2022 MLS Next Pro season
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Season | 2022 |
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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]
Contents
Teams
Stadiums and locations
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Personnel and sponsorship
Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer.
Team | Head coach | Captain |
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Chicago Fire FC II | Ludovic Taillandier | |
FC Cincinnati 2 | Tyrone Marshall | |
Colorado Rapids 2 | Erik Bushey | |
Columbus Crew 2 | Laurent Courtois | Marco Micaletto |
Houston Dynamo 2 | Kenny Bundy | Talen Maples |
Inter Miami CF II | Darren Powell | |
Minnesota United FC 2 | Cameron Knowles | |
New England Revolution II | Clint Peay | |
New York City FC II | Matt Pilkington | Nico Benalcazar |
North Texas SC | Pa-Modou Kah | |
Orlando City B | Martín Perelman | |
Philadelphia Union II | Marlon LeBlanc | |
Portland Timbers 2 | Shannon Murray | |
Real Monarchs | Jámison Olave | |
Rochester New York FC | Bruno Baltazar | |
San Jose Earthquakes II | Dan DeGeer (interim) | |
Sporting Kansas City II | Benny Feilhaber | |
St. Louis City SC 2 | John Hackworth (interim) | |
Toronto FC II | Gianni Cimini | |
Tacoma Defiance | Wade Webber | |
Whitecaps FC 2 | Nick Dasovic |
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]
Conference standings
Eastern Conference
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Western Conference
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Overall table
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Player statistics
- As of September 18, 2022
Goals
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
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1 | Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew 2 | 21 |
2 | Bernard Kamungo | North Texas SC | 16 |
3 | Jack Lynn | Orlando City B | 15 |
4 | Shanyder Borgelin | Inter Miami CF II | 14 |
John Denis | New York City FC II | ||
6 | Gibran Rayo | Rochester New York FC | 13 |
7 | Rudi Castro | San Jose Earthquakes II | 12 |
Marlon Vargas | Tacoma Defiance | ||
9 | Aziel Jackson | Minnesota United FC 2 | 10 |
Jonathan Jimenez | New York City FC II |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
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Beto Avila | Houston Dynamo 2 | Sporting Kansas City II | 3–0 (A)[5] | April 10 |
Jack Lynn | Orlando City B | Inter Miami CF II | 6–0 (H)[6] | May 21 |
Joshua Penn | Chicago Fire FC II | Toronto FC II | 6–2 (A) | May 27 |
Rauf Salifu | Sporting Kansas City II | North Texas SC | 4–2 (H)[7] | July 2 |
Gibran Rayo | Rochester New York FC | Philadelphia Union II | 3–0 (H)[8] | July 7 |
John Denis | New York City FC II | New England Revolution II | 4–0 (A) | July 10 |
Victor Bezerra | Chicago Fire FC II | Orlando City B | 3–4 (H) | July 17 |
Thomas Williamson | Minnesota United FC 2 | Colorado Rapids 2 | 3–3 (H) | August 6 |
Shanyder Borgelin | Inter Miami II | New England Revolution II | 4–2 (H) | August 7 |
Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew 2 | FC Cincinnati II | 9–0 (H)4 | September 18 |
- Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
4 – Scored 4 goals
Assists
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[10] |
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1 | Caíque | Rochester New York FC | 8 |
2 | Patrick Schulte | Columbus Crew 2 | 7 |
3 | Xavier Valdez | Houston Dynamo 2 | 6 |
4 | Chris Brady | Chicago Fire FC II | 5 |
Luka Gavran | Toronto FC II | ||
Jacob Jackson | New England Revolution II | ||
Alex Rando | New York City FC II | ||
Brady Scott | Columbus Crew 2 | ||
9 | Antonio Carrera | North Texas SC | 4 |
Wallis Lapsley | Tacoma Defiance | ||
Javier Otero | Orlando City B |
Playoffs
There was an eight-team playoff, where the top finisher in each division qualified, along with the next two top finishers in each conference. Seeding within each conference was based on conference standings, regardless of being division champions.[11]
Qualifying teams
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Bracket
Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | 2022 MLS Next Pro Cup | ||||||||||||
E1 | Columbus Crew 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Rochester New York FC | 1 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Columbus Crew 2 (a.e.t.) | 4 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Toronto FC II | 3 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Toronto FC II | 1 | ||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia Union II | 0 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Columbus Crew 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
