VANCOUVER, BC – MLS NEXT Pro unveiled the 2025 regular season schedule on Monday. Whitecaps FC 2 (WFC2) are set to open the season on Sunday, March 9 at LAFC2 (7 p.m. PT) and play their first home match at Swangard Stadium on Saturday, March 29 against Timbers2 (4 p.m. PT). Find the complete schedule at whitecapsfc.com/wfc2.
Highlights
- Youth 18 and under free at the gate
- Tickets complimentary for Whitecaps FC season members ($140 value)
- 12 matches at Swangard Stadium, beginning on March 29
- Two matches at BC Place on May 3 and September 13
- Seven matches aligned with MLS affilate schedules
- Decision Day on October 5, followed by a return to the pick-your-opponent playoff format
- Match broadcasts split between MLS Season Pass on Apple TV and MLSNEXTPro.com
Tickets are available on Universe for $10, and are included for Whitecaps FC MLS season members ($140 value). Season members can access their complimentary tickets by using their account number as their access key at checkout. Youth 18 and under get in free at the gate.
BC PLACE
WFC2 will play two matches at BC Place on Saturday, May 3 versus Real Monarchs, and their final home match of the regular season on Saturday, September 13 against The Town FC. Both matches will kick off at 1 p.m. PT.
Tickets to enter BC Place for the WFC2 matches are separate from the tickets for the MLS matches, and all spectators will be required to leave the stadium in-between matches. Capacity for WFC2 matches is limited and on a first come, first serve basis.
MLS x MLS NEXT PRO
This season, WFC2 will see an increased number of matches coordinated with the MLS schedule, with seven games played in market versus affiliated clubs either on the same day or within a day of the first team in MLS.
- Friday, March 14 @ North Texas SC (5:30 p.m. PT)
- MLS: Saturday, March 15 @ FC Dallas (5:30 p.m. PT)
- Saturday, May 3 vs. Real Monarchs (1 p.m. PT)
- MLS: Saturday, May 3 vs. Real Salt Lake - BC Place (6:30 p.m. PT)
- Wednesday, May 28 @ MNUFC2 (5 p.m. PT)
- MLS: Wednesday, May 28 vs. Minnesota United FC (7:30 p.m. PT)
- Thursday, July 3 @ Ventura County FC (7 p.m. PT)
- MLS: Friday, July 4 @ LA Galaxy (7:30 p.m. PT)
- Sunday, July 13 @ Colorado Rapids 2 (5 p.m. PT)
- MLS: Saturday, July 12 @ Colorado Rapids (6:30 p.m. PT)
- Thursday, July 17 @ Houston Dynamo 2 (5 p.m. PT)
- MLS: Wednesday, July 16 @ Houston Dynamo (5:30 p.m. PT)
- Sunday, August 10 @ The Town FC (5 p.m. PT)
- MLS: Saturday, August 9 @ San Jose Earthquakes (7:30 p.m. PT)
- Friday, September 19 @ Sporting KC II (4 p.m. PT)
- MLS: Saturday, September 20 @ Sporting Kansas City (5:30 p.m. PT)
SEASON FORMAT
Entering the fourth season for the league, MLS NEXT Pro consists of 29 teams (27 MLS affiliates and 2 independent clubs) split between the Eastern and Western Conference.
Each club plays 28 matches (14 home, 14 away) over 30 weeks. Clubs will play division opponents a maximum of three times, with the remaining matches against conference foes.
Eight teams will qualify for the playoffs from each conference, with seeds No. 1-4 selecting their opponents in the first round. Playoffs will begin the weekend of October 17.
