Arlington Soccer Club

What Arlington Soccer Club does

Arlington Soccer Club (ASC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit youth soccer organization founded in 1977 and headquartered in Arlington, Massachusetts. The club serves more than 2,000 youth players aged 4-19 across approximately 150 teams, supported by a volunteer base of roughly 330 coaches. Programming is structured along a recreational-to-competitive continuum that includes TOPSoccer (for players with disabilities), Clinics, an In-Town League, BAYS Travel, Select Teams, a Premier team that competes in the New England Club Soccer League (NECSL) via a partnership with Northeast Rush, Futsal, and a Summer League. In May 2023 the club appointed its first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director (Jana Chaudhuri), formalizing DEI as an organizational function and resulting in a feature in Mass Youth Soccer's e-zine.

The club's operational technology stack consists of the AdminSports platform for registration, scheduling, and administration, paired with the US Officials system for referee assignment. Operations are overwhelmingly volunteer-driven, with minimal paid staff, and the organization has built community-facing partnerships with the New England Revolution (MLS), Boston Legacy FC (incoming NWSL franchise, 2026 debut), Lexington United Soccer Club (referee training), and Arlington EATS (food access). These partnerships extend the club's role beyond on-field play into regional professional-soccer alignment and broader community programming.

Revenue is generated primarily through seasonal player registration fees, with a $50 late-registration surcharge and a referee payment program as secondary revenue mechanics; financial assistance and waivers are available, consistent with the non-profit mission. The customer base consists of Arlington-area youth-player families, and total revenue is not publicly disclosed. Given the absence of capital raises, paid-staff growth, or facility investments, growth is best characterized as steady and organic, tied to local participation trends rather than external capital deployment.

Name

Arlington Soccer Club

Legal name

Arlington Soccer Club

Website

https://arlingtonsoccerclub.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Arlington Soccer Club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit youth soccer organization in Arlington, Massachusetts, founded in 1977 and serving 2,000+ players aged 4-19 across 150 teams with 330 volunteer coaches. Programs range from recreational in-town leagues to competitive travel, Premier (NECSL via Northeast Rush), Futsal, and TOPSoccer.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Soccer Programs

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Team & Club Coaching (seasonal team coaching) (HSADAEAF), Youth & Scholastic Sports Organizations (K–12, AAU, Club Leagues) (MPAKACAF)

Keywords

• Youth soccer programs
• Soccer player development
• Youth sports leagues
• Soccer referee training
• Community soccer club

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Seasonal Registration Fees: Registration fees charged per player per season for participation in soccer programs. Fees vary by program level (clinic, in-town, BAYS travel, Select, Premier). Late registration fees apply after standard registration period.
2. Referee Payment Program: In-town referees paid $25 per game. Certified Grassroots referees paid per game through BAYS system. Referee certification fees partially subsidized with reimbursement after completing minimum game counts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arlington Soccer Club is a volunteer non-profit youth soccer organization that delivers age-appropriate soccer programming to over 2,000 players ages 4-19 in Arlington, Massachusetts across four seasons. Offerings span introductory clinics (Pre-K through Grade 1), recreational in-town leagues (Grades 2-4), Boston Area Youth Soccer (BAYS) travel teams, tryout-based Select Teams, an ASC Premier Team competing in the New England Club Soccer League in partnership with Northeast Rush, indoor Futsal, Summer League, and TOPSoccer adaptive programming for players with disabilities. The club also operates referee training/certification and structured coach development resources under the oversight of a Director of Coaching.

