2024 MLS Next Pro season

The 2024 MLS Next Pro season will be the third season of MLS Next Pro, the second-tier league of Major League Soccer. It is expected that the season will begin on March 15 and conclude on October 6.

MLS Next Pro
Season2024
DatesMarch 15 – October 6
(Regular season)
Matches played197
Goals scored661 (3.36 per match)
Top goalscorerDavid Poreba (9 goals)
Biggest home winOCB 5–0 HNT (May 26)
Biggest away winNYR 1–5 PU2 (May 26)
Highest scoringNYR 5–5 (4–3 PK) CHI (April 14)
Longest winning run4 VEN
Longest losing run3 HD2
Highest attendance7,119
STL 2–0 RLM
(April 19)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of June 28, 2024.

Austin FC II and the Colorado Rapids 2 are the defending playoff and regular season champions, respectively.

Two independent clubs, Carolina Core FC and Chattanooga FC will begin play in the league. Chattanooga previously played in the National Independent Soccer Association, while Carolina Core is an expansion club.

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
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 Allianz Field 19,600[10]
National Sports Center 5,500[11]
New England Revolution II Gillette Stadium 20,000
Mark A. Ouellette Stadium 1,500[12]
New York City FC II Belson Stadium 2,168[13]
New York Red Bulls II MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field 5,000[14]
North Texas SC Choctaw Stadium 48,114[15]
Orlando City B Osceola County Stadium 5,300[16]
Philadelphia Union II Subaru Park 18,500[17]
Portland Timbers 2 Providence Park 25,218[18]
Real Monarchs Zions Bank Stadium 5,000[19]
Sporting Kansas City II Rock Chalk Park 2,500[20]
Swope Soccer Village 1,500[21]
St. Louis City 2 CityPark 22,423
The Town FC Saint Mary's Stadium 5,500
Toronto FC II York Lions Stadium 4,000[22]
Tacoma Defiance Starfire Sports Complex 4,500[23]
Ventura County FC William Rolland Stadium 3,000
Whitecaps FC 2 Swangard Stadium 5,288[24]

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 Roy Lassiter
Chattanooga FC Rod Underwood
Chicago Fire FC II Ludovic Taillandier
FC Cincinnati 2 Tyrone Marshall
Colorado Rapids 2 Erik Bushey
Columbus Crew 2 Kelvin Jones
Crown Legacy FC José Tavares
Houston Dynamo 2 Kenny Bundy
Huntsville City FC Jack Collison
Inter Miami CF II Federico Higuaín
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 Ibrahim Sekagya
North Texas SC John Gall
Orlando City B Manuel Goldberg
Philadelphia Union II Marlon LeBlanc
Portland Timbers 2 Serge Dinkota
Real Monarchs Mark Lowry
Sporting Kansas City II Benny Feilhaber
St. Louis City 2 Bobby Murphy
The Town FC Dan DeGeer
Toronto FC II Gianni Cimini
Tacoma Defiance Hervé Diese
Ventura County FC Matt Taylor
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 seven or eight teams for scheduling.[25]

