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Related: Total of 94 clubs join forces as part of MLS's elite player development platform


Founding Members


  • Albion SC - CA
  • Atlanta United - GA
  • Austin FC - TX
  • Ballistic United - CA
  • Baltimore Armour - MD
  • Barca Residency Academy - AZ
  • Beachside of Connecticut - CT
  • Bethesda SC - MD
  • Blau Weiss Gottschee - NY
  • Breakers - CA
  • Cedar Stars Academy Bergen - NJ
  • Cedar Stars Academy Monmouth - NJ
  • Chargers Soccer Club - FL
  • Charlotte FC - NC
  • Chicago FC United - IL
  • Chicago Fire FC - IL
  • Chula Vista FC - CA
  • Cincinnati United Premier Soccer Club - OH
  • City SC - CA
  • Colorado Rapids - CO
  • Columbus Crew SC - OH
  • D.C. United - DC
  • De Anza Force - CA
  • Empire United Soccer Academy - NY
  • FC Cincinnati - OH
  • FC Dallas - TX
  • FC Delco - PA
  • FC Greater Boston Bolts - MA
  • FC Westchester - NY
  • Florida Rush Soccer Club - FL
  • Houston Dynamo - TX
  • IMG Academy - FL
  • Indiana Fire Academy - IN
  • Inter Miami CF - FL
  • Internationals - OH
  • Jacksonville FC - FL
  • L.A. United Futbol Academy - CA
  • LA Galaxy - CA
  • LA Surf Soccer Club - CA
  • Lanier Soccer Academy - GA
  • Los Angeles Football Club - CA
  • Metropolitan Oval - NY
  • Miami Rush Kendall SC - FL
  • Michigan Wolves - MI
  • Minnesota United FC - MN
  • MLS St. Louis - MO (begins in 2021)
  • Montreal Impact - QC
  • Murrieta Surf Soccer Club - CA
  • Nashville SC - TN
  • NEFC - MA
  • New England Revolution - MA
  • New York City FC - NY
  • New York Red Bulls - NJ
  • New York Soccer Club - NY
  • Nomads - CA
  • Oakwood Soccer Club - CT
  • Orlando City SC - FL
  • PA Classics - PA
  • Philadelphia Union - PA
  • Phoenix Rising FC - AZ
  • Player Development Academy - NJ
  • Portland Timbers - OR
  • Real Colorado - CO
  • Real Salt Lake - UT
  • RGV FC Toros Academy - TX
  • RISE Soccer Club - TX
  • RSL Arizona - AZ
  • Sacramento Republic - CA
  • Saint Louis FC - MO
  • San Antonio FC - TX
  • San Jose Earthquakes - CA
  • Santa Barbara Soccer Club - CA
  • SC Del Sol - AZ
  • Seacoast United - NH
  • Seattle Sounders FC - WA
  • San Francisco Elite Academy - CA
  • SF Glens - CA
  • Shattuck-St. Mary's - MN
  • Silicon Valley SA - CA
  • Sockers FC Chicago - IL
  • Solar Soccer Club - TX
  • South Florida Football Academy - FL
  • Southern Soccer Academy - GA
  • Sporting Kansas City - KS
  • Tampa Bay United Rowdies - FL
  • Toronto FC - ON
  • Total Futbol Academy - CA
  • TSF Academy - NJ
  • Valeo Futbol Club - MA
  • Vancouver Whitecaps FC - BC
  • VARDAR Soccer Club - MI
  • Ventura County Fusion - CA
  • West Florida Flames - FL
  • Weston FC - FL


Expansion Clubs


  • Achilles FC - DC
  • Albion SC Las Vegas - NV (begins in 2021)
  • Alexandria Soccer Association - VA
  • Bayside Futebol Club - RI
  • Black Watch Premier Albany - NY
  • FC Bay Area - CA
  • Houston Dynamo Unidos - TX
  • Inter Atlanta FC - GA
  • Javanon FC - KY
  • Lamorinda Soccer Club - CA
  • Las Vegas Sports Academy - NV (begins in 2021)
  • Michigan Jaguars - MI
  • Midwest United FC - MI
  • Napa United - CA
  • Orlando City Youth Soccer Club - FL
  • Real Jersey FC - NJ
  • Sheriffs FĂştbol Club - CA
  • Springfield South County Youth Club - VA
  • Total Football Club - TX


