MLS Reserve League

For the league launched in 2022, see MLS Next Pro.

MLS Reserve League
Founded2005
Folded2014
CountryUnited States
Canada
Last championsChicago Fire Reserves

The MLS Reserve League was a soccer league for the reserve teams of Major League Soccer with teams in both the United States and Canada.

It was inaugurated on April 9, 2005, with the first official reserve game being a 2–0 victory by Chivas USA over the host San Jose Earthquakes. The reserve division disbanded after the 2008 season but returned in 2011 with 18 clubs split into East, Central, and West divisions.[1] Each club played ten games consisting of home-and-away matches versus each of its five divisional opponents.

In 2013, the schedule of the MLS Reserve League was integrated with the schedule of the USL Pro, with teams from each league playing each other.[2]

  1. ^ Commissioner reveals details of Reserve Division
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference MLS_USL_Deal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).