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(Top) 1 Teams 1.1 Stadiums and locations 1.2 Personnel and sponsorship 2 Regular season 2.1 Conference standings 2.1.1 Eastern Conference 2.1.2 Western Conference 2.1.3 Overall table 3 Player statistics 3.1 Goals 3.2 Hat-tricks 3.3 Assists 3.4 Clean sheets 4 Playoffs 4.1 Format 4.2 Bracket 4.3 Conference Quarterfinals 4.3.1 Eastern Conference 4.3.2 Western Conference 4.4 Conference Semifinals 4.4.1 Eastern Conference 4.4.2 Western Conference 4.5 Conference Finals 4.5.1 Eastern Conference 4.5.2 Western Conference 4.6 MLS Next Pro Cup Final 5 League awards 5.1 Individual awards 5.2 MLS Next Pro Best XI 5.3 Weekly awards 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

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MLS Next Pro
Season	2023
Dates	March 24 – September 24 (Regular season)
Champions	Austin FC II
Regular season title	Colorado Rapids 2
Matches played	391 (378 RS, 13 PO)
Goals scored	1,331 (3.4 per match) (1296 RS, 35 PO)
Top goalscorer	Rémi Cabral Jack Lynn MD Myers (19)
Biggest home win	SK2 7–1 WFC (July 2)
Biggest away win	LAG 0–5 CR2 (May 7) CC2 0–5 NYR (August 13) MIA 0–5 CC2 (September 3)
Highest scoring	NE2 5–5 CIN (April 30)
Longest winning run	11CR2
Highest attendance	9,626 STL2 4–1 LAG (September 17)
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of October 22, 2023.

The 2023 MLS Next Pro season was the second season of MLS Next Pro, the reserve league of Major League Soccer. It featured 27 clubs—an increase of seven from the inaugural 2022 season. Atlanta United 2, New York Red Bulls II and LA Galaxy II joined the league from the USL Championship.^[1] The expansion teams include Austin FC II (representing Austin FC),^[2]^[3] Crown Legacy FC (Charlotte FC),^[4] Huntsville City FC (Nashville SC),^[5] and Los Angeles FC 2 (Los Angeles FC).^[6] Rochester New York FC withdrew.^[7] The regular season ran from March 24 to September 24.

Teams[edit]

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Atlanta United 2	Fifth Third Bank Stadium	8,318
Austin FC II	Parmer Field	1,000
Chicago Fire FC II	SeatGeek Stadium	20,000^[8]
FC Cincinnati 2	NKU Soccer Stadium	1,000^[9]
Colorado Rapids 2	Denver Soccer Stadium	2,000
Columbus Crew 2	Historic Crew Stadium	19,968^[10]
Crown Legacy FC	Sportsplex at Matthews	5,000^[11]
Houston Dynamo 2	SaberCats Stadium	3,200^[12]
Huntsville City FC	Joe W. Davis Stadium	6,000^[13]
Inter Miami CF II	DRV PNK Stadium	18,000^[14]
LA Galaxy II	Dignity Health Sports Park Track & Field Stadium	2,000^[15]
Los Angeles FC 2	Titan Stadium	10,000^[16]
Minnesota United FC 2	Allianz Field	19,600^[17]
Minnesota United FC 2	National Sports Center	5,500^[18]
New England Revolution II	Gillette Stadium	20,000^[19]
New York City FC II	Belson Stadium	2,168^[20]
New York Red Bulls II	MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field	5,000^[21]
North Texas SC	Choctaw Stadium	48,114^[22]
Orlando City B	Osceola County Stadium	5,300^[23]
Philadelphia Union II	Subaru Park	18,500^[24]
Portland Timbers 2	Providence Park	25,218^[25]
Real Monarchs	Zions Bank Stadium	5,000^[26]
San Jose Earthquakes II	PayPal Park	18,000^[27]
Sporting Kansas City II	Rock Chalk Park	2,500^[28]
Sporting Kansas City II	Swope Soccer Village	1,500^[29]
St. Louis City SC 2	CityPark	22,423
Toronto FC II	York Lions Stadium	4,000^[30]
Tacoma Defiance	Starfire Sports Complex	4,500^[31]
Whitecaps FC 2	Swangard Stadium	5,288^[32]

Personnel and sponsorship[edit]

Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer.

