Major League Soccer Homegrown Game
The MLS Homegrown Game is an exhibition match between the best selected homegrown players in Major League Soccer and a selected opponent. Similar to events such as Major League Baseball's All-Star Futures Game and the National Basketball Association's Rising Stars Challenge, the event serves as a supporting event to the league's all-star game.[1]
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| Founded | 2014 |
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| Region | Major League Soccer (CONCACAF) |
| Number of teams | 2 |
The inaugural game, held on August 4, 2014 against the Portland Timbers U23s at Providence Park, ended in a scoreless draw.[2] The game is currently sponsored by Energizer;[3] previously, the game had been sponsored by Chipotle Mexican Grill for its first three editions.
There was no match in 2020.
Results
| Year | Date | Score | Opponent | Venue | Host Club | Most Valuable Player |
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| 2014 | August 5 | 0–0 |  Portland Timbers U23s |
Providence Park | Portland Timbers | Jon Kempin, GK, Sporting Kansas City |
| 2015 | July 28 | 1–1 (4–5) |
 Club América U-20s |
Dick's Sporting Goods Park | Colorado Rapids | León Quiñones, GK, Club América |
| 2016 | July 27 | 0–2 | Mexico U-20s |
Avaya Stadium | San Jose Earthquakes | Luis Marquez, MF, Guadalajara |
| 2017 | August 1 | 2–2 | Guadalajara U-20s |
Toyota Park | Chicago Fire | Kortne Ford, DF, Colorado Rapids |
| 2018 | July 31 | 1–1 | Tigres U-20s |
Atlanta United FC training facility | Atlanta United FC | Andrew Carleton, MF, Atlanta United FC |
| 2019 | July 30 | 2–2 (3–0) |
Chivas U-20s |
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex | Orlando City SC | Noble Okello, MF, Toronto FC |
| 2020 | On hiatus until 2021 caused by COVID-19 pandemic. | |||||
Yearly rosters
2014
2015
2016
| Pos. | Player | Club | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Maxime Crépeau | Montreal Impact | 22 |
| GK | Jesse González | FC Dallas | 21 |
| DF | Danilo Acosta | Real Salt Lake | 18 |
| DF | Justen Glad | Real Salt Lake | 19 |
| DF | Aaron Guillen | FC Dallas | 23 |
| DF |  Phanuel Kavita | Real Salt Lake | 23 |
| DF | Jalen Robinson | D.C. United | 22 |
| DF | Tyler Turner | Orlando City | 20 |
| MF | Tyler Adams | New York Red Bulls | 17 |
| MF | Jordan Allen | Real Salt Lake | 21 |
| MF | Jay Chapman | Toronto FC | 22 |
| MF | Coy Craft | FC Dallas | 19 |
| MF |  Harrison Heath† | Orlando City | 20 |
| MF |  Zachary Herivaux† | New England Revolution | 20 |
| MF | Aaron Kovar | Seattle Sounders FC | 22 |
| MF | Raúl Mendiola | LA Galaxy | 22 |
| MF | Tommy Thompson | San Jose Earthquakes | 20 |
| FW | Joey Calistri | Chicago Fire | 22 |
| FW | Jordan Hamilton | Toronto FC | 20 |
| FW | Jack McBean | LA Galaxy | 21 |
| FW | Jordan Morris | LA Galaxy | 21 |
† – Herivaux was named as an injury replacement for Heath.
2017
† – Goslin, Hernández, and Palmer-Brown were named as injury replacements for Davies, Farfan, and Tabla.
2018
2019
References
- http://www.oregonlive.com/mls/index.ssf/2014/08/players_coach_chime_in_on_futu.html
- "All-Star: Roster revealed for 2014 Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game in Portland on August 4". Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/01/05/canadian-star-highlights-2017-mls-homegrown-game-presented-energizer
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