What channel is FC Cincinnati's next MLS Cup playoff game on? Here's how to watch, stream.
The deeper the playoff run, the brighter the spotlight locally and nationally.
After winning its first-ever MLS Cup playoff match Saturday against New York Red Bulls, FC Cincinnati will be back on national TV Thursday when it plays Philadelphia Union in an MLS Cup Eastern Conference semifinal match at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania.
No local TV broadcast will be available as FS1 will show the match, which is scheduled for an 8 p.m. kickoff.
A local radio broadcast will be offered for the Greater Cincinnati region with FC Cincinnati's usual broadcast crew announcing and analyzing the action on ESPN1530.
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TV, tickets and watch party info for FC Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia Union
Kickoff: 8 p.m., Thursday | Subaru Park; Chester, Pennsylvania
TV: FS1; FOX Deportes.
Tickets: Standing-room tickets are available through the Union. FC Cincinnati supporters will be located in section 133 of Subaru Park, and secondary-market tickets are available throughout the venue on the SeatGeek app.
Watch party: FC Cincinnati will host another watch party for the game, just as it did for the first-round win against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. TQL Stadium's First Financial Club will serve as the venue for the watch party. The event will be ticketed and cost $5. Proceeds will benefit the FC Cincinnati Foundation. Watch-party tickets are on sale to season-ticket members Monday and a general sale will open to the public Tuesday at 9 a.m.
No. 5-seed FC Cincinnati
2022 record: 14-10-13 overall (12-9-13 in MLS regular season, 49 points)
Goals for: 64 (fourth in MLS)
Goals against: 56 (21st in MLS)
Coach: Pat Noonan –- first season at FC Cincinnati
Postseason history: FC Cincinnati won its first-ever playoff match Saturday, defeating New York Red Bulls.
No. 1-seed Philadelphia Union
2022 regular-season record: 19-5-10, 67 points.
Goals for: 72 (first in MLS)
Goals against: 26 (first in MLS)
Coach: Jim Curtin - ninth season as Philadelphia head coach (129 wins, 101 losses, 65 draws)
Postseason history: Philadelphia in 2022 qualified for the MLS Cup playoffs for the seventh time in club history, as well as for the fifth consecutive year. Philadelphia has been a either the No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference for three consecutive years. In 2021, the Union made their deepest-ever playoff run, advancing to the Eastern Conference final, which is lost in penalty kicks to NYCFC, Several of Philadelphia's biggest stars were unavailable for the match due to COVID-19 protocols.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: How to watch FC Cincinnati's MLS Cup east semifinal vs. Philadelphia