Team	Head coach
Atlanta United 2	Steve Cooke
Austin FC II	Brett Uttley
Chicago Fire FC II	Ludovic Taillandier
FC Cincinnati 2	Tyrone Marshall
Colorado Rapids 2	Erik Bushey
Columbus Crew 2	Laurent Courtois
Crown Legacy FC	José Tavares
Houston Dynamo 2	Kenny Bundy
Huntsville City FC	Jack Collison
Inter Miami CF II	Federico Higuaín
LA Galaxy II	Marcelo Sarvas
Los Angeles FC 2	Enrique Duran
Minnesota United FC 2	Cameron Knowles
New England Revolution II	Clint Peay
New York City FC II	Matt Pilkington
New York Red Bulls II	Ibrahim Sekagya
North Texas SC	Javier Cano
Orlando City B	Martín Perelman
Philadelphia Union II	Marlon LeBlanc
Portland Timbers 2	Shannon Murray
Real Monarchs	Jámison Olave
San Jose Earthquakes II	Dan DeGeer
Sporting Kansas City II	Benny Feilhaber
St. Louis City SC 2	Bobby Murphy
Toronto FC II	Gianni Cimini
Tacoma Defiance	Wade Webber
Whitecaps FC 2	Ricardo Clark

Regular season[edit]

During the regular season, teams played 28 matches each in a mostly regionalized schedule. Each conference was divided into divisions of six or seven teams for scheduling.^[33]

Conference standings[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	NE	Crown Legacy FC	28	19	4	1	4	60	34	+26	66	Qualification for the Conference semifinals
2	NE	New England Revolution II	28	14	6	2	6	57	41	+16	56	Qualification for the Playoffs
3	CT	Columbus Crew 2	28	16	3	0	9	58	46	+12	54
4	NE	New York Red Bulls II	28	14	3	3	8	53	36	+17	51
5	CT	Orlando City B	28	13	2	3	10	59	61	−2	46
6	CT	Chicago Fire FC II	28	9	5	6	8	54	46	+8	43
7	NE	Philadelphia Union II	28	12	2	2	12	54	57	−3	42
8	NE	New York City FC II	28	12	1	3	12	60	55	+5	41
9	CT	Huntsville City FC	28	9	4	3	12	48	45	+3	38
10	CT	Atlanta United 2	28	9	2	4	13	50	52	−2	35
11	NE	Toronto FC II	28	6	3	5	14	43	57	−14	29
12	CT	FC Cincinnati 2	28	7	2	2	17	37	65	−28	27
13	CT	Inter Miami CF II	28	5	1	5	17	34	68	−34	22

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[edit]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FR	Colorado Rapids 2	28	19	4	1	4	70	37	+33	66	Qualification for the Conference semifinals
2	PC	Tacoma Defiance	28	14	6	3	5	54	33	+21	57	Qualification for the Playoffs
3	FR	Sporting Kansas City II	28	13	4	2	9	59	41	+18	49
4	FR	Austin FC II	28	12	4	5	7	40	23	+17	49
5	FR	St. Louis City SC 2	28	11	5	4	8	48	38	+10	47
6	PC	San Jose Earthquakes II	28	11	5	2	10	41	36	+5	45
7	FR	Houston Dynamo 2	28	12	3	1	12	50	44	+6	43
8	FR	Minnesota United FC 2	28	10	5	3	10	50	52	−2	43
9	FR	North Texas SC	28	9	1	7	11	43	45	−2	36
10	PC	Portland Timbers 2	28	11	0	1	16	40	63	−23	34
11	PC	Whitecaps FC 2	28	8	3	4	13	33	46	−13	34
12	PC	Real Monarchs	28	8	2	3	15	27	54	−27	31
13	PC	Los Angeles FC 2	28	6	0	7	15	30	39	−9	25
14	PC	LA Galaxy II	28	5	4	2	17	36	74	−38	25

