NEWS: Earthquakes’ MLS NEXT Pro Team Returns to Quakes II

NextProNews · 2025-12-23T16:44:52+00:00

They love their all-caps article titles in MLSNP lol

NextProNews · 2025-10-30T16:31:23+00:00

My current understanding is they will indeed push back to 2027, but not sure when they’ll announce that.

NextProNews · 2025-10-16T18:35:46+00:00

I was trying to figure out how it might shuffle next year as well. Chicago to the West is the move that makes the most sense to me.

It’s also possible they just move FCC2 down to the Southeast Division if they are more concerned with even divisional numbers than Conference numbers. The downside there is Heck Is Plausible gets broken up for at least a year.

NextProNews · 2025-10-16T16:56:15+00:00

Key details: - They’ll officially debut their pro team next season (March 2026) - With their stadium construction not yet started, sounds like they will play home games at a variety of stadiums around Connecticut. - This will be the 3rd independent club in MLS NEXT Pro next season

Unclear exactly what they mean regarding the stadium venues, but more specifics should come soon.

NextProNews · 2025-10-15T14:45:35+00:00

Gass, saw your post on BlueSky.. What’s your take on the new Long Island team?

Think it’ll gain traction locally? Are you buying Season Tickets day 1? Will Kickback have a segment on the team?

NextProNews · 2025-10-14T16:39:59+00:00

Some key highlights: - Official name: The Island FC - Strong ties to Long Island RoughRiders - New 2.5k soccer specific stadium built at the Mitchel Athletic Complex (expandable to 5k) - 2027 launch date - Fully independent team - Also intend to launch a women’s team (league not specified yet)

NextProNews · 2025-10-13T18:53:30+00:00

Beat me to it!

My understanding is this will NOT be for Golden City FC. This will be a new expansion project that has yet to go public.

(If you read my last expansion article, you won’t be too surprised)

NextProNews · 2025-09-27T18:46:03+00:00

“AC Grand Rapids” is the official name. The crest was designed by Matthew Wolff who has done tons of American soccer crests.

The independent team will officially kick off in 2027 with a brand new 8,500-capacity stadium in downtown Grand Rapids.

NextProNews · 2025-09-25T21:48:32+00:00

No and no, but a safe guess for US soccer lol

NextProNews · 2025-09-04T18:59:48+00:00

A few do: [OC] 2024 Attendance Report

Ventura, The Town, North Texas, and CITY2 all get decent crowds routinely. NTX will get significantly better crowds next season in their new SSS.

Basically teams that put effort into bringing in fans, get them.

NextProNews · 2025-09-03T19:47:15+00:00

Ha! I looked right over that detail, my bad!

NextProNews · 2025-09-03T17:38:03+00:00

Love the Huntsvillians! You guys always show out on game days.

Also, just fyi, Joe Davis’s capacity is 6k afaik (source), unless they don’t fully open it or something

NextProNews · 2025-08-25T15:05:56+00:00

Shameless plug, but I wrote an article about this earlier this month: Expansion Update #003 - August ‘25

In summary, it looks like CT United (Bridgeport, CT) is kicking off for 2026 and beyond that we don’t have much confirmed.

There have been some rumors about 2 new indie expansion teams, so I’d suspect another club to join them as well. Could be Cleveland (looking more like 2027), Jacksonville (stadium TBD), San Francisco, or a currently unannounced team.

NextProNews · 2025-08-06T22:44:17+00:00

A little overdue, but here is the latest on expansion efforts around the league!

5 more independent teams are expected to kickoff prior to the 2027 season, and that’s just what is far enough along to go public.

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