Club Soccer in Orlando, FL: A Complete Guide for Parents (2026)
TL;DR: ClubScout tracks 11 club soccer programs across the Orlando metro with confirmed league affiliations. At the top, Orlando City SC runs the MLS academy — MLS NEXT, no cost to accepted players, scouted entry. Nona Soccer Academy in Lake Nona holds the widest league footprint in Central Florida (MLS NEXT, NAL, NPL, and EDP) and runs everything from recreational through a college prep program. Florida Kraze Krush in Winter Springs is the ECNL Boys anchor north of the city, a 501(c)(3) serving ages 2 through college prep, with Orlando City YS the second confirmed ECNL Boys program. Below that, seven clubs compete in NAL, DPL, or EDP across Orlando, Sanford, and Lake Nona. Confirmed 2026-27 tryout dates: Nona May 1–3 (boys) and May 4 (girls), Florida Kraze Krush May 1–4. Based on ClubScout data from 17 Orlando-area club records, 11 of which we can confirm. This guide covers factual information only — no rankings, no subjective claims.
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How This Guide Works
We're not ranking these clubs. What matters is fit: where you live in a metro that sprawls from Sanford down to Kissimmee, what level your kid is actually at, and what your family can sustain for three or four years.
For each club we list what we can confirm — league affiliations from our database, program structure, age groups, training locations, and cost where a club publishes it. Where our data is thin or wrong, we say so. Orlando in particular has some messy records, and we'd rather flag them than quietly pass them off as clubs (see the data note at the end).
Use this as a starting point, then visit clubs, watch a session — better, ask whether your kid can join one on a trial basis — and talk to current parents. Our guide on how to choose a club covers what to look for, and the coach evaluation guide has the questions worth asking at tryouts. New to all of this? Start with recreational vs. travel soccer, the age-by-age guide, and the glossary.
Orlando-Area Clubs at a Glance
Ordered by league tier, most competitive first.
| Club | Area | Confirmed Leagues | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando City SC | Orlando | MLS NEXT, NAL | MLS academy; no cost to accepted players |
| Nona Soccer Academy | Lake Nona | MLS NEXT, NAL, NPL, EDP | Four leagues; rec through college prep |
| Florida Kraze Krush | Winter Springs | ECNL Boys | 501(c)(3); ages 2 through U23 |
| Orlando City YS | Orlando | ECNL Boys | Limited profile data |
| IdeaSport | Orlando | NAL | Limited profile data |
| Kings Hammer Swan City | Sanford | NAL | Limited profile data |
| OC Seminole | Sanford | NAL | Limited profile data |
| Florida Prime Soccer | Orlando | DPL | Limited profile data |
| Barca Academy Orlando | Orlando | EDP | Limited profile data |
| South Orlando Soccer Club | Orlando | EDP | Limited profile data |
| Schulz Academy | Listed Orlando | EDP | Residency program; see location note |
For what these league names mean, see our guides to MLS NEXT, ECNL, NPL, DPL, and EDP, or the side-by-side comparison of every league.
The Clubs Worth Knowing in Detail
Orlando City SC
Location: Orlando | Leagues: MLS NEXT, NAL | Ages: U13–U19 | Cost: No cost to accepted players
Orlando City's academy is the youth development arm of the MLS club, and its structure runs in three stages: a Pre-formation Development phase, a Formation Program, and the MLS NEXT Academy itself. The club is explicit that accepted players participate at no cost — that's the single biggest financial fact in Central Florida club soccer, and it changes the math for any family whose kid is genuinely at that level.
The staff is listed by function rather than by team: Ricardo Moreira as General Manager and Sporting Director, Jose Campos as Academy Director, Matthew Brewer leading Player Development and Pre-Formation, and Jared Bieber as U15 Academy Head Coach.
The catch is the same as at every MLS academy: there's no open tryout you can simply register for. Entry runs through scouting and identification. If this is the goal, the realistic route is playing well at a club that competes against them — Nona Soccer Academy and the other Central Florida MLS NEXT and NAL programs do — and being seen there first.
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Nona Soccer Academy
Location: Lake Nona / Kissimmee | Leagues: MLS NEXT, NAL, NPL, EDP | Ages: Recreational through U19
Nona holds four confirmed leagues, the widest footprint of any club in our Central Florida data. That's worth more than a badge count: it means a player can move up or down a tier without leaving the organization, and the most common reason families switch clubs is that their kid outgrew or got squeezed out of one level.
