| Season | 2025 | 
|---|---|
| Dates | March 7 – October 5 (regular season) October 19 – November 9 (playoffs) | 
| Regular season title | St. Louis City 2 | 
| Matches | 406 | 
| Goals | 1,419 (3.5 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer |  Jason Shokalook Chicago Fire FC II (20 goals) | 
| Biggest home win | CHI 9–2 RBNY July 27 | 
| Biggest away win | SKC 0–4  PT2  July 5 CRN 0–4 PU2 July 19 CRN 0–4 HUN August 2 HOU 0–4 RLM August 9 | 
| Highest scoring | CHI  9–2 RBNY July 27 RBNY 7–4 CC2 August 31 League Record | 
| Longest winning run | 8 games St. Louis City 2 | 
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 games St. Louis City 2 | 
| Longest winless run | 16 games Sporting Kansas City II | 
| Longest losing run | 6 games Columbus Crew 2 | 
| Highest attendance | 12,263 STL 3–1 HOU May 4 | 
| ← 2024  2026 → All statistics correct as of October 5, 2025. | |
The 2025 MLS Next Pro season is the fourth season of MLS Next Pro, the second-tier league of Major League Soccer. The regular season began on March 7 and ended on October 5. The playoffs are October 19 to the weekend of November 9.
Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer.
| Team | Head coach | 
|---|---|
| Atlanta United 2 |  Steve Cooke | 
| Austin FC II |  Brett Uttley | 
| Carolina Core FC |  Donovan Ricketts  [22] | 
| Chattanooga FC |  Chris Nugent [23] | 
| Chicago Fire FC II |  Mike Matkovich | 
| FC Cincinnati 2 |  Tyrone Marshall | 
| Colorado Rapids 2 |  Erik Bushey | 
| Columbus Crew 2 |  Federico Higuaín | 
| Crown Legacy FC |  Gary Dicker | 
| Houston Dynamo 2 |  Marcelo Santos | 
| Huntsville City FC |  Chris O'Neal | 
| Inter Miami CF II |  Cristian Ledesma | 
| Los Angeles FC 2 |  Junior Gonzalez | 
| Minnesota United FC 2 |  Jeremy Hall | 
| New England Revolution II |  Richie Williams | 
| New York City FC II |  Matt Pilkington | 
| New York Red Bulls II |  Michael Bradley | 
| North Texas SC |  John Gall | 
| Orlando City B |  Manuel Goldberg | 
| Philadelphia Union II |  Ryan Richter | 
| Portland Timbers 2 |  Serge Dinkota | 
| Real Monarchs |  Mark Lowry | 
| Sporting Kansas City II |  István Urbányi | 
| St. Louis City 2 |  John Hackworth | 
| The Town FC |  Dan DeGeer | 
| Toronto FC II |  Gianni Cimini | 
| Tacoma Defiance |  Hervé Diese | 
| Ventura County FC |  Matt Taylor | 
| Whitecaps FC 2 |  Ricardo Clark | 
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis City 2 |  David Critchley  [24] | Promoted to 1st Team Interim Coach | May 27, 2025 [25] | 2nd in West |  John Hackworth (interim) | May 27, 2025 [26] | 
| New York Red Bulls II |  Ibrahim Sekagya | Promoted to 1st Team Assistant | June 10, 2025 [27] | 1st in East |  Michael Bradley | June 12, 2025 [28] | 
Each team played 28 matches during the regular season in a mostly regionalized schedule. Each conference was divided into divisions of seven or eight teams for scheduling. The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs. [29]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NE | New York Red Bulls II | 28 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 58 | Qualification for the Playoffs | 
| 2 | NE | Philadelphia Union II | 28 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 58 | |
| 3 | NE | New England Revolution II | 28 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 54 | |
| 4 | SE | Chattanooga FC | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 53 | |
| 5 | SE | Huntsville City FC | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 52 | |
| 6 | NE | Chicago Fire FC II | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 48 | |
| 7 | NE | FC Cincinnati 2 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 41 | |
| 8 | SE | Carolina Core FC | 28 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 39 | |
| 9 | NE | Toronto FC II | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 38 | |
| 10 | SE | Atlanta United 2 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 38 | |
| 11 | SE | Orlando City B | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 37 | |
| 12 | NE | New York City FC II | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 35 | |
| 13 | SE | Crown Legacy FC | 28 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 32 | |
| 14 | SE | Inter Miami CF II | 28 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 72 | −32 | 25 | |
| 15 | NE | Columbus Crew 2 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 22 | 
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FR | St. Louis City 2 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 62 | Qualification for the Playoffs | 
| 2 | PC | The Town FC | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 52 | |
| 3 | FR | Colorado Rapids 2 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 51 | |
| 4 | PC | Real Monarchs | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 51 | |
| 5 | FR | Minnesota United FC 2 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 44 | |
| 6 | FR | North Texas SC | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 43 | |
| 7 | PC | Whitecaps FC 2 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 42 | |
| 8 | PC | Ventura County FC | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 41 | |
| 9 | FR | Austin FC II | 28 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 41 | |
| 10 | PC | Portland Timbers 2 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 38 | |
| 11 | FR | Houston Dynamo 2 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 37 | |
| 12 | PC | Tacoma Defiance | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 36 | |
| 13 | PC | Los Angeles FC 2 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 33 | |
| 14 | FR | Sporting Kansas City II | 28 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 17 | 
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Awards | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FR | St. Louis City 2 (C) | 28 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 62 | Regular season champion | 
| 2 | NE | New York Red Bulls II | 28 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 58 | |
| 3 | NE | Philadelphia Union II | 28 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 58 | |
| 4 | NE | New England Revolution II | 28 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 54 | |
| 5 | SE | Chattanooga FC | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 53 | |
| 6 | SE | Huntsville City FC | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 52 | |
| 7 | PC | The Town FC | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 52 | |
| 8 | FR | Colorado Rapids 2 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 51 | |
| 9 | PC | Real Monarchs | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 51 | |
| 10 | NE | Chicago Fire FC II | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 48 | |
| 11 | FR | Minnesota United FC 2 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 44 | |
