The 2024 MLS Next Pro season was the third season of MLS Next Pro, the second-tier league of Major League Soccer. It began March 15 and concluded on October 6.
Austin FC II and the Colorado Rapids 2 are the defending playoff and regular season champions, respectively.
Two independent clubs, Carolina Core FC and Chattanooga FC began play in the league. Chattanooga previously played in the National Independent Soccer Association, while Carolina Core is an expansion club.
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 Alt URL 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 Mark A. Ouellette Stadium 1,500 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 Rock Chalk Park 2,500 Swope Soccer Village 1,500 St. Louis City 2 CityPark 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
Team Head coach Atlanta United 2 Austin FC II Carolina Core FC Chattanooga FC Chicago Fire FC II FC Cincinnati 2 Colorado Rapids 2 Columbus Crew 2 Crown Legacy FC Houston Dynamo 2 Huntsville City FC Inter Miami CF II Los Angeles FC 2 Minnesota United FC 2 New England Revolution II New York City FC II New York Red Bulls II North Texas SC Orlando City B Philadelphia Union II Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs Sporting Kansas City II St. Louis City 2 The Town FC Toronto FC II Tacoma Defiance Ventura County FC Whitecaps FC 2
Regular season During the regular season, teams played 28 matches each in a mostly regionalized schedule. Each conference was divided into divisions of seven or eight teams for scheduling.
Conference standings Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Overall table
Player statistics
Goals RankPlayerClubGoals1 David PorebaChicago Fire FC II182 Mykhi JoynerSt. Louis City 2163 Taylor CalheiraNew York City FC II144 Edward DavisPhiladelphia Union II135 Mehdi OuamriChattanooga FC126 Julian AltobelliToronto FC II11 Facundo CaneteCarolina Core FC Kamron HabibullahSporting Kansas City II Shak MohammedOrlando City B10 Chris AquinoTacoma Defiance10 PedrinhoNorth Texas SC Tarik ScottNorth Texas SC Gabriel SegalHouston Dynamo 2 Marlon VargasColorado Rapids 2 Adrian WibowoLos Angeles FC 2
Hat-tricks +PlayerTeamAgainstScoreDate Kamron Habibullah Sporting Kansas City II Colorado Rapids 23–5 (A)April 7 Roald Mitchell New York Red Bulls II Chicago Fire FC II5–5 (4–3 PK)(H)April 13 Harold Osorio Chicago Fire FC II New York Red Bulls II5–5 (3–4 PK)(A)April 13 Carlos Harvey Minnesota United FC 2 Portland Timbers 23–4 (A)April 21 Kamron Habibullah Sporting Kansas City II Minnesota United FC 24–1 (H)April 28 Gerardo Valenzuela FC Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia Union II3–1 (H)April 28 Tega Ikoba Portland Timbers 2 Sporting Kansas City II5–2 (H)July 25 Ousmane Sylla Houston Dynamo 2 Minnesota United FC 24–1 (H)August 21 Woobens Pacius Huntsville City FC Atlanta United 23–6 (A)September 15 Gerardo Valenzuela FC Cincinnati 2 Orlando City B3–1 (H)October 6 Javier Hernandez Los Angeles FC 2 Sporting Kansas City II4–3 (A)October 6
Notes (H) – Home team(A) – Away team
Assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Diego GonzalezHouston Dynamo 210 Aron JohnCrown Legacy FC3 Jimmy FarkarlunAustin FC II9 Alex FreemanOrlando City B5 Taylor GrayChattanooga FC8 CJ OlneyPhiladelphia Union II7 Jonathan BolanosHuntsville City FC7 Facundo CaneteCarolina Core FC Piero EliasNew York City FC II Milo GarvanianChattanooga FC Owen PresthusColumbus Crew 2 Nykolas SessockInter Miami CF II Yutaro TsukadaOrlando City B
