MLS NEXT

Major League Soccer
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Phone: (212) 450-1200

News and Resources for the MLS NEXT Program and Teams

MLS NEXT provides the best player development experience in North America. Founded on a collaborative approach to governance and a commitment to innovation, MLS NEXT players have access to the highest levels of competition and to training to prepare them for their futures, both in soccer and in life.

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2021-22 Member Clubs

• Achilles FC – Silver Spring, MD
• AFC Lightning – Fayetteville, GA
• ALBION SC San Diego* – San Diego, CA
• Albion SC Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV
• Alexandria SA – Alexandria, VA
• Atlanta United * – Atlanta, GA
• Atletico Santa Rosa – Santa Rosa, CA
• Austin FC* – Austin, TX
• Ballistic United* – Pleasanton, CA
• Baltimore Armour* – Ellicott City, MD
• Barca Residency Academy* – Casa Grande, AZ
• Bavarian United SC – Milwaukee, WI
• Bayside FC – Providence, RI
• Beachside of Connecticut* – Norwalk, CT
• Beadling SC – Bridgeville, PA
• Bethesda SC* – Bethesda, MD
• Blau Weiss Gottschee* – Queens, NY
• Breakers FC* – Aptos, CA
• California Odyssey Soccer Club – Clovis, CA
• Cedar Stars Academy Bergen* – Carlstadt, NJ
• Cedar Stars Academy Monmouth* – Aberdeen, NJ
• Chargers Soccer Club* – Clearwater, FL
• Charlotte FC* – Charlotte, NC
• Chicago FC United* – Northfield, IL
• Chicago Fire FC* – Bridgeview, IL
• Chula Vista FC* – Chula Vista, CA
• Cincinnati United Premier Soccer Club* – Cincinnati, OH
• City SC* – Carlsbad, CA
• Colorado Rapids* – Commerce City, CO
• Columbus Crew SC* – Columbus, OH
• D.C. United* – Washington, D.C.
• Diablo Valley Wolves – Concord, CA
• De Anza Force* – Saratoga, CA
• Empire United Soccer Academy* – Rochester, NY
• FC Bay Area – San Jose, CA
• FC Cincinnati* – Cincinnati, OH
• FC Dallas* – Frisco, TX
• FC DelcoWest Chester, PA FC Greater Boston Bolts* – Waban, MA
• FC Westchester* – Scarsdale, NY
• Florida Rush Soccer Club* – Orlando, FL
• Hoover-Vestavia Soccer – Birmingham, AL
• Houston Dynamo* – Houston, TX
• Houston Dynamo Unidos – Houston, TX
• IdeaSport Soccer Academy – Orlando, FL
• IMG Academy* – Bradenton, FL
• Indiana Fire Academy* – Carmel, IN
• Inter Atlanta FC – Atlanta, GA
• Intercontinental FA – Taunton, MA
• Inter Miami CF* – Miami, FL
• Internationals* – North Royalton, OH
• Jacksonville FC* – Jacksonville, FL
• Javanon FC – Louisville, KY
• Kings Hammer Soccer Club – Cincinnati, OH
• KSA – Gwinnett County, GA
• L.A. United Futbol Academy* – Los Angeles, CA
• LA Galaxy* – Carson, CA
• LA Surf Soccer Club* – La Canada Flintridge, CA
• Lamorinda SC – Morage, CA
• Lanier Soccer Academy* – Atlanta, GA
• Las Vegas Sports Academy – Las Vegas, NV
• Los Angeles Football Club* – Los Angeles, CA
• Lou Fusz Athletic – St. Louis, MO
• Louisiana TDP Elite – Baton Rouge, LA
• Metropolitan Oval* – Queens, NY
• Miami Rush Kendall SC* – Miami, FL
• Michigan Jaguars – Novi, MI
• Michigan Wolves* – Wixom, MI
• Midwest United – Grand Rapids, MI
• Minnesota United FC* – Minneapolis, MN
• MLS St. Louis* – St. Louis, MO
• Montreal Impact* – Montreal, QC
• Murrieta Surf Soccer Club* – Murrieta, CA
• Napa United – Napa, CA
• Nashville SC* – Nashville, TN
• NEFC* – Holliston, MA
• New England Revolution* – Foxborough, MA
• New York City FC* – New York, NY
• New York Red Bulls* – Harrison, NJ
• New York Soccer Club* – Purchase, NY
• Nomads* – La Jolla, CA
• Oakwood Soccer Club* – Glastonbury, CT
• OCSS – South – Orlando, FL
• Orlando City SC * – Orlando, FL
• Orlando City Youth SC – Orlando, FL
• PA Classics* – Manheim, PA
• Philadelphia Union* – Wayne, PA
• Phoenix Rising FC* – Phoenix, AZ
• Player Development Academy* – Somerset, NJ
• Portland Timbers* – Portland, OR
• Queen City Mutiny – Charlotte, NC
• Real Colorado* – Centennial, CO
• Real Jersey FC – Medford, NJ
• Real Salt Lake* – Herriman, UT
• RGV FC Toros Academy* – Edinburg, TX
• RISE Soccer Club* – Houston, TX
• RSL Arizona* – Tempe, AZ
• Sacramento Republic* – Sacramento, CA
• Saint Louis FC* – St. Louis, MO
• San Antonio FC* – San Antonio, TX
• San Jose Earthquakes* – Santa Clara, CA
• Santa Barbara Soccer Club* – Santa Barbara, CA
• SC Del Sol* – Phoenix, AZ
• SC Wave – Waukesha, WI
• Seacoast United* – Hampton, NH
• Seattle Sounders FC* – Tukwila, WA
• SF Elite* – San Francisco, CA
• San Francisco Glens* – San Francisco, CA
• Shattuck-St. Mary’s* – Faribault, MN
• Sheriffs FC – Ashland, CA
• Silicon Valley SA* – Redwood City, CA
• Sockers FC Chicago* – Palatine, IL
• Solar Soccer Club* – Dallas, TX
• South Florida Football Academy* – Boca Raton, FL
• Southern Soccer Academy* – Atlanta, GA
• Sporting Kansas City* – Kansas City, KS
• Springfield SYC – Springfield, VA
• Strikers FC – Irvine, CA
• Tampa Bay United Rowdies* – Tampa, FL
• Texas United – Dallas, TX
• Tormenta FC Academy – Statesboro, GA
• Toronto FC* – Toronto, ON
• Total Futbol Academy* – Los Angeles, CA
• Total Football Club – Houston, TX
• TSF Academy* – Wayne, NJ
• Valeo Futbol Club* – Newton, MA
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC* – Vancouver, BC
• VARDAR Soccer Club* – Rochester Hills, MI
• Ventura County Fusion* – Ventura County, CA
• Wake FC – Wake County, NC
• West Florida Flames* – Tampa, FL
• Weston FC* – Weston, FL
• WSC Crush – San Mateo County, CA

