2026 MLS Next Pro season

MLS Next Pro
Season2026
DatesFebruary 27 – September 20 (regular season)
TBD (playoffs)
Matches350
Goals1,148 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorerUnited States Arif Kovac (Atlanta United 2)
(18 goals)
Biggest home winCrown Legacy FC 7–2 Huntsville City FC
(March 6)
Houston Dynamo 2 5–0 Portland Timbers 2
(March 15)
FC Cincinnati 2 5–0 Toronto FC II
(May 3)
San Jose Earthquakes II 6–1 Whitecaps FC 2
(May 9)
Red Bull New York II 5–0 Toronto FC II (June 21)
Red Bull New York II 5–0 Philadelphia Union II (June 28)
San Jose Earthquakes II 6–1 Sporting KC II (July 7)
Ventura County FC 6–1 North Texas SC (July 31)
Chicago Fire FC II 7–2 FC Cincinnati 2 (August 2)
NYCFC II 5–0 FC Cincinnati 2 (August 19)
Biggest away winSporting KC II 0–5 Real Monarchs
(March 8)
NYCFC II 0–5 Toronto FC II
(March 19)
Highest scoringCrown Legacy FC 7–2 Huntsville City FC
(March 6)
Chicago Fire FC II 7–2 FC Cincinnati 2 (August 2)
Longest winning run10 games
Austin FC II (May 2 – July 5) League Record
Longest unbeaten run16 games
Austin FC II (March 8 – July 5)
Longest winless run17 games
Inter Miami CF II
Longest losing run6 games
Whitecaps FC 2
Highest attendance6,107
Chattanooga FC 1–0 Inter Miami CF II
(July 4)
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of August 25, 2026.

The 2026 MLS Next Pro season is the fifth season of MLS Next Pro, the second-tier league of Major League Soccer. The regular season began on February 27 and will end on September 20, with playoffs to follow.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Atlanta United 2 Fifth Third 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]
CT United FC Morrone Stadium
Reese Stadium
5,300
3,000[6]
Houston Dynamo 2 SaberCats Stadium 3,200[7]
Huntsville City FC Joe W. Davis Stadium 6,000[8]
Inter Miami CF II Chase Stadium 21,000[9]
Los Angeles FC 2 Titan Stadium 10,000[10]
Minnesota United FC 2 National Sports Center 5,500[11]
New England Revolution II Beirne Stadium 4,400
New York City FC II Belson Stadium 2,168[12]
New York Red Bulls II MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field 5,000[13]
North Texas SC Texas Health Mansfield Stadium 7,000
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]
San Jose Earthquakes II Saint Mary's Stadium 5,500
Sporting Kansas City II Swope Soccer Village 3,500[18]
St. Louis City 2 Energizer Park 22,423
Tacoma Defiance Starfire Sports Complex 4,500[19]
Toronto FC II York Lions Stadium 4,000[20]
Ventura County FC William Rolland Stadium 3,000
Whitecaps FC 2 Swangard Stadium 5,288[21]

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Sponsors
Atlanta United 2 Spain Jose Silva Caparros Emory Healthcare
Austin FC II England Jason Shackell N/A
Carolina Core FC Jamaica Donovan Ricketts[22] Go-Fourth Home Services
Chattanooga FC England Richard Dixon (interim) Erlanger Health
Chicago Fire FC II United States Mike Matkovich Carvana
FC Cincinnati 2 United States Sammy Castellanos N/A
Colorado Rapids 2 United States Erik Bushey UCHealth
Columbus Crew 2 Argentina Federico Higuaín OhioHealth
Crown Legacy FC United States Kevin Sawchak Ally Financial
CT United FC Jamaica Shavar Thomas PHYND
Houston Dynamo 2 United States Jeremy Hurdle N/A
Huntsville City FC United States Chris O'Neal Renasant Bank
Inter Miami CF II Argentina Cristian Ledesma N/A
Los Angeles FC 2 United States Fabian Sandoval N/A
Minnesota United FC 2 Nigeria Fanendo Adi N/A
New England Revolution II United States Pablo Moreira N/A
New York City FC II United States Matt Pilkington N/A
New York Red Bulls II Germany Dominik Wohlert Red Bull
North Texas SC Wales John Gall Children's Health

