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MLS Next (stylized as MLS NEXT) is a youth soccer league in the United States and Canada that is managed, organized, and controlled by Major League Soccer. It was introduced by the league in 2020. It is a successor to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. The system covers the under-13, under-14, under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-19 age groups.
MLS Next Pro (MLSNP) is a men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that is affiliated with Major League Soccer. It launched in 2022 with 21 teams and now comprises 27 reserve sides of MLS clubs and 2 independent clubs. MLS Next Pro is classified as part of the third tier of the United States soccer league system. [1]
Chicago FC United, founded in 2003, is an elite youth soccer program located in suburban Chicago. The club also operates Trevians Soccer Club and Chicago Magic. [1] FC United youth teams play in local, regional, and national leagues, and its academy teams are founding members of Girls Academy, [2] and MLS Next.
Pittsburgh Riveters SC is an American pre-professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Founded in 2024 and beginning play in 2025, the club will play in the USL W League, a pre-professional women's soccer league in the American soccer pyramid.
The D.C. United Academy is the youth and development program for the Major League Soccer club D.C. United. The program consists of teams at four age levels: [1] the under-23 and under-20 teams, as well as the Academy (U-17, U-16, and U-15). The D.C. United Academy has been one of the most successful MLS academies. [2]
By 2019, the ECNL girls' league had 94 clubs and boys' league had 90 clubs. After the shutdown of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy in 2020, [13] [26] [14] the girls' league expanded to 113 clubs and boys' league to 131 clubs. [1] Public filings indicated that the league's revenue grew from $500,000 in 2010 to $3.4 million in 2019. [3]
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The New York Red Bulls Academy is the multi-layered youth system of the New York Red Bulls. It is the first cost-free program in Major League Soccer [2] that provides a professional soccer training environment for youth players in the New York Tri-State. The soccer programs are operated as part of a global approach to player development. [3]