Programs Overview

CSA offers programming for all levels of play to serve families throughout the region. Our open enrollment recreational soccer league for ages 4 to 19 is a fun, low commitment program to enjoy team play with friends. Players seeking additional challenge and further development of their skills under the guidance of our professional coaching staff move into our competitive programming at the USYS level. Competitive players are provided with the opportunity and developmental resources to progress through several levels of increasingly competitive and elite programming.

Please refer to the Player Development Pathway for the programs that are available at various age levels.  All programs except recreation require a tryout or formal evaluation. Open tryouts four USYS programs are held in February (Rising 16U-19U Girls) and April/May of each year for the soccer season beginning in August. For information on openings at other times of the year, please reach out to the Director of the program or section; contact information is included on the respective pages.

Learn more about our programs below, including program staff, primary location, and more.

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Programs

CSA offers programs for players at every level of development from 6U to 19U, beginning with our open enrollment recreational programs and progressing through four levels of increasingly advanced competitive programming.

Recreational Soccer

Suitable for new and casual soccer players age 4 to 19 and includes our Junior Academy competitive preparation program.

USYS Competitive

The first step in the competitive player development pathway, USYS offers the 8U-10U Youth Academy and multiple levels of teams that participate in USYS state-level leagues in North or South…

NPL, DPL, Elite 64

NPL, DPL and Elite 64 programs are the second progression in the development pathway offering higher levels of training, competition and exposure to college coaches through regional league play and…

Regional

CSA forms ECNL Regional League teams in the North and South regions that draw players from across all sections of the club; this is the second-tier of elite programming with…

National

The ECNL National Programs at CSA offer the highest level of soccer available in the US for ages 13U-19U. These programs prepare our elite athletes for collegiate and professional soccer….

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CSA Sections

We have eight geographic regions within Charlotte Soccer Academy.
Click on a location to be directed to the location information page. 

Our Locations

Charlotte

Charlotte Soccer Academy’s Charlotte section includes the southern part of Charlotte metropolitan area.

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OrthoCarolina Sportsplex

13333 Dorman Road, Pineville 28134

Programs Offered:

  • Recreational Soccer 6U-19U
  • Youth Academy 8U-10U
  • USYS/North Carolina 11U-19U
  • Pre-ECNL 9U-12U
  • ECNL Regional League U13-U19
  • ECNL National U13-U19
  • ECNL National Academy Boys U13-U19

Huntersville

Charlotte Soccer Academy’s Huntersville section also includes the Lake Norman and University areas of Charlotte.

Programs Offered:

  • Youth Academy 8U-10U
  • USYS/North Carolina 11U-19U
  • Pre-ECNL 10U-12U
  • ECNL Regional League U13-U19

Indian Trail

Charlotte Soccer Academy’s Indian Trail section is our newest section serving the area southeast of Charlotte.

Programs Offered:

  • Youth Academy 8U-10U
  • USYS/North Carolina 11U-12U

Matthews

Charlotte Soccer Academy’s Matthews section includes the southeastern part of the Charlotte area

Programs Offered:

  • Recreational Soccer 6U-19U
  • Youth Academy 8U-10U
  • USYS/North Carolina 11U-19U
  • Elite 64 U13-U19

North

Charlotte Soccer Academy’s North section includes Cabarrus and Rowan County.

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CSA North Soccer Complex

3400 Davidson Highway Concord, 28027

Programs Offered:

  • Recreational Soccer 6U-19U
  • Youth Academy 8U-10U
  • USYS/North Carolina 11U-19U
  • Pre-ECNL 10U-12U
  • ECNL Regional League U13-U19

Palisades

Charlotte Soccer Academy’s Palisades section includes the Clover, Tega Cay, Lake Wylie and Steele Creek areas.

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Harris Teeter Fields at the Palisades

14600 Grand Palisades Pkwy, Charlotte 28278

Programs Offered:

  • Recreational Soccer 6U-10U
  • Youth Academy 8U-10U
  • USYS/North Carolina 11U-19U
  • National Premier Leagues Boys U13-U19
  • Development Player League Girls U13-U19

Uptown

Charlotte Soccer Academy’s Uptown section includes the central Charlotte region.

Programs Offered:

  • Recreational Soccer 6U-10U
  • Youth Academy 8U-10U
  • USYS/North Carolina 11U-19U
  • Elite 64 U13-U19

York

Charlotte Soccer Academy’s York section includes York County and the surrounding area including Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Rock Hill, Clover, Lake Wylie.

Programs Offered:

  • Youth Academy 8U-10U
  • USYS/South Carolina 11U-19U
  • National Premier Leagues Boys U13-U19
  • Development Player League Girls U13-U19
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Richard Butler

Section Director -Charlotte

  • USSF B License
  • Licensed with the Scottish FA & USC
  • Former Coach, Scottish FA youth professional teams
  • Sports Coaching & Youth Development Degree, School of Sport, Exercise & Outdoor Studies
  • Double major in Business & Sports Management, Pfeiffer University
  • Former youth player, Rangers Football Club in the Scottish Premier league