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2023 MLS Next Pro season
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| Season |
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| March 24 – September 24(regular season) |
| Austin FC II (1st Title) |
| Colorado Rapids 2 (1st Title) |
| 391(378 RS, 13 PO) |
| 1,331 (3.4 per match)(1296 RS, 35 PO) |
| Jack Lynn (Orlando City B) |
| Rémi Cabral (Colorado Rapids 2) Jack Lynn (Orlando City B) MD Myers (New York City FC II) (19 goals each) |
| Damian Las (Austin FC II) |
| SK2 7–1 WFC (July 2) |
| LAG 0–5 CR2 (May 7)CC2 0–5 NYR (August 13)MIA 0–5 CC2 (September 3) |
| NE2 5–5 CIN (April 30) |
| 11 CR2 |
| 9,626STL2 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. The expansion teams include Austin FC II (representing Austin FC), Crown Legacy FC (Charlotte FC), Huntsville City FC (Nashville SC), and Los Angeles FC 2 (Los Angeles FC). Rochester New York FC withdrew. The regular season ran from March 24 to September 24.
| 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 |
| 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 | DRV PNK Stadium | 18,000 |
| LA Galaxy II | Dignity Health Sports Park Track & Field Stadium | 2,000 |
| Los Angeles FC 2 | Titan Stadium | 10,000 |
| Minnesota United FC 2 | Allianz Field | 19,600 |
| 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 |
| San Jose Earthquakes II | PayPal Park | 18,000 |
| Sporting Kansas City II | Rock Chalk Park | 2,500 |
| Swope Soccer Village | 1,500 | |
| St. Louis City 2 | CityPark | 22,423 |
| Toronto FC II | York Lions Stadium | 4,000 |
| Tacoma Defiance | Starfire Sports Complex | 4,500 |
| Whitecaps FC 2 | Swangard Stadium | 5,288 |
Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer.
| 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 |
During the regular season, teams played 28 matches each in a mostly regionalized schedule. Each conference was divided into divisions of six or seven teams for scheduling.
As of September 24, 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Braudílio Rodrigues | Tacoma Defiance | ||
| 7 | Aaron Bibout | LA Galaxy II | 14 |
| Papa Ndoye | Houston Dynamo 2 | ||
| 9 | Yosuke Hanya | Colorado Rapids 2 | 13 |
| John Klein | St. Louis City 2 |
| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Bibout | LA Galaxy II | Whitecaps FC 2 | 3–4 (A) | April 16 |
| Esmir Bajraktarevic | New England Revolution II | Philadelphia Union II | 3–4 (A) | May 21 |
| Jeremy Rafanello | Philadelphia Union II | Columbus Crew 2 | 3–2 (H) | May 28 |
| Papa Ndoye | Houston Dynamo 2 | Real Monarchs | 3–5 (A) | July 28 |
| Papa Ndoye | Houston Dynamo 2 | Sporting Kansas City II | 3–1 (H) | August 6 |
| Braudílio Rodrigues | Tacoma Defiance | Sporting Kansas City II | 3–1 (H) | August 9 |
| Diego Gutierrez | Portland Timbers 2 | LA Galaxy II | 6–1 (H) | August 9 |
| MD Myers | New York City FC II | Inter Miami CF II | 5–0 (H) | August 10 |
| Alenis Vargas | Sporting Kansas City II | Portland Timbers 2 | 6–1 (H) | August 13 |
| Azaad Liadi | Huntsville City FC | Philadelphia Union II | 5–2 (H) | August 19 |
| Gibran Rayo | Columbus Crew 2 | Inter Miami CF II | 0–5 (A) | September 3 |
| Faysal Bettache | St. Louis City 2 | Houston Dynamo 2 | 1–3 (A) | September 3 |
| Leonardo Flores | Los Angeles FC 2 | Portland Timbers 2 | 4–0 (H) | September 15 |
| Rémi Cabral | Colorado Rapids 2 | Minnesota United FC 2 | 4–2 (H) | September 24 |
Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Max Schneider | St. Louis City 2 | ||
| 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 | Cleansheets |
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| 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 |
| Stanislav Lapkes | Columbus Crew 2 | ||
| 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 |
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 were also allowed to choose their opponent from the remaining teams.
Most Valuable Player: Valentin Noël (Austin FC II)
| Award | Winner | Team | Reason | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ref. |
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| Rémi Cabral | Colorado Rapids 2 | 19 goals | ||
| Jack Lynn | Orlando City B | |||
| MD Myers | New York City FC II | |||
| Damian Las | Austin FC II | 12 clean sheets; 0.74 Goals Against Average | ||
| Erik Bushey | Colorado Rapids 2 | Lead team to the Regular Season title | ||
| Jack Lynn | Orlando City B | 19 goals; Best XI |
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Las (AU2) | Abdoulaye Cissoko (TAC) Joe Hafferty (AU2) João Pedro (CRN) | Nicolas Firmino (AT2) Yosuke Hanya (CR2) Ibrahim Kasule (NYR) Oliver Larraz (CR2) | Rémi Cabral (CR2) Jack Lynn (OCB) MD Myers (NY2) |
| Week | Player of the Month | Rising Star of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | Coach of the Month | Team of the Month | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosuke Hanya | Colorado Rapids 2 | David Vazquez | Philadelphia Union II | Damian Las | Austin FC II | Erik Bushey | Colorado Rapids 2 | Crown Legacy FC | |
| Iuri Tavares | Crown Legacy FC | Diego Hernandez | North Texas SC | Adam Beaudry | Colorado Rapids 2 | Clint Peay | New England Revolution II | Colorado Rapids 2 | |
| Nick Firmino | Atlanta United 2 | Luciano Sanchez | Philadelphia Union II | Damian Las | Austin FC II | Benny Feilhaber | Sporting KC II | Crown Legacy FC | |
| Patrick Agyemang Ibrahim Kasule | Atlanta United 2New York Red Bulls II | Luciano Sanchez | Philadelphia Union II | Adam Beaudry | Colorado Rapids 2 | Benny Feilhaber | Sporting KC II | Sporting KC II | |
| 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 |
| Player of the Mid-Season | Rising Star of the Mid-Season | Goalkeeper of the Mid-Season | Coach of the Mid-Season | Team of the Mid-Season | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Firmino | Atlanta United 2 | Damian Las | Austin FC II | Giorgio De Libera | Columbus Crew 2 | Jose Tavares | Crown Legacy FC | Colorado Rapids 2 |
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