MLS Combine

MLS Player Combine
Region United States and Canada
Number of teams 4
Website http://www.mlssoccer.com

The Major League Soccer Player Combine is a four-day annual showcase, occurring every January. This year's combine will be held during January 11–17 and will take place in Orlando, Florida at the Orlando City Stadium where future Major League Soccer players perform physical and mental tests in front of coaches, general managers, and scouts. With increasing interest in the MLS SuperDraft, the scouting combine has grown in scope and significance, allowing personnel directors to evaluate upcoming prospects in a standardized setting. Fans are allowed to attend all six matches for free.

Format

The present Player Combine features four teams composed of invitees, usually who play on youth national teams or were standout players on premier college soccer teams.

2018 Combine Teams

  • Team Tango (blue)
  • Team Predator (red)
  • Team X (white)
  • Team Nemeziz (black)

Caribbean expansion

In November 2013, the Caribbean Football Union and Major League Soccer came to an agreement where all 31 CFU members could put forward player candidates between the age of 18 and 22 to be entered into the combine. The Caribbean candidates would be vetted at a Caribbean combine event taking place in Antigua in January 2014.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CFU, MLS ink partnership agreement". concacaf.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
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