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The Town FC Announces 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Season

January 27, 2025 - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Earthquakes' MLS NEXT Pro team, The Town FC, announced today its schedule for the 2025 MLS NEXT Pro regular season.

Led by head coach Dan DeGeer, The Town FC returns for a fourth season in MLS NEXT Pro after closing the 2024 campaign with six wins in the last seven games to earn the Pacific Division title and a home playoff game for the first time. In only his second full season as head coach, Dan DeGeer not only led TTFC to their best regular-season finish ever with 51 points, the team advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals for the second consecutive campaign.

This season, The Town FC will open on the road Friday, March 14, against the Tacoma Defiance (7 p.m. PT) and at home on Saturday, April 19, against Real Monarchs at The Park at Saint Mary's in Moraga, California (5 p.m. PT).

The League's fourth season will begin Friday, Mar. 7 - the earliest in its history. Twenty-nine clubs will compete again this year, 27 MLS affiliates and two independent teams; Carolina Core FC and Chattanooga FC. The complete 2025 regular season schedule is available on MLSNEXTPro.com.

High potential soccer players in North America continue to hone their craft in MLS NEXT Pro and advance through the pro player pathway. Since the launch of the league in 2022, more than 155 players have signed MLS first-team contracts after competing in MLS NEXT Pro, many going on to have an impact on their MLS teams and national teams.

For the third consecutive year the majority of regular season matches, in addition to all Decision Day matches, playoff matches and MLS NEXT Pro Cup, will be available to watch live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. Available in more than 100 countries and regions, MLS Season Pass can be viewed on billions of devices through the Apple TV app on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes, game consoles, and online at tv.apple.com. The remainder of regular season matches will stream live on MLSNEXTPro.com.

Schedule Format

The 2025 regular season will consist of 406 matches, with each Club playing 28 matches - 14 at home and 14 away - over a 30-week span. Clubs will face each divisional opponent a maximum of three times as well as other intraconference rivals to round out this year's schedule.

Western Conference Eastern Conference

14 Teams 15 Teams

Pacific Frontier Southeast Northeast

LAFC 2 Austin FC II Atlanta United 2 FC Cincinnati 2

Portland Timbers 2 Colorado Rapids 2 Carolina Core FC Chicago Fire FC II

Real Monarchs Houston Dynamo 2 Chattanooga FC Columbus Crew 2

Tacoma Defiance Minnesota United FC 2 Crown Legacy FC New England Revolution II

The Town FC North Texas SC Huntsville City FC New York City II

Whitecaps FC 2 Sporting Kansas City II Inter Miami CF II New York Red Bulls II

Ventura County FC St. Louis CITY2 Orlando City B Philadelphia Union II

Toronto FC II

The Town FC - 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Regular Season Schedule

Date Time Opponent Home/Away

Mar-25 7 p.m. PT Tacoma Away

Mar-25 7:30 p.m. PT TImbers2 Away

Apr-25 5 p.m. PT Real Monarchs Away

Apr-25 5 p.m. PT MNUFC2 Home

Apr-25 5:30 p.m. PT North Texas SC Away

Apr-25 5 p.m. PT LAFC2 Home

May-25 5 p.m. PT Timbers2 Home

May-25 5 p.m. PT St Louis Home

May-25 10 a.m. PT SKCII Away

May-25 5 p.m. PT Colorado Rapids 2 TBD

Jun-25 7 p.m. PT LAFC2 Away

Jun-25 5 p.m. PT Whitecaps FC 2 Home

Jun-25 4 p.m. PT St Louis Away

Jun-25 5 p.m. PT Ventura County Home

Jul-25 7 p.m. PT Tacoma Away

Jul-25 5 p.m. PT SKCII Home

Jul-25 6:30 p.m. PT Real Monarchs Away

Aug. 3 7 p.m. PT LAFC2 Away

Aug. 10 5 p.m. PT Whitecaps FC 2 Home

Aug. 16 5 p.m. PT Ventura County Home

Aug. 22 5 p.m. PT Houston Away

Aug. 27 5 p.m. PT Real Monarchs PayPal Park

Aug. 31 5 p.m. PT MNUFC2 Away

Sept. 7 5 p.m. PT Timbers2 Home

Sept. 13 4 p.m. PT Whitecaps FC 2 Away

Sept. 21 7 p.m. PT Ventura County Away

Sept. 28 5 p.m. PT Tacoma Home

Oct. 5 1 p.m. PT Austin Home

Decision Day

Twenty-eight of the League's 29 clubs will compete on the final day of the regular season, Sunday, Oct. 5. 14 matches will take place to determine final playoff positioning, with eight teams in each conference qualifying for the 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs. Eastern Conference matches will kick off at 10 a.m. PT, followed by the Western Conference at 1 p.m. PT. All Decision Day matches will air live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.

Pick-Your-Opponent Returns

The 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs will feature 15 single elimination matches over the course of four consecutive weekends, with three rounds beginning the weekend of Oct. 17 and culminating with MLS NEXT Pro Cup the weekend of Nov. 7.

Matchups during the first two rounds of the Playoffs will be determined through the Pick-Your- Opponent format that has garnered much acclaim since its inception in 2023. This season will mark the third straight year the unique process has been utilized by MLS NEXT Pro.

All MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs and MLS NEXT Pro Cup will air live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.

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