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[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Awards
1	Colorado Rapids 2	28	19	4	1	4	70	37	+33	66	Regular season champion and U.S. Open Cup First Round
2	Crown Legacy FC	28	19	4	1	4	60	34	+26	66	U.S. Open Cup First Round
3	Tacoma Defiance	28	14	6	3	5	57	36	+21	57
4	New England Revolution II	28	14	6	2	6	57	41	+16	56
5	Columbus Crew 2	28	16	3	0	9	58	46	+12	54
6	New York Red Bulls II	28	14	3	3	8	53	36	+17	51	U.S. Open Cup First Round
7	Sporting Kansas City II	28	13	4	2	9	60	42	+18	49	U.S. Open Cup First Round
8	Austin FC II	28	12	4	5	7	40	23	+17	49
9	St. Louis City SC 2	28	11	5	4	8	49	39	+10	47
10	Orlando City B	28	13	2	3	10	59	61	−2	46
11	San Jose Earthquakes II	28	11	5	2	10	41	36	+5	45
12	Houston Dynamo 2	28	12	3	1	12	50	44	+6	43
13	Minnesota United FC 2	28	10	5	3	10	50	52	−2	43	U.S. Open Cup First Round
14	Chicago Fire FC II	28	9	5	6	8	54	46	+8	43	U.S. Open Cup First Round
15	Philadelphia Union II	28	12	2	2	12	54	57	−3	42
16	New York City FC II	28	12	1	3	12	60	55	+5	41	U.S. Open Cup First Round
17	Huntsville City FC	28	9	4	3	12	48	45	+3	38
18	North Texas SC	28	9	1	7	11	43	45	−2	36
19	Atlanta United 2	28	9	2	4	13	50	52	−2	35
20	Portland Timbers 2	28	11	0	1	16	40	63	−23	34	U.S. Open Cup First Round
21	Whitecaps FC 2	28	8	3	4	13	36	49	−13	34
22	Real Monarchs	28	8	2	3	15	27	54	−27	31
23	Toronto FC II	28	6	3	5	14	43	57	−14	29
24	FC Cincinnati 2	28	7	2	2	17	37	65	−28	27
25	Los Angeles FC 2	28	6	0	7	15	30	39	−9	25
26	LA Galaxy II	28	5	4	2	17	36	74	−38	25	U.S. Open Cup First Round
27	Inter Miami CF II	28	5	1	5	17	34	68	−34	22

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)

Player statistics[edit]

As of September 24, 2023

Goals[edit]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[34]
1	Rémi Cabral	Colorado Rapids 2	19
	Jack Lynn	Orlando City B
	MD Myers	New York City FC II
4	Nicolas Firmino	Atlanta United 2	16
5	Ibrahim Kasule	New York Red Bulls II	15
5	Braudílio Rodrigues	Tacoma Defiance	15
7	Aaron Bibout	LA Galaxy II	14
7	Papa Ndoye	Houston Dynamo 2	14
9	Yosuke Hanya	Colorado Rapids 2	13
	John Klein	St. Louis City 2

Hat-tricks[edit]


Player	For	Against	Score	Date
Aaron Bibout	LA Galaxy II	Whitecaps FC 2	4–3 (A)^[35]	April 16
Esmir Bajraktarevic	New England Revolution II	Philadelphia Union II	4–3 (A)^[36]	May 21
Jeremy Rafanello	Philadelphia Union II	Columbus Crew 2	3–2 (H)^[37]	May 28
Papa Ndoye	Houston Dynamo 2	Real Monarchs	5–3 (A)^[38]	July 28
Braudílio Rodrigues	Tacoma Defiance	Sporting Kansas City II	3–1 (H)^[39]	August 9
Diego Gutierrez	Portland Timbers 2	LA Galaxy II	6–1 (H)^[40]	August 9
MD Myers	New York City FC II	Inter Miami CF II	5–0 (H)^[41]	August 10
Alenis Vargas	Sporting Kansas City II	Portland Timbers 2	6–1 (H)^[42]	August 13
Azaad Liadi	Huntsville City FC	Philadelphia Union II	5–2 (H)^[43]	August 19
Gibran Rayo	Columbus Crew 2	Inter Miami CF II	5–0 (A)^[44]	September 3
Faysal Bettache	St. Louis City 2	Houston Dynamo 2	3–1 (A)^[45]	September 3
Leonardo Flores	Los Angeles FC 2	Portland Timbers 2	4–0 (H)^[46]	September 15
Rémi Cabral	Colorado Rapids 2	Minnesota United FC 2	4–2 (H)^[47]	September 24

Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Assists[edit]

Rank	Player	Club	Assists^[48]
1	Marlon Vargas	Colorado Rapids 2	10
2	Yosuke Hanya	Colorado Rapids 2	9
3	Josh Coan	Sporting Kansas City II	8
	Oliver Larraz	Colorado Rapids 2
	Chris Olney	Philadelphia Union II
6	Jack Beer	New York City FC 2	7
	Luka Prpa	Chicago Fire FC II
	Jhon Solís	Orlando City B
9	9 players		6