Product overview

Arlington Soccer Club is a volunteer non-profit youth soccer organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of soccer programs for approximately 2,000 players ages 4-19 in Arlington, Massachusetts. The organization operates across four seasons (Fall, Winter/Spring, Summer) with programs structured by age and skill level: TOPSoccer (adaptive programming for players with disabilities), Clinic Programs (Pre-K through Grade 1), In-Town Recreation League (Grades 2-4), BAYS Travel Teams (Grades 5-12), Select Teams (Grades 3-8 competitive tryout-based), Premier Team (high school girls in NECSL), Futsal (winter indoor), and Summer League. The club also provides extensive coach development resources and a referee training program. Programs are delivered primarily through volunteer coaches with professional coaching oversight from a Director of Coaching.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ASC Premier Team: High school girls soccer team competing in the New England Club Soccer League (NECSL) in partnership with Northeast Rush
• Select Teams
• TOPSoccer

Products and services

• TOPSoccer

Quantifiable outcome

• Serve over 2,000 youth players annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Boston Area Youth Soccer (BAYS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026ASC teams compete in BAYS league at various levels. BAYS provides league structure, game scheduling, and referee assignment systems. ASC follows BAYS rules and participates in BAYS Zero Tolerance Policy.
• Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association (MYSA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026State-level governing body for youth soccer. ASC is a member community and participates in MYSA programs including TOPSoccer. MYSA provides coaching license courses, referee certification pathways, and policy guidance.
• Boston Legacy FCminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Boston Legacy FC is a NWSL women's professional soccer team beginning play in 2026. ASC hosted 'Arlington Soccer Day' to promote the new professional team and community engagement.
• Lexington United Soccer ClubminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership for training of New In-Town Referees. A limited number of spots available in Lexington for referee training workshop on June 1, 2026.
• New England RevolutionminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Annual ASC Tailgate event at Gillette Stadium before Revs games. Partnership provides community building opportunities and promotes youth soccer engagement with professional soccer.
• Arlington EATSminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Community partnership for food donation drive. ASC members donate food items to Arlington EATS to support food security in the community. Donations dropped off at Arlington EATS location with ASC labeling.
• Northeast Rush (NE Rush)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership with Northeast Rush enables ASC Premier teams to compete in the New England Club Soccer League (NECSL). Teams adopt NE Rush colors with collaborative badge merging logos. Paige Forster continues as head coach. This partnership provides Premier players access to higher-level competitive divisions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Weston Soccer Club: Affluent suburban Massachusetts youth soccer organization with comparable program structure (clinic through select/travel). Same BAYS league ecosystem and similar volunteer-coach dependency.
• Sudbury Youth Soccer: Metrowest Massachusetts community youth soccer club with similar player base profile and BAYS league participation. Comparable program tiers from clinic through travel.
• Natick Youth Soccer: Metrowest Massachusetts community youth soccer club with similar single-town non-profit model and BAYS travel league participation. Comparable player-development pathway approach.
• Brookline Youth Soccer: Inner-suburban Boston youth soccer organization competing in the same BAYS league structure with comparable clinic, in-town, and travel programming for K-12 players.
• Lexington United Soccer Club: Nearby Massachusetts community youth soccer club explicitly named as a partnership partner with ASC for in-town referee training. Directly comparable community-based non-profit serving a single affluent suburb with similar age-group programming.
• Cambridge Youth Soccer: Adjacent Massachusetts town-based youth soccer organization serving Cambridge with comparable clinic-to-travel programming. Same BAYS league footprint and similar community non-profit structure.
• Newton Youth Soccer: Nearby suburban Boston youth soccer club operating BAYS league teams with similar age range and program tiers. Comparable volunteer-driven non-profit model targeting families in an affluent MetroWest community.

Broad incumbents

• Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association: State-level governing body for youth soccer of which ASC is a member community. Provides coaching license courses, referee certification pathways, and TOPSoccer program structure used by ASC.

Emerging players

• Northeast Rush (NE Rush): Multi-state club soccer organization with which ASC partnered in 2022 to enable Premier teams to compete in the New England Club Soccer League (NECSL). Comparable in operating competitive youth travel teams, but with broader regional footprint.

Others

• Boston Area Youth Soccer (BAYS): League operator across Massachusetts youth soccer in which ASC teams compete. Provides league structure, scheduling, and referee assignment systems; comparable in youth soccer ecosystem but functions as a league/association rather than a competing club.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AtownSoccer
• Facebookfacebook.com/Arlingtonsoccerclub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arlington-soccer-club-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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