Major League Soccer will host its 2024 MLS NEXT Cup Playoffs and Showcase in Murfreesboro at the Richard Siegel Soccer Complex (515 Cherry Lane Dr.) as the best youth teams across the U.S. and Canada compete to earn the title of MLS NEXT Cup Champions.
The single-elimination knockout tournaments in four different age groups—U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-19—begins June 15.
All four championship matches will then be contested on Sunday, June 23, at Nashville SC’s Geodis Park, the largest soccer-specific stadium in the U.S. and Canada.
The 2024 MLS NEXT Cup Playoffs is the culmination of the 2023–24 MLS NEXT season. There is no admission charge to attend the games.
MLS NEXT Cup Playoffs matches will be 80 minutes in the U-15 age group and 90 minutes in the other three age groups. If the match is tied at the end of regulation, all games will head to penalty kicks, except for the four championship matches, which will feature two five-minute periods of extra time. If the championship matches are still tied after the extra time periods, they will then head to penalty kicks to decide a winner.
22 of the MLS NEXT Cup Playoff games, including all four championship matches, will stream live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
For the full MLS NEXT Playoff schedule, standings and more information, visit mlssoccer.com/mlsnext.
Launched in 2020, MLS NEXT is the most elite platform for youth player development in North America. Membership for the 2023–24 season includes 29 MLS academies, 114 Elite Academies (143 total clubs), 677 teams and over 15,000 players.
