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California, Florida, New York, Texas lead the way
BY DAN STICKRADT
WEB AND CONTENT EDITOR | DIRECTOR OF NEWS
Premier Media Group | National Soccer Network and affiliates
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NEW YORK – During the 2024-25 school year, there is a record 151 total MLS NEXT Academy youth clubs in the U.S. and Canada that are fielding teams over five different age brackets.
A total of 29 clubs are directly affiliated with MLS franchises and 122 others come from prominent youth soccer clubs in the U.S. and Canada. There are 148 from the U.S. and three from Canada.
Only two states have more than 10 clubs with MLS NEXT teams, led by California with a record 34 clubs followed by Florida with 15 clubs. New York and Texas both host nine clubs apiece in the league, while New Jersey (seven), Georgia (seven), Arizona (five), Massachusetts (five), North Carolina (five), Pennsylvania (five), Michigan (four) and Missouri (four) all having four or more clubs that offer teams in MLS NEXT. There are 12 states with at least four clubs.
There are currently 14 different states that do not have an MLS NEXT club within its borders – Alaska, Arkansas,
Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming round out that group.
The only three Canadian provinces that host MLS NEXT clubs are Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia.
At least one more club will join the fold next year, as the Michigan Futbol Club in Grand Rapids, Mich., announced in December that it was adding a club to the league for the 2025-26 school year.
The U.S. Soccer Developmental Academy lasted from 2007-2020 before it excited the arena and MLS NEXT was created shortly after that point. It became a 10-month program back in the summer of 2012 when it was still under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Soccer Developmental Academy.
Below is a current list of MLS NEXT clubs followed by a state-by-state and Canadian provinces breakdown of the league in 2024-25:
MLS NEXT MEMBER CLUBS
(2024-25 School Year)
A.C. River (Texas)
Achilles FC (Maryland)
AFC Lightning (Georgia)
ALBION SC Los Angeles (California)
ALBION SC Las Vegas (Nevade)
ALBION SC Merced (California)
ALBION SC San Diego (California)
Alexandria SA (Virginia)
Athletum FC Academy (Florida)
Atlanta United FC (Georgia)
Atletico Santa Rosa (California)
Austin FC (Texas)
Ballistic United (California)
Baltimore Armour (Maryland)
Barca Residency Academy (Arizona)
Bavarian United SC (Wisconsin)
Bayside FC (Rhode Island)
Beachside Soccer Club Connecticut (Connecticut)
Beadling SC (Pennsylvania)
Bethesda SC (Maryland)
Blau Weiss Gottschee (New York)
Breakers FC (California)
Capital City SC (Texas)
Carolina Core FC (North Carolina)
Cedar Stars Academy-Bergen (New Jersey)
Cedar Stars Academy-Monmouth (New Jersey)
CF Montreal (Quebec, Canada)
Chargers Soccer Club (Florida)
Charlotte FC (North Carolina)
Chicago FC United (Illinois)
Chicago Fire FC (Illinois)
Chula Vista FC (California)
Cincinnati United Premier Soccer Club (Ohio)
City SC San Diego (California)
Colorado Rapids (Colorado)
Colorado Rapids Youth SC (Colorado)
Columbus Crew SC (Ohio)
Connecticut United FC (Connecticut)
Dallas Hornets (Texas)
DC United (Virgina)
De Anza Force (California)
Diablo Valley Wolves (California)
Downtown United Soccer Club (New York)
FA Euro New York (New York)
FC Bay Area Surf (California)
FC Cincinnati (Ohio)
FC Dallas (Texas)
FC DELCO (Pennsylvania)
FC Golden State Force (California)
FC Greater Boston Bolts (Massachusetts)
FC Westchester New York (New York)
Florida Rush (Florida)
Global Football Innovation Academy (Texas)
Hoosier Premier (Indiana)
Hoover-Vestavia Soccer (Alabama)
Houston Dynamo (Texas)
Houston Rangers (Texas)
IDEA Toros Futbol Academy (Texas)
IdeaSport Soccer Academy (Florida)
IMG Academy (Florida)
Indy Eleven (Indiana)
Inter Atlanta FC (Georgia)
