2025 MLS Next Pro season

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MLS Next Pro
Season 2025
Dates
  • March 7 - October 5
    (regular season)
  • October 17 - November 7
    (playoffs)
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All statistics correct as of January 30, 2025.

The 2025 MLS Next Pro season is the fourth season of MLS Next Pro, the second-tier league of Major League Soccer. North Texas SC are the defending league and regular season champions.

Contents

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
Atlanta United 2 Fifth Third Bank Stadium 8,318
Austin FC II Parmer Field1,000
Carolina Core FC Truist Point 4,500 [1]
Chattanooga FC Finley Stadium 20,412
Chicago Fire FC II SeatGeek Stadium 20,000 [2]
FC Cincinnati 2 NKU Soccer Stadium 1,000 [3]
Colorado Rapids 2 Denver Soccer Stadium 2,000
Columbus Crew 2 Historic Crew Stadium 19,968 [4]
Crown Legacy FC Sportsplex at Matthews 5,000 [5]
Houston Dynamo 2 SaberCats Stadium 3,200 [6]
Huntsville City FC Joe W. Davis Stadium 6,000 [7]
Inter Miami CF II Chase Stadium 21,000 [8]
Los Angeles FC 2 Titan Stadium 10,000 [9]
Minnesota United FC 2 National Sports Center 5,500 [10]
New England Revolution II Gillette Stadium 20,000
New York City FC II Belson Stadium 2,168 [11]
New York Red Bulls II MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field 5,000 [12]
North Texas SC Choctaw Stadium 48,114 [13]
Orlando City B Osceola County Stadium 5,300 [14]
Philadelphia Union II Subaru Park 18,500 [15]
Portland Timbers 2 Providence Park 25,218 [16]
Real Monarchs Zions Bank Stadium 5,000 [17]
Sporting Kansas City II Children's Mercy Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village 3,500 [18]
St. Louis City 2 Energizer Park 22,423
The Town FC Saint Mary's Stadium 5,500
Toronto FC II York Lions Stadium 4,000 [19]
Tacoma Defiance Starfire Sports Complex 4,500 [20]
Ventura County FC William Rolland Stadium 3,000
Whitecaps FC 2 Swangard Stadium 5,288 [21]

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer.

TeamHead coach
Atlanta United 2 Flag of England.svg Steve Cooke
Austin FC II Flag of the United States.svg Brett Uttley
Carolina Core FC Flag of Jamaica.svg Donovan Ricketts [22]
Chattanooga FC Flag of England.svg Chris Nugent [23]
Chicago Fire FC II Flag of the United States.svg Mike Matkovich
FC Cincinnati 2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Tyrone Marshall
Colorado Rapids 2 Flag of the United States.svg Erik Bushey
Columbus Crew 2 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Higuaín
Crown Legacy FC Flag of Portugal.svg José Tavares
Houston Dynamo 2 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Santos
Huntsville City FC Flag of the United States.svg Chris O'Neal
Inter Miami CF II Vacant
Los Angeles FC 2 Flag of the United States.svg Junior Gonzalez
Minnesota United FC 2 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Hall
New England Revolution II Flag of the United States.svg Richie Williams
New York City FC II Flag of the United States.svg Matt Pilkington
New York Red Bulls II Flag of Uganda.svg Ibrahim Sekagya
North Texas SC Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Gall
Orlando City B Flag of Argentina.svg Manuel Goldberg
Philadelphia Union II Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Richter
Portland Timbers 2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Serge Dinkota
Real Monarchs Flag of England.svg Mark Lowry
Sporting Kansas City II Flag of Hungary.svg István Urbányi
St. Louis City 2 Flag of England.svg David Critchley [24]
The Town FC Flag of the United States.svg Dan DeGeer
Toronto FC II Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gianni Cimini
Tacoma Defiance Flag of South Africa.svg Hervé Diese
Ventura County FC Flag of the United States.svg Matt Taylor
Whitecaps FC 2 Flag of the United States.svg Ricardo Clark

Regular season

During the regular season, teams will play 28 matches each in a mostly regionalized schedule. Each conference was divided into divisions of seven or eight teams for scheduling. Top eight teams in each conference will qualify for the playoffs. [25]

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

PosDivTeam
PldWSOWSOLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1SE Atlanta United 2 000000000Qualification for the Playoffs
2SE Carolina Core FC 000000000
3SE Chattanooga FC 000000000
4NE Chicago Fire FC II 000000000
5NE FC Cincinnati 2 000000000
6NE Columbus Crew 2 000000000
7SE Crown Legacy FC 000000000
8SE Huntsville City FC 000000000
9SE Inter Miami CF II 000000000
10NE New England Revolution II 000000000
11NE New York City FC II 000000000
12NE New York Red Bulls II 000000000
13SE Orlando City B 000000000
14NE Philadelphia Union II 000000000
15NE Toronto FC II 000000000
First match(es) will be played: March 7, 2025. Source: MLSNP Eastern Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Western Conference

PosDivTeam
PldWSOWSOLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1FR Austin FC II 000000000Qualification for the Playoffs
2FR Colorado Rapids 2 000000000
3FR Houston Dynamo 2 000000000
4FR Minnesota United FC 2 000000000
5PC Los Angeles FC 2 000000000
6FR North Texas SC 000000000
7PC Portland Timbers 2 000000000
8PC Real Monarchs 000000000
9FR Sporting Kansas City II 000000000
10FR St. Louis City 2 000000000
11PC Tacoma Defiance 000000000
12PC The Town FC 000000000
13PC Ventura County FC 000000000
14PC Whitecaps FC 2 000000000
First match(es) will be played: March 7, 2025. Source: MLSNP Western Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

PosTeam
PldWSOWSOLLGFGAGDPtsAwards
1 Atlanta United 2 000000000Regular season champion
2 Austin FC II 000000000
3 Carolina Core FC 000000000
4 Chattanooga FC 000000000
5 Chicago Fire FC II 000000000
6 FC Cincinnati 2 000000000
7 Colorado Rapids 2 000000000
8 Columbus Crew 2 000000000
9 Crown Legacy FC 000000000
10 Houston Dynamo 2 000000000
11 Huntsville City FC 000000000
12 Inter Miami CF II 000000000
13 Los Angeles FC 2 000000000
14 Minnesota United FC 2 000000000
15 New England Revolution II 000000000
16 New York City FC II 000000000
17 New York Red Bulls II 000000000
18 North Texas SC 000000000
19 Orlando City B 000000000
20 Philadelphia Union II 000000000
21 Portland Timbers 2 000000000
22 Real Monarchs 000000000
23 St. Louis City 2 000000000
24 Sporting Kansas City II 000000000
25 Tacoma Defiance 000000000
26 Toronto FC II 000000000
27 The Town FC 000000000
28 Ventura County FC 000000000
29 Whitecaps FC 2 000000000
First match(es) will be played: March 7, 2025. Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

See also

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