Orlando City B Announces Schedule for 2026 MLS NEXT Pro Season

The 2026 MLS NEXT Pro schedule was released today, telling us where, when, and who Orlando City B will play in the team’s fifth year in the league. The addition of Connecticut United FC sees the league expand to 30 teams, with 27 MLS reserve sides and three independent clubs.

The schedule remains at 28 games, with Orlando City B playing 14 at home and 14 away. OCB’s home games will once again take place at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee.

OCB will start the 2026 season with a pair of home games, facing Huntsville City FC on Monday, March 2, and Chicago Fire FC II on Sunday, March 8. The first away game of the season is slated for Saturday, March 14, when the Young Lions face Carolina Core FC in High Point, NC.

The Young Lions will also end the upcoming season with a two-game homestand. They face Toronto FC II on Sunday, Sept. 13, and Atlanta United 2 on Sunday, Sept. 20. All Decision Day games in the Eastern Conference will start at 2 p.m., and the Western Conference game times have yet to be announced.

The Young Lions will compete in the 16-team Eastern Conference as part of the Southeast Division. Connecticut joins the Northeast Division, and Chicago moves to the Southeast Division. As a result, OCB’s division will consist of Atlanta, Carolina Core FC, Chattanooga FC, Chicago, Crown Legacy FC, Huntsville City FC, and Inter Miami II.

Once again, teams will only face those from their own conference, and OCB will play each team in its division three times. The Young Lions will face Atlanta, Chattanooga, and Chicago once at home and twice away. They’ll play Carolina, Crown Legacy, Huntsville, and Miami twice at home and once away.

The longest homestand this year is only two games, scheduled to happen four times, including the opening and closing matches of the season. OCB will spend the majority of July and August on the road with two three-game road trips, separated by an Aug. 19 home game against Huntsville City. 

Unlike MLS and the NWSL, MLS NEXT Pro will play through the 2026 FIFA World Cup. That spreads the games out a little more evenly than the other leagues. The busiest month is August, when OCB will play six games. The Young Lions are scheduled to play four games in March, May, June, and July, while only playing three times each in April and September.

Unsurprisingly, the most common day of the week the Young Lions will play is Sunday (18 times). They’ll play six times on Friday, twice on Wednesday, and once each on Monday and Friday. The most common kickoff time is 7 p.m. The Young Lions will play 20 games at that time, twice each at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., and once at 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8 p.m.

OCB is scheduled to play six times on the same day as either Orlando City or the Pride. On March 14, the Young Lions travel to Carolina at 3 p.m. while the senior Lions host CF Montreal at 7:30 p.m. They host Miami at 7 p.m. on May 24 — the same time the Pride face San Diego Wave FC in California. On July 18, OCB will face Chattanooga FC at 7 p.m. in Tennessee while the Pride play in Utah at 8:45 p.m. The Young Lions face Connecticut away at 7 p.m. on Aug. 1 while City plays the New York Red Bulls in New Jersey at 7:30 p.m. On Aug. 19, OCB hosts Chattanooga FC at 7 p.m., while Orlando City hosts Chicago at 7:30 p.m. Finally, on Aug. 22, the Young Lions will face Atlanta away at 7 p.m. while City hosts Real Salt Lake at 7:30 p.m.

Orlando City B’s 2026 Schedule

• Monday, March 2 — vs Huntsville City FC, 7 p.m.
• Sunday, March 8 — vs Chicago Fire FC II, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, March 14 — at Carolina Core FC, 3 p.m.
• Sunday, March 22 — vs Inter Miami CF II, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, April 11 — at Chattanooga FC, 7 p.m.
• Sunday, April 19 — vs Carolina Core FC, 7 p.m.
• Sunday, April 26 — at Chicago Fire FC II, 4 p.m.
• Sunday, May 3 — vs Crown Legacy FC, 7 p.m.
• Sunday, May 10 — at Atlanta United 2, 7 p.m.
• Sunday, May 17 — at New England Revolution II, 2 p.m.
• Sunday, May 24 — vs Inter Miami CF II, 7 p.m.
• Sunday, June 7 — vs Carolina Core FC, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, June 13 — at Huntsville City FC, 8 p.m.
• Sunday, June 21 — vs Philadelphia Union II, 7 p.m.
• Sunday, June 28 — vs Columbus Crew 2, 7 p.m.
• Sunday, July 5 — at Crown Legacy FC, 7 p.m.
• Sunday, July 12 — at FC Cincinnati 2, 6 p.m.
• Saturday, July 18 — at Chattanooga FC, 7 p.m.
• Sunday, July 26 — vs Huntsville City FC, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Aug. 1 — at Connecticut United FC, 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 12 — at New York City FC II, 5 p.m.
• Sunday, Aug. 16 — at Chicago Fire FC II, 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 19 — vs Chattanooga FC, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Aug. 22 — at Atlanta United 2, 7 p.m.
• Sunday, Aug. 30 — vs Crown Legacy FC, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Sept. 4 — at Inter Miami CF II, 7 p.m.
• Sunday, Sept. 13 — vs Toronto FC II, 7 p.m.
• Sunday, Sept. 20 — vs Atlanta United 2, 2 p.m.