Inter Miami CF (Florida)
Intercontinental Football Academy of New England (Massachusetts)
Ironbound Soccer Club (New Jersey)
Jacksonville FC (Florida)
Javanon FC (Kentucky)
Keystone FC (Pennsylvania)
KSA (Georgia)
LA Galaxy (California)
Lamorinda SC (California)
Lanier Soccer Association (Georgia)
Las Vegas Sports Academy (Nevada)
Long Island Soccer Club (New York)
Los Angeles Bulls Soccer Club (California)
Los Angeles Football Club (California)
Los Angeles Soccer Club (California)
Los Angeles Surf (California)
Lou Fusz Athletic (Missouri)
Louisiana TDP Elite (Louisiana)
Metropolitan Oval (New York)
Miami Futbol Academy Rush (Florida)
Michigan Jaguars (Michigan)
Michigan Wolves (Michigan)
Midwest United (Michigan)
Minnesota United FC (Minnesota)
Modesto Ajax United (California)
Murrieta Soccer Academy (California)
Napa United (California)
Nashville SC (Tennessee)
Nashville United Soccer Academy (Tennessee)
NEFC (Massachusetts)
New England Revolution (Massachusetts)
New York City FC (New York)
New York Red Bulls (New Jersey)
New York Soccer Club (New York)
Nomads (California)
Oakwood Soccer Club (Connecticut)
Orlando City SC (Florida)
Orlando City Soccer School South (Florida)
Orlando City Youth SC (Florida)
PA Classics (Pennsylvania)
Philadelphia Union (Pennsylvania)
Phoenix Rising FC (Arizonia)
Players Development Academy (New Jersey)
Portland Timbers (Oregon)
Queen City Mutiny FC (North Carolina)
Real Colorado (Colorado)
Real Futbol Academy (New Jersey)
Real Salt Lake (Utah)
Rochester NY FC Academy (New York)
RSL Arizona (Arizona)
RSL Arizona Mesa (Arizona)
Sacramento Republic (California)
Sacramento United (California)
San Francisco Glens (California)
San Francisco Seals (California)
San Jose Earthquakes (California)
Santa Barbara Soccer Club (California)
SC Del Sol (Arizona)
SC Wave (Wisconsin)
Seacoast United (New Hampshire)
Seattle Sounders FC (Washington)
Shattuck-St. Mary`s (Minnesota)
Silicon Valley SA (California)
SoCal Reds FC (California)
Sockers FC (Illinois)
South Florida Football Academy (Florida)
Southern States Soccer Club (Mississippi)
Southern Soccer Academy (Georgia)
Sporting Athletic Club (Delaware)
Sporting Kansas City (Missouri)
Springfield SYC (Virginia)
St. Louis City SC (Missouri)
St. Louis Scott Gallagher (Missouri)
Strikers FC (California)
Tampa Bay United (Florida)
Tormenta FC Academy (Georgia)
Toronto FC Academy (Ontario, Canada)
Total Futbol Academy (California)
Triangle United Soccer Association (North Carolina)
TSF Academy-New Jersey (New Jersey)
Valeo FC (Massachusetts)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (British Columbia, Canada)
Vardar Soccer Club (Michigan)
Ventura County Fusion (California)
Wake FC (North Carolina)
West Florida Flames (Florida)
West Virginia Soccer (West Virginia)
Weston FC (Florida)
WSC Crush (California)
NEW CLUBS FOR 2025-26
Michigan Futbol Club (Michigan)
CLUBS BY STATE OR CANADIAN PROVINCES
Alabama (1)
Hoover-Vestavia Soccer
Arizona (5)
Barca Residency Academy
Phoenix Rising FC
RSL Arizona
RSL Arizona Mesa
SC Del Sol
California (34)
ALBION SC Los Angeles
ALBION SC Merced
ALBION SC San Diego
Atletico Santa Rosa
Ballistic United
Breakers FC
Chula Vista FC
City SC San Diego
De Anza Force
Diablo Valley Wolves
FC Bay Area Surf
FC Golden State Force
LA Galaxy
Lamorinda SC
Los Angeles Bulls Soccer Club
Los Angeles Football Club
Los Angeles Soccer Club
Los Angeles Surf
Modesto Ajax United
Murrieta Soccer Academy
Napa United
Nomads
Sacramento Republic
Sacramento United
San Francisco Glens
San Francisco Seals
San Jose Earthquakes
Santa Barbara Soccer Club
Silicon Valley SA
SoCal Reds FC
Strikers FC
Total Futbol Academy
Ventura County Fusion
WSC Crush
Colorado (3)
Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids Youth SC
Real Colorado
Connecticut (3)
Beachside Soccer Club Connecticut
Connecticut United FC
Oakwood Soccer Club
Delaware (1)
Sporting Athletic Club
District of Columbia (D.C.)