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Emmanuel OchoaThe Town FC6 Michael CollodiNorth Texas SC Christian OlivaresSt. Louis City SC 24 Marcus AlstrupAustin FC II55 Michael CollodiNorth Texas SC4 Christian OlivaresSt. Louis City SC 27 Patrick LosChicago Fire FC II3 Max AnchorWhitecaps FC 2 Alex RandoNew York City FC II10 Alex SuttonCarolina Core FC3 Andrew RickPhiladelphia Union II Hunter MorseFC Cincinnati 2 Owen FinnertyInter Miami CF II Paul WaltersFC Cincinnati 2 Trey MusePortland Timbers 2 Cole JensenInter Miami CF II Clint IrwinMinnesota United FC 2 William MackayReal Monarchs
Playoffs Bracket
Conference Quarterfinals Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Conference Semifinals Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Conference Finals Eastern Conference
Western Conference
2024 MLS Next Pro Cup Final
Most Valuable Player: Herbert Endeley (North Texas SC)
League awards Individual awards AwardWinnerTeamReasonGolden Boot David Poreba Chicago Fire FC II 18 goalsGoalkeeper of the Year Michael Collodi North Texas SC 6 clean sheets; 73.1% save percentageCoach of the Year Tyrone Marshall FC Cincinnati 2 Lead team to the Eastern Conference titleMost Valuable Player David Poreba Chicago Fire FC II Golden Boot winner and Best XI team
MLS Next Pro Best XI GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsRef Michael Collodi (NTX) Nico Gordon (NTX) Michael Wentzel (STL) Francis Westfield (PU2) Diego Gonzalez (HD2) Aron John (CRN) CJ Olney (PU2) David Poreba (CHI) Taylor Calheira (NY2) Mykhi Joyner (STL) Mehdi Ouamri (CFC)
MLS Next Pro Match Officials of the Year RefereeAssistant RefereeFourth OfficialJoshua EncarnacionJackson KrauserBraeden Frey
Monthly awards WeekPlayer of the MonthRising Star of the MonthGoalkeeper of the MonthCoach of the MonthTeam of the Month Player Club Player Club Player Club Player ClubMarch Ibrahim KasuleNew York Red Bulls II Riley Dalgado Eddy DavisVentura County FCPhiladelphia Union II Patrick LosChicago Fire FC II Matt TaylorVentura County FCVentura County FCApril Kamron HabibullahSporting Kansas City II Eddy DavisPhiladelphia Union II Brady ScottVentura County FC Benny FeilhaberSporting Kansas City IIChattanooga FCMay Yutaro TsukadaOrlando City B Ștefan ChirilăFC Cincinnati 2 Michael CollodiNorth Texas SC Tyrone MarshallFC Cincinnati 2Philadelphia Union IIJune Eliot GoldthorpWhitecaps FC 2 Aron JohnCrown Legacy FC Patrick LosChicago Fire FC II Ricardo ClarkWhitecaps FC 2St. Louis City 2July Diego GonzalezHouston Dynamo 2 Chase AdamsColumbus Crew 2 David SweeneyThe Town FC Matt PilkingtonNew York City FC IINew York City FC IIAugust Facundo CaneteCarolina Core FC Owen AndersonReal Monarchs Stanislav Lapkes Alex Sutton Columbus Crew 2Carolina Core FC Roy LassiterCarolina Core FCCarolina Core FCSeptember Alex FreemanOrlando City B Eddy DavisPhiladelphia Union II Emi OchoaThe Town FC MichelNorth Texas SCOrlando City B
