MLS Next Pro

Professional soccer league in the United States and Canada

Not to be confused with MLS Next.

Football league

MLS Next Pro

Founded| June 21, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-06-21)
First season| 2022
Country| United States
Other club(s) from| Canada
Confederation| CONCACAF
Number of clubs| 29
Level on pyramid| 3
Domestic cup(s)| U.S. Open Cup
Current champions| North Texas SC
(2024)
Current regular
season title| North Texas SC
(2024)
TV partners| MLS Season Pass
YouTube
Website| mlsnextpro.com
Current: 2024 MLS Next Pro season

MLS Next Pro (MLSNP) is a men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that is affiliated with Major League Soccer. It launched in 2022 with 21 teams and now comprises 27 reserve sides of MLS clubs and 2 independent clubs. MLS Next Pro is classified as part of the third tier of the United States soccer league system.[1]

## History

[edit]

On June 21, 2021, Major League Soccer announced the creation of a new professional league which would begin play in 2022. MLS has applied to the United States Soccer Federation for the league to be sanctioned as a Division III professional league, the same level currently occupied by USL League One and the National Independent Soccer Association and one level below the USL Championship.[2] MLS announced that Next Pro would start with at least 20 teams, many of them owned by Major League Soccer and development teams between their first-teams and their youth academies.[2] All MLS clubs with reserve teams in the USL Championship or USL League One initially planned to move those sides to MLS Next Pro by 2023. D.C. United's formerly owned-and-operated reserve team was sold to independent buyers.[2]

The inaugural match of MLS Next Pro was played on March 25, 2022, at Hermann Stadium in St. Louis. St. Louis City 2 defeated Rochester New York FC 2–0. Wan Kuzain scored the first ever goal in the 20th minute.[3][4][5]

The league makes use of unique rules such as all regular season draws being decided by penalty shootouts and the addition of concussion substitutions. On July 6, 2022, new rules for the league were introduced in the middle of the season. This included an off-field treatment rule meant to curb gamesmanship and timewasting and a new rule for red card suspensions: The suspension a player gets for getting a red card or two yellow cards in the same game will be served by the player when next playing against the same opponent.[6]

## Competition format

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The league runs from spring to fall with the season kicking off in March. Each team plays 28 regular-season games, followed by an 14-team playoff tournament. The league is divided into Eastern and Western Conferences.[7]

Unlike Major League Soccer, MLS Next Pro does not feature a salary cap and player contracts are held by the teams, not the league. Team rosters can have up to 24 professional players (not including amateur academy players) with a maximum of seven international players.[8] An MLS Next Pro club's active roster contains up to 35 players, all of whom are eligible for selection to each official match roster during the MLS Next Pro season.[9]

## Teams

[edit]

Atlanta

Austin

Carolina

Chattanooga

Connecticut

Charlotte

Chicago

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Colorado

Columbus

Grand Rapids

Houston

Huntsville

Miami

Jacksonville

LAFC2

Minnesota

New England

NYCFC II

Red Bulls

North Texas

Orlando

Philadelphia

Portland

Salt Lake City

The Town

Kansas City

St. Louis

Tacoma

Toronto

Ventura County

Whitecaps

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Locations of announced teams in MLS Next Pro:

* Eastern Conference - Northeast Division  Eastern Conference - Southeast Division
* Western Conference - Frontier Division  Western Conference - Pacific Division
* future teams

Team  | Location  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Founded  | Joined  | Head coach  | Affiliate

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Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
Chicago Fire FC II | Bridgeview, Illinois | SeatGeek Stadium | 20,000[10] | 2021  | 2022  | Mike Matkovich  | Chicago Fire FC
Columbus Crew 2 | Columbus, Ohio | Historic Crew Stadium | 19,968[11] | 2021  | 2022  | Kelvin Jones | Columbus Crew
FC Cincinnati 2 | Highland Heights, Kentucky | NKU Soccer Stadium | 1,000[12] | 2021  | 2022  | Tyrone Marshall | FC Cincinnati
New England Revolution II | Foxborough, Massachusetts | Gillette Stadium

* * *

Mark A. Ouellette Stadium (Hooksett, NH) | 20,000[13]

