2024 MLS Next Pro season

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MLS Next Pro
Season2024
DatesMarch 15 – October 6
(Regular season)
Matches played70
Goals scored233 (3.33 per match)
Top goalscorerRoald Mitchell (8 goals)
Biggest home winAT2 4–0 CAR
(March 24)
CHA 6–2 MIA
(April 13)
SK2 4–0 HD2
(April 14)
NY2 6–2 NE2
(April 14)
Biggest away winAU2 1–3 TAC
(March 16)
PT2 1–3 TWN
(March 22)
SK2 1–3 VEN
(March 24)
CR2 3–5 SK2
(April 7)
Highest scoringNYR 5–5 (4–3 PK) CHI
(April 14)
Longest winning run4 VEN
Longest losing run3 HD2
Highest attendance4,400
HNT 2–2 CRN
(April 13)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of April 26, 2024.

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.

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[edit]

Stadiums and locations[edit]

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[edit]

Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer.

Team Head coach
Atlanta United 2 England Steve Cooke
Austin FC II United States Brett Uttley
Carolina Core FC United States Roy Lassiter
Chattanooga FC United States Rod Underwood
Chicago Fire FC II France Ludovic Taillandier
FC Cincinnati 2 Jamaica Tyrone Marshall
Colorado Rapids 2 United States Erik Bushey
Columbus Crew 2 United States Kelvin Jones
Crown Legacy FC Portugal José Tavares
Houston Dynamo 2 United States Kenny Bundy
Huntsville City FC Wales Jack Collison
Inter Miami CF II Argentina Federico Higuaín
Los Angeles FC 2 United States Junior Gonzalez
Minnesota United FC 2 United States Jeremy Hall
New England Revolution II United States Richie Williams
New York City FC II United States Matt Pilkington
New York Red Bulls II Uganda Ibrahim Sekagya
North Texas SC Wales John Gall
Orlando City B Argentina Manuel Goldberg
Philadelphia Union II United States Marlon LeBlanc
Portland Timbers 2 Canada Serge Dinkota
Real Monarchs England Mark Lowry
Sporting Kansas City II United States Benny Feilhaber
St. Louis City 2 United States Bobby Murphy
The Town FC United States Dan DeGeer
Toronto FC II Canada Gianni Cimini
Tacoma Defiance South Africa Hervé Diese
Ventura County FC United States Matt Taylor
Whitecaps FC 2 United States 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 seven or eight teams for scheduling.[25]

Conference standings[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 NE Philadelphia Union II 6 3 2 1 0 12 5 +7 14 Qualification for the Playoffs
2 NE New York Red Bulls II 6 3 2 1 0 15 11 +4 14
3 SE Chattanooga FC 6 3 1 1 1 13 6 +7 12
4 NE Chicago Fire FC II 5 2 2 1 0 11 8 +3 11
5 SE Inter Miami CF II 5 3 0 1 1 12 12 0 10
6 SE Orlando City B 5 2 1 1 1 7 6 +1 9
7 NE New York City FC II 5 2 1 0 2 11 7 +4 8
8 NE FC Cincinnati 2 6 2 0 1 3 10 11 −1 7
9 NE Columbus Crew 2 5 2 0 1 2 9 11 −2 7
10 SE Atlanta United 2 5 2 0 0 3 8 12 −4 6
11 NE New England Revolution II 5 1 1 0 3 7 12 −5 5
12 SE Crown Legacy FC 5 0 2 1 2 5 9 −4 5
13 NE Toronto FC II 4 1 0 1 2 5 6 −1 4
14 SE Huntsville City FC 6 0 0 3 3 8 11 −3 3
15 SE Carolina Core FC 4 0 1 0 3 3 9 −6 2
Updated to match(es) played on April 24, 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[edit]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 PC Ventura County FC 7 4 2 0 1 16 10 +6 16 Qualification for the Playoffs
2 PC Tacoma Defiance 7 4 1 0 2 15 12 +3 14
3 FR St. Louis City 2 6 3 1 1 1 8 5 +3 12
4 PC Los Angeles FC 2 5 3 1 0 1 10 7 +3 11
5 FR North Texas SC 5 2 2 1 0 6 3 +3 11
6 FR Sporting Kansas City II 6 3 0 1 2 14 10 +4 10
7 PC The Town FC 6 2 1 1 2 8 7 +1 9
8 PC Whitecaps FC 2 5 1 1 2 1 8 7 +1 7
9 PC Portland Timbers 2 6 1 1 2 2 9 10 −1 7
10 FR Austin FC II 5 1 0 2 2 4 6 −2 5
11 PC Real Monarchs 5 1 1 0 3 5 9 −4 5
12 FR Colorado Rapids 2 6 1 0 1 4 8 15 −7 4
13 FR Minnesota United FC 2 3 1 0 0 2 6 9 −3 3
14 FR Houston Dynamo 2 4 0 0 0 4 3 10 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on April 26, 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[edit]

