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Youth Soccer
by the Numbers

Impact figures  2025
Digital figures  Jan 1 – Aug 4, 2026
Download the 2025 Impact Statement
$48M
Annual economic impact
75,000+
Registered players
105
Member associations
2,200
Registered referees

Where the $48M Comes From

Annual, statewide, 2025 estimate

Youth soccer in North Carolina creates jobs, brings visiting families into the state, and moves money through local businesses. Six categories account for the total.

Competitions 31% Jobs & salaries 25% Kit & equipment 21% Fields & facilities 17% Match officials 4% Visitor spending 2%
CompetitionsOver 50 NC clubs and our ODP programs bring out-of-state players to tournaments here.
$15M
31% of total
Jobs & salariesNCYSA, member associations, and supporting roles employ several hundred staff.
$12M
25% of total
Kit & equipmentUniforms, cleats, shin guards, and balls at roughly $200 per player, estimated across 50,000 competitive players.
$10M
21% of total
Fields & facilitiesField construction and maintenance, plus engagements with pro teams and colleges.
$8M
17% of total
Match officials & part-time staffReferees, trainers, and security — pay for over a thousand part-time roles.
$2M
4% of total
Visitor spendingFamilies travel in for matches, training, and recreation, and spend at NC businesses.
$1M
2% of total
Total annual impact
$48M

What One Event Is Worth

Per event / per field

The statewide total is built from single events like these. Bars are scaled against the largest figure on the row.

$10M
Generated when NCYSA hosts a major tournament
$7M
Retail sales by NCYSA players — uniforms, cleats, balls
$1M
Generated each time a single club hosts a tournament
$1M
To install or replace one turf field used by the community

Who Plays, and Where They Go

Participation, 2025
54% RECREATION 46% COMPETITIVE

More than 75,000 registered players split almost evenly between recreation and competitive play, across seven levels — so families can find the right fit without leaving the association they started in.

7
Levels of play, recreation through national competition
900+
New international players in 2025
12
States that sent coaches to be trained in NC
1,000s
Volunteers at the state and local level

Where the Clubs Are

Member clubs · sized by search demand

Every gold dot is an NCYSA member club, sized by how often it came back as the closest match for a family searching the Find My Club tool. Hover a dot for the detail.

101 NCYSA member clubs · dot size = searches where that club was the closest match

94 / 11
Associations by registration liaison
74
Cities & towns
52 of 100
NC counties with a club

Families Finding a Club

Find My Club · Jan 1 – Aug 4, 2026

The Find My Club tool is how families reach those clubs. Google Analytics has recorded every search since January.

9,634
ZIP code searches on the tool
3,938
Click-throughs to club websites and emails
105
Member clubs that received traffic
22,587
People who used the tool
Before June 11
23/day
After June 11
127/day

Daily searches rose five-fold when the summer campaign began, and have held there since. Find My Club is now the #3 page on ncsoccer.org by views and #1 by unique visitors.

Programs Behind the Numbers

6 statewide programs

Community Ball Bin

Free soccer balls in parks across NC

TOPSoccer

Inclusive soccer for athletes with disabilities

Coaching Education

GrassRoots through B License pathways

ODP

Olympic Development Program identification

Classic League

Competitive league play statewide

State Cup

Annual championship tournament

Check the Numbers Yourself

Source document
2025 Impact Statement Every figure on this page, with the assumptions behind each estimate. Open PDF →
Impact figures are 2025 estimates of annual or per-event economic impact, from the NCYSA 2025 Impact Statement, which listed 95 member associations at the time of publication.
The 2026-27 registration liaison list shows 105 member associations. Find My Club lists 101, as two associations are organized under another club and the remainder are pending directory setup.
Club counts on this page are current from the Find My Club directory. County figures reflect the county each club is headquartered in; clubs serve players beyond their home county.
Find My Club figures are Google Analytics data, January 1 – August 4, 2026. Club locations from the Find My Club directory.
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