2025 MLS Next Pro season

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.

MLS Next Pro

Season	2025
Dates	March 7 – October 5 (regular season) October 17 – November 7 (playoffs)
Matches played	282
Goals scored	980 (3.48 per match)
Top goalscorer	Samuel Sarver North Texas SC (15 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
Highest scoring	CHI 9–2 RBNY July 27 League Record
Longest winning run	St. Louis City 2 8 Games
Longest unbeaten run	St. Louis City 2 11 Games
Longest winless run	Sporting Kansas City II 12 or 16 games
Longest losing run	Columbus Crew 2 6 games
Highest attendance	12,263 STL 3–1 HOU May 4
Lowest attendance	297 Atlanta United 2 2–2 (3–4 p) Chattanooga FC April 5
← 2024 2026 → All statistics correct as of August 9, 2025.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Atlanta United 2	Fifth Third Bank Stadium	10,200
Austin FC II	Parmer Field	1,000
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.

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

Coaching changes

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]

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.^[29]

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	NE	New York Red Bulls II	20	12	2	2	4	49	42	+7	42	Qualification for the Playoffs
2	NE	Philadelphia Union II	19	10	5	2	2	45	17	+28	42
3	NE	Chicago Fire FC II	20	10	3	2	5	52	36	+16	38
4	SE	Huntsville City FC	18	9	3	2	4	39	19	+20	35
5	NE	New England Revolution II	18	8	4	1	5	31	22	+9	33
6	SE	Chattanooga FC	20	8	3	3	6	31	31	0	33
7	NE	New York City FC II	21	7	2	4	8	40	43	−3	29
8	NE	Toronto FC II	21	8	0	4	9	25	34	−9	28
9	SE	Carolina Core FC	20	5	4	4	7	26	27	−1	27
10	SE	Orlando City B	20	7	2	1	10	27	41	−14	26
11	SE	Crown Legacy FC	20	5	3	5	7	30	39	−9	26
12	NE	FC Cincinnati 2	19	4	7	0	8	19	24	−5	26
13	SE	Atlanta United 2	19	4	2	6	7	27	32	−5	22
14	SE	Inter Miami CF II	20	6	0	3	11	32	45	−13	21
15	NE	Columbus Crew 2	19	3	1	2	13	20	41	−21	13

Updated to match(es) played on August 8, 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

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FR	St. Louis City 2	20	14	2	0	4	45	27	+18	46	Qualification for the Playoffs
2	PC	Ventura County FC	19	10	1	3	5	40	32	+8	35
3	FR	Colorado Rapids 2	20	10	1	3	6	38	31	+7	35
4	PC	The Town FC	17	9	2	2	4	42	24	+18	33
5	FR	Austin FC II	20	7	3	5	5	26	23	+3	32
6	FR	North Texas SC	20	8	3	1	8	34	40	−6	31
7	FR	Minnesota United FC 2	20	8	1	3	8	33	33	0	29
8	PC	Real Monarchs	18	6	4	3	5	31	32	−1	29
9	PC	Whitecaps FC 2	20	7	3	1	9	43	40	+3	28
10	FR	Houston Dynamo 2	20	6	3	2	9	29	31	−2	26
11	PC	Portland Timbers 2	19	6	2	2	9	30	36	−6	24
12	PC	Tacoma Defiance	18	6	2	1	9	45	48	−3	23
13	PC	Los Angeles FC 2	19	6	2	1	10	31	41	−10	23
14	FR	Sporting Kansas City II	20	2	1	3	14	20	49	−29	11

Updated to match(es) played on August 8, 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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Awards
1	St. Louis City 2	20	14	2	0	4	45	27	+18	46	Regular season champion
2	New York Red Bulls II	20	12	2	2	4	49	42	+7	42
3	Philadelphia Union II	19	10	5	2	2	45	17	+28	42
4	Chicago Fire FC II	20	10	3	2	5	52	36	+16	38
5	Ventura County FC	19	10	1	3	5	40	32	+8	35
6	Colorado Rapids 2	20	10	1	3	6	38	31	+7	35
7	Huntsville City FC	18	9	3	2	4	39	19	+20	35
8	The Town FC	17	9	2	2	4	42	24	+18	33
9	New England Revolution II	18	8	4	1	5	31	22	+9	33
10	Chattanooga FC	20	8	3	3	6	31	31	0	33
11	Austin FC II	20	7	3	5	5	26	23	+3	32
12	North Texas SC	20	8	3	1	8	34	40	−6	31
13	Minnesota United FC 2	20	8	1	3	8	33	33	0	29
14	New York City FC II	21	7	2	4	8	40	43	−3	29
15	Real Monarchs	18	6	4	3	5	31	32	−1	29
16	Toronto FC II	21	8	0	4	9	25	34	−9	28
17	Whitecaps FC 2	20	7	3	1	9	43	40	+3	28
18	Carolina Core FC	20	5	4	4	7	26	27	−1	27
19	Orlando City B	20	7	2	1	10	27	41	−14	26
20	Houston Dynamo 2	20	6	3	2	9	29	31	−2	26
21	Crown Legacy FC	20	5	3	5	7	30	39	−9	26
22	FC Cincinnati 2	19	4	7	0	8	19	24	−5	26
23	Portland Timbers 2	19	6	2	2	9	30	36	−6	24
24	Tacoma Defiance	18	6	2	1	9	45	48	−3	23
25	Los Angeles FC 2	19	6	2	1	10	31	41	−10	23
26	Atlanta United 2	19	4	2	6	7	27	32	−5	22
27	Inter Miami CF II (E)	20	6	0	3	11	32	45	−13	21
28	Columbus Crew 2 (E)	19	3	1	2	13	20	41	−21	13
29	Sporting Kansas City II (E)	20	2	1	3	14	20	49	−29	11

