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MLS Next Pro
Season2026
DatesFebruary 27 – September 20 (regular season)
October 11 – November 8 (playoffs)
Regular season titleAustin FC II (1st title)
Matches420
Goals1,400 (3.33 per match)
Top goalscorerUnited States Arif Kovac (Atlanta United 2)
(20 goals)
Biggest home win5 goal difference
(11 games)[a]
Biggest away winSporting KC II 0–5 Real Monarchs
(March 8)
NYCFC II 0–5 Toronto FC II
(March 19)
Highest scoringCrown Legacy FC 7–2 Huntsville City FC
(March 6)
Chicago Fire FC II 7–2 FC Cincinnati 2
(August 2)
CT United FC 7–2 Inter Miami CF II
(September 20)
Longest winning run10 games
Austin FC II
(May 2 – July 5)
(league record)
Longest unbeaten run16 games
Austin FC II
(March 8 – July 5)
Longest winless run17 games
Inter Miami CF II
Longest losing run6 games
Whitecaps FC 2
Highest attendance6,107
Chattanooga FC 1–0 Inter Miami CF II
(July 4)
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of September 20, 2026.

The 2026 MLS Next Pro season is the fifth season of MLS Next Pro, the second-tier league of Major League Soccer. The regular season began on February 27 and ended on September 20, with playoffs following from October 11 to November 8.

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Team Stadium Capacity
Atlanta United 2 Fifth Third Stadium 10,200
Austin FC II Parmer Field 1,000
Carolina Core FC Truist Point 4,500[1]
Chattanooga FC Finley Stadium 20,412
Chicago Fire FC II SeatGeek Stadium 20,000[2]
FC Cincinnati 2 NKU Soccer Stadium 1,000[3]
Colorado Rapids 2 Denver Soccer Stadium 2,000
Columbus Crew 2 Historic Crew Stadium 19,968[4]
Crown Legacy FC Sportsplex at Matthews 5,000[5]
CT United FC Morrone Stadium
Reese Stadium		 5,300
3,000[6]
Houston Dynamo 2 SaberCats Stadium 3,200[7]
Huntsville City FC Joe W. Davis Stadium 6,000[8]
Inter Miami CF II Chase Stadium 21,000[9]
Los Angeles FC 2 Titan Stadium 10,000[10]
Minnesota United FC 2 National Sports Center 5,500[11]
New England Revolution II Beirne Stadium 4,400
New York City FC II Belson Stadium 2,168[12]
New York Red Bulls II MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field 5,000[13]
North Texas SC Texas Health Mansfield Stadium 7,000
Orlando City B Osceola County Stadium 5,300[14]
Philadelphia Union II Subaru Park 18,500[15]
Portland Timbers 2 Providence Park 25,218[16]
Real Monarchs Zions Bank Stadium 5,000[17]
San Jose Earthquakes II Saint Mary's Stadium 5,500
Sporting Kansas City II Swope Soccer Village 3,500[18]
St. Louis City 2 Energizer Park 22,423
Tacoma Defiance Starfire Sports Complex 4,500[19]
Toronto FC II York Lions Stadium 4,000[20]
Ventura County FC William Rolland Stadium 3,000
Whitecaps FC 2 Swangard Stadium 5,288[21]

