2023 MLS Next Pro season

Not to be confused with 2023 Major League Soccer season.

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.

MLS Next Pro

Season	2023
Dates	March 24 – September 24 (Regular season)
Champions	Austin FC II (1st Title)
Regular season title	Colorado Rapids 2 (1st Title)
Matches played	391 (378 RS, 13 PO)
Goals scored	1,331 (3.4 per match) (1296 RS, 35 PO)
Best Player	Jack Lynn Orlando City B
Top goalscorer	Rémi Cabral Colorado Rapids 2 Jack Lynn Orlando City B MD Myers New York City FC II (19 Goals Each)
Best goalkeeper	Damian Las Austin FC II
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	11 CR2
Highest attendance	9,626 STL2 4–1 LAG (September 17)
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of October 22, 2023.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums

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]
	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]
	Swope Soccer Village	1,500[29]
St. Louis City 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

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 2	Bobby Murphy
Toronto FC II	Gianni Cimini
Tacoma Defiance	Wade Webber
Whitecaps FC 2	Ricardo Clark

Regular season

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

Eastern Conference

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

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 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

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
8	Austin FC II	28	12	4	5	7	40	23	+17	49
9	St. Louis City 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
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

As of September 24, 2023

Goals

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
	Braudílio Rodrigues	Tacoma Defiance
7	Aaron Bibout	LA Galaxy II	14
	Papa Ndoye	Houston Dynamo 2
9	Yosuke Hanya	Colorado Rapids 2	13
	John Klein	St. Louis City 2

Hat-tricks

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

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

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets[49]
1	Damian Las	Austin FC II	12
2	AJ Marcucci	New York Red Bulls II	6
	Brady Scott	Columbus Crew 2
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

Format

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

Conference Quarterfinals September 29–October 1

Conference Semifinals October 6–8

Conference Finals October 14–15

MLS Next Pro Final October 22

E1

Crown Legacy FC

0

E3

Columbus Crew 2

1

E3

Columbus Crew 2

2

E5

Orlando City B

1

E3

Columbus Crew 2

1

Eastern Conference

E2

New England Revolution II

0

E2

New England Revolution II

3

E7

Philadelphia Union II

2

E2

New England Revolution II

2

E4

New York Red Bulls II

1

E4

New York Red Bulls II

4

E6

Chicago Fire FC II

1

E3

Columbus Crew 2

1

W4

Austin FC II

3

W1

Colorado Rapids 2

1

W6

San Jose Earthquakes II

0

W5

St. Louis City 2

0

W6

San Jose Earthquakes II

2

W1

Colorado Rapids 2

0 (1)

Western Conference

W4

Austin FC II (p)

0 (4)

W2

Tacoma Defiance

4

W7

Houston Dynamo 2

3

W2

Tacoma Defiance

0

W4

Austin FC II

1

W3

Sporting Kansas City II

0

W4

Austin FC II

2

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

October 1

1:00 PM EDT

New York Red Bulls II	4–1	Chicago Fire FC II
Ssebuufu 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

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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

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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

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

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October 1

5:00 PM CDT

St. Louis City 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

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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

Eastern Conference

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

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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

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

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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

Eastern Conference

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

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

2023 MLS Next Pro Cup Final

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

Individual awards

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
Most Valuable Player	Jack Lynn	Orlando City B	19 goals; Best XI	[54]