Updated to match(es) played on August 8, 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)
(E) Eliminated

Player statistics

As of August 9, 2025

Goals

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[30]
1	Samuel Sarver	North Texas SC	15
2	Jason Shokalook	Chicago Fire FC II	12
	Yu Tsukanome	Tacoma Defiance
	Mykhi Joyner	St. Louis City 2
5	Nelson Pierre	Whitecaps FC 2	11
	Seymour Reid	New York City FC II
7	Christian Koffi	Huntsville City FC	10
	Luke Hille	Minnesota United FC 2
9	Claudio Cassano	Chicago Fire FC II	9
	Shak Mohammed	Orlando City B

Hat-tricks

Player	Team	Against	Score	Date
Yu Tsukanome	Tacoma Defiance	Whitecaps FC 2	5–3 (H)[31]	April 6
Gage Guerra	Portland Timbers 2	Ventura County FC	3–2 (A)[32]	April 23
Seymour Reid	New York City FC II	New York Red Bulls II	5–2 (H)[33]	May 9
Mykhi Joyner4	St. Louis City 2	Portland Timbers 2	6–3 (H)[34]	May 23
Ibrahim Kasule	New York Red Bulls II	Crown Legacy FC	5–2 (A)[35]	June 4
Samuel Sarver4	North Texas SC	Sporting Kansas City II	4–1 (A)[36]	July 18
Mijahir Jiménez	New York Red Bulls II	New York City FC II	4–2 (H)[37]	July 20
Cruz Medina	The Town FC	Real Monarchs	4–0 (H)[38]	July 26
Jason Shokalook4	Chicago Fire FC II	Sporting Kansas City II	9–2 (H)[39]	July 27
Jeorgio Kocevski	Ventura County FC	Tacoma Defiance	6–4 (A)[40]	August 1
Sebastian Gomez	Tacoma Defiance	Ventura County FC	4–6 (H)[41]	August 1

Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

1. ^
   Scored four goals.

Assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists[42]
1	Claudio Cassano	Chicago Fire FC II	10
2	Tate Robertson	Chattanooga FC	8
3	Rayan Elloumi	Whitecaps FC 2	6
	Brendan McSorley	St. Louis City 2
	Alan Carleton	Huntsville City FC
	Nehuén Benedetti	New York Red Bulls II
	Rafael Mosquera	New York Red Bulls II
	Julien Lacher	New York City FC II
	Marcos Dias	New England Revolution II
	Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida	Inter Miami CF II
	Jackson Castro	Whitecaps FC 2
	Peter Kingston	Tacoma Defiance
	Anthony Ramirez	North Texas SC
	Curt Calov	Minnesota United FC 2

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets[43]
1	Adisa De Rosario	Toronto FC II	5
	Eldin Jakupović	Chattanooga FC
	Alex Sutton	Carolina Core FC
	Pierce Holbrook	Philadelphia Union II
5	Charlie Farrar	Austin FC II	4
	Lukas Burns	Portland Timbers 2
	Aidan Stokes	New York Red Bulls II
	Colin Welsh	St. Louis City 2
	Francesco Montali	The Town FC
10	Paul Walters	FC Cincinnati 2	3
	Pedro Cruz	Houston Dynamo 2
	Erik Lauta	Huntsville City FC
	Patrick Los	Chicago Fire FC II
	Zack Campagnolo	Colorado Rapids 2
	Donovan Parisian	New England Revolution II
	Nathan Crockford	FC Cincinnati 2
	Adam Beaudry	Colorado Rapids 2

