2023 MLS Next Pro season

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Not to be confused with 2023 Major League Soccer season.

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MLS Next Pro
Season 2023
Champions Austin FC II
Regular season title Colorado Rapids 2
Matches played 391
(378 RS, 13 PO)
Goals scored 1331 (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 11 CR2
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 is the second season of MLS Next Pro, the reserve league of Major League Soccer.

27 clubs will participate in the 2023 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

Stadiums and locations

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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 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

Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer.

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

Regular season

The regular season will feature 28 matches in a mostly regionalized schedule. Each conference will be divided into divisions of six or seven teams for scheduling.[33]

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

Template:2023 MLS Next Pro Eastern Conference table

Western Conference

Template:2023 MLS Next Pro Western Conference table

Overall table

Template:2023 MLS Next Pro overall table

Player statistics

As of September 24, 2023

Goals

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

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Score Date
Cameroon Aaron Bibout LA Galaxy II Whitecaps FC 2 4–3 (A)[35] April 16
United States Esmir Bajraktarevic New England Revolution II Philadelphia Union II 4–3 (A)[36] May 21
United States Jeremy Rafanello Philadelphia Union II Columbus Crew 2 3–2 (H)[37] May 28
Senegal Papa Ndoye Houston Dynamo 2 Real Monarchs 5–3 (A)[38] July 28
Guinea-Bissau Braudílio Rodrigues Tacoma Defiance Sporting Kansas City II 3–1 (H)[39] August 9
United States Diego Gutierrez Portland Timbers 2 LA Galaxy II 6–1 (H)[40] August 9
United States Matt Myers New York City FC II Inter Miami CF II 5–0 (H)[41] August 10
Honduras Alenis Vargas Sporting Kansas City II Portland Timbers 2 6–1 (H)[42] August 13
United States Azaad Liadi Huntsville City FC Philadelphia Union II 5–2 (H)[43] August 19
United States Gibran Rayo Columbus Crew 2 Inter Miami CF II 5–0 (A)[44] September 3
England Faysal Bettache St. Louis City 2 Houston Dynamo 2 3–1 (A)[45] September 3
Mexico Leonardo Flores Los Angeles FC 2 Portland Timbers 2 4–0 (H)[46] September 15
France 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 United States Marlon Vargas Colorado Rapids 2 10
2 Japan Yosuke Hanya Colorado Rapids 2 9
3 United States Josh Coan Sporting Kansas City II 8
United States Oliver Larraz Colorado Rapids 2
United States Chris Olney Philadelphia Union II
6 United States Jack Beer New York City FC 2 7
United States Luka Prpa Chicago Fire FC II
Colombia Jhon Solís Orlando City B
9 9 players 6

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[49]
1 United States Damian Las Austin FC II 12
2 United States AJ Marcucci New York Red Bulls II 6
United States Brady Scott Columbus Crew 2
4 United States Isaac Walker Crown Legacy FC 5
5 Spain Nico Campuzano New England Revolution II 4
United States Eric De La Cerda San Jose Earthquakes II
Mexico Fernando Delgado Real Monarchs
United States Emmanuel Ochoa San Jose Earthquakes II
Chile 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 will also be 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
     Crown Legacy FC 0        Columbus Crew 2 1
         Columbus Crew 2 1          Austin FC II 3
           Columbus Crew 2 1
     New England Revolution II 0  
     New England Revolution II 2
         New York Red Bulls II 1  
     
 
     Colorado Rapids 2 1          
         San Jose Earthquakes II 0            
           Colorado Rapids 2 0 (1)
     Austin FC II (p) 0 (4)  
     Tacoma Defiance 0
         Austin FC II 1  
     

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

October 1
1:00 PM EDT
New York Red Bulls II 4–1 Chicago Fire FC II
https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro-playoffs/2023/matches/rbnyvschi-10-01-2023/

October 1
5:30 PM EDT
Columbus Crew 2 2–1 Orlando City B
https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro-playoffs/2023/matches/clbvsorl-10-01-2023/
Historic Crew Stadium
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

October 1
8:00 PM EDT
New England Revolution II 3–2 Philadelphia Union II
https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro-playoffs/2023/matches/nevsphi-10-01-2023/
Gillette Stadium
Referee: Gerald Flores

Western Conference

September 29
7:00 PM CDT
Sporting Kansas City II 0–2 Austin FC II
https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro-playoffs/2023/matches/skcvsatx-09-29-2023/
Rock Chalk Park
Referee: Brandon Stevis

October 1
5:00 PM CDT
St. Louis City SC 2 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes II
https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro-playoffs/2023/matches/stlvssj-10-01-2023/
CITYPARK
Attendance: 5,227[51]
Referee: Alexandra Billeter

October 1
7:00 PM PDT
Tacoma Defiance 4–3 Houston Dynamo 2
https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro-playoffs/2023/matches/tacvshou-10-01-2023/
Starfire Sports Complex
Referee: Nabil Bensalah

Conference Semifinals

Eastern Conference

October 6
3:00 PM EDT
New England Revolution II 2–1 New York Red Bulls II
https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro-playoffs/2023/matches/nevsrbny-10-06-2023/
Gillette Stadium
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

October 8
3:00 PM EDT
Crown Legacy FC 0–1 Columbus Crew 2
https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro-playoffs/2023/matches/cltvsclb-10-08-2023/
Sportsplex at Matthews
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

Western Conference

October 8
7:30pm MDT
Colorado Rapids 2 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes II
https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro-playoffs/2023/matches/colvssj-10-08-2023/
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Referee: Joshua Encarnación

October 8
7:30 PM PDT
Tacoma Defiance 0–1 Austin FC II
https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro-playoffs/2023/matches/tacvsatx-10-08-2023/
Starfire Sports Complex
Referee: John Griggs

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

October 14
5:00 PM EDT
New England Revolution II 0–1 Columbus Crew 2
https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro-playoffs/2023/matches/nevsclb-10-14-2023/
Gillette Stadium
Referee: Matthew Thompson

Western Conference

October 15
7:30 PM MDT
Colorado Rapids 2 0–0 (a.e.t.) Austin FC II
https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro-playoffs/2023/matches/colvsatx-10-15-2023/
  Penalties  
*Larraz Penalty missed 1–4 * Noël Penalty scored
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Referee: Alexis Da Silva

MLS Next Pro Cup Final

October 22
5:00 PM EDT
Columbus Crew 2 1–3 Austin FC II
https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro-playoffs/2023/matches/clbvsatx-10-22-2023/
Lower.com Field
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 France Rémi Cabral Colorado Rapids 2 19 goals [52]
United States Jack Lynn Orlando City B
United States MD Myers New York City FC II
Goalkeeper of the Year United States Damian Las Austin FC II 12 clean sheets; 0.74 Goals Against Average [53]
Coach of the Year United States Erik Bushey Colorado Rapids 2 Lead team to the Regular Season title
Most Valuable Player United States Jack Lynn Orlando City B 19 goals; Best XI [54]

MLS Next Pro Best XI

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

Weekly awards

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

See also

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