Tryouts for the 2025-2026 Season
May 19th thru June 6th

Summer Soccer Camps!

15 Camps offered in 6 different locations!

Join Cleveland Force SC this June and July for our 2025 Summer Soccer Camps!

With 15 camps offered in 6 different locations, there is a camp just for you with options for Half Day, Full Day and Evening campers!

Geared for ages 5-12, each camp will focus on skill development and small-sided guided discovery game play.

Register for any CFSC Summer Camp and score FREE season tickets to either our Cleveland Force USL League Two (Mens) or USL W League (Women) for all 2025 home games! Just register for any CFSC Summer Camp and follow instructions in your confirmation email to redeem (1) Adult & (1) Youth USL Season tickets!

USL W League

Quick preparations have begun for our 3rd season in the USL W League this summer.  We say quick because getting our players back from their respective colleges and then prepared for league play is no small feat.  We began training on 5/7 for a season that kicks off in Pittsburgh against the Pittsburgh Riveters on 5/16.  The Riveters are expecting 5,000 plus fans for their inaugural opener at Highmark Stadium against us that night.  This should be an unbelievable environment for our players to compete in.  We are moving to a new conference this summer and look forward to the competition.  We will play 5 home games this summer during the months of May and June at CSU’s Krenzler field.  We look forward to seeing many of you at the games!

USL League Two

Cleveland Force Soccer Club is proud to announce the hiring of Carl Nolan as our Men's USL League Two Head Coach and Nick Felician as our Men's USL League Two Assistant Coach!

Coach Carl brings over 20 years of coaching experience at Notre Dame College! During his tenure at NDC, Carl led Falcons to 20 consecutive playoff appearances, 12 national tournaments and 262 career wins! Carl holds his United Soccer Coaches National License. 

Coach Nick began his coaching career at Lester Felician Soccer Academy in PA. After his collegiate playing career at Notre Dame College and John Carroll University, Nick served as an Assistant Coach at NDC and is currently the Assistant Coach at Ashland University. 

Help us welcome them both to the Force community and come see them in action with our USL League Two team this summer at Krenzler Field. Get your tickets today!

High Performance & Competitive Tiers

By: CFSC Directors

Paul Shaw

Boys ECNL U15-U19 Director

Boys ECNL U15-U19

Boys ECNL are in the middle of the busiest time in our calendar. We are extremely pleased this year to have so many teams in the running for National playoffs. This is a result many months of hard work on the training field from our players and coaches. The process starts months and months in advance. We are proud of all our teams and they have rebounded from the adversity that they have had to overcome. Whether that’s injuries or playing multiple games in a short period of time our players have always reacted well. 

Tryouts are coming up. We are extremely excited by the amount of people showing an interest in our program. We hope to conduct a very smooth and stress free tryout period. 

I would like to highlight Coach Chris Green. Chris has worked extremely hard to instill the correct values in our u13/14 players.

He is always process driven and you can always be sure that the players coming out from his program will be prepared for the next level. 

ECNL 15-19 Girls:

The past few months have been an extremely busy time for our HS aged ECNL girls.  Since our last update OVC League play has been a massive focus.  At this point in time we have a couple of teams that are close to securing playoff spots for June in San Diego.  We also traveled cross country a few weeks ago for the ECNL Phoenix event in early April.  The weather and competition were top notch and the girls did extremely well in representing the midwest as one of the few clubs from this side of the country in attendance.  We are set to close out the regular season portion of our league schedule over the next few weeks and travel to New Jersey for the PDA Showcase and down to Greensboro, NC for the ECNL North Carolina Showcase in early June.

We are nearing the end of the road as youth players for our members of the class of ‘25 on our U19 ECNL team.  All 17 of our graduating seniors are committed to colleges to begin competition in the fall of ‘25.  14 of our grads will be playing NCAA DI, 2 at the NCAA DII level and 1 playing NCAA DIII.  We are extremely proud of the pathway that these young ladies have blazed over the past few years of our existence in the ECNL.  They have competed in the ECNL playoffs every year since our start in 2021, participating in the Champions League twice (our first team to have qualified multiple times).  Many of these players will move on after their last regular season ECNL game in May to represent the club in the USL Academy and USL W League platforms.  We wish all of them the best of luck as they continue their careers at the next level!!

We have had a number of recent college verbal commitments in our class of ‘26 bringing that total up to 9 players.  We will have many more over the coming months as our teams continue showcasing and dive deeper into the college recruiting process.

Girls ECNL U13-U14

It’s crazy to think that we are already in the month of May! What’s also crazy, is how much will be going on throughout this month. For soccer, there is practice, games, rescheduled games, tryouts, and end-of-season tournaments. Outside of soccer, things are also hectic with school wrapping up, graduations, school trips, celebrations, holidays, and other activities.

