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Youth soccer in Maryland
Who runs youth soccer in Maryland, and which of the major leagues play there. Facts as of October 19, 2026.
US Youth Soccer lists USYS Maryland as the member state association for Maryland.
National 1 League, 2026-27: Mid-Atlantic District 1 (DE, MD, DC).
League operators for those districts: Elite Development Program.
MLS NEXT's member club list (Homegrown Division, headed 2025-26) has 3 clubs in Maryland: Achilles FC, Baltimore Armour, Bethesda SC.
NPL, 2025-26 (final season): Chesapeake Premier Soccer League NPL Division. Its NPL page names no states; the 2026-27 operator list gives the league Delaware, Maryland and DC. For 2026-27, US Club Soccer lists Chesapeake Premier Soccer League (CPSL) and Elite Development Program (EDP) as operator of National 1 League Mid-Atlantic District 1 (DE, MD, DC).
Leagues without a state breakdown
ECNL doesn't publish a state for its clubs, and the NPL ended after the 2026 Finals. The ECNL conferences and the NPL member leagues are on the main Atlas page.
Other states
- Alaska
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Iowa
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Mississippi
- Montana
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Vermont
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- West Virginia
- Wyoming