St. Louis CITY SC Academy’s U-15, U-16 and U-19 teams are heading to Boyds, Maryland for the 2025 MLS NEXT Flex. The competition runs from May 9 through May 13 and will be held at Maryland SoccerPlex.
Academy teams from all over the United States will compete to book their spot in the 2025 MLS NEXT Cup Playoffs which will be held in Nashville, Tennessee next month. Each of the four age groups – U-15s, U-16s, U-17s and U-19s, comprised of 232 teams, will be divided into groups of four, as teams are seeded based on their regular season performance from September 2024 to March 2025. The winner of each group will qualify for a spot in the MLS NEXT Cup Playoffs.
All three CITY SC Academy teams entering the competition have enjoyed successful runs of form this spring. The U-15s have remained undefeated this season with an impressive 6-0-0 record. In fact, the U-15s won the U-15 Mid-America (West Division) granting them automatic qualification for the 2025 MLS NEXT Playoffs. Meanwhile, the U-16s have faced tough competition this spring with a 3-7-4 record but most recently earned an impressive penalty shootout win over Bayern Munich at this year's Generation adidas cup. The U-19s have found success in the latter half of their season, winning three out of their four most recent matches. The boys have a 6-3-5 record with one more game remaining after the conclusion of this tournament.
More information about the 2025 MLS NEXT Flex can be found here.
The MLS NEXT Flex schedules for each team can be found below:
U15
May 10: South Florida Football Club at 8am CT
May 11: RSL Arizona at 9:45am CT
May 13: Sacramento Republic FC at 9:45am CT
U16
May 10: CF Montreal at 1pm CT
May 11: Athletum FC Academy at 12pm CT
May 13: ALBION SC San Diego at 12pm CT
U19
May 9: New England Revolution at 1pm CT
May 10: Jacksonville FC at 10am CT
May 12: Barca Residency Academy at 12pm CT