League awards

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.
	Player	Club	Player	Club	Player	Club	Player	Club
March	Diego Gonzalez	Houston Dynamo 2	Yuval Cohen	Inter Miami CF II	Colin Welsh	St. Louis City 2	David Critchley	St. Louis City 2	St. Louis City 2	[44]
April	Osaze De Rosario	Tacoma Defiance	Colton Swan	Colorado Rapids 2	Pedro Cruz	Houston Dynamo 2	Jeremy Hall	Minnesota United FC 2	Chattanooga FC	[45]
May	Mykhi Joyner	St. Louis City 2	Dylan Vanney	Ventura County FC	Aidan Stokes	New York Red Bulls II	Dan Degeer	The Town FC	The Town FC	[46]
June	Nehuén Benedetti	New York Red Bulls II	Colton Swan	Colorado Rapids 2	Adisa De Rosario	Toronto FC II	Ryan Richter	Philadelphia Union II	St. Louis City 2	[47]
July	Sam Sarver	North Texas SC	Dylan Vanney	Ventura County FC	Christian Olivares	St. Louis City 2	John Hackworth	St. Louis City 2	Chicago Fire FC II	[48]
August	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[46]

Weekly awards

Week	Player of the Matchweek		Rising Star of the Matchweek		Goal of the Matchweek		Team of the Matchweek	Ref.
	Player	Club	Player	Club	Player	Club
1	Jimmy Farkarlun	Austin FC II	Dylan Vanney	Ventura County FC	Matt Evans	Los Angeles FC 2	St. Louis City 2	[49][50]
2	Aiden Hezarkhani	Real Monarchs	Seymour Reid	New York City FC II	Alex Moreno	Portland Timbers 2	Tacoma Defiance	[51][52]
3	Julian Hall	New York Red Bulls II	Yuval Cohen	Inter Miami CF II	Gabriel Mikina	St. Louis City 2	St. Louis City 2	[53][54]
4	Yu Tsukanome	Tacoma Defiance	Mateo Saja	Inter Miami CF II	Ibrahim Kasule	New York Red Bulls II	Carolina Core FC	[55][56]
5	Matt Evans	Los Angeles FC 2	Ian Charles	North Texas SC	Matt Evans	Los Angeles FC 2	Philadelphia Union II	[57][58]
6	Ștefan Chirilă	FC Cincinnati 2	Colton Swan	Colorado Rapids 2	Glory Nzingo	Carolina Core FC	Huntsville City FC	[59][60]
7	Gage Guerra	Portland Timbers 2	Gabriel Wesseh	Atlanta United 2	Gavin Gall	North Texas SC	Tacoma Defiance	[61][62]
8	Emil Jääskeläinen	St. Louis City 2	Landon Hickam	North Texas SC	Landon Hickam	North Texas SC	Chicago Fire FC II	[63][64]
9	Seymour Reid	New York City FC II	Dylan Vanney	Ventura County FC	Hernán López	The Town FC	Philadelphia Union II	[65][66]
10	Justin Ellis	Orlando City B	Julian Lacher	New York City FC II	Alex Moreno	Portland Timbers 2	Portland Timbers 2	[67][68]
11	Mykhi Joyner	St. Louis City 2	Ivan Schmid	Inter Miami CF II	Mykhi Joyner	St. Louis City 2	The Town FC	[69][70]
12	Glory Nzingo	Carolina Core FC	Rayan Elloumi	Whitecaps FC 2	Steeve Louis Jean	Chattanooga FC	Chicago Fire FC II	[71][72]
13	Ibrahim Kasule	New York Red Bulls II	Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida	Inter Miami CF II	Jhon Solís	Orlando City B	St. Louis City 2	[73][74]
14	Luis Müller	Ventura County FC	Yuma Tsuji	Whitecaps FC 2	Jathan Juarez	Carolina Core FC	New York Red Bulls II	[75][76]
15	Alan Carleton	Huntsville City FC	Colton Swan	Colorado Rapids 2	Brian Romero	Crown Legacy FC	Whitecaps FC 2	[77][78]
16	Snyder Brunell	Tacoma Defiance	Antone Bossenberry	Toronto FC II	Dylan Borso	Chicago Fire FC II	Chicago Fire FC II	[79][80]
17	Alan Carleton	Huntsville City FC	Patrick Los	Chicago Fire FC II	Andrej Subotić	Crown Legacy FC	Philadelphia Union II	[81][82]
18	Cavan Sullivan	Philadelphia Union II	Adrian Mendoza	Crown Legacy FC	Gavin Turner	Chattanooga FC	St. Louis City 2	[83][84]
19	Samuel Sarver	North Texas SC	Dylan Vanney	Ventura County FC	Aiden Hezarkhani	Real Monarchs	Philadelphia Union II	[85][86]
20	Jason Shokalook	Chicago Fire FC II	Carson Locker	FC Cincinnati 2	Nathaniel Edwards	Toronto FC II	Chicago Fire FC II	[87][88]
21	Jeorgio Kocevski	Ventura County FC	Evan Lim	New York City FC II	[[]]	[[]]	Chicago Fire FC II	[89][90]
22	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[75][76]

See also

• 2025 Major League Soccer season