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| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 25 – September 18 (Regular season) September 24 – October 8 (Playoffs) |
| Champions | Columbus Crew 2 |
| Regular season title | Columbus Crew 2 |
| Matches played | 259 (252 RS, 7 PO) |
| Goals scored | 882 (3.41 per match) (855 RS, 27 PO) |
| Top goalscorer | Jacen Russell-Rowe (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | CC2 9–0 CIN (September 18) |
| Biggest away win | CHI 0–5 STL (June 11) |
| Highest scoring | CC2 9–0 CIN (September 18) |
| Longest winning run | 7 PU2 |
| Longest losing run | 13 RLM |
| Highest attendance | 7,446 CC2 4–1 STL |
2023 →
All statistics correct as of September 18, 2022. | |
The 2022 MLS Next Pro season was the inaugural season of MLS Next Pro, the reserve league of Major League Soccer. It is the first season since 2014 where MLS had a standalone reserve league, the previous season being the MLS Reserve League. Including both MLS Next Pro and the MLS Reserve League, it is the ninth season of a reserve league operated by MLS. The league is sanctioned as a third division league by U.S. Soccer.
A total of 21 clubs, 20 MLS reserve teams and one independent team (Rochester New York FC) participated in the 2022 season. The regular season began on March 25 and was concluded on September 18, 2022.
Columbus Crew 2 defeated St. Louis City SC 2 4–1 in the inaugural MLS Next Pro Cup final on October 8.[1][2]
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer.
| Team | Head coach |
|---|---|
| Chicago Fire FC II |  Ludovic Taillandier
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| FC Cincinnati 2 |  Tyrone Marshall
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| Colorado Rapids 2 | Erik Bushey
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| Columbus Crew 2 | Laurent Courtois
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| Houston Dynamo 2 | Kenny Bundy
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| Inter Miami CF II |  Darren Powell
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| Minnesota United FC 2 |  Cameron Knowles
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| New England Revolution II | Clint Peay
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| New York City FC II | Matt Pilkington
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| North Texas SC |  Pa-Modou Kah
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| Orlando City B |  Martín Perelman
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| Philadelphia Union II | Marlon LeBlanc
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| Portland Timbers 2 |  Shannon Murray
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| Real Monarchs |  Jámison Olave
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| Rochester New York FC |  Bruno Baltazar
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| San Jose Earthquakes II | Dan DeGeer (interim)
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| Sporting Kansas City II | Benny Feilhaber
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| St. Louis City SC 2 | John Hackworth (interim)
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| Toronto FC II |  Gianni Cimini
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| Tacoma Defiance | Wade Webber
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| Whitecaps FC 2 | Nick Dasovic
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Regular season
The regular season will feature 24 matches in a mostly regionalized schedule. Teams will play two or three games against teams in their conference. Only four matches total will be played between teams in opposite conferences. Each conference will be divided into divisions of five or six teams for scheduling.[3]