Heading back into League One, they will come across some familiar faces who have once pulled on the white shirt at MK1.
Take a look through the players who Dons may face off against next season.
17. Filip Marschall - Stevenage
The keeper had a miserable time on loan from Aston Villa in 2024, making six error-strewn performances. Impressing at Crewe thereafter, he helped Stevenage to the play-offs last season | Jane Russell
18. Baily Cargill - Mansfield Town
Signed from Bournemouth in the summer of 2018, Cargill started life brilliantly at MK Dons, but struggled to find consistency after his first six months at the club. In and out of the side, he departed for Forest Green in January 2021 before joining Mansfield | Getty Images
19. Jordan Bowery - Mansfield Town
The striker struggled to find his way in his one season (19/20) at the club before departing. About to start his seventh campaign for the Stags though, Bowery is now more a recognised defender than a front man | jpimedia
20. Conor Grant - Notts County
The Irishman spent two years at the club after moving from Rochdale, but they were turbulent. A loan spell at Barnsley all but signalled the end of his time in MK, spending the last two years at Notts County, helping them to promotion last time out | Jane Russell