The 2023 MLS Next Pro season is the second season of

MLS Next Pro MLS Next Pro is a men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that is affiliated with Major League Soccer. It launched in 2022 with 21 teams and will expand to 28 in 2023. The league comprises 27 reserve sides for MLS clubs ...

, the reserve league of Major League Soccer. 27 clubs will participate in the 2023 season.

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and

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joined the league from the

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. The expansion teams include Austin FC II (representing

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), Crown Legacy FC (

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(

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), and Los Angeles FC 2 ( Los Angeles FC).

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withdrew. The regular season will run from March 24 to September 24.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Regular season

The regular season will feature 28 matches in a mostly regionalized schedule. Each conference will be divided into divisions of six or seven teams for scheduling.

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Overall table

Player statistics

Goals

Hat-tricks

;Notes (H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Assists

Clean sheets

Playoffs

Top seven teams in each conference will qualify for the playoffs, with the best record in each conference earning a first round bye. The second and third seeds in each conference will be able to choose which of the remaining teams they will play. The top seed in the conference semifinals will also get to choose who they will play.

League awards

Weekly awards

References

External links

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Mls Next Pro MLS Next Pro is a men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that is affiliated with Major League Soccer. It launched in 2022 with 21 teams and will expand to 28 in 2023. The league comprises 27 reserve sides for MLS clubs ...

MLS Next Pro seasons