The MLS Next All-Star Game, formerly known as the MLS Homegrown Game, is an exhibition match between selected players in MLS Next Pro. Similar to events such as Major League Baseball's All-Star Futures Game, the National Hockey League's NHL All-Star Skills Competition and the National Basketball Association's Rising Stars Challenge, the event serves as a supporting event to the league's all-star game.[1]
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| Founded | 2014 |
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| Region | Major League Soccer (CONCACAF) |
| Number of teams | 2 |
The inaugural game, held on August 4, 2014 against the Portland Timbers U23s at Providence Park, ended in a scoreless draw.[2] The competition was held every season until 2020 when it was disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition resumed under its current name and format.
Results
editMLS Homegrown Game (2014–2021)
edit| Year | Date | Score | Opponent | Venue | Host Club | Most Valuable Player |
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| 2014 | August 5 | 0–0 |  Portland Timbers U23s
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Providence Park | Portland Timbers | Jon Kempin, GK, Sporting Kansas City |
| 2015 | July 28 | 1–1 (4–5) |
 Club América U-20s
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Dick's Sporting Goods Park | Colorado Rapids | León Quiñones, GK, Club América |
| 2016 | July 27 | 0–2 | Mexico U-20s
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Avaya Stadium | San Jose Earthquakes | Luis Marquez, MF, Guadalajara |
| 2017 | August 1 | 2–2 | Guadalajara U-20s
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Toyota Park | Chicago Fire | Kortne Ford, DF, Colorado Rapids |
| 2018 | July 31 | 1–1 | Tigres U-20s
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Atlanta United FC training facility | Atlanta United FC | Andrew Carleton, MF, Atlanta United FC |
| 2019 | July 30 | 2–2 (3–0) |
Chivas U-20s
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ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex | Orlando City SC | Noble Okello, MF, Toronto FC |
| 2020 | On hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. | |||||
MLS Next All-Star Game (2022–present)
edit| Year | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Host Club | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | August 10 |  MLS Next West
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1–2 | MLS Next East
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Allianz Field | Minnesota United FC | Favian Loyola, MF, Orlando City B |
| 2023 | July 19 | MLS Next West
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2–2 (5–4p) | MLS Next East
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Glenn Warner Soccer Facility | D.C. United | Mo Shour, GK, Tacoma Defiance |
| 2024 | July 23[3] | MLS Next West
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2–4 | MLS Next East
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Historic Crew Stadium | Columbus Crew | Cavan Sullivan, MF, Philadelphia Union |
Yearly rosters
edit2014
edit| Pos. | Player | Club | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jon Kempin |
Sporting Kansas City | 21 |
| GK | Matt Lampson |
Columbus Crew | 24 |
| DF | Connor Lade |
New York Red Bulls | 24 |
| DF | Ashtone Morgan |
Toronto FC | 22 |
| DF | Shane O'Neill |
Colorado Rapids | 21 |
| DF | Erik Palmer-Brown |
Sporting Kansas City | 17 |
| DF | Carlos Salcedo |
Real Salt Lake | 20 |
| MF | Steven Evans |
Portland Timbers | 22 |
| MF | Danny Garcia |
FC Dallas | 20 |
| MF | Zach Pfeffer |
Philadelphia Union | 19 |
| MF | Chris Ritter |
Chicago Fire | 23 |
| MF | Dillon Serna |
Colorado Rapids | 20 |
| MF | Harry Shipp |
