Orlando City’s B team will find a new home next year with a new professional development league run by Major League Soccer that will begin game play in 2022.
The league is designed as a path to MLS for young players throughout the league, creating clear stepping stones from the youth academy to the first team.
“We are excited to launch a new league to complete the professional pathway between our academies and the MLS first teams,” said MLS President and Deputy Commissioner Mark Abbott. “In addition to providing more opportunities for MLS-caliber players, the new league will develop a diverse talent pool of coaches, referees and front office executives while also attracting fans who previously were unable to support a local club in their hometown.