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MLS Next Pro

Season	2022
Dates	March 25 – September 18 (Regular season) September 24 – October 8 (Playoffs)
Champions	Columbus Crew 2 (1st Title)
Regular season title	Columbus Crew 2 (1st Title)
Matches	259 (252 RS, 7 PO)
Goals	882 (3.41 per match) (855 RS, 27 PO)
Best Player	Jacen Russell-RoweColumbus Crew 2
Top goalscorer	Jacen Russell-RoweColumbus Crew 2 (21 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Patrick SchulteColumbus Crew 2
Biggest home win	CC2 9–0CIN (September 18)
Biggest away win	CHI 0–5STL (June 11)
Highest scoring	CC2 9–0CIN (September 18)
Longest winning run	7PU2
Longest losing run	13RLM
Highest attendance	7,446CC2 4–1STL
2023 → All statistics correct as of September 18, 2022.

The2022 MLS Next Pro season was the inaugural season ofMLS Next Pro, the reserve league ofMajor League Soccer. It is the first season since 2014 where MLS had a standalone reserve league, the previous season being theMLS 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 byU.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 defeatedSt. Louis City 2 4–1 in the inaugural MLS Next Pro Cup final on October 8.^[1][2]

Note: All teams useAdidas as universalkit manufacturer.

Team	Head coach
Chicago Fire FC II	Ludovic Taillandier
FC Cincinnati 2	Tyrone Marshall
Colorado Rapids 2	Erik Bushey
Columbus Crew 2	Laurent Courtois
Houston Dynamo 2	Kenny Bundy
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
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 2	John Hackworth (interim)
Toronto FC II	Gianni Cimini
Tacoma Defiance	Wade Webber
Whitecaps FC 2	Nick Dasovic

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]

As of September 18, 2022

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[4]
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

Player	For	Against	Score	Date
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

Rank	Player	Club	Assists[9]
1	Romeo Beckham	Inter Miami CF II	10
	Mohamed Farsi	Columbus Crew 2
3	Hope Avayevu	North Texas SC	9
4	Aziel Jackson	Minnesota United FC 2	7
	Akil Watts	St. Louis City 2
	El Mahdi Youssoufi	New York City FC II
7	Maximilian Arfsten	San Jose Earthquakes II	6
	Selmir Miscic	Portland Timbers 2
	Sergio Oregel	Chicago Fire FC II
	Marlon Vargas	Tacoma Defiance

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets[10]
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

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]

September 24

4:00 PM EDT

Toronto FC II	1–0	Philadelphia Union II
Mbongue 6'	Report	Sorenson 33' Villero 39' Turner 81' Paternina 85'

BMO Field,Toronto,Ontario

Referee: Michael Venne

September 25

6:30 PM CDT

St. Louis City 2	2–0	North Texas SC
Yaro 41' Ostrák 73' Schneider 75' Di Rosa 84' Pompeu 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Sainté 39' Scott 71' Bartlett 90+1'

Ralph Korte Stadium,Edwardsville, Illinois

Referee: Ricardo Fierro

Most Valuable Player:Marco Micaletto (Columbus Crew 2)

Award	Winner	Team	Reason	Ref.
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]

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards	Ref
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)	[21]

Month	Player of the Month			Team of the Month	Coach of the Month		Goalkeeper of the Month		Ref.
	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 2	John Hackworth	St. Louis City 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 2	Forward	St. Louis City 2	John Hackworth	St. Louis City 2	Patrick Schulte	Columbus Crew 2	[26]

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