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets^[49]
1	Damian Las	Austin FC II	12
2	AJ Marcucci	New York Red Bulls II	6
2	Brady Scott	Columbus Crew 2	6
4	Isaac Walker	Crown Legacy FC	5
5	Nico Campuzano	New England Revolution II	4
	Eric De La Cerda	San Jose Earthquakes II
	Fernando Delgado	Real Monarchs
	Emmanuel Ochoa	San Jose Earthquakes II
	Vicente Reyes	Atlanta United 2
10	18 players		3

Playoffs[edit]

Format[edit]

Top seven teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs, with the best record in each conference earning a first round bye. The second and third seeds in each conference were able to choose which of the remaining teams they would play. The top seed in the conference semifinals were also allowed to choose their opponent from the remaining teams.^[33]^[50]

Bracket[edit]

Conference Quarterfinals
September 29–October 1

Conference Semifinals
October 6–8

Conference Finals
October 14–15

MLS Next Pro Final
October 22

Crown Legacy FC

Columbus Crew 2

Orlando City B

Columbus Crew 2

Eastern Conference

New England Revolution II

New England Revolution II

Philadelphia Union II

New England Revolution II

New York Red Bulls II

New York Red Bulls II

Chicago Fire FC II

Columbus Crew 2

Austin FC II

Colorado Rapids 2

San Jose Earthquakes II

St. Louis City 2

San Jose Earthquakes II

Colorado Rapids 2

0 (1)

Western Conference

Austin FC II (p)

0 (4)

Tacoma Defiance

Houston Dynamo 2

Tacoma Defiance

Austin FC II

Sporting Kansas City II

Austin FC II

Conference Quarterfinals[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

October 1

1:00 PM EDT

New York Red Bulls II	4–1	Chicago Fire FC II
Ssebufu 13' Mullings 25' Kasule 45', 90+6' Valencia 49' Nocita 55' Cabezas 64'	Report	Prpa 56'

MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field, Montclair, New Jersey

Referee: Anya Voigt

October 1

5:30 PM EDT

Columbus Crew 2	2–1	Orlando City B
Fuson 33' 47' Rayo 55' 90' Micaletto 58' 90+1' Knight 66'	Report	Williams 30' Pérez 37' Juninho 45+2' Kibunguchy 82' Acuña 90' Otero 90+1' 90+4'

Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

October 1

8:00 PM EDT

New England Revolution II	3–2	Philadelphia Union II
Dias 26' (pen.) Bajraktarevic 55', 64'	Report	Castillo 78' 90+4' Diallo 82' (pen.)

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Referee: Gerald Flores

Western Conference[edit]

September 29

7:00 PM CDT

Sporting Kansas City II	0–2	Austin FC II
Mekideche 32'	Report	Pineau 44' Rodríguez 52' Touré 54' Ramírez 86' Las 90+3'

Rock Chalk Park, Lawrence, Kansas

Referee: Brandon Stevis

October 1

5:00 PM CDT

St. Louis City SC 2	0–2	San Jose Earthquakes II
Wentzel 12' Armstrong 28' Palazzolo 83'	Report	Bouda 34' 87' Richmond 63' Blancas 86'

CITYPARK, St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 5,227^[51]

Referee: Alexandra Billeter

October 1

7:00 PM PDT

Tacoma Defiance	4–3	Houston Dynamo 2
Bowen 3' Rodrigues 13', 19' Ovalle 44' Teves 53'	Report	Juarez 18' Evans 31' Lampman 72' Gonzalez 79' LeFlore 81'

Starfire Sports Complex, Tukwila, Washington

Referee: Nabil Bensalah

Conference Semifinals[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

October 6

3:00 PM EDT

New England Revolution II	2–1	New York Red Bulls II
Fry 12' Cayet 35' Rozhansky 56' Souza 69'	Report	Shapiro-Thompson 30' Berkley 41' Valencia 68' Hall 72' Nocita 80'

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

October 8

3:00 PM EDT

Crown Legacy FC	0–1	Columbus Crew 2
Petković 8' Williams 81'	Report	Rogers 10' Fuson 50' Harboune 81'

Sportsplex at Matthews, Matthews, North Carolina

Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

Western Conference[edit]

October 8

7:30pm MDT

Colorado Rapids 2	1–0	San Jose Earthquakes II
Anderson 76' Travis 83' Yapi 84' Rodriguez 90' Hanya 90+4'	Report	Verhoeven 2' Walls 90+3'

Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado

Referee: Joshua Encarnación

October 8

7:30 PM PDT

Tacoma Defiance	0–1	Austin FC II
Rodrigues 61' Cissoko 69' Daroma 74' Ovalle 89'	Report	Vela 30' Noël 82' Ocampo-Chávez 89'

