2023 MLS Next Pro season

MLS Next Pro
Season	2023
Dates	March 24 – September 24; (regular season)
Champions	Austin FC II (1st Title)
Regular season title	Colorado Rapids 2 (1st Title)
Matches	391; (378 RS, 13 PO)
Goals	1,331 (3.4 per match); (1296 RS, 35 PO)
Best Player	Jack Lynn (Orlando City B)
Top goalscorer	Rémi Cabral ; (Colorado Rapids 2) ; Jack Lynn (Orlando City B); MD Myers (New York City FC II); (19 goals each)
Best goalkeeper	Damian Las (Austin FC II)
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 was the second season of MLS Next Pro, the reserve league of Major League Soccer. It featured 27 clubs—an increase of six from the inaugural 2022 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.

Season2023

DatesMarch 24 – September 24
(regular season)

ChampionsAustin FC II (1st Title)

Regular season titleColorado Rapids 2 (1st Title)

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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]
Minnesota United FC 2	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]
Sporting Kansas City II	Swope Soccer Village	1,500^[29]
St. Louis City 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]

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

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	NE	Crown Legacy FC	28	19	4	1	4	60	34	+26	66	Qualification for the Conference semifinals
2	NE	New England Revolution II	28	14	6	2	6	57	41	+16	56	Qualification for the Playoffs
3	CT	Columbus Crew 2	28	16	3	0	9	58	46	+12	54
4	NE	New York Red Bulls II	28	14	3	3	8	53	36	+17	51
5	CT	Orlando City B	28	13	2	3	10	59	61	−2	46
6	CT	Chicago Fire FC II	28	9	5	6	8	54	46	+8	43
7	NE	Philadelphia Union II	28	12	2	2	12	54	57	−3	42
8	NE	New York City FC II	28	12	1	3	12	60	55	+5	41
9	CT	Huntsville City FC	28	9	4	3	12	48	45	+3	38
10	CT	Atlanta United 2	28	9	2	4	13	50	52	−2	35
11	NE	Toronto FC II	28	6	3	5	14	43	57	−14	29
12	CT	FC Cincinnati 2	28	7	2	2	17	37	65	−28	27
13	CT	Inter Miami CF II	28	5	1	5	17	34	68	−34	22

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FR	Colorado Rapids 2	28	19	4	1	4	70	37	+33	66	Qualification for the Conference semifinals
2	PC	Tacoma Defiance	28	14	6	3	5	54	33	+21	57	Qualification for the Playoffs
3	FR	Sporting Kansas City II	28	13	4	2	9	59	41	+18	49
4	FR	Austin FC II	28	12	4	5	7	40	23	+17	49
5	FR	St. Louis City 2	28	11	5	4	8	48	38	+10	47
6	PC	San Jose Earthquakes II	28	11	5	2	10	41	36	+5	45
7	FR	Houston Dynamo 2	28	12	3	1	12	50	44	+6	43
8	FR	Minnesota United FC 2	28	10	5	3	10	50	52	−2	43
9	FR	North Texas SC	28	9	1	7	11	43	45	−2	36
10	PC	Portland Timbers 2	28	11	0	1	16	40	63	−23	34
11	PC	Whitecaps FC 2	28	8	3	4	13	33	46	−13	34
12	PC	Real Monarchs	28	8	2	3	15	27	54	−27	31
13	PC	Los Angeles FC 2	28	6	0	7	15	30	39	−9	25
14	PC	LA Galaxy II	28	5	4	2	17	36	74	−38	25