It’s important to remember that the players do feel stress, pressure, and performance anxiety. They are also being overloaded and stimulated by all the activities we have listed above. If nothing else, it’s a great time for us all to zoom out, take a deep breath, and remember to do what is best for the children at all times. We can all get caught up in the competitive nature of youth soccer, but let’s never lose sight that the most important cog in all of this, is the happiness, love, and enjoyment of the game from the players. Treat all situations this month with commitment, humbleness, integrity, respect, and passion.

Our 2012 and 2011 ECNL teams are wrapping up conference play. Both are in a position to qualify for the ECNL Champions League National Playoffs. Each team has one league game left, and depending how that game goes will impact ECNL National Playoff qualification.

One of the most important benefits of being an ECNL club, is to have strong competition in a league, event, and playoff format. Our players are continuously playing in difficult matches, which prepares them very well for the college game. We are humbled by our current situation, and are looking forward to continuing the growth and opportunities provided to our teams, families, players, club, and coaches.

Our 2014 and 2013 Pre ECNL Blue, White, and Volt teams are also wrapping up their spring seasons. Each team has league games remaining, as well as tournaments in Chicago and locally. We are wishing the teams and players the best of luck!

Please remember to register for tryouts in PlayMetrics. This is a requirement for all current members that wish to return for the [2025-2026] season.

Thanks in advance and we look forward to a great May and beyond!

Girls ECNL-RL

Our 2011 and 2012 ECNL RL teams recently had the privilege of speaking with Tracey Bates Leone, the assistant women's soccer coach at the University of North Carolina. Coach Leone shared her incredible experiences as a player and coach, including wins at the World Cup, College Cup, Olympic, and World Championship levels. She spoke to our players about the importance of character, integrity, a positive mindset, and fierce competitiveness in all aspects of life. We also enjoyed hearing about UNC's recent journey to the 2024 College Cup championship and the qualities college coaches look for in recruits. We extend our sincere gratitude to Coach Leone for her time and for inspiring our players.

This spring has been significant for our high school players and their college aspirations. We are thrilled to announce that our entire 2025 ECNL RL class has now made their college commitments, with 10 talented players set to play college soccer this fall. In the coming weeks, we look forward to celebrating their leadership, integrity, and commitment to our club. Thank you to each of them for their hard work and dedication. Additionally, our 2026 class recently participated in a valuable Zoom call where they discussed recent NCAA changes, upcoming showcase events, and the resources our club provides to support their college search process.

On the field, our 2009 ECNL RL team has been performing exceptionally well, achieving a record of 5 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw in their last seven matches. Their teamwork, dedication to each other, and fighting spirit are commendable as they approach the end of their season. The 2012 ECNL RL team also had a successful weekend at the Great Lakes Spring Challenge 2025, winning the event with an impressive 4-0-0 record and without conceding a single goal. Both the 2011 and 2012 ECNL RL teams have now concluded their regular season schedule and will be competing in the Chicago Inter Memorial Day Cup, along with our 2009 and 2010 teams.

We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the families for their continued support, and we recognize the invaluable hard work of each of our team managers.

Boys U15-U19 ECNL-RL / GLA 

We would like to take this time to thank and recognize our coaching staff and our team managers - The King, Pastor, Kardamis, Calvey, Gebbie, Phinick, Brophy, Kalkbrenner families - who work tirelessly on a daily basis to carry out our club mission and live out our club values while keeping our club members; players and families, at the forefront. 

Next, congratulations to all of our graduating ECNL-RL and GLA players who finalized their college commitment in the last couple of months to continue their soccer careers at the academic institution of their choice, and look forward to more commitments: 

U15-19B ECNL-RL 

Our U15-19 ECNL-RL Teams are currently preparing for their last 1/3 of the ECNL-RL season with five fixtures left to play. They will be hosting Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Steel City FC, and Croatia Jrs. We will be traveling to Columbus to face Sporting Columbus, and Club Ohio as well as games at Pittsburgh Riverhounds and WNY Flash. Our 2006/07, and 2009 ECNL-RL Teams are competing for a spot in the ECNL-RL Playoffs in St. Louis. 

Congratulations to our 2009 ECNL-RL team and Coach Shelby Edwards for winning the top division at the Blue Chip Showcase at the end of April. The team had a 3-0 record while conceding only one goal.

U15-19B GLA 

Our U15-19B GLA teams are currently participating in the State Cup preliminary stage which has been delayed due to inclement weather over the last several days. We hope to see as many of our teams as possible in the next round. 

After the State Cup, the teams will focus on the last stretch of GLA league games. Our 2010 and 2009 GLA teams are in contention for a playoff spot.

Congratulations to our 2008 GLA team and Coach Accele Rando for co-winning their bracket in the Gray division at the Blue Chip Showcase at the end of April. The team had a 3-0 record while conceding no goals. Also, congratulations to our 2010 GLA team for finishing as runner-up in their division at the Blue Chip Showcase.