MLS Next Pro Best XI

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

Week	Player of the Matchday				Rising Star of the Matchday				Team of the Matchday	Goal of the Matchday		Ref.
	Player	Club	Position	Reason	Player	Club	Position	Reason		Player	Club
1	Arquimides Ordóñez	FC Cincinnati 2	Forward	2 goals vs Toronto	Leo Conneh	Minnesota United FC 2	Midfielder	1 Goal, 1 Assist in his debut	Minnesota United FC 2	Azaad Liadi	Huntsville City FC	[55][56][57][58]
2	Brandon Cambridge	Crown Legacy FC	Forward	2 goals vs Cincinnati	Ryder Mills	FC Cincinnati 2	Midfielder	First Goal vs Crown Legacy FC in Debut	Colorado Rapids 2	Cameron Dunbar	Minnesota United FC 2	[59][60][61][62]
3	Favian Loyola	Orlando City B	Midfielder	1 goal, 1 assist vs Miami	Nicholas Nobles	Real Monarchs	Defender	completed 82% of his passes (28/34) and helped Monarchs hold Quakes II to only four shots on goal	New England Revolution II	Ollie Wright	Huntsville City FC	[63][64][65][66]
4	Aaron Bibout	LA Galaxy II	Forward	Hat trick vs Vancouver	David Vazquez	Philadelphia Union II	Midfielder	scored MLS Next Pro's 1,000th Goal vs Chicago	Austin FC II	Lucas Rosa	Sporting Kansas City II	[67][68][69][70]
5	Ryan Bilichuk	Portland Timbers 2	Goalkeeper	Shutout vs LAFC2	Cesar Abadia-Reda	Inter Miami CF II	Defender	scored a goal less than 20 seconds after subbing into the match vs Huntsville	Whitecaps FC 2	Selmir Miscic	Portland Timbers 2	[71][72][73][74]
6	Yosuke Hanya	Colorado Rapids 2	Midfielder	Game-winning goal vs North Texas SC	Cole Mrowka	Columbus Crew 2	Midfielder	1 goal and 1 assist vs Inter Miami II	Real Monarchs	Cole Mrowka	Columbus Crew 2	[75][76][77][78]
7	Nelson Pierre	Philadelphia Union II	Forward	2 goals vs Red Bulls II	Daniel Garcia	Colorado Rapids 2	Defender	scoring his first goal of the season within five minutes of coming on as a substitute vs LA Galaxy II	Toronto FC II	Marco Micaletto	Columbus Crew 2	[79][80][81][82]
8	Damian Rivera	New England Revolution II	Midfielder	2 goals vs Toronto	Gio De Libera	Columbus Crew 2	Midfielder	Scored 1 goal and 1 assist in debut vs Orlando	Portland Timbers 2	Michael Vang	Portland Timbers 2	[83][84][85][86]
9	Esmir Bajraktarevic	New England Revolution II	Midfielder	Hat trick vs Philadelphia	Diego Hernandez	North Texas SC	Midfielder	Scored his first goal less than ten minutes after subbing into the match vs Houston Dynamo 2	Huntsville City FC	Kamron Habibullah	Whitecaps FC 2	[87][88][89][90]
10	Jeremy Rafanello	Philadelphia Union II	Forward	Hat Trick vs Columbus Crew 2	Alexander Yagudayev	New York City FC II	Goalkeeper	9 saves in 2 games	New England Revolution II	Rémi Cabral	Colorado Rapids 2	[91][92][93][94]
11	Nicolas Firmino	Atlanta United 2	Midfielder	2 goals vs Inter Miami	Anthony Ramirez	North Texas SC	Midfielder	Scored 2 goals within a span of six minutes vs LA Galaxy II	New York Red Bulls II	Isaiah Parente	Columbus Crew 2	[95][96][97][98]
12	Kemy Amiche	Huntsville City FC	Midfielder	2 goals and 1 assist vs St. Louis	Chris Olney	Philadelphia Union II	Midfielder	Game winning goal vs Atlanta	Orlando City B	Alex Alcalá	LA Galaxy II	[99][100][101][102]
13	Victor Bezerra	Chicago Fire FC II	Forward	2 goals; 1 assist vs Philadelphia	Brent Adu-Gyamfi	Columbus Crew 2	Midfielder	Within 25 minutes, he notched his first-ever professional goal, equalizing the match for a shootout victory vs Atlanta United 2	Austin FC II	Dida Armstrong	St. Louis City 2	[103][104][105][106]
14	Nicolas Firmino	Atlanta United 2	Midfielder	2 goals vs NYCFC II	Cole Mrowka	Columbus Crew 2	Midfielder	Delivered the game winning assist vs Huntsville City FC	Tacoma Defiance	Julian Altobelli	Toronto FC II	[107][108][109][110]
15	Kameron Lacey	Minnesota United FC 2	Forward	Hat Trick vs Portland	Luciano Sanchez	Philadelphia Union II	Forward	Game winning goal vs NYCFC II	Sporting Kansas City II	Charlie Ostrem	Chicago Fire FC II	[111][112][113][114]
16	Patrick Agyemang	Atlanta United 2	Forward	2 goals in 2 minutes vs NYCFC II	Adam Beaudry	Colorado Rapids 2	Goalkeeper	two saves in the shootout vs Whitecaps FC 2	Huntsville City FC	Christo Vela	Austin FC II	[115][116][117][118]
17	Oliver Larraz	Colorado Rapids 2	Midfielder	1 goal and 1 assist vs Real Monarchs	Luciano Sanchez	Philadelphia Union II	Midfielder	game winner vs New York Red Bulls II	Orlando City B	Jeremy Rafanello	Philadelphia Union II	[119][120][121]
18	Stefan Stojanovic	Philadelphia Union II	Forward	2 goals vs Columbus Crew 2	Tamir Ratoviz	Los Angeles FC 2	Midfielder	game-winning goal against Tacoma	Toronto FC II	Jack Lynn	Orlando City B	[122][123][124][125]
19	Papa Ndoye	Houston Dynamo 2	Forward	Hat Trick vs Real Monarchs	Nati Clarke	Sporting KC II	Defender	winning nearly half his defensive duels and boasting an impressive 80.8% pass completion rate vs Colorado	Sporting KC II	John Klein	St. Louis City 2	[126][127][128][129]
20	Papa Ndoye	Houston Dynamo 2	Forward	Hat Trick vs Sporting KC II	Francis Westfield	Philadelphia Union II	Defender	first-ever professional goal vs NYCFC II	St. Louis City 2	O'Vonte Mullings	New York Red Bulls II	[130][131][132][133]
21	Braudilio Rodrigues	Tacoma Defiance	Midfielder	Hat trick in 26 minutes vs Sporting Kansas City II	Myles Morgan	Toronto FC II	Forward	Game winner vs New York Red Bulls II	Tacoma Defiance	Alex Monis	Chicago Fire FC II	[134][135][136][137]
22	Alenis Vargas	Sporting Kansas City II	Forward	Hat Trick vs Portland Timbers 2	Miles Perkovich	Inter Miami CF II	Forward	2 Goals in a tie vs Chicago Fire FC II	Los Angeles FC 2	Luka Prpa	Chicago Fire FC II	[138][139][140][141]
23	Azaad Liadi	Huntsville City FC	Midfielder	Hat Trick vs Philadelphia Union II	Riley Dalgado	LA Galaxy II	Defender	played a full 90+ minutes as a 17 year old	San Jose Earthquakes II	John Klein	St. Louis City 2	[142][143][144][145]
24	Antonio Carerra	North Texas SC	Goalkeeper	10 saves in a cleansheet vs Whitecaps FC 2	Cielo Tschantret	Sporting Kansas City II	Midfielder	Game winning goal fc Austin FC II	Sporting Kansas City II	Lucas Rosa	Sporting Kansas City II	[146][147][148][149]
25	Faysal Bettache	St. Louis City 2	Midfielder	Scored a hat-trick vs Houston Dynamo 2	William Mackay	Real Monarchs	Goalkeeper	posted a clean sheet that forced five saves and defied the odds against a 1.19xGA projection.	Columbus Crew 2	Faysal Bettache	St. Louis City 2	[150][151][152][153]
26	Ronald Arevalo	NYCFC II	Forward	2 goals vs Columbus Crew 2 in first half	Dylan Borso	Chicago Fire FC II	Midfielder	Game winning goal vs Sporting KC II	Atlanta United 2	Luca Rosa	Sporting Kansas City II	[154][155][156][157]
27	Leonardo Flores	Los Angeles FC 2	Forward	2 penalty goals vs Portland Timbers 2	Kage Romanshyn Jr.	Minnesota United FC 2	Midfielder	1 goal and 1 Assist vs Sporting Kansas City II	St. Louis City 2	John Klein	St. Louis City 2	[158][159][160][161]
28	Rémi Cabral	Colorado Rapids 2	Midfielder	Hat Trick that got him a three way share of Golden Boot	David Vasquez	Philadelphia Union II	Midfielder	Game sealing goal vs New York Red Bulls II	Philadelphia Union II	NA	NA	[162][163][164]

