# 2025 MLS Next Pro season

The 2025 MLS Next Pro season is the fourth season of MLS Next Pro, the second-tier league of Major League Soccer. North Texas SC are the defending league and regular season champions.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| 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 |
| Chattanooga FC | Finley Stadium | 20,412 |
| Chicago Fire FC II | SeatGeek Stadium | 20,000 |
| FC Cincinnati 2 | NKU Soccer Stadium | 1,000 |
| Colorado Rapids 2 | Denver Soccer Stadium | 2,000 |
| Columbus Crew 2 | Historic Crew Stadium | 19,968 |
| Crown Legacy FC | Sportsplex at Matthews | 5,000 |
| Houston Dynamo 2 | SaberCats Stadium | 3,200 |
| Huntsville City FC | Joe W. Davis Stadium | 6,000 |
| Inter Miami CF II | Chase Stadium | 21,000 |
| Los Angeles FC 2 | Titan Stadium | 10,000 |
| Minnesota United FC 2 | National Sports Center | 5,500 |
| New England Revolution II | Gillette Stadium | 20,000 |
| New York City FC II | Belson Stadium | 2,168 |
| New York Red Bulls II | MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field | 5,000 |
| North Texas SC | Choctaw Stadium | 48,114 |
| Orlando City B | Osceola County Stadium | 5,300 |
| Philadelphia Union II | Subaru Park | 18,500 |
| Portland Timbers 2 | Providence Park | 25,218 |
| Real Monarchs | Zions Bank Stadium | 5,000 |
| Sporting Kansas City II | Children's Mercy Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village | 3,500 |
| St. Louis City 2 | Energizer Park | 22,423 |
| The Town FC | Saint Mary's Stadium | 5,500 |
| Toronto FC II | York Lions Stadium | 4,000 |
| Tacoma Defiance | Starfire Sports Complex | 4,500 |
| Ventura County FC | William Rolland Stadium | 3,000 |
| Whitecaps FC 2 | Swangard Stadium | 5,288 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer.
| Team | Head coach |
| Atlanta United 2 | Steve Cooke |
| Austin FC II | Brett Uttley |
| Carolina Core FC | Donovan Ricketts |
| Chattanooga FC | Chris Nugent |
| Chicago Fire FC II | Mike Matkovich |
| FC Cincinnati 2 | Tyrone Marshall |
| Colorado Rapids 2 | Erik Bushey |
| Columbus Crew 2 | Federico Higuaín |
| Crown Legacy FC | José Tavares |
| Houston Dynamo 2 | Marcelo Santos |
| Huntsville City FC | Chris O'Neal |
| Inter Miami CF II | Cristian Ledesma |
| Los Angeles FC 2 | Junior Gonzalez |
| Minnesota United FC 2 | Jeremy Hall |
| New England Revolution II | Richie Williams |
| New York City FC II | Matt Pilkington |
| New York Red Bulls II | Ibrahim Sekagya |
| North Texas SC | John Gall |
| Orlando City B | Manuel Goldberg |
| Philadelphia Union II | Ryan Richter |
| Portland Timbers 2 | Serge Dinkota |
| Real Monarchs | Mark Lowry |
| Sporting Kansas City II | István Urbányi |
| St. Louis City 2 | David Critchley |
| The Town FC | Dan DeGeer |
| Toronto FC II | Gianni Cimini |
| Tacoma Defiance | Hervé Diese |
| Ventura County FC | Matt Taylor |
| Whitecaps FC 2 | Ricardo Clark |

## Regular season

During the regular season, teams will play 28 matches each in a mostly regionalized schedule. Each conference was divided into divisions of seven or eight teams for scheduling. Top eight teams in each conference will qualify for the playoffs.

### Conference standings
#### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | NE | New York City FC II | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 2 | NE | New England Revolution II | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 3 | SE | Huntsville City FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 4 | SE | Chattanooga FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 5 | SE | Orlando City B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 6 | NE | Toronto FC II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 7 | NE | New York Red Bulls II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 8 | NE | Chicago Fire FC II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 9 | SE | Carolina Core FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | SE | Crown Legacy FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | NE | Philadelphia Union II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | SE | Inter Miami CF II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| 13 | SE | Atlanta United 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| 14 | NE | Columbus Crew 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
| 15 | NE | FC Cincinnati 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |

#### Western Conference

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FR | St. Louis City 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 2 | PC | Los Angeles FC 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 3 | FR | Houston Dynamo 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 4 | PC | Tacoma Defiance | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 5 | FR | Austin FC II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 6 | FR | Minnesota United FC 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 7 | PC | Ventura County FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 8 | FR | North Texas SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 9 | PC | Whitecaps FC 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 10 | PC | Real Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | PC | Portland Timbers 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | FR | Colorado Rapids 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | |
| 13 | PC | The Town FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
| 14 | FR | Sporting Kansas City II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |

#### Overall table

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