2026
Holder
Chattanooga FC
| # | Club | League table | GP | W | SOW | SOL | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chattanooga FC | 4th of 30 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6 | +17 | 56 |
| 2 | CT United FC | 11th of 30 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +7 | 46 |
| 3 | Carolina Core FC | 25th of 30 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | −13 | 31 |
Holder of the pennant · 2026 regular season
Chattanooga FC
- League table
- 4th of 30
- Points
- 56
- Goal difference
- +17
- Pennants
- 3
Chattanooga, Tennessee · chattanoogafc.com
The ledger
Every independent club in each MLS Next Pro regular season, in the order the league table left them. The top row holds the pennant.
2025
Holder
Chattanooga FC
| # | Club | League table | GP | W | SOW | SOL | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chattanooga FC | 5th of 29 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 6 | +6 | 53 |
| 2 | Carolina Core FC | 17th of 29 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −2 | 39 |
2024
Holder
Chattanooga FC
| # | Club | League table | GP | W | SOW | SOL | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chattanooga FC | 14th of 29 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9 | +3 | 45 |
| 2 | Carolina Core FC | 15th of 29 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −6 | 43 |
2023
Vacant
No independent club took part in the 2023 regular season. The pennant was not awarded.
2022
Holder
Rochester New York FC
| # | Club | League table | GP | W | SOW | SOL | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester New York FC Ceased play after 2022 | 9th of 21 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | +7 | 40 |
The rules
Short on purpose. The league keeps the table; the pennant only reads it.
The award
The Indie Pennant goes to the independent club that finishes highest in the MLS Next Pro table at the end of each regular season.
Independent
A club is independent if it is not owned or operated by a Major League Soccer club. Every independent club in the league is eligible automatically; there is nothing to enter.
What counts
Regular season matches only. Playoffs, cup ties and friendlies have no bearing on the pennant.
The table
Clubs are ranked on the single league-wide table, not by conference. The league's published standings are final, including its points system (3 for a regulation win, 2 for a shootout win, 1 for a shootout loss) and its tiebreakers.
Every season
Any competition the league designates a regular season awards a pennant, whatever its length. A season with one independent club is won unopposed. A season with none is recorded as vacant.
The ledger
This page is the record. It is backdated to the league's first season in 2022.
The pennant itself
There is a physical pennant. The current holder may claim it by contacting @JamionW.