Personnel and sponsorship

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Team Head coach Sponsors
Atlanta United 2 Spain Jose Silva Caparros Emory Healthcare
Austin FC II England Jason Shackell —
Carolina Core FC United States Jake Davis (interim) Go-Fourth Home Services
Chattanooga FC England Richard Dixon (interim) Erlanger Health
Chicago Fire FC II United States Mike Matkovich Carvana
FC Cincinnati 2 United States Sammy Castellanos —
Colorado Rapids 2 United States Erik Bushey University of Colorado Health
Columbus Crew 2 United States Chris Rogers (interim) OhioHealth
Crown Legacy FC United States Kevin Sawchak Ally Financial
CT United FC Jamaica Shavar Thomas PHYND
Houston Dynamo 2 United States Jeremy Hurdle —
Huntsville City FC United States Chris O'Neal Renasant Bank
Inter Miami CF II Argentina Cristian Ledesma —
Los Angeles FC 2 United States Fabian Sandoval
Minnesota United FC 2 Nigeria Fanendo Adi
New England Revolution II United States Pablo Moreira
New York City FC II United States Matt Pilkington
New York Red Bulls II Germany Dominik Wohlert Red Bull
North Texas SC Wales John Gall Children's Health
UT-Southwestern
Orlando City B United States Julian Vergara (interim) Orlando Health
Philadelphia Union II United States Ryan Richter Bimbo Bakeries
Portland Timbers 2 Canada Serge Dinkota —
Real Monarchs England Mark Lowry Makers Line
San Jose Earthquakes II United States Dan DeGeer —
Sporting Kansas City II United States Lee Tschantret Central Bank of the Midwest
St. Louis City 2 England David Critchley —
Tacoma Defiance Brazil Paulo Nagamura MultiCare Health System
Toronto FC II Canada Gianni Cimini BMO
Ventura County FC United States Matt Taylor Ventura County Credit Union
Whitecaps FC 2 Canada Rich Fagan TELUS

Coaching changes

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TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
Austin FC II United States Brett Uttley Contract expired November 21, 2025 9th in West England Jason Shackell November 21, 2025 [22]
Atlanta United 2 England Steve Cooke Left to join Lexington SC July 23, 2025 [23] 10th in East Spain Jose Silva Caparros December 15, 2025 [24]
New England Revolution II United States Richie Williams Contract expired November 5, 2025 [25] 3rd in East United States Pablo Moreira December 3, 2025 [26]
FC Cincinnati 2 Jamaica Tyrone Marshall Not retained December 8, 2025 [27] 7th in East United States Sammy Castellanos January 8, 2026 [28]
Minnesota United FC 2 United States Jeremy Hall Left to join the United States U18 January 7, 2026 [29] 11th in West Nigeria Fanendo Adi January 15, 2026 [30]
New York Red Bulls II United States Michael Bradley Promoted to first team December 15, 2025 [31] 1st in East Germany Dominik Wohlert January 21, 2026 [32]
Crown Legacy FC Republic of Ireland Gary Dicker Promoted to first team January 21, 2026 [33] 13th in East United States Kevin Sawchak January 21, 2026 [34]
Portland Timbers 2 Canada Serge Dinkota Option Declined October 13, 2025 [35] 10th in West Republic of Ireland Jack Cassidy January 28, 2026 [36]
Chattanooga FC England Chris Nugent Mutual parting February 2, 2026 4th in East Jamaica Richard Dixon (interim) February 2, 2026 [37]
Sporting Kansas City II Hungary István Urbányi Relieved of duties August 12, 2025 [38] 14th in West United States Lee Tschantret February 3, 2026 [39]
Tacoma Defiance South Africa Hervé Diese Relieved of duties July 23, 2025 [40] 12th in West Brazil Paulo Nagamura February 3, 2026 [41]
Los Angeles FC 2 United States Junior Gonzalez Not retained December 23, 2025 [42] 13th in West United States Fabian Sandoval February 11, 2026 [43]
Whitecaps FC 2 United States Ricardo Clark Left to join Seattle Sounders FC January 12, 2026 [44] 7th in West Canada Rich Fagan February 25, 2026 [45]
Orlando City B Argentina Manuel Goldberg Promoted to first team assistant March 11, 2026 11th in East United States Julian Vergara (interim) March 11, 2026 [46]
Carolina Core FC Jamaica Donovan Ricketts Reorganization May 26, 2026 14th in East United States Jake Davis (interim) May 26, 2026 [47]
Columbus Crew 2 ArgentinaFederico Higuain Fired for physical abuse and sexism to a female referee. September 22, 2026[48] 4th in East United States Chris Rogers