Eastern Conference
Pos Div Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 NE Philadelphia Union II 14 8 2 1 3 30 17 +13 29 Qualification for the Playoffs
2 NE FC Cincinnati 2 14 9 0 1 4 27 17 +10 28
3 SE Chattanooga FC 15 6 4 2 3 26 19 +7 28
4 NE Chicago Fire FC II 13 6 4 1 2 29 19 +10 27
5 NE New York Red Bulls II 15 6 2 1 6 28 32 −4 23
6 NE New York City FC II 12 6 1 2 3 28 18 +10 22
7 NE Columbus Crew 2 14 5 2 2 5 23 24 −1 21
8 SE Orlando City B 14 4 3 3 4 27 23 +4 21
9 SE Crown Legacy FC 13 5 2 1 5 23 24 −1 20
10 SE Inter Miami CF II 14 5 0 3 6 22 27 −5 18
11 NE Toronto FC II 12 5 0 2 5 16 19 −3 17
12 NE New England Revolution II 14 4 2 0 8 23 32 −9 16
13 SE Atlanta United 2 12 3 1 2 6 16 23 −7 13
14 SE Carolina Core FC 13 2 3 1 7 14 26 −12 13
15 SE Huntsville City FC 15 2 0 4 9 20 32 −12 10
Updated to match(es) played on June 28, 2024. 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 Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FR St. Louis City 2 14 10 1 1 2 20 11 +9 33 Qualification for the Playoffs
2 FR North Texas SC 13 7 4 1 1 24 11 +13 30
3 PC Los Angeles FC 2 14 8 1 1 4 25 24 +1 27
4 PC Ventura County FC 14 6 4 0 4 28 22 +6 26
5 PC Whitecaps FC 2 14 7 1 2 4 29 20 +9 25
6 FR Sporting Kansas City II 14 6 1 2 5 29 28 +1 22
7 PC Tacoma Defiance 14 6 1 0 7 26 27 −1 20
8 PC Portland Timbers 2 14 4 2 4 4 23 21 +2 20
9 PC The Town FC 13 4 2 2 5 13 15 −2 18
10 PC Real Monarchs 13 4 1 0 8 19 22 −3 14
11 FR Austin FC II 13 2 2 4 5 14 21 −7 14
12 FR Colorado Rapids 2 15 3 1 2 9 23 33 −10 13
13 FR Minnesota United FC 2 12 4 0 0 8 20 30 −10 12
14 FR Houston Dynamo 2 13 2 1 3 7 16 24 −8 11
Updated to match(es) played on June 28, 2024. 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 Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Awards
1 St. Louis City 2 14 10 1 1 2 20 11 +9 33 Regular season champion
2 North Texas SC 13 7 4 1 1 24 11 +13 30
3 Philadelphia Union II 14 8 2 1 3 30 17 +13 29
4 FC Cincinnati 2 14 9 0 1 4 27 17 +10 28
5 Chattanooga FC 15 6 4 2 3 26 19 +7 28
6 Los Angeles FC 2 14 8 1 1 4 25 24 +1 27
7 Chicago Fire FC II 13 6 4 1 2 29 19 +10 27
8 Ventura County FC 14 6 4 0 4 28 22 +6 26
9 Whitecaps FC 2 14 7 1 2 4 29 20 +9 25
10 New York Red Bulls II 15 6 2 1 6 28 32 −4 23
11 New York City FC II 12 6 1 2 3 28 18 +10 22
12 Sporting Kansas City II 14 6 1 2 5 29 28 +1 22
13 Columbus Crew 2 14 5 2 2 5 23 24 −1 21
14 Orlando City B 14 4 3 3 4 27 23 +4 21
15 Tacoma Defiance 14 6 1 0 7 26 27 −1 20
16 Crown Legacy FC 13 5 2 1 5 23 24 −1 20
17 Portland Timbers 2 14 4 2 4 4 23 21 +2 20
18 Inter Miami CF II 14 5 0 3 6 22 27 −5 18
19 The Town FC 13 4 2 2 5 13 15 −2 18
20 Toronto FC II 12 5 0 2 5 16 19 −3 17
21 New England Revolution II 14 4 2 0 8 23 32 −9 16
22 Real Monarchs 13 4 1 0 8 19 22 −3 14
23 Austin FC II 13 2 2 4 5 14 21 −7 14
24 Atlanta United 2 12 3 1 2 6 16 23 −7 13
25 Colorado Rapids 2 15 3 1 2 9 23 33 −10 13
26 Carolina Core FC 13 2 3 1 7 14 26 −12 13
27 Minnesota United FC 2 12 4 0 0 8 20 30 −10 12
28 Houston Dynamo 2 13 2 1 3 7 16 24 −8 11
29 Huntsville City FC 15 2 0 4 9 20 32 −12 10
Updated to match(es) played on June 28, 2024. 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 June 26, 2024

Goals
RankPlayerClubGoals[26]
1 David Poreba Chicago Fire FC II 9
2 Roald Mitchell New York Red Bulls II 8
Harold Osorio Chicago Fire FC II
Patrick Weah Minnesota United FC 2
5 Taylor Calheira New York City FC II 7
Kamron Habibullah Sporting Kansas City II
Tarik Scott North Texas SC
8 Forster Ajago Huntsville City FC 6
Beto Avila Sporting Kansas City II
Faysal Bettache Tacoma Defiance
Edward Davis Philadelphia Union II
Mykhi Joyner St. Louis City SC 2
Shakur Mohammed Orlando City B
Mehdi Ouamri Chattanooga FC
Marlon Vargas Colorado Rapids 2