Members by state/province


Arizona


  • Barca Residency Academy
  • Phoenix Rising FC
  • RSL Arizona
  • SC Del Sol


British Columbia


  • Vancouver Whitecaps FC


California


  • Albion SC
  • Ballistic United
  • Breakers
  • Chula Vista FC
  • City SC
  • De Anza Force
  • FC Bay Area
  • L.A. United Futbol Academy
  • LA Galaxy
  • LA Surf Soccer Club
  • Los Angeles Football Club
  • Lamorinda Soccer Club
  • Murrieta Surf Soccer Club
  • Napa United
  • Nomads
  • Sacramento Republic
  • San Jose Earthquakes
  • Santa Barbara Soccer Club
  • San Francisco Elite Academy
  • SF Glens
  • Sheriffs FĂştbol Club
  • Silicon Valley SA
  • Total Futbol Academy
  • Ventura County Fusion


Colorado


  • Colorado Rapids
  • Real Colorado


Connecticut


  • Beachside of Connecticut
  • Oakwood Soccer Club


District of Columbia


  • Achilles FC
  • D.C. United


Florida


  • Chargers Soccer Club
  • Florida Rush Soccer Club
  • IMG Academy
  • Inter Miami CF
  • Jacksonville FC
  • Miami Rush Kendall SC
  • Orlando City SC
  • Orlando City Youth Soccer Club
  • South Florida Football Academy
  • Tampa Bay United Rowdies
  • West Florida Flames
  • Weston FC


Georgia


  • Atlanta United
  • Inter Atlanta FC
  • Lanier Soccer Academy
  • Southern Soccer Academy


Illinois


  • Chicago FC United
  • Chicago Fire FC
  • Sockers FC Chicago


Indiana


  • Indiana Fire Academy


Kansas


  • Sporting Kansas City


Kentucky


  • Javanon FC


Massachusetts


  • FC Greater Boston Bolts
  • NEFC
  • New England Revolution
  • Valeo Futbol Club


Maryland


  • Baltimore Armour
  • Bethesda SC


Michigan


  • Michigan Jaguars
  • Michigan Wolves
  • Midwest United FC
  • VARDAR Soccer Club


Minnesota


  • Minnesota United FC
  • Shattuck-St. Mary's


Missouri


  • MLS St. Louis (begins in 2021)
  • Saint Louis FC


Nevada


  • Albion SC Las Vegas (begins in 2021)
  • Las Vegas Sports Academy (begins in 2021)


North Carolina


  • Charlotte FC


New Hampshire


  • Seacoast United


New Jersey


  • Cedar Stars Academy Bergen
  • Cedar Stars Academy Monmouth
  • New York Red Bulls
  • Player Development Academy
  • Real Jersey FC
  • Springfield South County Youth Club
  • TSF Academy


New York


  • Black Watch Premier Albany
  • Blau Weiss Gottschee
  • Empire United Soccer Academy
  • FC Westchester
  • Metropolitan Oval
  • New York City FC
  • New York Soccer Club


Ohio


  • Cincinnati United Premier Soccer Club
  • Columbus Crew SC
  • FC Cincinnati
  • Internationals


Ontario


  • Toronto FC


Oregon


  • Portland Timbers


Pennsylvania


  • FC Delco
  • PA Classics
  • Philadelphia Union


Quebec


  • Montreal Impact


Rhode Island


  • Bayside Futebol Club


Tennessee


  • Nashville SC


Texas


  • Austin FC
  • FC Dallas
  • Houston Dynamo
  • Houston Dynamo Unidos
  • RGV FC Toros Academy
  • RISE Soccer Club
  • San Antonio FC
  • Solar Soccer Club
  • Total Football Club


Utah


  • Real Salt Lake


Virginia


  • Alexandria Soccer Association


Washington


  • Seattle Sounders FC


Related: Total of 94 clubs join forces as part of MLS's elite player development platform