(interim)

 September 23, 2026[49]

Regular season

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Each team plays 28 matches during the regular season in a mostly regionalized schedule. Each conference is divided into divisions of seven or eight teams for scheduling.[50] The top nine teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs, up from eight teams as was the case in previous seasons.[51][52]

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference

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Pos Div Team
 Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SE Crown Legacy FC 28 15 5 3 5 67 39 +28 58 Round one
2 SE Chattanooga FC 28 15 4 3 6 56 39 +17 56
3 SE Atlanta United 2 28 14 1 4 9 62 46 +16 48
4 NE Columbus Crew 2 28 12 5 2 9 49 43 +6 48
5 NE New England Revolution II 28 12 4 4 8 47 42 +5 48
6 NE New York City FC II 28 13 3 2 10 50 44 +6 47
7 NE CT United FC 28 14 2 0 12 59 52 +7 46
8 NE New York Red Bulls II 28 13 2 3 10 58 48 +10 46 Wild card round
9 SE Huntsville City FC 28 12 2 4 10 49 47 +2 44
10 SE Orlando City B 28 11 4 3 10 55 56 −1 44
11 NE Philadelphia Union II 28 12 2 3 11 37 40 −3 43
12 NE Toronto FC II 28 11 2 2 13 48 56 −8 39
13 SE Chicago Fire FC II 28 10 3 3 12 50 48 +2 39
14 SE Carolina Core FC 28 5 5 6 12 40 53 −13 31
15 NE FC Cincinnati 2 28 5 2 1 20 32 62 −30 20
16 SE Inter Miami CF II 28 3 1 4 20 30 74 −44 15
Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total regulation wins; 3) Total goal differential; 4) Total goals scored; 5) Total shootout wins; 6) Away goal differential; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals scored; 10) Fewer disciplinary points; 11) Drawing of lots.

Western Conference

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Pos Div Team
 Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FR Austin FC II 28 19 2 4 3 54 21 +33 65 Round one
2 PC Portland Timbers 2 28 14 5 5 4 37 29 +8 57
3 PC Ventura County FC 28 14 4 3 7 58 36 +22 53
4 FR Houston Dynamo 2 28 14 4 2 8 52 32 +20 52
5 FR Minnesota United FC 2 28 12 3 3 10 43 39 +4 45
6 PC Los Angeles FC 2 28 11 3 6 8 50 48 +2 45
7 FR St. Louis City 2 28 10 4 6 8 42 40 +2 44
8 PC San Jose Earthquakes II 28 11 3 3 11 51 36 +15 42 Wild card round
9 PC Tacoma Defiance 28 11 3 2 12 40 44 −4 41
10 FR North Texas SC 28 8 6 4 10 41 41 0 40
11 PC Real Monarchs 28 8 4 1 15 38 55 −17 33
12 PC Whitecaps FC 2 28 6 4 1 17 39 62 −23 27
13 FR Sporting Kansas City II 28 6 1 3 18 36 75 −39 23
14 FR Colorado Rapids 2 28 4 2 5 17 28 51 −23 21
Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total regulation wins; 3) Total goal differential; 4) Total goals scored; 5) Total shootout wins; 6) Away goal differential; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals scored; 10) Fewer disciplinary points; 11) Drawing of lots.

