2025 MLS Next Pro season


The 2025 MLS Next Pro season was the fourth season of MLS Next Pro, the second-tier league of Major League Soccer. The regular season began on March 7 and ended on October 5. The playoffs began on October 19 and ended on November 8.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
Atlanta United 2Fifth Third Stadium10,200
Austin FC IIParmer Field1,000
Carolina Core FCTruist Point4,500
Chattanooga FCFinley Stadium20,412
Chicago Fire FC IISeatGeek Stadium20,000
FC Cincinnati 2NKU Soccer Stadium1,000
Colorado Rapids 2Denver Soccer Stadium2,000
Columbus Crew 2Historic Crew Stadium19,968
Crown Legacy FCSportsplex at Matthews5,000
Houston Dynamo 2SaberCats Stadium3,200
Huntsville City FCJoe W. Davis Stadium6,000
Inter Miami CF IIChase Stadium21,000
Los Angeles FC 2Titan Stadium10,000
Minnesota United FC 2National Sports Center5,500
New England Revolution IIGillette Stadium20,000
New York City FC IIBelson Stadium2,168
New York Red Bulls IIMSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field5,000
North Texas SCChoctaw Stadium48,114
Orlando City BOsceola County Stadium5,300
Philadelphia Union IISubaru Park18,500
Portland Timbers 2Providence Park25,218
Real MonarchsZions Bank Stadium5,000
Sporting Kansas City IIChildren's Mercy Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village3,500
St. Louis City 2Energizer Park22,423
The Town FCSaint Mary's Stadium5,500
Toronto FC IIYork Lions Stadium4,000
Tacoma DefianceStarfire Sports Complex4,500
Ventura County FCWilliam Rolland Stadium3,000
Whitecaps FC 2Swangard Stadium5,288

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coach
Atlanta United 2sortname|Steve|Cooke|Steve Cooke

Regular season

Each team played 28 matches during the regular season in a mostly regionalized schedule. Each conference was divided into divisions of seven or eight teams for scheduling. The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs.

Player statistics

Hat-tricks

;Notes
– Home team
– Away team

Playoffs

The playoffs featured 15 single elimination matches over four consecutive weekends, beginning October 19 and culminating with the MLS Next Pro Cup on November 8.
The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs. Matchups during the first two rounds were determined through the pick-your-opponent format within each conference. In the first round, teams ranked first, second, and third earned the right to, in order of ranking, picked their opponent who must have been ranked fifth through eighth. In the second round, the highest ranked team remaining picked an opponent from the two lowest ranked teams remaining.

Bracket



Conference Quarterfinals

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Conference Semifinals

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Conference Finals

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