* * *

1,500  | 2019  | 2022  | Richie Williams | New England Revolution
New York City FC II | New York City, New York | Belson Stadium | 2,168[14] | 2021  | 2022  | Matt Pilkington | New York City FC
New York Red Bulls II | Montclair, New Jersey | MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field | 5,000[15] | 2015  | 2023  | Ibrahim Sekagya | New York Red Bulls
Philadelphia Union II | Chester, Pennsylvania | Subaru Park | 18,500[16] | 2015  | 2022  | Marlon LeBlanc | Philadelphia Union
Toronto FC II | Toronto, Ontario | York Lions Stadium | 4,000[17] | 2014  | 2022  | Gianni Cimini | Toronto FC
Southeast Division
Atlanta United 2 | Kennesaw, Georgia | Fifth Third Bank Stadium | 8,318  | 2017  | 2023  | Steve Cooke | Atlanta United FC
Carolina Core FC | High Point, North Carolina | Truist Point | 4,500[18] | 2022  | 2024  | Donovan Ricketts | Independent
Chattanooga FC | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Finley Stadium | 20,412  | 2009  | 2024  | Chris Nugent  | Independent
Crown Legacy FC | Matthews, North Carolina | Sportsplex at Matthews | 5,000[19] | 2022  | 2023  | José Tavares  | Charlotte FC
Huntsville City FC | Huntsville, Alabama | Joe W. Davis Stadium | 6,000[20] | 2022  | 2023  | Chris O'Neal  | Nashville SC
Inter Miami CF II | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Chase Stadium | 21,550[21] | 2019  | 2022  | Federico Higuaín | Inter Miami CF
Orlando City B | Kissimmee, Florida | Osceola County Stadium | 5,300[22] | 2015  | 2022  | Manuel Goldberg  | Orlando City SC
Western Conference
Frontier Division
Austin FC II | Austin, Texas | Parmer Field  | 1,000  | 2022  | 2023  | Brett Uttley  | Austin FC
Colorado Rapids 2 | Denver, Colorado | Dick's Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City)

* * *

Denver Soccer Stadium | 18,061

* * *

2,000  | 2021  | 2022  | Erik Bushey  | Colorado Rapids
Houston Dynamo 2 | Houston, Texas | SaberCats Stadium | 3,200[23] | 2021  | 2022  | Kenny Bundy | Houston Dynamo FC
Sporting Kansas City II | Lawrence, Kansas | Rock Chalk Park

* * *

Swope Soccer Village (Kansas City, MO) | 2,500[24]

* * *

1,500[25] | 2015  | 2022  | Benny Feilhaber | Sporting Kansas City
Minnesota United FC 2 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Allianz Field

* * *

National Sports Center (Blaine) | 19,400[26]

* * *

5,500[27] | 2021  | 2022  | Jeremy Hall | Minnesota United FC
North Texas SC | Arlington, Texas | Choctaw Stadium | 48,114[28] | 2018  | 2022  | John Gall  | FC Dallas
St. Louis City 2 | St. Louis, Missouri | CityPark | 22,423  | 2021  | 2022  | David Critchley  | St. Louis City SC
Pacific Division
Los Angeles FC 2 | Fullerton, California | Titan Stadium | 10,000[29] | 2023  | 2023  | Junior Gonzalez | Los Angeles FC
Portland Timbers 2 | Portland, Oregon | Providence Park[30] | 25,218[31] | 2014  | 2022  | Serge Dinkota  | Portland Timbers
Real Monarchs | Herriman, Utah | Zions Bank Stadium | 5,000[32] | 2014  | 2022  | Mark Lowry | Real Salt Lake
The Town FC | Moraga, California | Saint Mary's Stadium  | 5,500[33] | 2021  | 2022  | Dan DeGeer  | San Jose Earthquakes
Tacoma Defiance | Tukwila, Washington | Starfire Sports Complex | 4,500[34] | 2014  | 2022  | Hervé Diese  | Seattle Sounders FC
Ventura County FC | Thousand Oaks, California | William Rolland Stadium  | 2,000[35] | 2014  | 2023  | Matt Taylor | LA Galaxy
Whitecaps FC 2 | Burnaby, British Columbia | Swangard Stadium | 5,228[36] | 2021  | 2022  | Ricardo Clark | Vancouver Whitecaps FC

### Future teams

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Team[37] | Location  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Founded  | Joining  | Affiliate

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Jacksonville Armada FC | Jacksonville, Florida | New Eastside Stadium  | 2,500  | 2013  | 2026  | Independent
Connecticut United FC | Bridgeport, Connecticut | New Waterfront Stadium  | 10,000  | 2024  | 2026[38]
Cleveland Pro Soccer | Cleveland, Ohio | TBD  | 2022  | 2026[39]
West Michigan Soccer | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Amway Stadium  | 8,500  | 2024  | 2027

### Former teams

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Club  | City  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Founded  | Joined  | Last season  | Affiliate

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Rochester New York FC | Brighton, New York | John L. DiMarco Field | 1,500[40] | 1996  | 2022  | 2022  | Independent

### Timeline

[edit]

League member Former member Future member Other leagues

## Champions

[edit]

Season  | Playoff champions  | Regular season champions

|
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2022 | Columbus Crew 2 | Columbus Crew 2
2023 | Austin FC II | Colorado Rapids 2
2024 | North Texas SC | North Texas SC

### Finals

[edit]

Year  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-Up  | Venue  | MVP | Attendance  | Ref.

