Youth soccer clubs in Louisiana
Louisiana doesn't have a pro team to anchor its youth scene, so the clubs themselves carry the load.
Club soccer in Louisiana
Most of the competitive soccer sits along the I-10 corridor, in the New Orleans area, across Lake Pontchartrain on the Northshore, in Baton Rouge and in Lafayette. The Louisiana Soccer Association is the state's governing body and runs the Louisiana Classic Soccer League, the Louisiana Select ODP program and the State Cup, Presidents Cup, Bob Abbott Cup and Open Cup. For years, the best Louisiana teams had to leave the state to find national league play. That shifted in 2025-26.
Louisiana Fire SC in Kenner was welcomed into ECNL Boys, and its boys director called it the only ECNL club in the state. The same season, the new ECNL Regional League Gulf Coast launched with six clubs, including Louisiana Fire, Mandeville SC and LA Krewe Rush from Lafayette, along with clubs from Mississippi and Alabama. That gives Louisiana players a regional schedule built around the Gulf South instead of a flight to Texas every other weekend.
Baton Rouge Soccer Club is the big community name in the capital, with recreational, academy, competitive and semi-pro teams under one roof. Lafayette's South Side Youth Soccer Club runs LA Krewe Rush, which formed in 2023 from the merger of Cajun Rush and Lafayette Dynamo Juniors, and it keeps ties to the Houston Dynamo and Houston Dash. Mandeville SC has been around since 1994, runs a recreational program with more than 1,500 kids a season, and won the State Cup in 2023 and 2024.
If you're new to the state, the practical move is to pick the region you live in first, then compare which league level each nearby club actually offers.
Popular clubs in Louisiana
These are the clubs Louisiana families ask about most. League badges show what we could confirm for the 2025-26 season, so check each club's own site for current teams, tryout dates and fees.
Louisiana Fire SC
Louisiana Fire, based in Kenner just outside New Orleans, started in 2010 and now counts more than 1,500 players. It was welcomed into ECNL Boys for 2025-26 and also plays in the ECNL Regional League Gulf Coast. The club has won multiple Louisiana State Cup titles and three NPL national championships. Younger kids can begin with its Soccer Shots and Ignite programs, then move into recreational or competitive teams from U10 through U19.
Mandeville Soccer Club
Mandeville Soccer Club is the Northshore's main soccer organization and the only one there with ECNL Regional League status, competing in the Gulf Coast league since 2025-26. Founded in 1994, it runs a recreational program with more than 1,500 children across its spring and fall seasons, plus Lakers competitive teams, an academy, futsal and adult play. Its teams won back to back State Cups in 2023 and 2024.
LA Krewe Rush (South Side Youth Soccer Club)
LA Krewe Rush is the competitive arm of South Side Youth Soccer Club in Lafayette. It formed in 2023 when Cajun Rush and Lafayette Dynamo Juniors merged, and it connects players to the national Rush network. It was one of six founding members of the ECNL Regional League Gulf Coast in 2025-26. The club also runs recreational soccer, a player development academy and an adult league, and it lists Houston Dynamo and Houston Dash as affiliates.
Baton Rouge Soccer Club
Baton Rouge Soccer Club is the largest community soccer organization in the capital region, with recreational leagues, an academy, competitive teams, futsal, middle school play and TopSoccer for players with disabilities. It also fields semi-pro sides, BRSC Capitals in the Gulf Coast Premier League and BRSC United in the WPSL. Its higher level teams are organized through a separate Louisiana Elite brand, which the club's site links to.
From Louisiana clubs to college soccer
For a lot of Louisiana families, club soccer is also the road to playing in college. These pages cover the next step, from ID camps close to home to emailing college coaches.
College ID camps in Louisiana
Every college soccer program in Louisiana, with a link to its official camp page.
See the camps ›Recruiting guideHow college recruiting works
Timelines, divisions, scholarships, coach emails and showcases, explained for players and parents.
Read the guide ›RecruitlyEmail college coaches from your own inbox
Find programs by division and conference, reach every coach, and see who opens your email and watches your film.
Meet Recruitly ›Choosing a club in Louisiana
Geography decides more here than almost anywhere. Louisiana is long and narrow in the places that matter, so check the drive from your house to the training fields before anything else. A Northshore family and a Lafayette family are about two hours apart, which is why many clubs run satellite campuses. The ECNL Regional League Gulf Coast helps with travel, since opponents come from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, but ECNL Boys play involves longer trips.
Heat and humidity run from spring into October, and thunderstorms can wipe out practice nights, so ask whether the club has lighted or turf fields. Tryout timing varies by club, and most announce dates on their sites in the spring, so check early. For younger players, a club with a large recreational program makes it easy to try the game close to home before committing to a competitive team. Ask each club which league its team will actually play in before you pay a deposit.
New to all this? Start with how the youth leagues fit together, then read our tryouts guide before Louisiana clubs start holding evaluations.
Louisiana club soccer FAQ
Is there ECNL soccer in Louisiana?
Yes. Louisiana Fire SC in Kenner joined ECNL Boys for 2025-26 and called itself the only ECNL club in the state. It also plays in the ECNL Regional League Gulf Coast, along with Mandeville SC and LA Krewe Rush, which is the regional tier below full ECNL.
What is the ECNL Regional League Gulf Coast?
It's a new regional league that launched in 2025-26 with six clubs: Louisiana Fire, Mandeville SC and LA Krewe Rush in Louisiana, Gulf Coast United and Hattiesburg FC in Mississippi, and Union 10 FC in Daphne, Alabama. It keeps travel inside the Gulf South.
Who runs youth soccer championships in Louisiana?
The Louisiana Soccer Association, the state's governing body, runs the Louisiana Classic Soccer League and the State Cup, Presidents Cup, Bob Abbott Cup and Open Cup. It also runs Louisiana Select, the state's Olympic Development Program pathway, and clubs apply to affiliate with the association through its site.