Youth soccer clubs in Montana
Montana has no MLS NEXT clubs, no ECNL clubs and no Girls Academy teams, and that shapes everything about youth soccer here.
Club soccer in Montana
The best players in the state compete in the Montana Youth Soccer Association's Premier and Select leagues, then travel out of state for tournaments and national events. A good club in Montana is one that makes the travel worth it.
Distance is the main fact of life. Bozeman, Billings, Great Falls and Kalispell are each a long drive from the others, so most clubs build a strong home program and then pick a few trips a year. Bozeman's Montana Surf is the clearest example. It runs competitive teams in the Montana Youth Soccer Premier and Select leagues, plays in the N1 league and a regional league it helped start, and has been a Surf Nation partner since 2020. Glacier Surf in Kalispell joined that same Surf network in 2022.
Billings United came from the merger of Magic City Soccer Club and Edge Soccer Academy, and its U19 girls won a US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup title in 2023. In Great Falls, Montana Rush is a member of the nationwide Rush Soccer network and says it has about 1,000 players.
The Montana Youth Soccer Association runs the State Spring League, the State Fall League, the Montana State Cup and the Montana Cup, plus ODP. Winters are long, so futsal and indoor training matter, and fields in Great Falls open earlier in spring than some other cities. The clubs below are the ones Montana parents name most often, and each page links to a club site so you can check teams, fees and tryout dates yourself.
Popular clubs in Montana
These are the clubs Montana 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.
Montana Surf Soccer Club
Montana Surf serves the Gallatin Valley and lists recreational soccer, competitive teams for U8 to U13 and U14 to U19, Junior Premier League play and Surf Select. It competes in N1, Montana Youth Soccer Premier and Select, and Montana One Regional, formerly the Mountain West Junior Premier League, which the club founded. Its Montana Surf Challenge in 2024 drew 123 teams from 18 clubs, and spring 2027 tryouts are posted for November 10 to 12.
Billings United Soccer Club
Billings United is the registered name of Magic City Soccer Club and combines it with Edge Soccer Academy. The competitive program plays fall and spring seasons and travels across Montana and beyond. The Timbers Youth League offers recreational soccer for ages 7 to 11 with weekly training and no travel. The club also hosts the Magic City Classic for ages 8 to 15, and its U19 girls won a US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup title.
Montana Rush Soccer Club
Montana Rush is the Great Falls member of the Rush Soccer network and told local press it has about a thousand players. A 2025 club update reported 16 competitive teams, up from 12, and more than 850 players in its winter indoor sessions. It runs futsal, camps and the Montana Cup, a large state tournament, and sends boys and girls to futsal events in Brazil and Orlando.
Glacier Surf Soccer Club
Glacier Surf began in 2019 as Northwest Soccer Club and became a Surf Sports partner in summer 2022. A local report counted 17 teams and nearly 300 players, and fifteen players had tried out for Surf national teams. Its top players can try out for Surf regional and Surf Select teams. The club also hosts the Glacier Surf Premier Cup in Whitefish and covers the Flathead Valley.
From Montana clubs to college soccer
For a lot of Montana 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 Montana
Every college soccer program in Montana, 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 Montana
Distance matters more than league names in Montana, so be honest about how far you'll drive. If you live in Bozeman, Billings, Great Falls or the Flathead Valley, there's likely one main competitive club close by, and the real decision is whether that club's coaching and age-group depth fit your child.
Ask where the team plays outside Montana. Surf-affiliated clubs like Montana Surf and Glacier Surf can send top players to Surf Select identification events. Those trips add up fast in fuel and hotels, so ask for a typical season budget.
It's also worth asking about winter. Montana Surf lists futsal from December through January, and Montana Rush hosts indoor sessions, so a club with real indoor space keeps skills sharp. Tryouts for spring teams are often held in the fall or winter, and Montana Surf has posted November dates for spring 2027, so check each site early.
Before you sign anything, read up on what club soccer costs and how tryouts and offers usually work. Most Montana families find the second season easier than the first.
Montana club soccer FAQ
Are there MLS NEXT or ECNL clubs in Montana?
None showed up on the 2025-26 MLS NEXT member list for this region, and the ECNL and Girls Academy announcements we checked list no Montana clubs. Top Montana players compete in the Montana Youth Soccer Premier and Select leagues and travel out of state for national events.
What competitions does the Montana Youth Soccer Association run?
The association runs the Montana State Spring League and State Fall League, plus the Montana State Cup, the Montana Cup, the Montana Showcase and the Classic Cup. It also runs the Olympic Development Program, futsal, TOPSoccer and Soccer Across America.
Which Montana clubs are part of the Surf network?
Montana Surf in Bozeman has been a Surf Nation partner since 2020, and Glacier Surf in Kalispell joined in 2022 after starting as Northwest Soccer Club. Surf partners give top players a path to Surf regional and Surf Select national team tryouts.