UT-Southwestern

Orlando City B Argentina Manuel Goldberg Orlando Health
Philadelphia Union II United States Ryan Richter Bimbo Bakeries
Portland Timbers 2 Canada Serge Dinkota N/A
Real Monarchs England Mark Lowry Makers Line
San Jose Earthquakes II United States Dan DeGeer N/A
Sporting Kansas City II United States Lee Tschantret Central Bank of the Midwest
St. Louis City 2 England David Critchley N/A
Tacoma Defiance Brazil Paulo Nagamura MultiCare Health System
Toronto FC II Canada Gianni Cimini BMO
Ventura County FC United States Matt Taylor Ventura County Credit Union
Whitecaps FC 2 Canada Rich Fagan TELUS

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
Austin FC II United States Brett Uttley Contract expired November 21, 2025 9th in West England Jason Shackell November 21, 2025 [23]
Atlanta United 2 England Steve Cooke Left to join Lexington SC July 23, 2025 [24] 10th in East Spain Jose Silva Caparros December 15, 2025 [25]
New England Revolution II United States Richie Williams Contract expired November 5, 2025 [26] 3rd in East United States Pablo Moreira December 3, 2025 [27]
FC Cincinnati 2 Jamaica Tyrone Marshall Not retained December 8, 2025 [28] 7th in East United States Sammy Castellanos January 8, 2026 [29]
Minnesota United FC 2 United States Jeremy Hall Left to join the United States U18 January 7, 2026 [30] 11th in West Nigeria Fanendo Adi January 15, 2026 [31]
New York Red Bulls II United States Michael Bradley Promoted to first team December 15, 2025 [32] 1st in East Germany Dominik Wohlert January 21, 2026 [33]
Crown Legacy FC Republic of Ireland Gary Dicker Promoted to first team January 21, 2026 [34] 13th in East United States Kevin Sawchak January 21, 2026 [35]
Portland Timbers 2 Canada Serge Dinkota Option Declined October 13, 2025 [36] 10th in West Republic of Ireland Jack Cassidy January 28, 2026 [37]
Chattanooga FC England Chris Nugent Mutual parting February 2, 2026 4th in East Jamaica Richard Dixon (interim) February 2, 2026 [38]
Sporting Kansas City II Hungary István Urbányi Relieved of duties August 12, 2025 [39] 14th in West United States Lee Tschantret February 3, 2026 [40]
Tacoma Defiance South Africa Hervé Diese Relieved of duties July 23, 2025 [41] 12th in West Brazil Paulo Nagamura February 3, 2026 [42]
Los Angeles FC 2 United States Junior Gonzalez Not retained December 23, 2025 [43] 13th in West United States Fabian Sandoval February 11, 2026 [44]
Whitecaps FC 2 United States Ricardo Clark Left to join Seattle Sounders FC January 12, 2026 [45] 7th in West Canada Rich Fagan February 25, 2026 [46]
Orlando City B Argentina Manuel Goldberg Promoted to first team assistant March 11, 2026 11th in East United States Julian Vergara (interim) March 11, 2026 [47]
Carolina Core FC Jamaica Donovan Ricketts Reorganization May 26, 2026 14th in East United States Jake Davis (interim) May 26, 2026 [48]

Regular season

Each team plays 28 matches during the regular season in a mostly regionalized schedule. Each conference is divided into divisions of seven or eight teams for scheduling. The top eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs.[49]

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

Pos Div Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SE Crown Legacy FC (Q) 24 13 5 2 4 57 33 +24 51 Playoffs
2 SE Chattanooga FC 24 11 4 3 6 44 35 +9 44
3 NE CT United FC 24 13 2 0 9 49 41 +8 43
4 NE New England Revolution II 24 11 3 3 7 40 34 +6 42
5 NE Columbus Crew 2 23 11 4 1 7 41 36 +5 42
6 NE New York Red Bulls II 24 12 1 3 8 50 39 +11 41
7 SE Atlanta United 2 24 12 0 4 8 52 38 +14 40
8 NE New York City FC II 23 11 2 2 8 42 35 +7 39
9 SE Chicago Fire FC II 24 10 3 3 8 49 37 +12 39
10 SE Huntsville City FC 24 9 2 4 9 38 42 −4 35
11 SE Orlando City B 24 8 4 3 9 43 48 −5 35
12 NE Philadelphia Union II 24 9 2 2 11 30 36 −6 33
13 NE Toronto FC II 23 8 2 2 11 38 47 −9 30
14 SE Carolina Core FC (E) 24 5 3 5 11 33 43 −10 26
15 NE FC Cincinnati 2 (E) 24 5 2 0 17 27 54 −27 19
16 SE Inter Miami CF II (E) 23 2 1 3 17 21 56 −35 11
Updated to match(es) played on August 23, 2026. Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total regulation wins; 3) Total goal differential; 4) Total goals scored; 5) Total shootout wins; 6) Away goal differential; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals scored; 10) Fewer disciplinary points; 11) Drawing of lots.
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Western Conference

