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North Texas SC Announces 2022 MLS NEXT Pro Schedule

February 24, 2022 - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
North Texas SC News Release


FRISCO, Texas - North Texas SC announced today its full 2022 MLS NEXT Pro regular season schedule which begins on Saturday, March 26 at 8PM CT against Minnesota United FC 2 at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The club will play a 24-match regular season culminating with an away match against Houston Dynamo 2 on Sept. 18 at AVEVA Stadium on MLS NEXT Pro Decision Day.

North Texas SC 2022 MLS NEXT Pro Schedule

Week DATE OPPONENT STADIUM TIME (CT)

1 March 26 Minnesota United FC 2 Choctaw Stadium 8:00 PM

2 April 2 Tacoma Defiance Cheney Stadium 9:00 PM

3 April 10 Colorado Rapids 2 Choctaw Stadium 4:00 PM

4 April 17 San Jose Earthquakes II PayPal Park 7:00 PM

5 April 23 Houston Dynamo 2 Toyota Stadium 5:00 PM

6 May 1 Sporting Kansas City II Swope Soccer Park 7:00 PM

7 May 8 Tacoma Defiance Choctaw Stadium 4:00 PM

8 May 14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Choctaw Stadium 8:00 PM

9 May 20 Real Monarchs Zions Bank 8:00 PM

10 June 4 Colorado Rapids 2 Dick's Sporting Goods Park 8:00 PM

11 June 11 Portland Timbers 2 Choctaw Stadium 8:00 PM

12 June 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 BC Place 9:00 PM

13 June 26 Minnesota United FC 2 Choctaw Stadium 7:30 PM

14 July 2 Sporting Kansas City II Swope Soccer Park 7:00 PM

15 July 10 San Jose Earthquakes II Choctaw Stadium 7:30 PM

16 July 15 Houston Dynamo 2 Choctaw Stadium 8:00 PM

17 July 23 St. Louis City SC 2 SIUE 7:00 PM

18 July 31 Sporting Kansas City II Choctaw Stadium 7:30 PM

19 Aug. 7 Portland Timbers 2 Hillsboro Stadium 9:00 PM

20 Aug. 12 Real Monarchs Choctaw Stadium 8:00 PM

21 Aug. 21 Colorado Rapids 2 Dick's Sporting Goods Park 9:00 PM

22 Sept. 3 Minnesota United FC 2 National Sports Center 6:00 PM

23 Sept. 11 St. Louis City SC 2 Choctaw Stadium 7:30 PM

24 Sept. 18 Houston Dynamo 2 AVEVA Stadium 6:00 PM

Tickets

Individual tickets for North Texas SC home matches can be purchased at FCDallas.com/clubs/ntsc/schedule.

MLS NEXT Pro Format

Each MLS NEXT Pro team will compete in 24 regular season games, 12 home and 12 away, across 26-weeks, culminating on September 18 with MLS NEXT Pro Decision Day.

Prioritizing regional play, teams have been divided into two conferences, an Eastern and Western Conference, comprised of two Divisions in each. Each team will play divisional opponents two to three times, as well as the other teams in their conference at least twice. A total of four non-conference matchups will take place during the 2022 MLS NEXT Pro season.

A total of eight teams, four from each conference, will qualify for the MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs. This includes the top team from each division, and the two teams with the next most points in each conference. More information about the Playoff Format and Schedule will be announced at a later date.

Rivalry Week

MLS NEXT Pro will host Rivalry Week on July 10 - 16, 2022, coinciding with the MLS Heineken® Rivalry Week. For its Rivalry Week match, North Texas SC will host Houston Dynamo 2 on July 15 at 8PM at Choctaw Stadium.

Streaming Information and Games of the Week

Fans will be able to watch every game of the MLS NEXT Pro inaugural season via live stream on mlsnextpro.com. In addition, more than 30 games will be billed as "Games of the Week", featuring enhanced productions. Each MLS NEXT Pro club will have at least one home game featured, and all playoff games will be enhanced productions.

Conference and Divisional Alignment

For 2022, the league will be separated into two conferences - Western and Eastern - with each conference comprised of two divisions. Below is the divisional breakout of the MLS NEXT Pro teams:

Western Conference Eastern Conference

Frontier Division Northeast Division

Colorado Rapids 2 New England Revolution II

North Texas SC NYCFC II

Houston Dynamo 2 Philadelphia Union II

Sporting KC II Rochester NY FC

MNUFC 2 TFC II

STL CITY 2

Pacific Division Central Division

Real Monarchs Chicago Fire FC II

Earthquakes II FC Cincinnati 2

Tacoma Defiance Columbus Crew 2

Timbers 2 Inter Miami II

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Orlando City B

For the full 2022 MLS NEXT Pro Schedule, please visit mlsnextpro.com.

Preseason Match Schedule

North Texas SC has also announced its 2022 preseason match schedule which begins on Saturday, Feb. 26 at Toyota Stadium against the University of Tulsa. The match will kick off at approximately 7PM following the conclusion FC Dallas' match against Toronto FC. The club will also face Southern Methodist University (SMU) on March 5 at Toyota Soccer Center in Frisco before taking on Houston Dynamo 2 on March 13. North Texas will close out its preseason on March 19 against FC Dallas Boys Academy U-19 team.

North Texas SC Preseason Schedule

DATE OPPONENT STADIUM TIME (CT)

Feb. 26 University of Tulsa Toyota Stadium 7:00 PM

March 5 SMU Toyota Soccer Center 6:30PM

March 13 Houston Dynamo 2 Houston Sports Park 1PM

March 19 FC Dallas Academy U19 Toyota Soccer Center TBD




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