Overall table

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Pos Div Team
 Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Awards
1 FR Austin FC II (C) 28 19 2 4 3 54 21 +33 65 Regular season champion
2 SE Crown Legacy FC 28 15 5 3 5 67 39 +28 58
3 PC Portland Timbers 2 28 14 5 5 4 37 29 +8 57
4 SE Chattanooga FC 28 15 4 3 6 56 39 +17 56
5 PC Ventura County FC 28 14 4 3 7 58 36 +22 53
6 FR Houston Dynamo 2 28 14 4 2 8 53 33 +20 52
7 SE Atlanta United 2 28 14 1 4 9 62 46 +16 48
8 NE Columbus Crew 2 28 12 5 2 9 49 43 +6 48
9 NE New England Revolution II 28 12 4 4 8 47 42 +5 48
10 NE New York City FC II 28 13 3 2 10 50 44 +6 47
11 NE CT United FC 28 14 2 0 12 59 52 +7 46
12 NE New York Red Bulls II 28 13 2 3 10 58 48 +10 46
13 FR Minnesota United FC 2 28 12 3 3 10 43 39 +4 45
14 PC Los Angeles FC 2 28 11 3 6 8 50 48 +2 45
15 SE Huntsville City FC 28 12 2 4 10 49 47 +2 44
16 SE Orlando City B 28 11 4 3 10 55 56 −1 44
17 FR St. Louis City 2 28 10 4 6 8 42 40 +2 44
18 NE Philadelphia Union II 28 12 2 3 11 37 40 −3 43
19 PC San Jose Earthquakes II 28 11 3 3 11 51 36 +15 42
20 PC Tacoma Defiance 28 11 3 2 12 40 44 −4 41
21 FR North Texas SC 28 8 6 4 10 42 41 +1 40
22 NE Toronto FC II 28 11 2 2 13 48 56 −8 39
23 SE Chicago Fire FC II 28 10 3 3 12 50 48 +2 39
24 PC Real Monarchs 28 8 4 1 15 38 55 −17 33
25 SE Carolina Core FC 28 5 5 6 12 40 53 −13 31
26 PC Whitecaps FC 2 28 6 4 1 17 39 62 −23 27
27 FR Sporting Kansas City II 28 6 1 3 18 36 75 −39 23
28 FR Colorado Rapids 2 28 4 2 5 17 28 52 −24 21
29 NE FC Cincinnati 2 28 5 2 1 20 32 62 −30 20
30 SE Inter Miami CF II 28 3 1 4 20 30 74 −44 15
Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total regulation wins; 3) Total goal differential; 4) Total goals scored; 5) Total shootout wins; 6) Away goal differential; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals scored; 10) Fewer disciplinary points; 11) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champion

Player statistics

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As of September 20, 2026

Goals

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RankPlayerClubGoals[53]
1 United States Arif Kovac Atlanta United 2 20
2 United States Alex Krehl Chattanooga FC 18
3 Hungary Barnabas Tanyi CT United FC 16
4 Canada Myles Morgan New England Revolution II 14
Canada Hugo Mbongue Crown Legacy FC
6 United States Austin Brummett Houston Dynamo 2 13
United States Mark Bronnik Tacoma Defiance
United States Julian Placias Ventura County FC
9 United States Darius Randell Minnesota United FC 2 12
Central African Republic Arnaud Tattevin Carolina Core FC
United States Zachary Bohane San Jose Earthquakes II
Ivory Coast Kevin Gbamblé Columbus Crew 2

Hat-tricks

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Player Team Against Score Date
Canada Marcus Caldeira Minnesota United FC 2 Austin FC II 2–4 (A)[54] March 1
Belgium Edouard Nys North Texas SC Colorado Rapids 2 3–1 (H)[55] March 7
United States Arif Kovac5 Atlanta United 2 Huntsville City FC 2–6 (A)[56] May 16
Trinidad and Tobago Nathaniel James North Texas SC Sporting KC II 5–1 (H)[57] May 16
Canada Marcus Caldeira Minnesota United FC 2 St. Louis City 2 5–2 (H)[58] June 20
United States Dennis Nelich Red Bull New York II Philadelphia Union II 5–0 (H)[59] June 28
United States Eddy Davis III Philadelphia Union II New England Revolution II 0–4 (A)[60] July 5
Central African Republic Arnaud Tattevin Carolina Core FC Atlanta United 2 3–3 (A)[61] July 31
United States Jason Shokalook Chicago Fire FC II FC Cincinnati 2 7–2 (H)[62] August 2
United States Alex Krehl Chattanooga FC Carolina Core FC 5–2 (H)[63] August 29
United States Darius Randell Minnesota United FC 2 Whitecaps FC 2 5–1 (H)[64] September 12
Haiti Bryan Destin CT United FC Inter Miami CF II 7–2 (H)[65] September 20
Hungary Barnabas Tanyi CT United FC Inter Miami CF II 7–2 (H)[66] September 20
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

  1. ^
    Scored 4 goals.
    2.
  2. ^
    Scored 5 goals.
    3.