Pos Div Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FR Austin FC II (Q) 24 16 2 4 2 48 19 +29 56 Playoffs
2 PC Portland Timbers 2 (Q) 24 13 4 3 4 33 26 +7 50
3 FR Houston Dynamo 2 (Q) 23 13 4 1 5 48 24 +24 48
4 PC Ventura County FC 23 11 3 3 6 47 30 +17 42
5 PC Los Angeles FC 2 24 10 3 5 6 40 40 0 41
6 FR St. Louis City 2 24 9 4 4 7 38 35 +3 39
7 PC Tacoma Defiance 24 10 2 2 10 37 36 +1 36
8 PC San Jose Earthquakes II 23 8 3 3 9 40 29 +11 33
9 FR North Texas SC 23 7 4 4 8 34 34 0 33
10 FR Minnesota United FC 2 23 8 2 3 10 31 36 −5 31
11 PC Real Monarchs 23 6 4 0 13 32 46 −14 26
12 PC Whitecaps FC 2 24 5 3 1 15 33 54 −21 22
13 FR Sporting Kansas City II (E) 24 5 1 3 15 30 61 −31 20
14 FR Colorado Rapids 2 (E) 24 3 2 5 14 24 45 −21 18
Updated to match(es) played on August 25, 2026. Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total regulation wins; 3) Total goal differential; 4) Total goals scored; 5) Total shootout wins; 6) Away goal differential; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals scored; 10) Fewer disciplinary points; 11) Drawing of lots.
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Overall table

Pos Div Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Awards
1 FR Austin FC II 24 16 2 4 2 48 19 +29 56 Regular season champion
2 SE Crown Legacy FC 24 13 5 2 4 57 33 +24 51
3 PC Portland Timbers 2 24 13 4 3 4 33 26 +7 50
4 FR Houston Dynamo 2 23 13 4 1 5 48 24 +24 48
5 SE Chattanooga FC 24 11 4 3 6 44 35 +9 44
6 NE CT United FC 24 13 2 0 9 49 41 +8 43
7 PC Ventura County FC 23 11 3 3 6 47 30 +17 42
8 NE New England Revolution II 24 11 3 3 7 40 34 +6 42
9 NE Columbus Crew 2 23 11 4 1 7 41 36 +5 42
10 NE New York Red Bulls II 24 12 1 3 8 50 39 +11 41
11 PC Los Angeles FC 2 23 10 3 5 5 40 40 0 41
12 SE Atlanta United 2 24 12 0 4 8 52 38 +14 40
13 NE New York City FC II 23 11 2 2 8 42 35 +7 39
14 SE Chicago Fire FC II 24 10 3 3 8 49 37 +12 39
15 FR St. Louis City 2 24 9 4 4 7 38 35 +3 39
16 PC Tacoma Defiance 24 10 2 2 10 37 36 +1 36
17 SE Huntsville City FC 24 9 2 4 9 38 42 −4 35
18 SE Orlando City B 24 8 4 3 9 43 48 −5 35
19 NE Philadelphia Union II 24 9 2 2 11 30 36 −6 33
20 PC San Jose Earthquakes II 23 8 3 3 9 40 29 +11 33
21 FR North Texas SC 23 7 4 4 8 34 34 0 33
22 FR Minnesota United FC 2 23 8 2 3 10 31 36 −5 31
23 NE Toronto FC II 23 8 2 2 11 38 47 −9 30
24 PC Real Monarchs 23 6 4 0 13 32 46 −14 26
25 SE Carolina Core FC 24 5 3 5 11 33 43 −10 26
26 PC Whitecaps FC 2 24 5 3 1 15 33 54 −21 22
27 FR Sporting Kansas City II 24 5 1 3 15 30 61 −31 20
28 NE FC Cincinnati 2 24 5 2 0 17 27 54 −27 19
29 FR Colorado Rapids 2 24 3 2 5 14 24 45 −21 18
30 SE Inter Miami CF II 23 2 1 3 17 21 56 −35 11
Updated to match(es) played on August 25, 2026. Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total regulation wins; 3) Total goal differential; 4) Total goals scored; 5) Total shootout wins; 6) Away goal differential; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals scored; 10) Fewer disciplinary points; 11) Drawing of lots.

