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2025 MLS All-Star Game


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The Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas was the venue for the match.
2025 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars
Liga MX All-Stars

3 1 | | July 23, 2025 (2025-07-23) | | Q2 Stadium, Austin, Texas, United States | | Tai Baribo | | Rosendo Mendoza (United States) | | 20,738 |

The 2025 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 29th annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game, an exhibition soccer match in the United States. It featured all-star squads from Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX of Mexico—the fourth edition to use the inter-league format. The All-Star Game was played on July 23, 2025, at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas.

On May 15, 2024, MLS announced that the 2025 MLS All-Star game would be played at Austin FC's Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. The selection made it the first MLS All-Star game to be hosted in Texas since 2010 and the first to be hosted in a soccer-specific stadium. On March 18, 2025, the Liga MX All-Stars were announced as the All-Star game opponents, the fourth time the two sides had played one another and the second consecutive All-Star match featuring Liga MX.

MLS built upon a previous initiative to support the victims of the July 2025 Central Texas floods, in which the league, Austin FC, FC Dallas, and Houston Dynamo pledged $500,000 to support life-sustaining humanitarian and disaster relief efforts by launching the Texas Together campaign. Ahead of the MLS All-Stars Game, the league honored victims of the floods and recognized the efforts of first responders with an on-field tribute. The league also announced that they would donate 100% of the proceeds from an auction for signed MLS and Liga MX All-Stars jerseys to flood relief efforts.

The MLS All-Star Skills Challenge was held on July 22 at Q2 Stadium and included events in five fields: shooting, touches, cross-and-volley, passing, and a crossbar challenge. The rosters included ten players from the MLS All-Stars and Liga MX All-Stars rosters respectively, as well as four special guests. The four competing special guests were former USMNT player Clint Dempsey, current USWNT player Lindsey Heaps, Mexican women's national team player Nicolette Hernández, and former Mexican national team player Oribe Peralta. Internet personality IShowSpeed also participated in the shooting and passing challenges, but his results were not counted towards the overall score. The single-elimination Goalie Wars tournament held between four select MLS Next Pro goalkeepers also returned, and Houston Dynamo 2 goalkeeper Pedro Cruz defeated Orlando City B goalkeeper Carlos Mercado in the final.

EventMLS scoreLiga MX score
7264
19958
7575
2 wins1 win
WinLoss

The initial MLS All-Stars roster was announced on June 25, 2025. Players from 15 clubs were selected; the most-represented teams on the roster were Vancouver Whitecaps FC with four players, and Nashville SC, Philadelphia Union, and San Diego FC with three players each. On July 23, the final roster for the MLS All-Stars was announced, featuring 29 players from 15 clubs. Austin FC's head coach Nico Estévez served as the head coach for the MLS All-Stars.

Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba of Inter Miami CF were both voted onto the MLS All-Star squad but did not participate in the game or associated events. MLS announced on July 25 that both players would be suspended for the team's next regular season match per the league's policies.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerClubSelectionApp.
97GKCANMinnesota United FCVote2nd
1GKUSAAustin FCCoach1st
23GKJPNVancouver Whitecaps FCCoach1st
27DFUSAColumbus CrewCoach1st
2DFBRAAustin FCCoach1st
33DFUSAVancouver Whitecaps FCVote1st
15DFNZLMinnesota United FCVote1st
30DFUSAOrlando City SCVote1st
5DFNORPhiladelphia UnionCoach3rd
31DFHONNashville SCCoach1st
12DFUSAFC CincinnatiCoach2nd
28DFGERPhiladelphia UnionCoach3rd
16MFUSAVancouver Whitecaps FCVote1st
32MFARGSan Jose EarthquakesCoach2nd
19MFBRAFC CincinnatiVote2nd
22MFESPNew England RevolutionCoach3rd
8MFUSAReal Salt LakeVote2nd
29MFGERNashville SCCoach4th
6MFDENSan Diego FCCoach1st
14MFMEXSeattle Sounders FCCoach1st
77MFDENChicago Fire FCCoach1st
9FWISRPhiladelphia UnionVote1st
99FWGABLos Angeles FCVote3rd
7FWDENSan Diego FCCoach1st
11FWMEXSan Diego FCCommissioner1st
87FWCROOrlando City SCCoach1st
17FWURUColumbus CrewCoach4th
98FWENGNashville SCCoach1st
24FWUSAVancouver Whitecaps FCVote1st

The first 14 selections for the Liga MX All-Stars roster was announced on July 6, 2025, as part of the Balón de Oro awards. The remaining 15 players were announced on July 9; the most-represented teams on the roster were Club América with four players followed by Cruz Azul and Pachuca with three players. On July 23, the final roster for the Liga MX All-Stars was announced, featuring 23 players from 11 clubs. Club América's head coach André Jardine served as the Liga MX All-Stars head coach for the second consecutive year.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

 †  indicates a player who is participating in the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge.

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerClub
1GKMEXAmérica
23GKCOLCruz Azul
5DFMEXPachuca
4DFCOLCruz Azul
15DFBRAPuebla
20DFMEXToluca
13DFBRAToluca
2DFBRATigres UANL
93DFESPMonterrey
3DFMEXAmérica
26MFMEXPachuca
17MFARGTigres UANL
10MFESPMonterrey
6MFMEXTijuana
18MFBRAAtlético de San Luis
28MFMEXPachuca
19MFMEXTijuana
8MFARGNecaxa
7MFURUAmérica
16MFUSAAmérica
25FWMEXGuadalajara
27FWCOLNexaca
9FWMEXCruz Azul
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