* = Founding Members

Clubs by State/Province

Alabama

• Hoover-Vestavia Soccer

Arizona

• Barca Residency Academy*
• Phoenix Rising FC*
• RSL Arizona*
• SC Del Sol*

California

• ALBION SC San Diego*
• Atlético Santa Rosa
• Ballistic United*
• Breakers FC*
• California Odyssey Soccer Club
• Chula Vista FC*
• City SC*
• Diablo Valley Wolves
• De Anza Force*
• FC Bay Area
• L.A. United Futbol Academy*
• LA Galaxy*
• LA Surf Soccer Club*
• Lamorinda SC
• Los Angeles Football Club*
• Murrieta Surf Soccer Club*
• Napa United
• Nomads*
• Sacramento Republic*
• San Jose Earthquakes*
• Santa Barbara Soccer Club*
• SF Elite*
• San Francisco Glens*
• Sheriffs FC
• Silicon Valley SA*
• Strikers FC
• Total Futbol Academy*
• Ventura County Fusion*
• WSC Crush

Colorado

• Colorado Rapids*
• Real Colorado*

Connecticut

• Beachside of Connecticut*
• Oakwood Soccer Club*

Florida

• Chargers Soccer Club*
• Florida Rush Soccer Club*
• IdeaSport Soccer Academy
• IMG Academy*
• Inter Miami CF*
• Jacksonville FC*
• Miami Rush Kendall SC*
• OCSS – South
• Orlando City SC*
• Orlando City Youth SC
• South Florida Football Academy*
• Tampa Bay United Rowdies*
• West Florida Flames*
• Weston FC*

Georgia

• AFC Lightning
• Atlanta United*
• Inter Atlanta FC
• KSA
• Lanier Soccer Academy*
• Southern Soccer Academy*
• Tormenta FC Academy

Illinois

• Chicago FC United*
• Chicago Fire FC*
• Sockers FC Chicago*

Indiana

• Indiana Fire Academy*

Kansas

• Sporting Kansas City*

Kentucky

• Javanon FC

Louisiana

• Louisiana TDP Elite

Maryland

• Achilles FC
• Baltimore Armour*
• Bethesda SC*

Massachusetts

• FC Greater Boston Bolts*
• Intercontinental FA
• NEFC*
• New England Revolution*
• Valeo Futbol Club*

