MNUFC2, along with MLS NEXT Pro, announced today the schedule and matchups for the 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs: The No. 5 seeded Twos are set to travel to face the No. 4 Real Monarchs in the Western Conference Quarterfinals on Sunday, October 19 at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah. Kick for the game is set for 7:00 p.m. CT.
Loons fans can watch MNUFC2’s very-first postseason match when it is streamed live on MLSNEXTPro.com.
MNUFC2 finished the 2025 MLS NEXT Pro regular season in fifth place in the Western Conference table, holding a 12-10-6 (W-L-D) record, where they earned 44 points and also their very-first berth into the MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs. Forward Logan Dorsey is tied as the club’s leading goalscorer with 10 tallies on the season entering the playoffs, and U.S. youth international goalkeeper Kayne Rizvanovich approaches the postseason with seven wins inside the net.
This season, MNUFC2 and the Real Monarchs split the series between each other: Minnesota defeated the Monarchs 2-1 at home in July, then narrowly lost on the road to the Utah side by a 3-2 result in August.
MNUFC2 was not selected during the 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs Pick-Your-Opponent draw that determined the first-round matchups in each conference, and by default was paired with the Real Monarchs for their Western Conference Quarterfinal fixture.
In the Pick-Your-Opponent format, the No. 1-3 seeds in each conference select their opponents for the Conference Quarterfinals (first round) from the No. 5-8 seeds, with the No. 4 seed hosting the remaining team. This process will return for the Conference Semifinals, with the highest remaining seed in each conference selecting and hosting an opponent from the two lowest seeded teams.
