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Chicago City Soccer Club offers soccer programs that include Mini City, Rec City, Club, Girls Academy, Boys Academy, Drive Goalkeeping, CITY Camps, CITY Tournaments, HER League, the Kelly Park League, and virtual options such as zoom “practices,” online skill and fitness activities, and other virtual lessons. These programs include options for both girls and boys and cover a range of training and competition formats.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Chicago City Soccer Club (CITY), founded in 2013, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Its stated mission is that Chicago City Soccer Club exists to create accessible, high-quality soccer opportunities that help young players across Chicago grow as athletes, teammates, and members of their community. The club describes itself as one of the largest and most comprehensive soccer organizations in Chicagoland, with a network of strategically located training hubs across the region and a multi-location model strengthened by regional, national, and international club partnerships. CITY offers a clear pathway from recreational soccer to local, regional, national, and international competition, and includes training that covers teaching the game, sports psychology, diet, and fitness. The organization notes an emphasis on player development, community, mental health, integrity, and fun, and it offers a two-week free trial to experience the club.
Chicago City Soccer Club is recognized as the first Illinois 5-Star Club based in the City of Chicago (2015), a 2025 Illinois Premier Club, and a recipient of the Chicago Reader's Best of Chicago 2023 polled award. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving families across Chicagoland and collaborates with local clubs including Orland Park Sting FC, Lyons Township FC, Deportivo 59, Puebla, Shining Hammers FC, and Croatia Chicago. CITY lists locations along the Lakefront, Old Town, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Roscoe Village, North Center, Old Irving, Ravenswood, West Loop, South Loop, Pilsen, Bronzeville, West Town, UIC, Near West Side, Brighton Park, Glenview, Skokie, Batavia, St Charles, Geneva, Elgin, Carpentersville, Midway, La Grange, Orland Park, Kankakee, New Lenox, Crown Point, and Hammond.
Parent and player testimonials describe the “City Pathway” as supporting progression from academy teams to the USL 2 team, including multiple appearances and starts. Testimonials also describe coaches as knowledgeable, caring, and phenomenal, and mention that training has included details such as body position and scanning, as well as sports psychology, diet, and fitness. Several families describe strong communication, including weekly newsletters and virtual lessons with zoom “practices” and online skill and fitness activities. Multiple testimonials mention positive experiences with player development, community, and opportunities within the club, including movement from lower teams to top teams and on to high school play.
Last updated August 3, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Chicago City Soccer Club (CITY), founded in 2013, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Its stated mission is that Chicago City Soccer Club exists to create accessible, high-quality soccer opportunities that help young players across Chicago grow as athletes, teammates, and members of their community. The club describes itself as one of the largest and most comprehensive soccer organizations in Chicagoland, with a network of strategically located training hubs across the region and a multi-location model strengthened by regional, national, and international club partnerships. CITY offers a clear pathway from recreational soccer to local, regional, national, and international competition, and includes training that covers teaching the game, sports psychology, diet, and fitness. The organization notes an emphasis on player development, community, mental health, integrity, and fun, and it offers a two-week free trial to experience the club.
Chicago City Soccer Club is recognized as the first Illinois 5-Star Club based in the City of Chicago (2015), a 2025 Illinois Premier Club, and a recipient of the Chicago Reader's Best of Chicago 2023 polled award. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving families across Chicagoland and collaborates with local clubs including Orland Park Sting FC, Lyons Township FC, Deportivo 59, Puebla, Shining Hammers FC, and Croatia Chicago. CITY lists locations along the Lakefront, Old Town, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Roscoe Village, North Center, Old Irving, Ravenswood, West Loop, South Loop, Pilsen, Bronzeville, West Town, UIC, Near West Side, Brighton Park, Glenview, Skokie, Batavia, St Charles, Geneva, Elgin, Carpentersville, Midway, La Grange, Orland Park, Kankakee, New Lenox, Crown Point, and Hammond.
Parent and player testimonials describe the “City Pathway” as supporting progression from academy teams to the USL 2 team, including multiple appearances and starts. Testimonials also describe coaches as knowledgeable, caring, and phenomenal, and mention that training has included details such as body position and scanning, as well as sports psychology, diet, and fitness. Several families describe strong communication, including weekly newsletters and virtual lessons with zoom “practices” and online skill and fitness activities. Multiple testimonials mention positive experiences with player development, community, and opportunities within the club, including movement from lower teams to top teams and on to high school play.
Last updated August 3, 2026.
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