The club was founded by Fabio Silva, who played at UCF from 2001 to 2005, holds a master's in sports management from the University of La Rioja, and came up through the junior ranks at Corinthians, Santos, and Atlético Paranaense. It's family-owned rather than corporate, which shows in the program list: recreational play and the Nemours REC League at one end, Mini Nona and after-school clinics in the middle, then the competitive ladder through NONA EVO, NONA FC, a goalkeeper academy, a college prep program, and MLS NEXT at the top.
Training runs at Heroes Community Park and Austin Tindall Sports Complex. Tryout dates for 2026-27 are the most specific we have anywhere in Florida:
| Program | Dates | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive, boys U8–U19 | May 1–3 | Austin Tindall Sports Complex |
| Competitive, girls U8–U15 | May 4 | Heroes Community Park |
| MLS NEXT Talent ID | April 6, 13, 20, 27 | Heroes Community Park |
The club also runs free MLS ID clinics, which is a low-cost way to get your kid evaluated without committing to anything.
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Florida Kraze Krush
Location: Winter Springs (Seminole County) | Leagues: ECNL Boys confirmed | Ages: 2 through U23
FKK is a professionally managed 501(c)(3) non-profit and the most complete developmental ladder in our Orlando data. Programs start with Minis at ages 2 to 3 and run through First Touch, Developmental and Developmental Plus+, PreSelect, Junior Select (Pre-ECNL and Pre-ECNL-RL, plus Blue and Red teams), and Senior Select at the ECNL, ECNL-RL, NPL, and CFPL levels. Above all that sits a U23 Summer College Prep Program. There's also a recreational program, dedicated goalkeeper training, an adult league, and TOPS for players with disabilities.
Our database confirms ECNL Boys. The club's own materials also reference ECNL-RL, NPL, and regional Florida competition (Florida Club League, Great Central Florida, NPL2) that our record doesn't capture — so if you're evaluating a specific tier, confirm it with the club rather than working from our tags alone.
Training is at Central Winds Park and Freekick Orlando. 2026-27 tryouts are May 1–4, with registration and evaluation required for roster spots. Financial assistance and sibling discounts are both available — the sibling discount is worth asking about specifically if you have more than one player.
The practical read: if you live in Seminole County or north Orlando, FKK is the club that can take a 3-year-old through to a college prep program without ever changing organizations.
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Orlando City YS
Location: Orlando | Leagues: ECNL Boys
Orlando City YS holds confirmed ECNL Boys membership and is the second ECNL Boys option in the metro alongside Florida Kraze Krush. We have limited enrichment data — no crawled program details, fees, or training locations — so contact them directly for age groups and tryout timing.
Be aware that our database carries several similarly named Orlando City records, not all of which are verified. See the data note below before you go searching.
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NAL, DPL, and EDP Clubs
Below the national tier, seven Orlando-area clubs compete in the National Academy League, Development Player League, or EDP Soccer. This is where most Central Florida players actually are, and where the commute-to-quality math usually works out best.
| Club | Area | League |
|---|---|---|
| IdeaSport | Orlando | NAL |
| Kings Hammer Swan City | Sanford | NAL |
| OC Seminole | Sanford | NAL |
| Florida Prime Soccer | Orlando | DPL |
| Barca Academy Orlando | Orlando | EDP |
| South Orlando Soccer Club | Orlando | EDP |
| Schulz Academy | See note | EDP |
We have confirmed league membership for all seven but little else — no crawled program details, fees, or facilities. Thin data on our end is a gap in our enrichment, not a judgment about the club. Call them.
Two are worth extra context. Kings Hammer Swan City and OC Seminole are both in Sanford, which makes them the practical NAL options for families in northern Seminole County who don't want the drive into Orlando proper.
Schulz Academy is filed under Orlando in our database, but the club's own site describes a Boca Raton operation — roughly three hours away. It runs a residency and home-school program built around players relocating for soccer, with Roland Kollmann as Director of Coaching and tryouts in April and May. If you're a local Orlando family, verify where training actually happens before you register. That's a different model from a club you drive to twice a week.
For where these leagues sit relative to each other, see MLS NEXT vs EDP and ECNL-RL vs EDP vs NECSL.
Understanding Orlando's Soccer Landscape
Geography splits the metro three ways
Orlando's clubs cluster in three places, and the drive between them at 5:30 PM is the thing that decides most of these choices. North is Seminole County: Florida Kraze Krush in Winter Springs, Kings Hammer Swan City and OC Seminole in Sanford. South and east is the Lake Nona and Kissimmee corridor, where Nona Soccer Academy trains across two sites. Central is Orlando proper: Orlando City SC, Orlando City YS, IdeaSport, Barca Academy Orlando, South Orlando SC, and Florida Prime Soccer.
