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U13 mls next standings


MLS NEXT rolls out new U13, U14 rankings to emphasize development over wins. How it works

When we win a game in a team sport, what does it mean for our individual development, especially when kids are still growing and maturing?

It’s a question youth sports parents ponder, and it’s one Major League Soccer has wrestled with during the five years its MLS NEXT youth program has existed.

"If we just have a bunch of dominant 13- and 14-year-olds that don't end up being dominant 18-year olds, I think that's a huge miss on the return on our investment,” said Luis Robles, MLS NEXT’s technical director and a former USMNT goalie. "So this is why we have to tinker with different ways to evaluate players.”

The organization will announce Wednesday a pilot program to evaluate its U13 and U14 age groups that looks beyond traditional results of games, focusing on complete performances of individuals. Its Quality of Play rankings move away from wins, losses and draws to measure progress of teams based on their players' offensive and defensive actions, including their off-the-ball movements in games we sometimes don’t see.

This is the first time MLS NEXT will have a list of standings for tea

2025 U13-U15 MLS NEXT RULES

Match Competition
  • U13-U15 MLS NEXT | All teams play 3 group matches | All teams play a 4th match on Monday determined by final group standings 

Match Length & Field Size:
  • U13-U15 MLS NEXT: 2x35 minute halves ​
  • Of note, the NAC will follow MLS NEXT guidelines for U13 Field dimensions. 
Match Ball:
  • Size 5 Official match ball must be used for U14-U15 MLS NEXT matches
  • Size 4 Official match ball must be used for U13 MLS NEXT matches
Video Equipment:
  • All games will be streamed through Spiideo
  • No Clubs/teams are allowed to bring their own equipment 

MLS NEXT U13-U15 Roster Rules
  • Only MLS NEXT players are eligible to participate in the National Academy Championships. Full time and Future players are eligible if they are registered for MLS NEXT and show up on your Kitman Lab Rosters.
  • All bio-banding (late-developers) regulations are in effect, so if a player is a late developer in MLS NEXT they are eligible to be bio-banded in the National Academy Championships.
  • Please bring your own substitution cards.
  • Players who are serving suspension from MLS NEXT competiti

    2025 MLS Academy Rankings

    August 2025

    It’s that period again — the full grave dive into every MLS academy, ranked from top to bottom. These rankings weigh four key factors: overall talent level (driven by scouting and recruiting), the academy’s track record in developing professionals, how effectively they action players through the professional pathway, and the resources they include at their disposal. Each category is scored on a 1–10 scale.

    1. Philadelphia Union (no change)

    Talent: 10
    Development: 9
    Pathway: 8
    Resources: 10

    Philadelphia Union remains the superior academy in the country for the third straight year. No other U.S. club is producing more high-level prospects. They maximize their MLS Next Pro team as a development tool, consistently fielding one of the youngest rosters while still achieving on-field success. That said, critics discuss — and I agree — that the first team could give even more opportunities to its top young talent. The upcoming age groups aren’t quite at the level we’ve reach to expect, so it will be interesting to see how they leverage their strong scouting and recruiting network to fortify those classes. They’re not ideal, but they’re still
    u13 mls next standings

    MLS NEXT 2023/2024

    Lou Fusz Athletic will officially be expanding it’s participation in Major League Soccer’s Youth Development League, MLS Next. LFA and it’s teams will now compete in a full MLS Next Player Pathway for the 2023-2024 season.

    In the decision-making process for extension clubs, MLS Next evaluates several factors including leadership, club environment, coaching staff, and player development. After having success at the U13 and U14 age levels for the past two years, MLS Next has granted the club with the full player pathway including U13, U14, U15, U16, U17, and U19 teams.

    LFA Managing Director, Dan Gargan, emphasizes, “This is another major step for soccer in St. Louis. The wealth of knowledge and passion for the game in this town is seen and felt on a daily basis. We want to provide the youth as many avenues towards opportunity as possible. Celebrating our 30th Anniversary, it’s fitting that we take a big step forward on the shoulders of all the players, coaches, and families that have built the great reputation of the Club to this point. This has been a goal of our for the past few years, and now we get to refocus our intentions and compete on the bigge

    Club Soccer Team Rankings

    1 Orlando City Orlando, FL2 Strikers FC Irvine, CA3 FC Delco - MLS Next Coatesville, PA4 New York Red Bulls - MLS Next Harrison, NJ5 Cedar Stars Academy - Hudson Valley - Bergen Pine Island, NY6 Total Futbol Academy - MLS Next 7 Sacramento Republic FC - MLS Next Sacramento, CA8 Atlanta United FC - MLS Next Atlanta, GA9 Los Angeles FC - MLS Next 10 Dallas Texans - Academy Dallas, TX11 Legends FC - ECNL Glendora, CA12 LA Galaxy - MLS Next Carson, CA13 Philadelphia Union - MLS Next 14 Chicago Fire - MLS Next Bridgeview, IL15 NTH Nasa - ECNL Marietta, GA16 Crossfire Premier SC - ECNL