| 12 | FR | North Texas SC | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 43 | |
| 13 | PC | Whitecaps FC 2 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 42 | |
| 14 | PC | Ventura County FC | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 41 | |
| 15 | FR | Austin FC II | 28 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 41 | |
| 16 | NE | FC Cincinnati 2 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 41 | |
| 17 | SE | Carolina Core FC | 28 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 39 | |
| 18 | PC | Portland Timbers 2 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 38 | |
| 19 | NE | Toronto FC II | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 38 | |
| 20 | SE | Atlanta United 2 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 38 | |
| 21 | FR | Houston Dynamo 2 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 37 | |
| 22 | SE | Orlando City B | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 37 | |
| 23 | PC | Tacoma Defiance | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 36 | |
| 24 | NE | New York City FC II | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 35 | |
| 25 | PC | Los Angeles FC 2 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 33 | |
| 26 | SE | Crown Legacy FC | 28 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 32 | |
| 27 | SE | Inter Miami CF II | 28 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 72 | −32 | 25 | |
| 28 | NE | Columbus Crew 2 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 22 | |
| 29 | FR | Sporting Kansas City II | 28 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 17 | 
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
The playoffs feature 15 single elimination matches over four consecutive weekends, beginning October 19 and culminating with the MLS Next Pro Cup the weekend of November 9. [49] [50]
The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs. Matchups during the first two rounds were determined through the pick-your-opponent format within each conference. In the first round, teams ranked first, second, and third earned the right to, in order of ranking, pick their opponent who must be ranked fifth through eighth. In the second round, the highest ranked team remaining picks an opponent from the two lowest ranked teams remaining. [51] [52] [53]
| Conference Quarterfinals (October 19) | Conference Semifinals (October 25 & 26) | Conference Finals (November 1 & 2) | MLS Next Pro Final (November 7–9) | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | New York Red Bulls II | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Carolina Core FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | New York Red Bulls II | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Chicago Fire FC II | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | New England Revolution II | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Chicago Fire FC II | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | New York Red Bulls II | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Philadelphia Union II | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Philadelphia Union II | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | FC Cincinnati II | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Philadelphia Union II | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Huntsville City FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Chattanooga FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Huntsville City FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | The Town FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | North Texas SC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | The Town FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Colorado Rapids 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Colorado Rapids 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Colorado Rapids 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Minnesota United FC 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | St. Louis City 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W8 | Ventura County FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | St. Louis City 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Minnesota United FC 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Real Monarchs | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Minnesota United FC 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Union II | 2–1 | FC Cincinnati II | 
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| New England Revolution II | 0–1 | Chicago Fire FC II | 
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| New York Red Bulls II | 5–1 | Carolina Core FC | 
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| Chattanooga FC | 0–2 | Huntsville City FC | 
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| Colorado Rapids 2 | 3–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 
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| St. Louis City 2 | 3–0 | Ventura County FC | 
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| Real Monarchs | 1–2 | Minnesota United FC 2 | 
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| The Town FC | 3–0 | North Texas SC | 
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| Philadelphia Union II | 1–0 | Huntsville City FC | 
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| New York Red Bulls II | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | Chicago Fire FC II | 
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| St. Louis City 2 | 0–2 | Minnesota United FC 2 | 
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| The Town FC | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Colorado Rapids 2 | 
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| Winner Eastern Conference Final | v | Winner Western Conference Final | 
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| Award | Winner | Team | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Boot |  Jason Shokalook | Chicago Fire FC II | [54] | 
| Playmaker of the Year |  Marcos Dias | New England Revolution II | |
| Pathway Player of the Year |  Osaze De Rosario | Tacoma Defiance | [55] | 
| Defender of the Year |  Neil Pierre | Philadelphia Union II | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year |  Eldin Jakupović | Chattanooga FC | |
| Coach of the Year | |||
| Most Valuable Player | 
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Eldin Jakupović (CFC) |  Gabriel Mikina (STL)  Neil Pierre (PU2)  Tate Robertson (CFC) |  Nehuén Benedetti (NYR)  Alan Carleton (HUN)  Marcos Dias (NE2)  Cruz Medina (TTFC) |  Mykhi Joyner (STL)  Sam Sarver (NTX)  Jason Shokalook (CHI) | [55] | 
| Referee | Assistant Referee | Fourth Official | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Calin Radosav | Adam Cook | Eric Burton | [55] |