W1 | St. Louis City SC 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
W1 | St. Louis City SC 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
W4 | North Texas SC | 0 | ||||||||||||
W1 | St. Louis City SC 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Tacoma Defiance | 1 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Tacoma Defiance (p) | 2 (5) | ||||||||||||
W3 | Houston Dynamo 2 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||
Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference
September 24
12:00 PM EDT |
Columbus Crew 2 | 4–1 | Rochester New York FC |
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Report |
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September 24
4:00 PM EDT |
Toronto FC II | 1–0 | Philadelphia Union II |
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Mbongue 6' | https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro/2022/matches/torvsphi-09-24-2022/ |
BMO Field
Referee: Michael Venne |
Western Conference
September 25
6:30 PM CDT |
St. Louis City SC 2 | 2–0 | North Texas SC |
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Yaro 41' Ostrák 73' Schneider 75' Di Rosa 84' Pompeu 90+1' (pen.) |
https://www.mlsnextpro.com/competitions/mls-next-pro/2022/matches/stlvsntx-09-25-2022/ | Sainté 39' Scott 71' Bartlett 90+1' |
Ralph Korte Stadium
Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
September 25
7:30 PM PDT |
Tacoma Defiance | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Houston Dynamo 2 |
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Penalties | ||
*Vargas | 5–4 | *Gonzalez |
Starfire Sports Complex
Referee: Thomas Snyder |
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
October 2
5:00 PM EDT |
Columbus Crew 2 | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Toronto FC II |
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Report |
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Historic Crew Stadium
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
Western Conference
2022 MLS Next Pro Cup
Most Valuable Player: Marco Micaletto (Columbus Crew 2)
League awards
Individual awards
Award | Winner | Team | Reason | Ref. |
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Golden Boot | Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew 2 | 21 goals | [14] |
Goalkeeper of the Year | Patrick Schulte | Columbus Crew 2 | 1.00 goals against average; 10 wins; 7 clean sheets | [15] |
Coach of the Year | Laurent Courtois | Columbus Crew 2 | Won regular season title | [16] |
Goal of the Year | Ryan Lima | New England Revolution II | vs FC Cincinnati 2 | [17] |
Save of the Year | Antonio Carrera | North Texas SC | vs Houston Dynamo 2 | [18] |
Most Valuable Player | Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew 2 | 21 goals in 19 starts; 5 assists; 5 multi-goal games | [19][20] |
MLS Next Pro Best XI
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref |
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Patrick Schulte (CC2) | Mohamed Farsi (CC2) Kyle Hiebert (STL) Talen Maples (HD2) |
Pedro Dolabella (RNY) Aziel Jackson (MU2) Isaiah Parente (CC2) Marlon Vargas (TAC) |
Bernard Kamungo (NTX) Jack Lynn (OCB) Jacen Russell-Rowe (CC2) |
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Monthly awards
Month | Player of the Month | Team of the Month | Coach of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | Ref. | ||||
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Player | Club | Position | Club | Player | Club | Keeper | Club | ||
March/April | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | Tacoma Defiance | Forward | Houston Dynamo 2 | Kenny Bundy | Houston Dynamo 2 | Javier Otero | Orlando City B | [22] |
May | Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew 2 | Midfielder | Rochester New York FC | Bruno Baltazar | Rochester New York FC | Jacob Jackson | New England Revolution II | [23] |
June | Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew 2 | Midfielder | St. Louis City SC 2 | John Hackworth | St. Louis City SC 2 | Caíque | Rochester New York FC | [24] |
July | John Denis | New York City FC II | Midfielder | Tacoma Defiance | Wade Webber | Tacoma Defiance | Luka Gavran | Toronto FC II | [25] |
August | Klauss | St. Louis City SC 2 | Forward | St. Louis City SC 2 | John Hackworth | St. Louis City SC 2 | Patrick Schulte | Columbus Crew 2 | [26] |
See also
References
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