Winter Springs to Lake Nona is 40-plus minutes without traffic, and there is traffic. Pick your cluster first, then compare within it. Parents consistently tell us the commute is the reason a club choice falls apart in year two, not the coaching.
Boys pathway
Orlando has a clean top tier for boys: Orlando City SC at MLS NEXT, Nona Soccer Academy also at MLS NEXT, and two ECNL Boys clubs in Florida Kraze Krush and Orlando City YS.
The distinction that matters most: Orlando City SC's academy is a professional club's development program — free, scouted, and closed to open registration. Nona is an independent club holding the same MLS NEXT membership but running published open tryouts and charging fees. Same league name, completely different front door. For how the two national pathways compare, see MLS NEXT vs ECNL.
Girls pathway, and a gap in our data
Our database shows no Girls Academy or ECNL Girls clubs in the Orlando metro. Treat that as a coverage gap in our roster data, not a fact about Central Florida. Two things in our own records contradict a literal reading of it: Florida Kraze Krush's program list includes ECNL-RL and Senior Select tiers that serve girls, and Nona Soccer Academy runs a dedicated girls tryout for U8 through U15 on May 4.
Practically: if you're a girls family at or near the top tier, call Florida Kraze Krush and Nona directly and ask what girls teams they field for 2026-27. Don't rule a club out because our league tags are incomplete. Statewide, our data shows Girls Academy clubs in Pinecrest, Miramar, Palm Beach Gardens, Bradenton, and Pensacola — none within a reasonable Orlando commute, which makes confirming the local programs more important, not less. For how the two top girls leagues compare, see ECNL vs Girls Academy and Girls Academy vs DPL.
What Orlando club soccer costs
Only one Orlando club publishes a cost figure we can treat as confirmed, and it's the unusual one:
| Club | Published Cost |
|---|---|
| Orlando City SC | No cost to accepted academy players |
| Florida Kraze Krush | Not published; financial assistance and sibling discounts available |
For everything else, here's what comparable programs run. Treat these as estimates, not quotes — no other Orlando club in our data publishes fees:
| Level | Estimated Annual Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| EDP / NAL (competitive) | $1,500–$3,500 | Regional play, less travel |
| DPL / NPL (tier 2) | $2,000–$4,000 | Regional plus national events |
| ECNL Boys | $3,500–$6,000 | National conferences, year-round |
| MLS NEXT (independent clubs) | $3,500–$6,500+ | Full national schedule, travel-heavy |
| MLS NEXT (Orlando City academy) | $0 | Scouted entry only |
None of that includes uniform kits ($150–$400), tournament entry, or family travel. Ask which year of the uniform cycle you're buying into — most clubs run two-year cycles, and ordering in year two means replacing individual pieces instead of a full kit. For the full picture, see the travel soccer cost guide and club soccer on a budget.
Florida Kraze Krush publishes both financial assistance and sibling discounts. Most clubs have something. Almost none advertise it, so ask at tryouts.
Tryout season
Central Florida runs early, and 2026-27 dates are already published for the two clubs with the best data:
| Club | Dates |
|---|---|
| Nona Soccer Academy | MLS NEXT Talent ID April 6, 13, 20, 27; boys U8–U19 May 1–3; girls U8–U15 May 4 |
| Florida Kraze Krush | May 1–4, registration and evaluation required |
| Schulz Academy | April and May, registration open online |
MLS NEXT and ECNL clubs begin evaluations in April, earlier than many families expect. Windows open and close fast — check club sites and the ClubScout tryout calendar. Our tryout preparation guide covers what to expect on the day.
A note on our Orlando data
Orlando has the messiest records of any market we've covered, and you should know that before browsing the directory.
Two records are not the clubs their names suggest. Our chargers-soccer-club record scraped a website belonging to a recreational adult club in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Our florida-prime record scraped a Naples real estate agency. Neither is a verified Orlando youth club, so we've left both out of this guide entirely. Note that florida-prime is separate from Florida Prime Soccer, which is a real Orlando DPL club.
The Orlando City records need dedup. Our database holds five separate records with Orlando City in the name. Two are verified and used above: Orlando City SC (the MLS academy) and Orlando City YS (ECNL Boys). The other three — Orlando City Youth SC, Orlando City Soccer School South, and Orlando City Soccer School Lake Nona — are unverified in our review queue and are almost certainly duplicates or sub-programs of the same organization. Don't treat them as separate clubs.
One location is likely wrong. Schulz Academy is filed under Orlando but describes a Boca Raton operation. Verify before registering.