Player statistics

As of August 26, 2026

Goals

RankPlayerClubGoals[50]
1 United States Arif Kovac Atlanta United 2 18
2 United States Alex Krehl Chattanooga FC 14
3 Canada Myles Morgan New England Revolution II 13
Canada Hugo Mbongue Crown Legacy FC
5 Hungary Barnabas Tanyi CT United FC 12
United States Mark Bronnik Tacoma Defiance
Central African Republic Arnaud Tattevin Carolina Core FC
8 Ivory Coast Kevin Gbamblé Columbus Crew 2 11
9 United States Austin Brummett Houston Dynamo 2 10
United States Zachary Zengue Columbus Crew 2
United States Stas Korzeniowski Philadelphia Union II
Canada Marcus Caldeira Minnesota United FC 2
Romania Ștefan Chirilă FC Cincinnati 2
Mexico Daniel Cervantes Portland Timbers 2

Hat-tricks

Player Team Against Score Date
Canada Marcus Caldeira Minnesota United FC 2 Austin FC II 2–4 (A)[51] March 1
Belgium Edouard Nys North Texas SC Colorado Rapids 2 3–1 (H)[52] March 7
United States Arif Kovac5 Atlanta United 2 Huntsville City FC 2–6 (A)[53] May 16
Trinidad and Tobago Nathaniel James North Texas SC Sporting KC II 5–1 (H)[54] May 16
Canada Marcus Caldeira Minnesota United FC 2 St. Louis City 2 5–2 (H)[55] June 20
United States Dennis Nelich Red Bull New York II Philadelphia Union II 5–0 (H)[56] June 28
United States Eddy Davis III Philadelphia Union II New England Revolution II 0–4 (A)[57] July 5
Central African Republic Arnaud Tattevin Carolina Core FC Atlanta United 2 3–3 (A)[58] July 31
United States Jason Shokalook Chicago Fire FC II FC Cincinnati 2 7–2 (H)[59] July 31
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

  1. ^
    Scored 4 goals.
  2. ^
    Scored 5 goals.

Assists

RankPlayerClubAssists[60]
1 United States Cameron Dunbar Atlanta United 2 10
2 United States Nathan Richmond Crown Legacy FC 9
United States Riley Lynch St. Louis City 2
4 Ivory Coast Kevin Gbamblé Columbus Crew 2 8
United States Julian Placias Ventura County FC
6 United States Palmer Ault St. Louis City 2 7
United States Tate Robertson Chattanooga FC
United States Daniel D'lppolito CT United FC
Mexico Damyan Villanueva Chicago Fire FC II
Norway Dennis Gjengaar Red Bull New York II
United States Charlie Gaffney Tacoma Defiance

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets[61]
1 United States Sam Joseph Portland Timbers 2 11
2 United States Sebastian Conlon Ventura County FC 7
Switzerland Eldin Jakupović Chattanooga FC
United States Erik Lauta Austin FC II
5 United States Will Mackay Huntsville City FC 6
6 England Charlie Farrar Austin FC II 5
United States Mac Learned NYCFC II
Brazil Pedro Cruz Houston Dynamo 2
United States Luke Pruter Columbus Crew 2
United States Nick Holliday Carolina Core FC
United States Colin Welsh St. Louis City 2
Canada Max Anchor Tacoma Defiance



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 Benin Rodolfo Aloko Crown Legacy FC United States Dylan Vanney Ventura County FC Brazil Pedro Cruz Houston Dynamo 2 United States Jeremy Hurdle Houston Dynamo 2 Crown Legacy FC [62]
April United States Riley Lynch St. Louis City 2 United States Dylan Vanney Ventura County FC Brazil Pedro Cruz Houston Dynamo 2 United States Jeremy Hurdle Houston Dynamo 2 Houston Dynamo 2 [63]
May Canada Van Parker Real Monarchs United States Erick Feliciano Austin FC II United States Erik Lauta Austin FC II Uruguay Pablo Moreira New England Revolution II Austin FC II [64]
June Canada Marcus Caldeira Minnesota United FC 2 Canada Carson Rassack Whitecaps FC 2 United States Erik Lauta Austin FC II England Jason Shackell Austin FC II Austin FC II [65]
July Central African Republic Arnaud Tattevin Carolina Core FC United States Matthew Jean Baptiste New England Revolution II United States Sam Joseph Portland Timbers 2 Jamaica Shavar Thomas CT United FC Houston Dynamo 2 [66]

