The assignments for Week 1 of the 2026 MLS NEXT Pro season:
02/27/2026
Inter Miami II vs Chicago Fire II
Chase Stadium (7PM ET)
REF: Benjamin Meyer
AR1: Kendall McCardell
AR2: Sarah Gaddes
4TH: John Tamayo
02/28/2026
Philadelphia Union II vs TFC II
Subaru Park (3PM ET)
REF: Luis Diego Arroyo
AR1: Sharon Gingrich
AR2: Nicholas Seymour
4TH: Cedric Cook
St. Louis CITY 2 vs Sporting KC II
Energizer Park (5PM ET)
REF: Muhammad Kaleia
AR1: Chris Schurfranz
AR2: Eric Del Rosario Gandara
4TH: Braeden Frey
NYCFC II vs Carolina Core
Belson Soccer Stadium (7PM ET)
REF: Joshua Encarnacion
AR1: Zeno Cho
AR2: Amilcar Sicaju
4TH: Gurhan Dolgun
03/01/2026
Chattanooga FC vs Crown Legacy
Finley Stadium (3PM ET)
REF: Alejo Calume
AR1: Ben Rigel
AR2: Austin Holt
4TH: Daniel Emeri
Timbers 2 vs Quakes II
Providence Park (4PM ET)
REF: Laura Rodriguez
AR1: Eric Krueger
AR2: Justin Fillmore
4TH: Kalilou Jarju
New York Red Bulls II vs Columbus Crew 2
MSU Soccer Park (5PM ET)
REF: JC Griggs
AR1: Adam Cook
AR2: Jake Brochu
4TH: Stephen Foster
Real Monarchs vs North Texas
Zions Bank Stadium (5:30PM ET)
REF: Robert Vincze
AR1: Matthew Schwartz
AR2: Clarence Clark
4TH: Brendan Lucas
FC Cincinnati 2 vs Connecticut United
NKU Soccer Stadium (6PM ET)
REF: Edson Carvajal
AR1: Zach McWhorter
AR2: Art Arustamyan
4TH: Promise Adebayo-Ige
Houston Dynamo 2 vs Colorado Rapids 2
SaberCats Stadium (7PM ET)
REF: Deny Kulasinac
AR1: Tiffini Turpin
AR2: Seth Barton
4TH: Emmy Nonso
Ventura County vs Vancouver Whitecaps 2
William Rolland Stadium (5PM ET)
REF: Brandon Stevis
AR1: Bruno Rizo
AR2: Alexander Arita
4TH: Rafael Bonilla
New England Revolution II vs Atlanta United 2
Beirne Stadium (8PM ET)
REF: Rodrigo Albuquerque
AR1: Jeremy Smith
AR2: Max Smith
4TH: Kenan Kapetanovic
Austin FC II vs MNUFC 2
Parmer Field (8:30PM ET)
REF: Mark Verso
AR1: Matt Trotter
AR2: Fernando Fierro
4TH: Kaitlyn Trowbridge
Tacoma Defiance vs Los Angeles FC 2
Starfire Stadium (10PM ET)
REF: Dion Coxe-Trieger
AR1: Christian Clerc
AR2: Seth Martin
4TH: Christopher Calderon
03/02/2026
Orlando City B vs Huntsville City
Osceola Heritage Park (7PM ET)
REF: Elvis Osmanovic
AR1: Brian Marshall
AR2: Kevin Huet
4TH: Stefan Perri