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Awards
1	Colorado Rapids 2	28	19	4	1	4	70	37	+33	66	Regular season champion and U.S. Open Cup First Round
2	Crown Legacy FC	28	19	4	1	4	60	34	+26	66	U.S. Open Cup First Round
3	Tacoma Defiance	28	14	6	3	5	57	36	+21	57
4	New England Revolution II	28	14	6	2	6	57	41	+16	56
5	Columbus Crew 2	28	16	3	0	9	58	46	+12	54
6	New York Red Bulls II	28	14	3	3	8	53	36	+17	51	U.S. Open Cup First Round
7	Sporting Kansas City II	28	13	4	2	9	60	42	+18	49	U.S. Open Cup First Round
8	Austin FC II	28	12	4	5	7	40	23	+17	49
9	St. Louis City 2	28	11	5	4	8	49	39	+10	47
10	Orlando City B	28	13	2	3	10	59	61	−2	46
11	San Jose Earthquakes II	28	11	5	2	10	41	36	+5	45
12	Houston Dynamo 2	28	12	3	1	12	50	44	+6	43
13	Minnesota United FC 2	28	10	5	3	10	50	52	−2	43	U.S. Open Cup First Round
14	Chicago Fire FC II	28	9	5	6	8	54	46	+8	43	U.S. Open Cup First Round
15	Philadelphia Union II	28	12	2	2	12	54	57	−3	42
16	New York City FC II	28	12	1	3	12	60	55	+5	41	U.S. Open Cup First Round
17	Huntsville City FC	28	9	4	3	12	48	45	+3	38
18	North Texas SC	28	9	1	7	11	43	45	−2	36
19	Atlanta United 2	28	9	2	4	13	50	52	−2	35
20	Portland Timbers 2	28	11	0	1	16	40	63	−23	34	U.S. Open Cup First Round
21	Whitecaps FC 2	28	8	3	4	13	36	49	−13	34
22	Real Monarchs	28	8	2	3	15	27	54	−27	31
23	Toronto FC II	28	6	3	5	14	43	57	−14	29
24	FC Cincinnati 2	28	7	2	2	17	37	65	−28	27
25	Los Angeles FC 2	28	6	0	7	15	30	39	−9	25
26	LA Galaxy II	28	5	4	2	17	36	74	−38	25	U.S. Open Cup First Round
27	Inter Miami CF II	28	5	1	5	17	34	68	−34	22

2023 MLS Next Pro season

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Regular season

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Overall table

Player statistics

Goals

Hat-tricks

Assists

Clean sheets

Playoffs

Format

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Conference Semifinals

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

2023 MLS Next Pro Cup Final

League awards

Individual awards

MLS Next Pro Best XI

Weekly awards

Monthly awards

Mid-Season Awards

See also

References

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

Rank	Player	Club	Assists^[49]
1	Marlon Vargas	Colorado Rapids 2	10
2	Yosuke Hanya	Colorado Rapids 2	9
3	Josh Coan	Sporting Kansas City II	8
	Oliver Larraz	Colorado Rapids 2
	Chris Olney	Philadelphia Union II
6	Jonathan Jiménez	New York City FC 2	7
6	Max Schneider	St. Louis City 2	7
8	Jordan Adebayo-Smith	New England Revolution II	6
	Diogo Pacheco	Minnesota United FC 2
	Kemy Amiche	Huntsville City FC
	Noah Fuson	Columbus Crew 2
	Luka Prpa	Chicago Fire FC II
	Omari Glasgow	Chicago Fire FC II
	Adrián González	LA Galaxy II
	Jhon Solís	Orlando City B
	Isaiah LeFlore	Houston Dynamo 2
	Ollie Wright	Huntsville City FC
	Tyshawn Rose	North Texas SC

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets^[50]
1	Damian Las	Austin FC II	13
2	AJ Marcucci	New York Red Bulls II	7
3	Brady Scott	Columbus Crew 2	6
4	Isaac Walker	Crown Legacy FC	5
4	Stanislav Lapkes	Columbus Crew 2	5
6	Fernando Delgado	Real Monarchs	4
	Antonio Carrera	North Texas SC
	Eric De La Cerda	San Jose Earthquakes II
	Nico Campuzano	New England Revolution II
	Alex Rando	New York City FC II
	Jeffrey Gal	Chicago Fire FC II
	Abraham Rodriguez	Colorado Rapids 2
	Vicente Reyes	Atlanta United 2
	Emmanuel Ochoa	San Jose Earthquakes II