Chicago Fire | 22 |
| MF | Russell Teibert |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 21 |
| MF | Wil Trapp |
Columbus Crew | 21 |
| FW | Caleb Calvert |
Chivas USA | 17 |
| FW | Bradford Jamieson IV |
LA Galaxy | 17 |
| FW | Sean Okoli |
Seattle Sounders FC | 21 |
| FW | Tommy Thompson |
San Jose Earthquakes | 18 |
| FW | Gyasi Zardes |
LA Galaxy | 22 |
2015
edit| Pos. | Player | Club | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jesse González |
FC Dallas | 21 |
| GK | Matt Lampson |
Columbus Crew | 25 |
| DF | Justen Glad |
Real Salt Lake | 18 |
| DF | Shane O'Neill |
Colorado Rapids | 22 |
| DF | Erik Palmer-Brown |
Sporting Kansas City | 18 |
| DF | Jalen Robinson |
D.C. United | 21 |
| DF | Oscar Sorto |
LA Galaxy | 21 |
| DF | Tyler Turner |
Orlando City SC | 19 |
| MF | Jay Chapman |
Toronto FC | 21 |
| MF | Sean Davis |
New York Red Bulls | 22 |
| MF | Zach Pfeffer |
Philadelphia Union | 20 |
| MF | Memo Rodríguez |
Houston Dynamo | 19 |
| MF | Dillon Serna |
Colorado Rapids | 21 |
| MF | Harry Shipp |
Chicago Fire | 23 |
| MF | Ben Swanson |
Columbus Crew | 18 |
| MF | Russell Teibert |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 21 |
| MF | Alex Zendejas |
FC Dallas | 17 |
| FW | Coy Craft |
FC Dallas | 18 |
| FW | Kianz Froese |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 19 |
| FW | Anthony Jackson-Hamel |
Montreal Impact | 21 |
| FW | Bradford Jamieson IV |
LA Galaxy | 18 |
| FW | Tommy Thompson |
San Jose Earthquakes | 19 |
2016
edit| Pos. | Player | Club | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Maxime Crépeau |
Montreal Impact | 22 |
| GK | Jesse González |
FC Dallas | 21 |
| DF | Danilo Acosta |
Real Salt Lake | 18 |
| DF | Justen Glad |
Real Salt Lake | 19 |
| DF | Aaron Guillen |
FC Dallas | 23 |
| DF |  Phanuel Kavita |
Real Salt Lake | 23 |
| DF | Jalen Robinson |
D.C. United | 22 |
| DF | Tyler Turner |
Orlando City SC | 20 |
| MF | Tyler Adams |
New York Red Bulls | 17 |
| MF | Jordan Allen |
Real Salt Lake | 21 |
| MF | Jay Chapman |
Toronto FC | 22 |
| MF | Coy Craft |
FC Dallas | 19 |
| MF |  Harrison Heath† |
Orlando City SC | 20 |
| MF |  Zachary Herivaux† |
New England Revolution | 20 |
| MF | Aaron Kovar |
Seattle Sounders FC | 22 |
| MF | Raúl Mendiola |
LA Galaxy | 22 |
| MF | Tommy Thompson |
San Jose Earthquakes | 20 |
| FW | Joey Calistri |
Chicago Fire | 22 |
| FW | Jordan Hamilton |
Toronto FC | 20 |
| FW | Jack McBean |
LA Galaxy | 21 |
| FW | Jordan Morris |
Seattle Sounders FC | 21 |
† – Herivaux was named as an injury replacement for Heath.
2017
edit| Pos. | Player | Club | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jesse González |
FC Dallas | 22 |
| GK | Evan Louro |
New York Red Bulls | 21 |
| DF | Marco Farfan† |
Portland Timbers | 18 |
| DF | Kortne Ford |
Colorado Rapids | 19 |
| DF | Justen Glad |
Real Salt Lake | 20 |
| DF | Erik Palmer-Brown† |
Sporting Kansas City | 20 |
| DF | Auston Trusty |
Philadelphia Union | 18 |
| MF | Tyler Adams |
New York Red Bulls | 18 |
| MF | Alphonso Davies† |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 16 |
| MF | Derrick Etienne |
New York Red Bulls | 20 |
| MF | Chris Goslin† |
Atlanta United FC | 17 |
| MF | José Hernández† |
Real Salt Lake | 21 |
| MF | Derrick Jones |
Philadelphia Union | 20 |
| MF | Brooks Lennon |
Real Salt Lake | 19 |
| MF | Djordje Mihailovic |
Chicago Fire | 18 |
| MF | Paxton Pomykal |
FC Dallas | 17 |
| MF | Ballou Tabla† |
Montreal Impact | 18 |
| FW | Andrew Carleton |
Atlanta United FC | 17 |
| FW |  Jesús Ferreira |
FC Dallas | 16 |
| FW | Jordan Hamilton |
Toronto FC | 21 |
| FW | Bradford Jamieson IV |
LA Galaxy | 20 |
† – Goslin, Hernández, and Palmer-Brown were named as injury replacements for Davies, Farfan, and Tabla.
