MLS NEXT Homegrown · MLS NEXT Academy

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Carolina Core FC

12 teams this season. Open a team to save it, subscribe to its calendar, or share it.

Teams by age

Every team this season, top level first. Homegrown is the top MLS NEXT division and Academy the second; ECNL RL (Regional League) is the level below ECNL.

AgeBoys
U13
U14
U15
U16
U17
U19

Next games

Sun, Nov 22, 20269:00 AM ETU13

Wake FC vs Carolina Core FC

Womble Park - Field 1Map

Sun, Nov 22, 20261:00 PM ETU14

Wake FC vs Carolina Core FC

Womble Park - Field 2Map

Tournament games

MLS NEXT events, matched by club name. Each game shows the age group at the time and the players’ birth year, so you can follow a birth year into this season’s teams.

2025–26 season (last season’s age groups)

2026 MLS NEXT Cup · May 23–31, 2026 · 15 games
May 23, 2026 · 02:45 PM localU16 · born 2010 · now U17

Carolina Core FC 2–2 (3–4 pens) Celtic Storm

12 - Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex

May 25, 2026 · 02:45 PM localU15 · born 2011 · now U16

FC DELCO 3–1 Carolina Core FC

1 - Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex

May 29, 2026 · 09:00 AM localU13 · born 2013 · now U14

Carolina Core FC 2–2 Long Island Soccer Club

14 - Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex

2026 MLS NEXT Flex · Apr 23–28, 2026 · 3 games
Apr 27, 2026 · 02:45 PM localU15 · born 2011 · now U16

FC Golden State 1–1 (2–4 pens) Carolina Core FC

2 - Toyota Soccer Center

MLS NEXT Fest · Dec 4–15, 2025 · 4 games

Showcases and club tournaments 1

GotSport and TGS events this season. These games don’t count toward league tables, records or rankings.

Upcoming showcase: 2026 visitRaleigh.com Boys Junior Showcase

2026 visitRaleigh.com Boys Junior Showcase

Nov 14–15, 2026 · Raleigh, NC · from GotSport