FRISCO, Texas (Feb. 24, 2022) – North Texas SC announced today its full 2022 MLS NEXT Pro regular season schedule which begins on Saturday, March 26 at 8PM CT against Minnesota United FC 2 at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in a match presented by MTX. The club will play a 24-match regular season culminating with an away match against Houston Dynamo 2 on Sept. 18 at AVEVA Stadium on MLS NEXT Pro Decision Day.
Tickets
Individual tickets for North Texas SC home matches can be purchased at FCDallas.com/clubs/ntsc/schedule. Season tickets can be purchased HERE.
MLS NEXT Pro Format
Each MLS NEXT Pro team will compete in 24 regular season games, 12 home and 12 away, across 26-weeks, culminating on September 18 with MLS NEXT Pro Decision Day.
Prioritizing regional play, teams have been divided into two conferences, an Eastern and Western Conference, comprised of two Divisions in each.
Each team will play divisional opponents two to three times, as well as the other teams in their conference at least twice. A total of four non-conference matchups will take place during the 2022 MLS NEXT Pro season.
A total of eight teams, four from each conference, will qualify for the MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs. This includes the top team from each division, and the two teams with the next most points in each conference.
More information about the Playoff Format and Schedule will be announced at a later date.
Rivalry Week
MLS NEXT Pro will host Rivalry Week on July 10 – 16, 2022, coinciding with the MLS Heineken® Rivalry Week. For its Rivalry Week match, North Texas SC will host Houston Dynamo 2 on July 15 at 8PM at Choctaw Stadium.
Streaming Information and Games of the Week
Fans will be able to watch every game of the MLS NEXT Pro inaugural season via live stream on mlsnextpro.com. In addition, more than 30 games will be billed as “Games of the Week”, featuring enhanced productions. Each MLS NEXT Pro club will have at least one home game featured, and all playoff games will be enhanced productions.
Conference and Divisional Alignment
For 2022, the league will be separated into two conferences – Western and Eastern – with each conference comprised of two divisions. Below is the divisional breakout of the MLS NEXT Pro teams:
Preseason Match Schedule
North Texas SC has also announced its 2022 preseason match schedule which begins on Saturday, Feb. 26 at Toyota Stadium against the University of Tulsa. The match will kick off at approximately 7PM following the conclusion FC Dallas’ match against Toronto FC. The club will also face Southern Methodist University (SMU) on March 5 at Toyota Soccer Center in Frisco before taking on Houston Dynamo 2 on March 13. North Texas will close out its preseason on March 19 against FC Dallas Boys Academy U-19 team.