2018
edit| Pos. | Player | Club | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | JT Marcinkowski |
San Jose Earthquakes | 21 |
| GK | Sean Melvin |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 24 |
| DF | Marco Farfan |
Portland Timbers | 19 |
| DF | Auston Trusty |
Philadelphia Union | 19 |
| DF | James Sands |
New York City FC | 18 |
| DF | Jaylin Lindsey |
Sporting Kansas City | 18 |
| DF | Aaron Herrera |
Real Salt Lake | 21 |
| DF | Mark McKenzie |
Philadelphia Union | 19 |
| DF | Matthew Real |
Philadelphia Union | 18 |
| MF | Andrew Carleton |
Atlanta United FC | 18 |
| MF | Anthony Fontana |
Philadelphia Union | 18 |
| MF | Cameron Lindley |
Orlando City SC | 21 |
| MF | Liam Fraser |
Toronto FC | 20 |
| MF | Sebastian Saucedo |
Real Salt Lake | 21 |
| MF | Ben Mines |
New York Red Bulls | 18 |
| MF | Efraín Álvarez |
LA Galaxy | 16 |
| MF | Lagos Kunga |
Atlanta United FC | 19 |
| MF | Paxton Pomykal |
FC Dallas | 17 |
| MF |  Wan Kuzain |
Sporting Kansas City | 19 |
| FW | Jesús Ferreira |
FC Dallas | 17 |
2019
edit| Pos. | Player | Club | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | David Ochoa |
Real Salt Lake | 18 |
| GK | JT Marcinkowski |
San Jose Earthquakes | 22 |
| GK | Mason Stajduhar |
Orlando City SC | 21 |
| DF | Clément Bayiha |
Montreal Impact | 20 |
| DF | Sam Vines |
Colorado Rapids | 20 |
| DF |  Erik McCue |
Houston Dynamo | 18 |
| DF | Aboubacar Keita |
Columbus Crew SC | 19 |
| DF | Andre Reynolds |
Chicago Fire | 18 |
| DF | George Campbell |
Atlanta United FC | 18 |
| DF | Bryan Reynolds |
FC Dallas | 18 |
| MF | Edwin Cerrillo |
FC Dallas | 18 |
| MF | Gianluca Busio |
Sporting Kansas City | 17 |
| MF | Brandon Servania |
FC Dallas | 20 |
| MF | Brenden Aaronson |
Philadelphia Union | 18 |
| MF | Cole Bassett |
Colorado Rapids | 18 |
| MF | Noble Okello |
Toronto FC | 19 |
| MF | Mathieu Choinière |
Montreal Impact | 20 |
| MF | Thomas Roberts |
FC Dallas | 18 |
| MF | Efraín Álvarez |
LA Galaxy | 17 |
| FW | Justin Rennicks |
New England Revolution | 20 |
| FW | Theo Bair |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 19 |
| FW | Benji Michel |
Orlando City SC | 21 |
| FW |  Handwalla Bwana |
Seattle Sounders FC | 22 |
| FW | Omir Fernandez |
New York Red Bulls | 20 |
2022
editMLS Next East Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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MLS Next West Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notes
edit- ^ Committed to University of Maryland, College Park ahead of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.[4]
- ^ Committed to University of Virginia ahead of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.
References
edit- ^ "Players, coach chime in on future of MLS Homegrown Game". August 5, 2014.
- ^ "All-Star: Roster revealed for 2014 Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game in Portland on August 4". Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ Sigal, Jonathan (July 23, 2024). "Cavan Sullivan: Philadelphia Union sensation leads MLS NEXT All-Star Game comeback". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Announces 2022 Signees". umterps.com. February 7, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.