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MLS NEXT New Competition Tier Teams and Divisions (2025-26)

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New England

Operated by National Academy League

  • Bayside FC
  • Connecticut Rush
  • FC Greater Boston Bolts
  • Ginga FC
  • IFA West
  • Intercontinental FA
  • NEFC
  • NEFC South
  • New England Surf SC
  • New York Elite Alleycats FC
  • New York Rush
  • Oakwood Soccer Club
  • Rhode Island Surf SC
  • Rochester NY FC Academy
  • Seacoast United Bedford
  • Seacoast United Mass
  • Syracuse Development Academy
  • Valeo Futbol Club

Tri-State

Operated by National Academy League

  • Beachside of Connecticut
  • Blau Weiss Gottschee
  • Cedar Stars Academy Bergen
  • Cedar Stars Academy Newark
  • Downtown United Soccer Club
  • FA Euro New York
  • FC Harlem
  • FC Hudson Valley
  • FC Westchester
  • Ironbound SC
  • Long Island Slammers
  • Long Island Soccer Club
  • Metropolitan Oval
  • New York SC
  • Stony Brook Lake Grove
  • The Football Academy
  • TSF Academy

Mid-Atlantic

Operated by National Academy League

  • Alexandria SA
  • Baltimore Armour
  • Bethesda SC
  • Cedar Stars Academy Monmouth
  • Coppermine SC
  • FC DELCO
  • Keystone FC
  • Loudoun Soccer Club
  • McLean Youth Soccer
  • PA Classics
  • PA Classics Harrisburg
  • PDA Hibernian
  • Players Development Academy
  • Real Futbol Academy
  • Sporting Athletic Club
  • Springfield SYC
  • Virginia Revolution SC
  • West Virginia Soccer

Carolinas

Operated by National Academy League

  • Carolina Core
  • Carolina Velocity FC
  • Charleston SC
  • Fox Soccer Academy Carolinas
  • James Island Youth Soccer Club
  • Queen City Mutiny
  • Tormenta FC Academy
  • Triangle United SA
  • Wake FC

South

Operated by National Academy League

  • AFC Lightning
  • BRSC
  • Hoover-Vestavia Soccer
  • Inter Atlanta FC
  • KSA
  • Lanier Soccer Academy
  • One Knoxville SC
  • Roswell Soccer Club
  • Southern Soccer Academy
  • Southern States Soccer

Sunshine

Operated by National Academy League

  • Athletum FC Academy
  • Chargers Soccer Club
  • Florida Rush
  • Galacticos Soccer Academy
  • IdeaSport SA
  • IMG
  • Jacksonville FC
  • Miami Futbol Academy Rush
  • NONA Soccer Academy
  • One FC
  • Orlando City Soccer School South
  • Orlando City Youth SC - Seminole
  • Plantation FC Rush
  • South Florida Football Academy
  • Tampa Bay United
  • United Soccer Alliance
  • West Florida Flames
  • Weston FC

Pioneer

Operated by Cobalt Sports

  • AC River
  • Capital City North
  • Capital City South
  • Dallas Hornets North
  • Dallas Hornets East
  • GFIA North
  • GFIA South
  • Houston Futsal Club
  • Houston Rangers
  • IDEA Toros Futbol Academy
  • Ozark United FC
  • San Antonio United SC
  • Sporting Oklahoma
  • Tulsa Greenwood SC

Heartland

Operated by Sporting Development League

  • Lou Fusz Athletic
  • Lou Fusz Athletic 2
  • Sporting Blue Valley
  • Sporting City
  • Sporting Springfield
  • Sporting Wichita
  • St. Louis Development Academy
  • St. Louis Scott Gallagher
  • St. Louis Scott Gallagher St. Charles
  • Sting Nebraska

Great Lakes

Operated by National Academy League

  • Beadling SC
  • Chicago FC United
  • Chicago Fire Youth SC
  • Club Ohio
  • Cincinnati United Premier SC
  • Galaxy Soccer Club
  • Indy Eleven
  • Javanon FC
  • Lexington SC
  • Michigan Bucks Academy
  • Michigan Futbol Academy
  • Michigan Jaguars
  • Michigan Jaguars United FC
  • Michigan Stars Elite
  • Michigan Tigers FC
  • Michigan Wolves
  • Midwest United FC
  • St. Louis Scott Gallagher Illinois
  • Sockers FC Chicago
  • Vardar Soccer Club

North

Operated by National Academy League

  • Bavarian United SC
  • Elmbrook United
  • Forward Madison FC
  • Lakeville SC
  • Manitou F.C.
  • Minneapolis United SC
  • SC Wave
  • Saint Paul Blackhawks
  • Tonka Fusion Elite
  • Wisconsin United FC

Pacific Northwest

Operated by Elite Academy League

  • Atletico FC
  • Mt. Rainier Futbol Club
  • Oregon Surf SC
  • Saints Academy
  • Seattle Celtic
  • Soccer Chance Academy
  • Sozo FC
  • Valor Soccer
  • Washington East Surf SC
  • Washington Rush
  • Western Washington Surf SC
  • Westside Metros FC
  • Whatcom Rangers

Mountain

Operated by Elite Academy League and clubs will be announced at a later date.

Northern California

Operated by Cal North Soccer Association

  • AC Marin Vision
  • ALBION SC Merced
  • Almaden FC
  • Atletico Santa Rosa
  • Ballistic United
  • Breakers FC
  • Burlingame Soccer Club
  • De Anza Force
  • Diablo Valley Futbol Club
  • Elk Grove Soccer
  • FC Bay Area Surf
  • Lamorinda Soccer Club
  • Los Gatos United Soccer Club
  • Napa United
  • Palo Alto Soccer Club | Silicon Valley Soccer Academy
  • Sacramento United
  • San Francisco Glens SC
  • San Francisco Seals
  • Woodside Soccer Club Crush

Desert

Operated by Cobalt Sports

  • ALBION Las Vegas
  • Barca Residency Academy
  • Celtic Storm
  • City SC Utah
  • Downtown Las Vegas SC
  • FC Tucson Youth SC
  • Las Vegas Sports Academy
  • Monarchs AZ
  • Phoenix Premier FC
  • Phoenix Rising FC
  • Players Soccer Club
  • RSL Arizona
  • RSL Arizona Mesa
  • SC Del Sol
  • Sparta United Soccer Club
  • Utah FC
  • Wasatch Soccer Club

Southern California

Operated by Elite Academy League

  • ALBION Los Angeles
  • ALBION Riverside
  • ALBION San Diego
  • Chula Vista FC
  • City SC - San Diego
  • FC Golden State
  • LA Surf Soccer Club
  • LA Youth
  • Laguna United FC
  • Los Angeles Bulls Soccer Club
  • Los Angeles Soccer Club
  • Murrieta Soccer Academy
  • Oaks FC
  • SoCal Reds FC
  • Sporting San Diego
  • Strikers FC
  • Total Futbol Academy
  • Ventura County Fusion