Michigan

• Michigan Jaguars
• Michigan Wolves*
• Midwest United
• VARDAR Soccer Club*

Minnesota

• Minnesota United FC*
• Shattuck-St. Mary’s*

Missouri

• Lou Fusz Athletic
• St. Louis City SC*
• Saint Louis FC*

Nevada

• Albion SC Las Vegas
• Las Vegas Sports Academy

New Hampshire

• Seacoast United*

New Jersey

• Cedar Stars Academy Bergen*
• Cedar Stars Academy Monmouth*
• New York Red Bulls*
• Player Development Academy*
• Real Jersey FC
• TSF Academy*

New York

• Black Watch Premier Albany
• Blau Weiss Gottschee*
• Empire United Soccer Academy*
• FC Westchester*
• Metropolitan Oval*
• New York City FC*
• New York Soccer Club*

North Carolina

• Charlotte FC*
• Queen City Mutiny
• Wake FC

Ohio

• Cincinnati United Premier Soccer Club*
• Columbus Crew SC*
• FC Cincinnati*
• Internationals*
• Kings Hammer Soccer Club

Oregon

• Portland Timbers*

Pennsylvania

• Beadling SC
• FC Delco*
• PA Classics*
• Philadelphia Union*

Rhode Island

• Bayside FC

Tennessee

• Nashville SC*

Texas

• Austin FC*
• FC Dallas*
• Houston Dynamo*
• Houston Dynamo Unidos
• RGV FC Toros Academy*
• RISE Soccer Club*
• San Antonio FC*
• Solar Soccer Club*
• Texas United
• Total Football Club

Utah

• Real Salt Lake*

Virginia

• Alexandria SA
• Springfield SYC

Washington

• Seattle Sounders FC*

Wisconsin

• Bavarian United SC
• SC Wave

Founding Members

Announced May 2020

• ALBION SC San Diego
• Atlanta United
• Austin FC
• Ballistic United
• Baltimore Armour
• Barca Residency Academy
• Beachside of Connecticut
• Bethesda SC
• Blau Weiss Gottschee
• Breakers FC
• Cedar Stars Academy Bergen
• Cedar Stars Academy Monmouth
• Chargers Soccer Club
• Charlotte FC
• Chicago FC United
• Chicago Fire FC
• Chula Vista FC
• Cincinnati United Premier Soccer Club
• City SC
• Colorado Rapids
• Columbus Crew SC
• D.C. United
• De Anza Force
• Empire United Soccer Academy
• FC Cincinnati
• FC Dallas
• FC Delco
• FC Greater Boston Bolts
• FC Westchester
• Florida Rush Soccer Club
• Houston Dynamo
• IMG Academy
• Indiana Fire Academy
• Inter Miami CF
• Internationals
• Jacksonville FC
• L.A. United Futbol Academy
• LA Galaxy
• LA Surf Soccer Club
• Lanier Soccer Academy
• Los Angeles Football Club
• Metropolitan Oval
• Miami Rush Kendall SC
• Michigan Wolves
• Minnesota United FC
• MLS St. Louis
• Montreal Impact
• Murrieta Surf Soccer Club
• Nashville SC
• NEFC
• New England Revolution
• New York City FC
• New York Red Bulls
• New York Soccer Club
• Nomads
• Oakwood Soccer Club
• Orlando City SC 
• PA Classics
• Philadelphia Union
• Phoenix Rising FC
• Player Development Academy
• Portland Timbers
• Real Colorado
• Real Salt Lake
• RGV FC Toros Academy
• RISE Soccer Club
• RSL Arizona
• Sacramento Republic
• Saint Louis FC
• San Antonio FC
• San Francisco Glens
• San Jose Earthquakes
• Santa Barbara Soccer Club
• SC Del Sol
• Seacoast United
• Seattle Sounders FC
• SF Elite
• Shattuck-St. Mary’s
• Silicon Valley SA
• Sockers FC Chicago
• Solar Soccer Club
• South Florida Football Academy
• Southern Soccer Academy
• Sporting Kansas City
• Tampa Bay United Rowdies
• Toronto FC
• Total Futbol Academy
• TSF Academy
• Valeo Futbol Club
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC
• VARDAR Soccer Club
• Ventura County Fusion
• West Florida Flames
• Westo