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

As of April 25, 2024

Goals[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals[26]
1 United States Roald Mitchell New York Red Bulls II 8
2 El Salvador Harold Osorio Chicago Fire FC II 5
3 Brazil Leo Afonso Inter Miami CF II 4
England Faysal Bettache Tacoma Defiance
United States Edward Davis Philadelphia Union II
Canada Kamron Habibullah Sporting Kansas City II
England Alex McGrath Chattanooga FC
Germany Luis Müller Los Angeles FC 2
United States Marlon Vargas Colorado Rapids 2
Costa Rica Gino Vivi Ventura County FC

Hat-tricks[edit]

Player Team Against Score Date
Canada Kamron Habibullah Sporting Kansas City II Colorado Rapids 2 5–3 (A)[27] April 7
United States Roald Mitchell[A] New York Red Bulls II Chicago Fire FC II 5–5 (4–3 PK)(H)[28] April 13
El Salvador Harold Osorio Chicago Fire FC II New York Red Bulls II 5–5 (3–4 PK)(A)[28] April 13
Panama Carlos Harvey Minnesota United FC 2 Portland Timbers 2 4–3 (A)[29] April 21
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

  1. ^
    Scored four goals.
    2.

Assists[edit]

Rank Player Club Assists[30]
1 Ivory Coast Georgi Minoungou Tacoma Defiance 5
Mexico Jonathan Pérez Ventura County FC
3 England Faysal Bettache Tacoma Defiance 3
United States Ethan Bryant Sporting Kansas City II
United States Brennan Creek Huntsville City FC
United States Sebastian Cruz Sporting Kansas City II
Moldova Mihail Gherasimencov Whitecaps FC 2
United States Taylor Gray Chattanooga FC
Ghana Mohammed Sofo New York Red Bulls II
United States Travian Sousa Tacoma Defiance
United States David Vazquez Philadelphia Union II

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[31]
1 Denmark Marcus Alstrup Austin FC II 2
Poland Mikołaj Biegański The Town FC
United States Michael Collodi North Texas SC
United States Christian Olivares St. Louis City SC 2
5 17 players 1

League awards[edit]

Weekly awards[edit]

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 Germany Luis Müller Los Angeles FC 2 United States Riley Dalgado Ventura County FC Guyana Omari Glasgow Chicago Fire FC II Tacoma Defiance [32][33]
2 Uganda Ibrahim Kasule New York Red Bulls II United States Justin Ellis Orlando City B United States Jesus Ibarra Chattanooga FC Ventura County FC [34][35]
3 United States Ruben Ramos Jr. Ventura County FC United States Eddy Davis Philadelphia Union II United States CJ Fodrey Austin FC II New York Red Bulls II [36][37]
4 Canada Kamron Habibullah Sporting Kansas City II United States Mohamed Saad Columbus Crew 2 Northern Ireland Ryan Carmichael Inter Miami CF II Sporting Kansas City II [38][39]
5 United States Roald Mitchell New York Red Bulls II United States Frankie Westfield Philadelphia Union II United States Kyle Tucker Philadelphia Union II Chattanooga FC [40][41]
6 Panama Carlos Harvey Minnesota United FC 2 United States Edward Davis Philadelphia Union II Cameroon Ascel Essengue Ventura County FC North Texas SC [42][43]

See also[edit]

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