MLS Next All-Star Game explained

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]

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

MLS Homegrown Game (2014–2021)

Year	Date	Score	Opponent	Venue	Host Club	Most Valuable Player
2014	August 5	0–0	Portland Timbers U23s		Portland Timbers	Jon Kempin, GK, Sporting Kansas City
2015	July 28	1–1 (4–5)	Club América U-20s		Colorado Rapids	León Quiñones, GK, Club América
2016	July 27	0–2	Mexico U-20s		San Jose Earthquakes	Luis Marquez, MF, Guadalajara
2017	August 1	2–2	Guadalajara U-20s		Chicago Fire	Kortne Ford, DF, Colorado Rapids
2018	July 31	1–1	Tigres U-20s	Atlanta United FC training facility	Atlanta United FC	Andrew Carleton, MF, Atlanta United FC
2019	July 30	2–2 (3–0)	Chivas U-20s		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)

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Host Club	Most Valuable Player
2022	August 10	MLS Next West	1–2	MLS Next East	Allianz Field	Minnesota United FC	Favian Loyola, MF, Orlando City B
2023	July 19	MLS Next West	2–2 (5–4p)	MLS Next East	Glenn Warner Soccer Facility	D.C. United	Mo Shour, GK, Tacoma Defiance
2024	July 23[3]	MLS Next West	2–4	MLS Next East	Historic Crew Stadium	Columbus Crew	Cavan Sullivan, MF, Philadelphia Union

Yearly rosters

2014

Pos.	Player	Club	Age
GK			21
GK			24
DF			24
DF			22
DF			21
DF			17
DF			20
MF			22
MF			20
MF			19
MF			23
MF			20
MF			22
MF			21
MF			21
FW			17
FW			17
FW			21
FW			18
FW			22

2015

Pos.	Player	Club	Age
GK			21
GK			25
DF			18
DF			22
DF			18
DF			21
DF			21
DF			19
MF			21
MF			22
MF			20
MF			19
MF			21
MF			23
MF			18
MF			21
MF			17
FW			18
FW			19
FW			21
FW			18
FW			19

2016

Pos.	Player	Club	Age
GK			22
GK			21
DF			18
DF			19
DF			23
DF			23
DF			22
DF			20
MF			17
MF			21
MF			22
MF			19
MF	Harrison Heath†		20
MF	Zachary Herivaux†		20
MF			22
MF			22
MF			20
FW			22
FW			20
FW			21
FW			21

† – Herivaux was named as an injury replacement for Heath.

2017

Pos.	Player	Club	Age
GK			22
GK			21
DF	Marco Farfan†		18
DF			19
DF			20
DF	Erik Palmer-Brown†		20
DF			18
MF			18
MF	Alphonso Davies†		16
MF			20
MF	Chris Goslin†		17
MF	José Hernández†		21
MF			20
MF			19
MF			18
MF			17
MF	Ballou Tabla†		18
FW			17
FW			16
FW			21
FW			20

† – Goslin, Hernández, and Palmer-Brown were named as injury replacements for Davies, Farfan, and Tabla.

2018

Pos.	Player	Club	Age
GK			21
GK			24
DF			19
DF			19
DF			18
DF			18
DF			21
DF			19
DF			18
MF			18
MF			18
MF			21
MF			20
MF			21
MF			18
MF			16
MF			19
MF			17
MF			19
FW			17

2019

Pos.	Player	Club	Age
GK			18
GK			22
GK			21
DF			20
DF			20
DF			18
DF			19
DF			18
DF			18
DF			18
MF			18
MF			17
MF			20
MF			18
MF			18
MF			19
MF			20
MF			18
MF			17
FW			20
FW			19
FW			21
FW			22
FW			20

2022

MLS Next East

MLS Next West

External links

• Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Players, coach chime in on future of MLS Homegrown Game. August 5, 2014.
2. Web site: All-Star: Roster revealed for 2014 Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game in Portland on August 4. Major League Soccer. July 9, 2014.
3. News: Sigal . Jonathan . July 23, 2024 . Cavan Sullivan: Philadelphia Union sensation leads MLS NEXT All-Star Game comeback . MLSsoccer.com . July 25, 2024.