Colorado Rapids 2	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Austin FC II
Larraz 40' Vargas 65' Cabral 100'	Report	Hafferty 105+1' Touré 117'
Penalties
Larraz Hanya Yapi	1–4	Noël Hafferty Ramírez Santillan

Award	Winner	Team	Reason	Ref.
Golden Boot	Rémi Cabral	Colorado Rapids 2	19 goals	^[53]
	Jack Lynn	Orlando City B
	MD Myers	New York City FC II
Goalkeeper of the Year	Damian Las	Austin FC II	12 clean sheets; 0.74 Goals Against Average	^[54]
Coach of the Year	Erik Bushey	Colorado Rapids 2	Lead team to the Regular Season title	^[54]
Most Valuable Player	Jack Lynn	Orlando City B	19 goals; Best XI	^[55]

Week	Player of the Matchday				Rising Star of the Matchday				Team of the Matchday	Goal of the Matchday		Ref.
Week	Player	Club	Position	Reason	Player	Club	Position	Reason	Team of the Matchday	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Arquimides Ordóñez	FC Cincinnati 2	Forward	2 goals vs Toronto	Leo Conneh	Minnesota United FC 2	Midfielder	1 Goal, 1 Assist in his debut	Minnesota United FC 2	Azaad Liadi	Huntsville City FC	^[56]^[57]^[58]^[59]
2	Brandon Cambridge	Crown Legacy FC	Forward	2 goals vs Cincinnati	Ryder Mills	FC Cincinnati 2	Midfielder	First Goal vs Crown Legacy FC in Debut	Colorado Rapids 2	Cameron Dunbar	Minnesota United FC 2	^[60]^[61]^[62]^[63]
3	Favian Loyola	Orlando City B	Midfielder	1 goal, 1 assist vs Miami	Nicholas Nobles	Real Monarchs	Defender	completed 82% of his passes (28/34) and helped Monarchs hold Quakes II to only four shots on goal	New England Revolution II	Ollie Wright	Huntsville City FC	^[64]^[65]^[66]^[67]
4	Aaron Bibout	LA Galaxy II	Forward	Hat trick vs Vancouver	David Vazquez	Philadelphia Union II	Midfielder	scored MLS Next Pro's 1,000th Goal vs Chicago	Austin FC II	Lucas Rosa	Sporting Kansas City II	^[68]^[69]^[70]^[71]
5	Ryan Bilichuk	Portland Timbers 2	Goalkeeper	Shutout vs LAFC2	Cesar Abadia-Reda	Inter Miami CF II	Defender	scored a goal less than 20 seconds after subbing into the match vs Huntsville	Whitecaps FC 2	Selmir Miscic	Portland Timbers 2	^[72]^[73]^[74]^[75]
6	Yosuke Hanya	Colorado Rapids 2	Midfielder	Game-winning goal vs North Texas SC	Cole Mrowka	Columbus Crew 2	Midfielder	1 goal and 1 assist vs Inter Miami II	Real Monarchs	Cole Mrowka	Columbus Crew 2	^[76]^[77]^[78]^[79]
7	Nelson Pierre	Philadelphia Union II	Forward	2 goals vs Red Bulls II	Daniel Garcia	Colorado Rapids 2	Defender	scoring his first goal of the season within five minutes of coming on as a substitute vs LA Galaxy II	Toronto FC II	Marco Micaletto	Columbus Crew 2	^[80]^[81]^[82]^[83]
8	Damian Rivera	New England Revolution II	Midfielder	2 goals vs Toronto	Gio De Libera	Columbus Crew 2	Midfielder	Scored 1 goal and 1 assist in debut vs Orlando	Portland Timbers 2	Michael Vang	Portland Timbers 2	^[84]^[85]^[86]^[87]
9	Esmir Bajraktarevic	New England Revolution II	Midfielder	Hat trick vs Philadelphia	Diego Hernandez	North Texas SC	Midfielder	Scored his first goal less than ten minutes after subbing into the match vs Houston Dynamo 2	Huntsville City FC	Kamron Habibullah	Whitecaps FC 2	^[88]^[89]^[90]^[91]
10	Jeremy Rafanello	Philadelphia Union II	Forward	Hat Trick vs Columbus Crew 2	Alexander Yagudayev	New York City FC II	Goalkeeper	9 saves in 2 games	New England Revolution II	Rémi Cabral	Colorado Rapids 2	^[92]^[93]^[94]^[95]
11	Nicolas Firmino	Atlanta United 2	Midfielder	2 goals vs Inter Miami	Anthony Ramirez	North Texas SC	Midfielder	Scored 2 goals within a span of six minutes vs LA Galaxy II	New York Red Bulls II	Isaiah Parente	Columbus Crew 2	^[96]^[97]^[98]^[99]
12	Kemy Amiche	Huntsville City FC	Midfielder	2 goals and 1 assist vs St. Louis	Chris Olney	Philadelphia Union II	Midfielder	Game winning goal vs Atlanta	Orlando City B	Alex Alcalá	LA Galaxy II	^[100]^[101]^[102]^[103]