That's 17 Orlando-area records reducing to 11 clubs we can stand behind. We'd rather tell you that than present the bigger number.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can my kid try out for the Orlando City SC academy?
Not through open registration. Orlando City's academy accepts players at no cost, and it fills teams through scouting and identification rather than a posted tryout. The practical route is playing at a club that competes against them and being seen — Nona Soccer Academy runs MLS NEXT and publishes both open tryouts and free MLS ID clinics, which makes it the most accessible on-ramp in the metro. Our guide to choosing a club covers how to evaluate that kind of stepping-stone decision.
Which Orlando club has the most options under one roof?
Nona Soccer Academy on league count — MLS NEXT, NAL, NPL, and EDP, four confirmed leagues, more than any other Central Florida club. Florida Kraze Krush on age range: programs start at age 2 and run through a U23 college prep program, with recreational, competitive, goalkeeper, and TOPS tracks in between. Which matters more depends on whether you're planning around your kid moving between competitive tiers or around keeping siblings of different ages at one club.
Where should I look for ECNL Girls or Girls Academy in Orlando?
Neither appears in our current Orlando data, but treat that as a gap in our roster coverage rather than a confirmed absence. Florida Kraze Krush's program structure includes ECNL-RL and Senior Select tiers, and Nona Soccer Academy holds a dedicated girls tryout for U8–U15. Call both and ask what they field for 2026-27. The nearest Girls Academy clubs in our data are in South Florida and Bradenton — too far for regular training from Orlando, which makes confirming the local options the right first step.
My kid is 8 and just moving up from rec. Where do we start?
Look at the clubs with real developmental ladders rather than the ones with the best league badge. Florida Kraze Krush starts at age 2 and has explicit steps (First Touch, Developmental, PreSelect) before anything competitive. Nona runs Mini Nona and a recreational program alongside its competitive teams. Both let a kid move up gradually inside one organization instead of re-trying out somewhere new every year. At this age, proximity and whether your kid enjoys the sessions matter far more than the tier. See the age-by-age guide and recreational vs. travel soccer.
Why do some clubs in this guide have almost no information?
Because our enrichment pipeline couldn't find or crawl a working website for them. Seven of the 11 clubs here have confirmed league membership from league rosters but no program details, fees, or facilities. That's a gap on our end, not a signal about club quality — a small club with a bad website can be a great place to play. Call them directly, and if you're a director at one of these clubs, claim your profile and fix it in about ten minutes.
What if none of these clubs fit?
Drop a tier before you widen the radius. Orlando's NAL, DPL, and EDP clubs play real competitive soccer with a fraction of the travel and cost of the national tier, and for most players that's the right level anyway. If you're already at a club and weighing a move, when to switch clubs walks through whether the reason holds up. Tampa is roughly 90 minutes west and has its own club scene, but that's not a commute anyone sustains for weekly training.
What to Do Next
- Pick your cluster first. North (Winter Springs, Sanford), south and east (Lake Nona, Kissimmee), or central Orlando. Then compare within it, and get the actual training sites rather than the club's mailing address.
- Match the tier to your player honestly. Two MLS NEXT clubs and two ECNL Boys clubs in one metro is real depth, and it's tempting to aim there by default. The NAL and EDP clubs are where most Orlando players belong.
- Register now if you're reading this near tryout season. Nona and Florida Kraze Krush both run the first week of May, with Nona's MLS NEXT ID sessions through April. Check the ClubScout tryout calendar.
- Ask for the total number. Registration is the start. Ask about uniform cycle year, tournament fees, and travel — then ask about financial aid and sibling discounts. Florida Kraze Krush publishes both.
- Get your kid into a session. Many clubs will let a player join a practice or two on trial, and Nona's free MLS ID clinics cost nothing. That tells you more than any website, including this one.
Thinking about the college track? College soccer recruiting covers when coaches actually start watching. First season ahead of you? Your first tournament is the practical one.
More Resources
- How to Choose a Club Soccer Club
- How to Evaluate a Youth Soccer Coach
- Compare All Youth Soccer Leagues Side by Side
- Youth Soccer Glossary: Every Term Parents Need
- MLS NEXT vs ECNL
- ECNL vs Girls Academy
- Recreational vs. Travel Soccer
- Club Soccer Age-by-Age Guide
- How Much Does Travel Soccer Cost?
- Club Soccer on a Budget: Under $3K/Year
- When to Switch Clubs
- Multiple Kids in Club Soccer
- Browse All Orlando Clubs on ClubScout
- Browse All Florida Clubs on ClubScout