.
Women
- August 17
- Notre Dame at Arkansas, 6:30 p.m.
- August 20
- Tennessee at UCLA, Time TBD
- August 21
- Ohio State at South Carolina, 7 p.m.
- Pepperdine at Southern California, 10 p.m.
- August 24
- Georgetown at Virginia Tech, 1 p.m.
- West Virginia at Penn State, 3 p.m.
Men
- August 24
- Dayton at Western Michigan, 12 p.m
- Denver at Stanford, 10 p.m.
- SMU at Saint Louis, Time TBD
- August 26
- South Carolina at Clemson, 6 p.m.
- August 29
- Pittsburgh at Georgetown, 7:30 p.m.
- August 31
- Oregon State at Indiana, 8 p.m.
2025 DI soccer tournament schedule
Women’s championship schedule
- Selection show: Monday, November 10
- First Round: Thursday, November 13
- Men’s College Cup: Friday, December 5 and Monday, December 8 in Kansas City, MO
The Women’s College Cup will be held at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, MO. It will move back to WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC in 2026.
Men’s championship schedule
- Selection show: Monday, November 17
- First Round: Thursday, November 20
- Men’s College Cup: Friday, December 12 and Monday, December 15 in Cary NC
The Men’s and Women’s College Cups will be held at WakeMed Soccer Park on the same weekend beginning in 2026. The Women’s College Cup was held the week before the Men’s College Cup this year and in previous years.
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