Assists

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RankPlayerClubAssists[67]
1 United States Cameron Dunbar Atlanta United 2 13
2 Ivory Coast Kevin Gbamblé Columbus Crew 2 11
3 United States Nathan Richmond Crown Legacy FC 10
4 United States Tate Robertson Chattanooga FC 9
United States Riley Lynch St. Louis City 2
6 United States Julian Placias Ventura County FC 8
United States Charlie Gaffney Tacoma Defiance
7 Hungary Barnabas Tanyi CT United FC 7
Belgium Edouard Nys North Texas SC
United States Palmer Ault St. Louis City 2
Philippines Alex Monis CT United FC
United States Daniel D'lppolito CT United FC
Ghana Issah Haruna Orlando City B
Mexico Damyan Villanueva Chicago Fire FC II
Norway Dennis Gjengaar Red Bull New York II
United States Fletcher Bank Toronto FC II
Canada Carson Rassak Whitecaps FC 2
United States Daniel Mangarov Chattanooga FC

Clean sheets

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RankPlayerClubClean
sheets[68]
1 United States Sam Joseph Portland Timbers 2 12
2 United States Sebastian Conlon Ventura County FC 8
Switzerland Eldin Jakupović Chattanooga FC
United States Erik Lauta Austin FC II
5 England Charlie Farrar Austin FC II 7
6 United States Will Mackay Huntsville City FC 6
United States Mac Learned NYCFC II
United States Luke Pruter Columbus Crew 2
United States Colin Welsh St. Louis City 2
10 Brazil Pedro Cruz Houston Dynamo 2 5
United States Nick Holliday Carolina Core FC
Canada Max Anchor Tacoma Defiance

Playoffs

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The playoffs feature 17 single elimination matches over four consecutive weekends, beginning October 11 and culminating with the MLS Next Pro Cup on November 6–8.[52]

The top nine teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs. New in 2026, the play-in round sees teams ranked 8th and 9th contest each other to advance as the eighth seed. Matchups during the next two rounds were determined through the pick-your-opponent format within each conference. Firstly, teams ranked first, second, and third have the right to, in order of ranking, picked their opponent who must have been ranked fifth through eighth. In the next round, the highest ranked team remaining picks an opponent from the two lowest ranked teams remaining.[52][69]

Bracket

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Eastern Play-in Round
(October 11)
   
E8 New York Red Bulls II
E9 Huntsville City FC
Western Play-in Round
(October 11)
   
W8 San Jose Earthquakes II
W9 Tacoma Defiance
Conference Quarterfinals
(October 16–18) 		Conference Semifinals
(October 23–25) 		Conference Finals
(October 30 – November 1) 		MLS Next Pro Final
(November 6–8)
            
E1 Crown Legacy FC
E8/E9 New York Red Bulls II or Huntsville City FC
 
 
E2 Chattanooga FC
E6 New York City FC II
 
Eastern Conference
 
E3 Atlanta United 2
E7 CT United FC
 
 
E4 Columbus Crew 2
E5 New England Revolution II
 
 
W1 Austin FC II
W8/W9 San Jose Earthquakes II or Tacoma Defiance
 
 
W2 Portland Timbers 2
W7 St. Louis City SC 2
 
Western Conference
 
W3 Ventura County FC
W5 Minnesota United FC 2
 
 
W4 Houston Dynamo 2
W6 Los Angeles FC 2

Play-in Round

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Conference Quarterfinals

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Atlanta United 2vCT United FC
Report
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground, Marietta, Georgia

