MLS NEXT Homegrown

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Chicago Fire FC

3 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
U16
U17
U19

Next games

Sat, Nov 21, 202611:00 AM ETU19

St. Louis City SC vs Chicago Fire FC

St. Louis City SC - St. Louis City SC Academy Training CenterMap

Sat, Nov 21, 20261:15 PM ETU17

St. Louis City SC vs Chicago Fire FC

St. Louis City SC - St. Louis City SC Academy Training CenterMap

Sat, Nov 21, 20263:30 PM ETU16

St. Louis City SC vs Chicago Fire FC

St. Louis City SC - St. Louis City SC Academy Training CenterMap

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 Flex · Apr 23–28, 2026 · 9 games
Apr 24, 2026 · 07:15 PM localU19 · born 2007–08

Jacksonville Armada FC 1–1 (3–2 pens) Chicago Fire FC

14 - Toyota Soccer Center

2026 Generation adidas Cup · Mar 27–Apr 4, 2026 · 9 games
Mar 27, 2026 · 12:00 PM localU15 · born 2011 · now U16

Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Barcelona

1 - IMG Academy

Mar 28, 2026 · 02:00 PM localU16 · born 2010 · now U17

Chicago Fire FC 1–1 (4–2 pens) Red Bull Bragantino

9 - IMG Academy

Mar 31, 2026 · 02:00 PM localU16 · born 2010 · now U17

SK Slavia Prague 1–2 Chicago Fire FC

#3 - IMG Academy

MLS NEXT Fest · Dec 4–15, 2025 · 6 games