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2022 | Columbus Crew 2 | 4–1  | St. Louis City 2 | Lower.com Field | Marco Micaletto (CC2)  | 7,446  | [41]
2023 | Austin FC II | 3–1  | Columbus Crew 2 | Lower.com Field | Valentin Noël (AU2)  | 7,500  | [42]
2024 | North Texas SC | 3–2  | Philadelphia Union II | Toyota Stadium | Herbert Endeley (NTX)  | 7,692  | [43]

## Individual game highest attendance

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### Regular season

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| Home team  | Score  | Away team  | Attendance  | Stadium  | Date  | Ref

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1 | St. Louis City 2 | 5–0 | Tacoma Defiance | 12,022 | CityPark | Oct 6, 2024 | [44]
2 | St. Louis City 2 | 2–0 | Sporting Kansas City II | 10,671 | CityPark | Jun 23, 2024 | [45]
3 | St. Louis City 2 | 4–1 | LA Galaxy II | 9,626 | CityPark | Sep 17, 2023 | [46]
4 | St. Louis City 2 | 4–0 | Real Monarchs | 9,489 | CityPark | Aug 6, 2023 | [47]
5 | The Town FC | 0–0
Pen: 4-2 | Austin FC II | 5,500 | PayPal Park | Apr 20, 2024 | [48]

### MLS Next Pro Cup Playoffs

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| Home team  | Score  | Away team  | Attendance  | Stadium  | Date  | Ref

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1 | North Texas SC | 3–2 | Philadelphia Union II | 7,700 | Toyota Stadium | Nov 9, 2024 | [49]
2 | Columbus Crew 2 | 1–3 | Austin FC II | 7,500 | Lower.com Field | Oct 22, 2023 |
3 | Columbus Crew 2 | 4–1 | St. Louis City 2 | 7,446 | Lower.com Field | Oct 8, 2022 | [50]
4 | St. Louis City 2 | 0–2 | San Jose Earthquakes II | 5,227 | CityPark | Oct 1, 2023 | [51]
5 | Philadelphia Union II | 4–0 | Columbus Crew 2 | 4,727 | Subaru Park | Nov 2, 2024 | [52]
Key

MLS Next Pro Cup
Conference Final
Conference Semifinal
Otherwise, it is a previous knockout round

## See also

[edit]

* MLS Next
* MLS Reserve League (2005–2014)

## References

[edit]

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## External links

[edit]

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Western Conference|

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* National Soccer League
* Pacific Coast Soccer League (1939–1973)
* Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League
* Western Canada Soccer League
* Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League

Defunct American leagues|

* United Soccer Association
* National Professional Soccer League (1967)
* North American Soccer League (1968–1984)
* Soccer Bowl
* Western Soccer Alliance
* American Professional Soccer League
* A-League
* Finals
* USL First Division
* Finals
* USSF Division 2 Professional League
* North American Soccer League (2011–2017)
* Soccer Bowl
* North American Soccer Football League
* USL W-League

Related American leagues|

* USL Championship
* Finals
* USL League One
* Women's Premier Soccer League

Defunct cup competitions|

* Inter-Provincial Cup
* Mainland Cup
* Open Canada Cup
* Victoria Challenge Cup
* WFA Challenge Cup
* Women's Voyageurs Cup

Other|

* Canadian clubs in American leagues
* Canadian clubs in international competitions

Associations|

* AB
* BC
* MB
* NB
* NL
* NS
* NT
* NU
* ON
* PE
* QC
* SK
* YT
* Historical: DFA (1877–1881)
* WFA (1880–1940)

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Third-tier association football leagues of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

North America|

* Canada
* Alberta
* British Columbia
* Ontario
* Quebec
* Mexico
* United States
* USL1
* NISA
* MLS Next Pro

Central America|

* Costa Rica
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Panama

Caribbean|

* Barbados
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname

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