13	Victor Bezerra	Chicago Fire FC II	Forward	2 goals; 1 assist vs Philadelphia	Brent Adu-Gyamfi	Columbus Crew 2	Midfielder	Within 25 minutes, he notched his first-ever professional goal, equalizing the match for a shootout victory vs Atlanta United 2	Austin FC II	Dida Armstrong	St. Louis City 2	^[104]^[105]^[106]^[107]
14	Nicolas Firmino	Atlanta United 2	Midfielder	2 goals vs NYCFC II	Cole Mrowka	Columbus Crew 2	Midfielder	Delivered the game winning assist vs Huntsville City FC	Tacoma Defiance	Julian Altobelli	Toronto FC II	^[108]^[109]^[110]^[111]
15	Kameron Lacey	Minnesota United FC 2	Forward	Hat Trick vs Portland	Luciano Sanchez	Philadelphia Union II	Forward	Game winning goal vs NYCFC II	Sporting Kansas City II	Charlie Ostrem	Chicago Fire FC II	^[112]^[113]^[114]^[115]
16	Patrick Agyemang	Atlanta United 2	Forward	2 goals in 2 minutes vs NYCFC II	Adam Beaudry	Colorado Rapids 2	Goalkeeper	two saves in the shootout vs Whitecaps FC 2	Huntsville City FC	Christo Vela	Austin FC II	^[116]^[117]^[118]^[119]
17	Oliver Larraz	Colorado Rapids 2	Midfielder	1 goal and 1 assist vs Real Monarchs	Luciano Sanchez	Philadelphia Union II	Midfielder	game winner vs New York Red Bulls II	Orlando City B	Jeremy Rafanello	Philadelphia Union II	^[120]^[121]^[122]
18	Stefan Stojanovic	Philadelphia Union II	Forward	2 goals vs Columbus Crew 2	Tamir Ratoviz	Los Angeles FC 2	Midfielder	game-winning goal against Tacoma	Toronto FC II	Jack Lynn	Orlando City B	^[123]^[124]^[125]^[126]
19	Papa Ndoye	Houston Dynamo 2	Forward	Hat Trick vs Real Monarchs	Nati Clarke	Sporting KC II	Defender	winning nearly half his defensive duels and boasting an impressive 80.8% pass completion rate vs Colorado	Sporting KC II	John Klein	St. Louis City 2	^[127]^[128]^[129]^[130]
20	Papa Ndoye	Houston Dynamo 2	Forward	Back to Back Hat Tricks for first time in MLS Next Pro History	Francis Westfield	Philadelphia Union II	Defender	first-ever professional goal vs NYCFC II	St. Louis City 2	O'Vonte Mullings	New York Red Bulls II	^[131]^[132]^[133]^[134]
21	Braudilio Rodrigues	Tacoma Defiance	Midfielder	Hat trick in 26 minutes vs Sporting Kansas City II	Myles Morgan	Toronto FC II	Forward	Game winner vs New York Red Bulls II	Tacoma Defiance	Alex Monis	Chicago Fire FC II	^[135]^[136]^[137]^[138]
22	Alenis Vargas	Sporting Kansas City II	Forward	Hat Trick vs Portland Timbers 2	Miles Perkovich	Inter Miami CF II	Forward	2 Goals in a tie vs Chicago Fire FC II	Los Angeles FC 2	Luka Prpa	Chicago Fire FC II	^[139]^[140]^[141]^[142]
23	Azaad Liadi	Huntsville City FC	Midfielder	Hat Trick vs Philadelphia Union II	Riley Dalgado	LA Galaxy II	Defender	played a full 90+ minutes as a 17 year old	San Jose Earthquakes II	John Klein	St. Louis City 2	^[143]^[144]^[145]^[146]
24	Antonio Carrera	North Texas SC	Goalkeeper	10 saves in a cleansheet vs Whitecaps FC 2	Cielo Tschantret	Sporting Kansas City II	Midfielder	Game winning goal fc Austin FC II	Sporting Kansas City II	Lucas Rosa	Sporting Kansas City II	^[147]^[148]^[149]^[150]
25	Faysal Bettache	St. Louis City 2	Midfielder	Scored a hat-trick vs Houston Dynamo 2	William Mackay	Real Monarchs	Goalkeeper	posted a clean sheet that forced five saves and defied the odds against a 1.19xGA projection.	Columbus Crew 2	Faysal Bettache	St. Louis City 2	^[151]^[152]^[153]^[154]
26	Ronald Arevalo	NYCFC II	Forward	2 goals vs Columbus Crew 2 in first half	Dylan Borso	Chicago Fire FC II	Midfielder	Game winning goal vs Sporting KC II	Atlanta United 2	Lucas Rosa	Sporting Kansas City II	^[155]^[156]^[157]^[158]
27	Leonardo Flores	Los Angeles FC 2	Forward	2 penalty goals vs Portland Timbers 2	Kage Romanshyn Jr.	Minnesota United FC 2	Midfielder	1 goal and 1 Assist vs Sporting Kansas City II	St. Louis City 2	John Klein	St. Louis City 2	^[159]^[160]^[161]^[162]
28	Rémi Cabral	Colorado Rapids 2	Midfielder	Hat Trick that got him a three way share of Golden Boot	David Vasquez	Philadelphia Union II	Midfielder	Game sealing goal vs New York Red Bulls II	Philadelphia Union II	NA	NA	^[163]^[164]^[165]