Weekly awards WeekPlayer of the MatchweekRising Star of the MatchweekGoal of the MatchweekTeam of the Matchweek Player Club Player Club Player Club1 Luis MüllerLos Angeles FC 2 Riley DalgadoVentura County FC Omari GlasgowChicago Fire FC IITacoma Defiance2 Ibrahim KasuleNew York Red Bulls II Justin EllisOrlando City B Jesus IbarraChattanooga FCVentura County FC3 Ruben Ramos Jr.Ventura County FC Eddy Davis Philadelphia Union II CJ FodreyAustin FC IINew York Red Bulls II4 Kamron HabibullahSporting Kansas City II Mohamed SaadColumbus Crew 2 Ryan CarmichaelInter Miami CF IISporting Kansas City II5 Roald MitchellNew York Red Bulls II Frankie WestfieldPhiladelphia Union II Kyle TuckerPhiladelphia Union IIChattanooga FC6 Carlos HarveyMinnesota United FC 2 Eddy DavisPhiladelphia Union II Ascel EssengueVentura County FCNorth Texas SC7 Kamron HabibullahSporting Kansas City II Erik HernandezVentura County FC Gerardo ValenzuelaFC Cincinnati 2Crown Legacy FC8 Alex MonisNew England Revolution II Mykhi JoynerSt. Louis City 2 Wan KuzainSt. Louis City 2North Texas SC9 Beto AvilaSporting Kansas City II Ștefan ChirilăFC Cincinnati 2 Wan KuzainSt. Louis City 2Portland Timbers 210 Chris DonovanPhiladelphia Union II Ștefan ChirilăFC Cincinnati 2 Gibran RayoColumbus Crew 2Crown Legacy FC11 Yutaro TsukadaOrlando City B Maddox FindlayHouston Dynamo 2 David VazquezPhiladelphia Union IIPhiladelphia Union II12 Sebastian CruzSporting Kansas City II Aron JohnCrown Legacy FC Mehdi OuamriChattanooga FCNorth Texas SC13 Jonathan BolanosHuntsville City FC Chase AdamsColumbus Crew 2 Patrick LealNew England Revolution IIFC Cincinnati 214 Taylor CalheiraNYCFC II Yuval CohenInter Miami CF II MacielNew England Revolution IIReal Monarchs15 Antony GarciaColorado Rapids 2 Mattheo DimareliHouston Dynamo 2 Erik DueñasLos Angeles FC 2Whitecaps FC 216 Eddy DavisPhiladelphia Union II Javier HernandezLos Angeles FC 2 Isaiah ReidHouston Dynamo 2Tacoma Defiance17 Julian HallNew York Red Bulls II Mykhi JoynerSt. Louis City 2 Cavan SullivanPhiladelphia Union IINew York Red Bulls II18 Antony GarcíaColorado Rapids 2 Dominik Chong QuiAtlanta United 2 Jathan JuarezCarolina Core FCTacoma Defiance19 Diego GonzalezHouston Dynamo 2 Chase AdamsColumbus Crew 2 Eddy BerumenLos Angeles FC 2Houston Dynamo 220 Tega IkobaPortland Timbers 2 Anthony AlaouiehColumbus Crew 2 Leo AfonsoInter Miami CF IIFC Cincinnati 221 Brent Adu-GyamfiColumbus Crew 2 Jackson PlattsOrlando City B Ben StitzFC Cincinnati 2Colorado Rapids 222 Leandro SoriaPhiladelphia Union II Owen AndersonReal Monarchs Julian AltobelliToronto FC IILos Angeles FC 223 PedrinhoNorth Texas SC Kellan LeBlancPhiladelphia Union II Sebastian RodriguezHouston Dynamo 2Carolina Core FC24 Ousmane SyllaHouston Dynamo 2 Tristan TropeanoHuntsville City FC Cavan SullivanPhiladelphia Union IISt. Louis City 225 Facundo CaneteCarolina Core FC William MackayReal Monarchs Diego AbarcaAustin FC IICarolina Core FC26 Alex FreemanOrlando City B Matias WanchopeLos Angeles FC 2 Michael WentzelSt. Louis City 2Chattanooga FC27 Woobens PaciusHuntsville City FC Yuval CohenInter Miami CF II Rafael MosqueraNew York Red Bulls IIToronto FC II28 Alex FreemanOrlando City B Colton SwanColorado Rapids 2 Min-jae KwakChattanooga FCThe Town FC29 Emi OchoaThe Town FC William MackayReal Monarchs Brendan McSorleySt. Louis City 2Chattanooga FC30 Gerardo ValenzuelaFC Cincinnati 2 Javier HernandezLos Angeles FC 2 PedrinhoNorth Texas SCNorth Texas SC
Mid-Season Awards Player of the Mid-SeasonRising Star of the Mid-SeasonGoalkeeper of the Mid-SeasonCoach of the Mid-SeasonTeam of the Mid-Season Kamron Habibullah Sporting KC II MyKhi JoynerSt. Louis City SC 2 Michael CollodiNorth Texas SC Tyrone MarshallFC Cincinnati 2Philadelphia Union II
See also 2024 Major League Soccer season
References
External links MLS Next Pro