2023 MLS Next Pro season

MLS Next Pro
Season2023
DatesMarch 24 – September 24
(Regular season)
ChampionsAustin FC II (1st Title)
Regular season titleColorado Rapids 2 (1st Title)
Matches played391
(378 RS, 13 PO)
Goals scored1,331 (3.4 per match)
(1296 RS, 35 PO)
Top goalscorerRémi Cabral
Jack Lynn
MD Myers (19)
Biggest home winSK2 7–1 WFC (July 2)
Biggest away winLAG 0–5 CR2 (May 7)
CC2 0–5 NYR (August 13)
MIA 0–5 CC2 (September 3)
Highest scoringNE2 5–5 CIN (April 30)
Longest winning run11 CR2
Highest attendance9,626
STL2 4–1 LAG
(September 17)
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of October 22, 2023.

The 2023 MLS Next Pro season was the second season of MLS Next Pro, the reserve league of Major League Soccer. It featured 27 clubs—an increase of seven from the inaugural 2022 season. Atlanta United 2, New York Red Bulls II and LA Galaxy II joined the league from the USL Championship. The expansion teams include Austin FC II (representing Austin FC), Crown Legacy FC (Charlotte FC), Huntsville City FC (Nashville SC), and Los Angeles FC 2 (Los Angeles FC). Rochester New York FC withdrew. The regular season ran from March 24 to September 24.