Week	Player of the Month		Rising Star of the Month		Goalkeeper of the Month		Coach of the Month		Team of the Month	Ref.
April	Yosuke Hanya	Colorado Rapids 2	David Vazquez	Philadelphia Union II	Damian Las	Austin FC II	Erik Bushey	Colorado Rapids 2	Crown Legacy FC	^[166]
May	Iuri Tavares	Crown Legacy FC	Diego Hernandez	North Texas SC	Adam Beaudry	Colorado Rapids 2	Clint Peay	New England Revolution II	Colorado Rapids 2	^[167]
June	Nick Firmino	Atlanta United 2	Luciano Sanchez	Philadelphia Union II	Damian Las	Austin FC II	Benny Feilhaber	Sporting KC II	Crown Legacy FC	^[168]
July	Patrick Agyemang Ibrahim Kasule	Atlanta United 2 New York Red Bulls II	Luciano Sanchez	Philadelphia Union II	Adam Beaudry	Colorado Rapids 2	Benny Feilhaber	Sporting KC II	Sporting KC II	^[169]
August	Ibrahim Kasule MD Myers	New York Red Bulls II NYCFC II	Miles Perkovich	Inter Miami CF II	Damian Las	Austin FC II	Jack Collison	Huntsville City FC	New England Revolution II	^[170]