Monthly awards

Week	Player of the Month		Rising Star of the Month		Goalkeeper of the Month		Coach of the Month		Team of the Month	Ref.
April	Yosuke Hanya	Colorado Rapids 2	David Vazquez	Philadelphia Union II	Damian Las	Austin FC II	Erik Bushey	Colorado Rapids 2	Crown Legacy FC	[165]
May	Iuri Tavares	Crown Legacy FC	Diego Hernandez	North Texas SC	Adam Beaudry	Colorado Rapids 2	Clint Peay	New England Revolution II	Colorado Rapids 2	[166]
June	Nick Firmino	Atlanta United 2	Luciano Sanchez	Philadelphia Union II	Damian Las	Austin FC II	Benny Feilhaber	Sporting KC II	Crown Legacy FC	[167]
July	Patrick Agyemang Ibrahim Kasule	Atlanta United 2 New York Red Bulls II	Luciano Sanchez	Philadelphia Union II	Adam Beaudry	Colorado Rapids 2	Benny Feilhaber	Sporting KC II	Sporting KC II	[168]
August	Ibrahim Kasule MD Myers	New York Red Bulls II NYCFC II	Miles Perkovich	Inter Miami CF II	Damian Las	Austin FC II	Jack Collison	Huntsville City FC	New England Revolution II	[169]

Mid-Season Awards

Player of the Mid-Season		Rising Star of the Mid-Season		Goalkeeper of the Mid-Season		Coach of the Mid-Season		Team of the Mid-Season	Ref.
Nick Firmino	Atlanta United 2	Damian Las	Austin FC II	Giorgio De Libera	Columbus Crew 2	Jose Tavares	Crown Legacy FC	Colorado Rapids 2	[170]

See also

• 2023 Major League Soccer season