| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 7 – October 5 (regular season) October 19 – November 8 (playoffs) |
| Regular season title | St. Louis City 2 |
| Matches | 406 |
| Goals | 1,419 (3.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | |
| 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 November 8.
Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer.
| Team | Head coach |
|---|---|
| Atlanta United 2 | |
| Austin FC II | |
| Carolina Core FC | |
| Chattanooga FC | |
| Chicago Fire FC II | |
| FC Cincinnati 2 | |
| Colorado Rapids 2 | |
| Columbus Crew 2 | |
| Crown Legacy FC | |
| Houston Dynamo 2 | |
| Huntsville City FC | |
| Inter Miami CF II | |
| Los Angeles FC 2 | |
| Minnesota United FC 2 | |
| New England Revolution II | |
| New York City FC II | |
| New York Red Bulls II | |
| North Texas SC | |
| Orlando City B | |
| Philadelphia Union II | |
| Portland Timbers 2 | |
| Real Monarchs | |
| Sporting Kansas City II | |
| St. Louis City 2 | |
| The Town FC | |
| Toronto FC II | |
| Tacoma Defiance | |
| Ventura County FC | |
| Whitecaps FC 2 | |
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis City 2 | | Promoted to 1st Team Interim Coach | May 27, 2025 [25] | 2nd in West | | May 27, 2025 [26] |
| New York Red Bulls II | | Promoted to 1st Team Assistant | June 10, 2025 [27] | 1st in East | | 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 on November 8. [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 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Philadelphia Union II | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | New York Red Bulls II | ||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Colorado Rapids 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 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Minnesota United FC 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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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| New York Red Bulls II | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union II |
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| Colorado Rapids 2 | 2–1 | Minnesota United FC 2 |
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| Award | Winner | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Boot | | Chicago Fire FC II | [54] |
| Playmaker of the Year | | New England Revolution II | |
| Pathway Player of the Year | | Tacoma Defiance | [55] |
| Defender of the Year | | Philadelphia Union II | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | | Chattanooga FC | |
| Coach of the Year | | St. Louis City 2 | [56] |
| Most Valuable Player | | North Texas SC | [57] |
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | [55] |
| Referee | Assistant Referee | Fourth Official | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calin Radosav | Adam Cook | Eric Burton | [55] |