США - Лига MLS Next Pro

США - Лига MLS Next Pro

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MLS Next Pro (MLSNP) is a men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that is affiliated with Major League Soccer. It launched in 2022 with 21 teams and now comprises 27 reserve sides of MLS clubs and 2 independent clubs. MLS Next Pro is classified as part of the third tier of the United States soccer league system.

History

On June 21, 2021, Major League Soccer announced the creation of a new professional league which would begin play in 2022. MLS has applied to the United States Soccer Federation for the league to be sanctioned as a Division III professional league, the same level currently occupied by USL League One and the National Independent Soccer Association and one level below the USL Championship. MLS announced that Next Pro would start with at least 20 teams, many of them owned by Major League Soccer and development teams between their first-teams and their youth academies. All MLS clubs with reserve teams in the USL Championship or USL League One initially planned to move those sides to MLS Next Pro by 2023. D.C. United's formerly owned-and-operated reserve team was sold to independent buyers.

The inaugural match of MLS Next Pro was played on March 25, 2022, at Hermann Stadium in St. Louis. St. Louis City SC 2 defeated Rochester New York FC 2–0. Wan Kuzain scored the first ever goal in the 20th minute.

The league makes use of unique rules such as all regular season draws being decided by penalty shootouts and the addition of concussion substitutions. On July 6, 2022, new rules for the league were introduced in the middle of the season. This included an off-field treatment rule meant to curb gamesmanship and timewasting and a new rule for red card suspensions: The suspension a player gets for getting a red card or two yellow cards in the same game will be served by the player when next playing against the same opponent.

США — Лига MLS Next Pro

MLS Next Pro — новая профессиональная футбольная лига второго уровня в США и Канаде. Она была основана в 2022 году и является дочерней лигой Major League Soccer (MLS). Лига была создана для того, чтобы предоставить молодым игрокам возможность соревноваться на более высоком уровне и подготовить их к игре в MLS.

В сезоне 2023 года в MLS Next Pro участвуют 28 команд, разделенных на две конференции: Восточную и Западную. Команды проводят по 34 матча в регулярном сезоне, после которого проходят плей-офф, в которых участвуют 8 лучших команд каждой конференции. Финал MLS Next Pro проводится в конце сезона, и победитель получает Кубок MLS Next Pro.

В лиге выступают такие команды, как New England Revolution II, Philadelphia Union II, FC Cincinnati 2, Toronto FC II, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 и многие другие.

MLS Next Pro является важной частью системы развития футбола в США и Канаде. Лига предоставляет молодым игрокам возможность соревноваться на высоком уровне и готовиться к игре в MLS. Кроме того, MLS Next Pro помогает развивать футбол в новых регионах и повышать его популярность в Северной Америке.