ATLANTA UNITED FC
2023 Record: 13-9-12, 51 points (Eastern Conference Round 1)
Head Coach: Gonzalo Pineda
Key Returning Players: MID Thiago Almada (Best XI, Young Player of the Year), FWD Giorgios Giakoumakis (17 goals), GK Brad Guzan (Captain)
Key Additions: MID Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) and FWD Bartosz Sliz (Legia Warsaw)
Key Departures: DEF Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) and FWD Ezequiel Barco (River Plate)
AUSTIN FC
2023 Record: 10-15-9, 39 points (Did Not Make The Playoffs)
Head Coach: Josh Wolff
Key Returning Players: FWD Sebastian Driussi (11 goals, 5 assists), DEF Jon Gallagher (8 assists), and MID Dani Pereira (88.2% passing percentage)
Key Addition: MID Micah Burton (Austin FC II)
Key Departure: DEF Nick Lima (New England Revolution)
CHARLOTTE FC
2023 Record: 10-11-13, 43 points (Eastern Conference Wild Card)
Head Coach: Dean Smith
Key Returning Players: FWD Karol Swiderski (12 goals, 4 assists), Enzo Copetti (6 goals), and DEF Nathan Byrne (29 starts)
Key Additions: GK Chituru Odunze (Crown Legacy) and DEF Joao Pedro (Crown Legacy)
Key Departure: FWD Karol Swiderski (Loan-Hellas Verona)
CHICAGO FIRE
2023 Record: 10-14-10, 40 points (Did Not Make The Playoffs)
Head Coach: Frank Klopas
MID Xherdan Shaqiri (5 goals, 5 assists), DEF Rafael Czichos