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 Canada Marcus Caldeira Minnesota United FC 2 United States Dylan Vanney Ventura County FC Philippines Alex Monis CT United FC St. Louis City 2 [67][68]
2 Belgium Edouard Nys North Texas SC United States Mattheo Dimareli Houston Dynamo 2 United States Chris Aquino Colorado Rapids 2 Crown Legacy FC [69][70]
3 Benin Rodolfo Aloko Crown Legacy FC United States Caleb Trombino Orlando City B United States Jacob Machuca Los Angeles FC 2 Houston Dynamo 2 [71][72]
4 United States Fletcher Bank Toronto FC II United States Lennon Harrington Philadelphia Union II United States Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida Inter Miami CF II San Jose Earthquakes II [73][74]
5 Trinidad and Tobago Nathaniel James North Texas SC United States Jacob Machuca Los Angeles FC 2 United States Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida Inter Miami CF II Crown Legacy FC [75][76]
6 United States Zach Zengue Columbus Crew 2 Canada Carson Rassak Whitecaps FC 2 Venezuela Carlos Zambrano New England Revolution II Philadelphia Union II [77][78]
7 Brazil Pedro Cruz Houston Dynamo 2 United States Kashan Hines Sporting KC II Belgium Eduoard Nys North Texas SC Atlanta United 2 [79][80]
8 United States Riley Lynch St. Louis City 2 United States Nicolas Lasheras Orlando City B United States David Duque NYCFC II Red Bull New York II [81][82]
9 United States Gabriel Bracken Serra San Jose Earthquakes II United States Dennis Nelich Red Bull New York II Liberia Anthony Sumo Jr. Carolina Core FC FC Cincinnati 2 [83][84]
10 United States Shane de Flores San Jose Earthquakes II United States Luca Maxim Orlando City B United States Jude Terry Los Angeles FC 2 Houston Dynamo 2 [85][86]
11 United States Arif Kovac Atlanta United 2 United States Erick Feliciano Austin FC II United States Christian Gallagher Red Bull New York II Austin FC II [87][88]
12 Canada Van Parker Real Monarchs United States Keane Perkins Minnesota United FC 2 Canada Myles Morgan New England Revolution II Chicago Fire FC II [89][90]
13 United States Tega Ikoba Sporting KC II Jamaica Raequan Campbell-Dennis Toronto FC II Argentina Ignacio Gómez Orlando City B Orlando City B [91][92]
14 United States Dylan Vanney Ventura County FC Puerto Rico Matthew Belgodere Orlando City B United States Julian Donnery San Jose Earthquakes II Chattanooga FC [93][94]
15 Central African Republic Arnaud Tattevin Carolina Core FC United States Milan Napoe Chicago Fire FC II United States Jacob Ramírez Orlando City B Real Monarchs [95][96]
16 Canada Marcus Caldeira Minnesota United FC 2 Canada Carson Rassak Whitecaps FC 2 United States Diego Abarca Austin FC II Red Bull New York II [97][98]
17 United States Dennis Nelich Red Bull New York II Mexico Damyan Villanueva Chicago Fire FC II United States Camilo Ponce NYCFC II Red Bull New York II [99][100]
18 United States Edward Davis Philadelphia Union II Mexico Damyan Villanueva Chicago Fire FC II Canada Yuma Tsuji Whitecaps FC 2 Houston Dynamo 2 [101][102]
19 United States Arif Kovac Atlanta United 2 Puerto Rico Matthew Belgodere Orlando City B United States Alejandro Flores Inter Miami CF II Chicago Fire FC II [103][104]
20 United States Dylan Lacy CT United FC United States Jamil Danjaji Columbus Crew 2 United States Rafael Jauregui Tacoma Defiance Tacoma Defiance [105][106]
21 United States Arif Kovac Atlanta United 2 Canada Sam Rogers Whitecaps FC 2 United States Diego Abarca Austin FC II Chattanooga FC [107] [108]
22 Central African Republic Arnaud Tattevin Carolina Core FC United States Matthew Jean Baptiste New England Revolution II Canada Myles Morgan New England Revolution II Ventura County FC [109] [110]
23 United States Stas Korzeniowski Philadelphia Union II Canada Tristan Blyth Toronto FC II Canada Myles Morgan New England Revolution II NYCFC II [111] [112]
24 United States Nighte Pickering St. Louis City 2 United States Liam Lambert Los Angeles FC 2 United States Robert Turdean Chicago Fire FC II Portland Timbers 2 [113][114]
25 Haiti Bryan Destin CT United FC United States Benjamin Failla Los Angeles FC 2 [[]] [[]] NYCFC II [115][116]

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