Full list of member clubs in the new MLS youth academy league, MLS NEXT
Major League Soccer’s elite youth development platform, MLS NEXT, will encompass over 11,000 players across 113 clubs and six age groups, including 30 professional MLS academies, 5 USL academies and 78 additional elite academies.
The platform will feature competition across six age groups: U-13, U-14, U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-19. [Official Website]
Several new clubs have also been accepted to begin play during the second season of MLS NEXT in the 2021-2022 campaign.
2020-21 Member Clubs
* – Founding Members
Members by state/province
ARIZONA
- Barca Residency Academy
- Phoenix Rising FC
- RSL Arizona
- SC Del Sol
BRITISH COLUMBIA
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC
CALIFORNIA
- Albion SC
- Ballistic United
- Breakers
- Chula Vista FC
- City SC
- De Anza Force
- FC Bay Area
- L.A. United Futbol Academy
- LA Galaxy
- LA Surf Soccer Club
- Los Angeles Football Club
- Lamorinda Soccer Club
- Murrieta Surf Soccer Club
- Napa United
- Nomads
- Sacramento Republic
- San Jose Earthquakes
- Santa Barbara Soccer Club
- San Francisco Elite Academy
- SF Glens
- Sheriffs Fútbol Club
- Silicon Valley SA
- Total Futbol Academy
- Ventura County Fusion
COLORADO
- Colorado Rapids
- Real Colorado
CONNECTICUT
- Beachside of Connecticut
- Oakwood Soccer Club
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- Achille FC
- D.C. United
FLORIDA
- Chargers Soccer Club
- Florida Rush Soccer Club
- IMG Academy
- Inter Miami CF
- Jacksonville FC
- Miami Rush Kendall SC
- Orlando City SC
- Orlando City Youth Soccer Club
- South Florida Football Academy
- Tampa Bay United Rowdies
- West Florida Flames
- Weston FC
GEORGIA
- Atlanta United
- Inter Atlanta FC
- Lanier Soccer Academy
- Southern Soccer Academy
ILLINOIS
- Chicago FC United
- Chicago Fire FC
- Sockers FC Chicago
INDIANA
- Indiana Fire Academy
KANSAS
- Sporting Kansas City
KENTUCKY
- Javanon FC
MASSACHUSETTS
- FC Greater Boston Bolts
- NEFC
- New England Revolution
- Valeo Futbol Club
MARYLAND
- Baltimore Armour
- Bethesda SC
MICHIGAN
- Michigan Jaguars
- Michigan Wolves
- Midwest United FC
- VARDAR Soccer Club
MINNESOTA
- Minnesota United FC
- Shattuck-St. Mary’s
MISSOURI
- MLS St. Louis (begins in 2021)
- Saint Louis FC
NEVADA
- Albion SC Las Vegas (begins in 2021)
- Las Vegas Sports Academy (begins in 2021)
NORTH CAROLINA
- Charlotte FC
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Seacoast United
NEW JERSEY
- Cedar Stars Academy Bergen
- Cedar Stars Academy Monmouth
- New York Red Bulls
- Player Development Academy
- Real Jersey FC
- Springfield South County Youth Club
- 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
OHIO
- Cincinnati United Premier Soccer Club
- Columbus Crew SC
- FC Cincinnati
- Internationals
ONTARIO
- Toronto FC
OREGON
- Portland Timbers
PENNSYLVANIA
- FC Delco
- PA Classics
- Philadelphia Union
QUEBEC
- Montreal Impact
RHODE ISLAND
- Bayside Futebol Club
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
- Total Football Club
UTAH
- Real Salt Lake
VIRGINIA
- Alexandria Soccer Association
WASHINGTON
- Seattle Sounders FC
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