Starfire Sports Complex, Tukwila, Washington

Referee: John Griggs

Conference Finals[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

October 14

5:00 PM EDT

New England Revolution II	0–1	Columbus Crew 2
Souza 90+3'	Report	Habroune 12' Rayo 87' 90+1'

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Referee: Matthew Thompson

Western Conference[edit]

October 15

7:30 PM MDT

Colorado Rapids 2	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Austin FC II
Larraz 40' Vargas 65' Cabral 100'	Report	Hafferty 105+1' Touré 117'
Penalties
Larraz Hanya Yapi	1–4	Noël Hafferty Ramírez Santillan

Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado

Referee: Alexis Da Silva

MLS Next Pro Cup Final[edit]

October 22

5:00 PM EDT

Columbus Crew 2	1–3	Austin FC II
Roberts 49' (pen.) Micaletto 63' Fuson 90+4'	Report	Ramírez 70' (pen.) Noël 77' Almeida 80' (o.g.)

Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 7,500

Referee: Calin Radosav

Most Valuable Player: Valentin Noël (Austin FC II)

League awards[edit]

Individual awards[edit]

Award	Winner	Team	Reason	Ref.
Golden Boot	Rémi Cabral	Colorado Rapids 2	19 goals	^[52]
	Jack Lynn	Orlando City B
	MD Myers	New York City FC II
Goalkeeper of the Year	Damian Las	Austin FC II	12 clean sheets; 0.74 Goals Against Average	^[53]
Coach of the Year	Erik Bushey	Colorado Rapids 2	Lead team to the Regular Season title	^[53]
Most Valuable Player	Jack Lynn	Orlando City B	19 goals; Best XI	^[54]

MLS Next Pro Best XI[edit]

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards	Ref
Damian Las (AU2)	Abdoulaye Cissoko (TAC) Joe Hafferty (AU2) João Pedro (CRN)	Nicolas Firmino (AT2) Yosuke Hanya (CR2) Ibrahim Kasule (NYR) Oliver Larraz (CR2)	Rémi Cabral (CR2) Jack Lynn (OCB) MD Myers (NY2)	^[53]

Weekly awards[edit]

Week	Player of the Matchday				Team of the Matchday	Ref.
Week	Player	Club	Position	Reason	Team of the Matchday	Ref.
1	Arquimides Ordóñez	FC Cincinnati 2	Forward	2 goals vs Toronto	Minnesota United FC 2	^[55]^[56]
2	Brandon Cambridge	Crown Legacy FC	Forward	2 goals vs Cincinnati	Colorado Rapids 2	^[57]^[58]
3	Favian Loyola	Orlando City B	Midfielder	1 goal, 1 assist vs Miami	New England Revolution II	^[59]^[60]
4	Aaron Bibout	LA Galaxy II	Forward	Hat trick vs Vancouver	Austin FC II	^[61]^[62]
5	Ryan Bilichuk	Portland Timbers 2	Goalkeeper	Shutout vs LAFC2	Whitecaps FC 2	^[63]^[64]
6	Yosuke Hanya	Colorado Rapids 2	Midfielder	Game-winning goal vs North Texas SC	Real Monarchs	^[65]^[66]
7	Nelson Pierre	Philadelphia Union II	Forward	2 goals vs Red Bulls II	Toronto FC II	^[67]^[68]
8	Damian Rivera	New England Revolution II	Midfielder	2 goals vs Toronto	Portland Timbers 2	^[69]^[70]
9	Esmir Bajraktarevic	New England Revolution II	Midfielder	Hat trick vs Philadelphia	Huntsville City FC	^[71]^[72]
10	Alexander Yagudayev	New York City FC II	Goalkeeper	9 saves in 2 games	New England Revolution II	^[73]^[74]
11	Nicolas Firmino	Atlanta United 2	Midfielder	2 goals vs Inter Miami	New York Red Bulls II	^[75]^[76]
12	Chris Olney	Philadelphia Union II	Midfielder	Game winning goal vs Atlanta	Orlando City B	^[77]^[78]
13	Victor Bezerra	Chicago Fire FC II	Forward	2 goals; 1 assist vs Philadelphia	Austin FC II	^[79]^[80]
14	Nicolas Firmino	Atlanta United 2	Midfielder	2 goals vs NYCFC II	Tacoma Defiance	^[81]^[82]

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