League awards

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Individual awards

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Award Winner Team Ref.
Golden Boot United States Arif Kovac Atlanta United 2 [70]
Playmaker of the Year United States Cameron Dunbar Atlanta United 2
Pathway Player of the Year
Defender of the Year
Goalkeeper of the Year
Coach of the Year
Most Valuable Player


Monthly awards

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Week Player of the Month Rising Star of the Month Goalkeeper of the Month Coach of the Month Team of the Month Ref.
Player Club Player Club Player Club Player Club
March Benin Rodolfo Aloko Crown Legacy FC United States Dylan Vanney Ventura County FC Brazil Pedro Cruz Houston Dynamo 2 United States Jeremy Hurdle Houston Dynamo 2 Crown Legacy FC [71]
April United States Riley Lynch St. Louis City 2 United States Dylan Vanney Ventura County FC Brazil Pedro Cruz Houston Dynamo 2 United States Jeremy Hurdle Houston Dynamo 2 Houston Dynamo 2 [72]
May Canada Van Parker Real Monarchs United States Erick Feliciano Austin FC II United States Erik Lauta Austin FC II Uruguay Pablo Moreira New England Revolution II Austin FC II [73]
June Canada Marcus Caldeira Minnesota United FC 2 Canada Carson Rassack Whitecaps FC 2 United States Erik Lauta Austin FC II England Jason Shackell Austin FC II Austin FC II [74]
July Central African Republic Arnaud Tattevin Carolina Core FC United States Matthew Jean Baptiste New England Revolution II United States Sam Joseph Portland Timbers 2 Jamaica Shavar Thomas CT United FC Houston Dynamo 2 [75]
August Hungary Barnabás Tanyi CT United FC United States Liam Lambert Los Angeles FC 2 United States Sam Joseph Portland Timbers 2 Jamaica Shavar Thomas CT United FC Portland Timbers 2 [76]
September United States Darius Randell Minnesota United FC 2 United States Jamil Danjaji Columbus Crew 2 England Charlie Farrar Austin FC II Jamaica Richard Dixon Chattanooga FC Austin FC II [77]

