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Youth soccer in North Carolina
Who runs youth soccer in North Carolina, and which of the major leagues play there. Facts as of October 19, 2026.
US Youth Soccer lists North Carolina Youth Soccer as the member state association for North Carolina.
National 1 League, 2026-27: Mid-Atlantic District 3 (NC).
League operators for those districts: Carolina Premier Soccer League.
MLS NEXT's member club list (Homegrown Division, headed 2025-26) has 6 clubs in North Carolina: Carolina Core FC, Charlotte FC, Charlotte Independence Soccer Club, Queen City Mutiny FC, Triangle United Soccer Association, Wake FC.
NPL, 2025-26 (final season): South Atlantic Premier League. US Club Soccer's 2023-24 release places its clubs in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
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
- Maryland
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Mississippi
- Montana
- 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