D.C. United
Florida (15)
Athletum FC Academy
Chargers Soccer Club
Florida Rush
IdeaSport Soccer Academy
IMG Academy
Inter Miami CF
Jacksonville FC
Miami Futbol Academy Rush
Orlando City SC
Orlando City Soccer School South
Orlando City Youth SC
South Florida Football Academy
Tampa Bay United
West Florida Flames
Weston FC
Georgia (7)
AFC Lightning
Atlanta United
Inter Atlanta FC
KSA
Lanier Soccer Academy
Southern Soccer Academy
Tormenta FC Academy
Illinois (3)
Chicago FC United
Chicago Fire FC
Sockers FC
Indiana (2)
Hoosier Premier
Indy Eleven
Kentucky (1)
Javanon FC
Louisiana (1)
Louisiana TDP Elite
Maryland (3)
Achilles FC
Baltimore Armour
Bethesda SC
Massachusetts (5)
FC Greater Boston Bolts
Intercontinental Football Academy of New England
NEFC
New England Revolution
Valeo FC
Michigan (4)
Michigan Jaguars
Michigan Wolves
Midwest United
Vardar Soccer Club
Minnesota (2)
Minnesota United FC
Shattuck-St. Mary’s
Mississippi (1)
Southern States Soccer Club
Missouri (4)
Lou Fusz Athletic
Sporting Kansas City
St. Louis CITY SC
St. Louis Scott Gallagher
Nevada (2)
Albion SC Las Vegas
Las Vegas Sports Academy
New Hampshire (1)
Seacoast United
New Jersey (7)
Cedar Stars Academy-Bergen
Cedar Stars Academy-Monmouth
Ironbound Soccer Club
New York Red Bulls
Player Development Academy
Real Futbol Academy
TSF Academy-NJ
New York (9)
Blau Weiss Gottschee
Downtown United Soccer Club
FA Euro New York
FC Westchester New York
Long Island Soccer Club
Metropolitan Oval
New York City FC
New York Soccer Club
Rochester NY FC Academy
North Carolina (5)
Carolina Core FC
Charlotte FC
Queen City Mutiny FC
Triangle United Soccer Association
Wake FC
Ohio (3)
Cincinnati United Premier Soccer Club
Columbus Crew SC
FC Cincinnati
Oregon (1)
Portland Timbers
Pennsylvania (5)
Beadling SC
FC Delco
Keystone FC
PA Classics
Philadelphia Union
Rhode Island (1)
Bayside FC
Tennessee (2)
Nashville SC
Nashville United Soccer Academy
Texas (9)
A.C. River
Austin FC
Capital City SC
Dallas Hornets
FC Dallas
Global Football Innovation Academy
Houston Dynamo
Houston Rangers
IDEA Toros Futbol Academy
Utah (1)
Real Salt Lake
Virginia (2)
Alexandria SA
Springfield South County Youth Club
Washington (1)
Seattle Sounders FC
West Virginia (1)
West Virginia Soccer
Wisconsin (1)
Bavarian United SC
SC Wave
Canadian Provinces
Ontario (1)
Toronto FC
Quebec (1)
CF Montreal
British Columbia (1)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
States Without an MLS NEXT Youth Team (13)
Alaska
Arkansas
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Vermont
Wyoming
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