Weekly awards

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Week Player of the Matchweek Rising Star of the Matchweek Goal of the Matchweek Team of the Matchweek Ref.
Player Club Player Club Player Club
1 Canada Marcus Caldeira Minnesota United FC 2 United States Dylan Vanney Ventura County FC Philippines Alex Monis CT United FC St. Louis City 2 [78][79]
2 Belgium Edouard Nys North Texas SC United States Mattheo Dimareli Houston Dynamo 2 United States Chris Aquino Colorado Rapids 2 Crown Legacy FC [80][81]
3 Benin Rodolfo Aloko Crown Legacy FC United States Caleb Trombino Orlando City B United States Jacob Machuca Los Angeles FC 2 Houston Dynamo 2 [82][83]
4 United States Fletcher Bank Toronto FC II United States Lennon Harrington Philadelphia Union II United States Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida Inter Miami CF II San Jose Earthquakes II [84][85]
5 Trinidad and Tobago Nathaniel James North Texas SC United States Jacob Machuca Los Angeles FC 2 United States Idoh Zeltzer-Zubida Inter Miami CF II Crown Legacy FC [86][87]
6 United States Zach Zengue Columbus Crew 2 Canada Carson Rassak Whitecaps FC 2 Venezuela Carlos Zambrano New England Revolution II Philadelphia Union II [88][89]
7 Brazil Pedro Cruz Houston Dynamo 2 United States Kashan Hines Sporting KC II Belgium Eduoard Nys North Texas SC Atlanta United 2 [90][91]
8 United States Riley Lynch St. Louis City 2 United States Nicolas Lasheras Orlando City B United States David Duque NYCFC II Red Bull New York II [92][93]
9 United States Gabriel Bracken Serra San Jose Earthquakes II United States Dennis Nelich Red Bull New York II Liberia Anthony Sumo Jr. Carolina Core FC FC Cincinnati 2 [94][95]
10 United States Shane de Flores San Jose Earthquakes II United States Luca Maxim Orlando City B United States Jude Terry Los Angeles FC 2 Houston Dynamo 2 [96][97]
11 United States Arif Kovac Atlanta United 2 United States Erick Feliciano Austin FC II United States Christian Gallagher Red Bull New York II Austin FC II [98][99]
12 Canada Van Parker Real Monarchs United States Keane Perkins Minnesota United FC 2 Canada Myles Morgan New England Revolution II Chicago Fire FC II [100][101]
13 United States Tega Ikoba Sporting KC II Jamaica Raequan Campbell-Dennis Toronto FC II Argentina Ignacio Gómez Orlando City B Orlando City B [102][103]
14 United States Dylan Vanney Ventura County FC Puerto Rico Matthew Belgodere Orlando City B United States Julian Donnery San Jose Earthquakes II Chattanooga FC [104][105]
15 Central African Republic Arnaud Tattevin Carolina Core FC United States Milan Napoe Chicago Fire FC II United States Jacob Ramírez Orlando City B Real Monarchs [106][107]
16 Canada Marcus Caldeira Minnesota United FC 2 Canada Carson Rassak Whitecaps FC 2 United States Diego Abarca Austin FC II Red Bull New York II [108][109]
17 United States Dennis Nelich Red Bull New York II Mexico Damyan Villanueva Chicago Fire FC II United States Camilo Ponce NYCFC II Red Bull New York II [110][111]
18 United States Edward Davis Philadelphia Union II Mexico Damyan Villanueva Chicago Fire FC II Canada Yuma Tsuji Whitecaps FC 2 Houston Dynamo 2 [112][113]
19 United States Arif Kovac Atlanta United 2 Puerto Rico Matthew Belgodere Orlando City B United States Alejandro Flores Inter Miami CF II Chicago Fire FC II [114][115]
20 United States Dylan Lacy CT United FC United States Jamil Danjaji Columbus Crew 2 United States Rafael Jauregui Tacoma Defiance Tacoma Defiance [116][117]
21 United States Arif Kovac Atlanta United 2 Canada Sam Rogers Whitecaps FC 2 United States Diego Abarca Austin FC II Chattanooga FC [118] [119]
22 Central African Republic Arnaud Tattevin Carolina Core FC United States Matthew Jean Baptiste New England Revolution II Canada Myles Morgan New England Revolution II Ventura County FC [120] [121]
23 United States Stas Korzeniowski Philadelphia Union II Canada Tristan Blyth Toronto FC II Canada Myles Morgan New England Revolution II NYCFC II [122] [123]
24 United States Nighte Pickering St. Louis City 2 United States Liam Lambert Los Angeles FC 2 United States Robert Turdean Chicago Fire FC II Portland Timbers 2 [124][125]
25 Haiti Bryan Destin CT United FC United States Benjamin Failla Los Angeles FC 2 United States Jonny Lopez NYCFC II NYCFC II [126][127]
26 Canada Johnny Selemani Whitecaps FC 2 United States Theo Reed Philadelphia Union II United States David Diaz Carolina Core FC Chattanooga FC [128][129]
27 United States Darius Randell Minnesota United FC 2 United States Erick Lisboa Feliciano Austin FC II United States Bryce Boneau Toronto FC II Toronto FC II [130][131]
28 United States Darius Randell Minnesota United FC 2 United States Liam Lambert Los Angeles FC 2 Belgium Eduoard Nys North Texas SC Chattanooga FC [132][133]
29 Chile Zidane Yañez Huntsville City FC United States Nicholas Silva Real Monarchs Denmark Luca Costabile Toronto FC II CT United FC [134][135]

Notes

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See also

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