| 2025 Premier Lacrosse League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Premier Lacrosse League |
| Sport | Field Lacrosse |
| Defending champions | Utah Archers (2024) |
| Duration | May 30 – September 14 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| 7th Season | |
The 2025 Premier Lacrosse League Season is the 7th season of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The regular season will begin on May 30 and will run through August 9th. The playoffs will run from August 22 through September 14.
: Home City Location 
: Neutral Cite Tour Location 
: All-Star Game Location 
: Quarterfinals Location 
: Semifinals Location 
: Finals Location | Week | Venue | Home Team | Location | Capacity [a] | Image | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom & Mary Casey Stadium | New York Atlas | Albany, NY | 8,500 | |||
| 2 | American Legion Memorial Stadium | Carolina Chaos | Charlotte, NC | 10,500 |  | ||
| 3 | Villanova Stadium | Philadelphia Waterdogs | Villanova, PA | 12,500 | |||
| 4 | Homewood Field | Maryland Whipsnakes | Baltimore, MD | 8,500 |  | ||
| 5 | Torero Stadium | California Redwoods | San Diego, CA | 6,000 |  | ||
| 6 (All-Star Game) | TBA | [1] | |||||
| 7 | Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium | Neutral Site | Chicago, IL | 3,000 | |||
| 8 | Rafferty Stadium | Neutral Site | Fairfield, CT | 3,500 |  | ||
| 9 | Zions Bank Stadium | Utah Archers | Herriman, UT | 5,000 |  | ||
| 10 | Barton Stadium | Denver Outlaws | Denver, CO | 2,000 | |||
| 11 | Harvard Stadium | Boston Cannons | Cambridge, MA | 25,000 | |||
| 12 (Quarterfinals) | TBA | ||||||
| 13 (Semifinals) | TBA | ||||||
| 14 (Championship) | TBA | ||||||
On December 5, 2024 Andy Towers resigned as head coach of the Carolina Chaos, over disputes with the PLL. [2] [3]
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