Hat-tricks
Player Team Against Score Date
Kamron Habibullah Sporting Kansas City II Colorado Rapids 2 5–3 (A)[27] April 7
Roald Mitchell[A] New York Red Bulls II Chicago Fire FC II 5–5 (4–3 PK)(H)[28] April 13
Harold Osorio Chicago Fire FC II New York Red Bulls II 5–5 (3–4 PK)(A)[28] April 13
Carlos Harvey Minnesota United FC 2 Portland Timbers 2 4–3 (A)[29] April 21
Kamron Habibullah Sporting Kansas City II Minnesota United FC 2 4–1 (H)[30] April 28
Gerardo Valenzuela FC Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia Union II 3–1 (H)[31] April 28
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

  1. ^
    Scored four goals.
    2.

Assists
RankPlayerClubAssists[32]
1 Noel Caliskan Real Monarchs 7
Taylor Gray Chattanooga FC
3 CJ Olney Philadelphia Union II 6
Eliot Goldthorp Whitecaps FC 2
Mohammed Sofo New York Red Bulls II
6 Jonathan Bolanos Huntsville City FC 5
Sebastian Cruz Sporting Kansas City II
Marcos Dias New England Revolution II
Mihail Gherasimencov Whitecaps FC 2
Kamron Habibullah Sporting Kansas City II
Alex McGrath Chattanooga FC
Georgi Minoungou Tacoma Defiance
Pedrinho North Texas SC
Jonathan Pérez Ventura County FC
Owen Presthus Columbus Crew 2
Ben Stitz FC Cincinnati 2

Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean
sheets[33]
1 Max Anchor Whitecaps FC 2 4
Michael Collodi North Texas SC
Christian Olivares St. Louis City SC 2
4 Andrew Rick Philadelphia Union II 3
5 Marcus Alstrup Austin FC II 2
Jean Antoine Chattanooga FC
Mikołaj Biegański The Town FC
Jacob Castro Tacoma Defiance
Fernando Delgado Real Monarchs
Clint Irwin Minnesota United FC 2
Patrick Los Chicago Fire FC II
David Ochoa Los Angeles FC 2
Javier Otero Orlando City B

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 Ibrahim Kasule New York Red Bulls II Riley Dalgado
Eddy Davis		 Ventura County FC
Philadelphia Union II		 Patrick Los Chicago Fire FC II Matt Taylor Ventura County FC Ventura County FC [34]
April Kamron Habibullah Sporting Kansas City II Eddy Davis Philadelphia Union II Brady Scott Ventura County FC Benny Feilhaber Sporting Kansas City II Chattanooga FC [35]

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 Luis Müller Los Angeles FC 2 Riley Dalgado Ventura County FC Omari Glasgow Chicago Fire FC II Tacoma Defiance [36][37]
2 Ibrahim Kasule New York Red Bulls II Justin Ellis Orlando City B Jesus Ibarra Chattanooga FC Ventura County FC [38][39]
3 Ruben Ramos Jr. Ventura County FC Eddy Davis Philadelphia Union II CJ Fodrey Austin FC II New York Red Bulls II [40][41]
4 Kamron Habibullah Sporting Kansas City II Mohamed Saad Columbus Crew 2 Ryan Carmichael Inter Miami CF II Sporting Kansas City II [42][43]
5 Roald Mitchell New York Red Bulls II Frankie Westfield Philadelphia Union II Kyle Tucker Philadelphia Union II Chattanooga FC [44][45]
6 Carlos Harvey Minnesota United FC 2 Edward Davis Philadelphia Union II Ascel Essengue Ventura County FC North Texas SC [46][47]
7 Kamron Habibullah Sporting Kansas City II Erik Hernandez Ventura County FC Gerardo Valenzuela FC Cincinnati 2 Crown Legacy FC [48][49]
8 Alex Monis New England Revolution II Mykhi Joyner St. Louis City 2 Wan Kuzain St. Louis City 2 North Texas SC [50][51]
9 Beto Avila Sporting Kansas City II Stefan Chirila FC Cincinnati 2 Wan Kuzain St. Louis City 2 Portland Timbers 2 [52][53]
10 Chris Donovan Philadelphia Union II Stefan Chirila FC Cincinnati 2 Gibran Rayo Columbus Crew 2 Crown Legacy FC [54][55]

See also

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