Lastly, congratulations to the newlyweds Coach Connor Jamison and wife Colette who recently got married! And thank you to coach Nick Feliciain for stepping in to cover coach Connor during his absence. Coach Nick has a rich playing background, is currently on staff at Ashland Men's Soccer and was recently appointed as the Cleveland Force SC USL 2 Team Assistant Coach. 

🚨BREAKING NEWS!🚨

Our Boys GLA Level Joins ECNL Regional League for 2025-2026 Season!

Beginning with the 2025-2026 season, the Cleveland Force SC boys GLA level will officially be competing in the ECNL Regional League!

This opportunity reflects the tremendous progress our players and teams have made, and it aligns with our long-term vision of providing the highest level of competition and development pathways for all Force athletes. Joining the ECNL Regional League will allow our boys teams to face top-tier talent from across the region, enhance their exposure, and continue to grow within a nationally recognized platform.



We are proud of the hard work and commitment from our players, coaches, and families that have made this advancement possible. This move reaffirms our dedication to delivering elite opportunities while staying true to our club values.

Our HS Boys Program will now field two ECNL-RL Level teams in each age group. Our current ECNL-RL Teams will be renamed ECNL-RL White, and our Current GLA teams will be renamed ECNL-RL Yellow in the 2025-2026 Season. 

We envision the majority of our current rosters will remain in place with returning players and the addition of new players as we begin the rostering and tryouts process for the 2025-2026 season. As the leading club in NEO that prioritizes the development of our players, we will continue to reward and roster players in what we believe is the appropriate environment based on development and performance over this season. 

Please direct any immediate questions to myself at visnu@force-sports.com regarding the recent ECNL-RL Announcement. 

For more info on the ECNL and ECNL-RL, click here. 

2025-2026 TRYOUTS 

As preparations for the 2025-2026 club season begin, we have had a number of players show interest in our club & tryout sessions thus far, and we look forward to adding depth to all of our age pools. 

***REMINDER; CURRENT PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER FOR ONE OF THE TRYOUTS SESSIONS AND ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND BOTH SESSIONS TO HELP US BETTER ASSES NEW INCOMING PLAYERS. THE TRYOUT REGISTRATION FOR CURRENT PLAYERS WILL SERVE AS YOUR INTENT TO RETURN TO THE CLUB FOR THE 2025-2026 SEASON***

Thank you!

Boys U13-U14 ECNL / ECNL-RL / GLA

U13B ECNL Clinched 1st place for OVC. Only allowing 3 goals in their 7 spring league games. Playing 3 teams advancing to ECNL Playoffs at NC ECNL event.

U13B ECNL-RL won the Great Lakes Spring Challenge and went 2-1 at the Blue Chip Showcase playing all ECNL-RL teams that are advancing to the playoffs.

U13B GLA Finished the GLA season well going 3-1-1. They have advanced to the Semi-Finals in State Cup.

U14B ECNL have done well in spring. Improving in all phases in Game moments. The team just returned from ECNL North Carolina where they faced three quality opponents and came away with 3 wins and only allow 1 goal all weekend. After beating Penn Fusion 5-0, FC Pride Elite 2-1 and RISE  SC 4-0, they finished 3rd overall out of 51 teams for 2012 Boys!

U14 ECNL-RL played two quality Canadian teams last month!

U14B GLA Finalist at the Great Lakes Spring Challenge. 

Player Spotlights

Abby Richter

Girls U13-U19 GLA Director

Girls U13-U18 GLA

All five GLA teams have been busy with league games, tournaments / showcases and State Cup.  

The older teams all competed in the Blue Chip Showcase in Cincinnati. The 2010 girls won their division, winning all three games. The 07/08 team also won their division, with 1 win and 2 draws.  

The younger teams played in the Great Lakes Spring Challenge. The 2012’s won their division and the 2011’s placed as Finalists!

All five of the GLA girls’ teams are busy training indoors. The teams have been focusing on speed of play, defending themes and movement off the ball. All the teams have been competing and playing hard in their GLA games. It has been great to see the improvement and development in all the teams.

The 07/08, 09 and 2010 teams will be participating in State Cup. In addition, the 2012 and 2011 girls will be attending the Pacesetter Invitational Memorial Day weekend and the 09 and 2010 will be playing in Erie, PA for the Memorial Day Classic. The 2012’s will end their season playing in the Cleveland Summer Kick-off.   

Girls U8-U10 Competitive & High Performance

Spring Season Success

Our girls’ hard work, dedication, and commitment to their development is already paying off with an incredible start to the spring season!

Our Pre-ECNL Blue team kicked things off at the prestigious Jefferson Cup in Virginia, going an impressive 3-0 to advance to the championship game. Unfortunately, the final was canceled due to weather, but the team was rightfully crowned Co-Champions. What a way to represent!

The momentum continued at the 2025 Great Lakes Spring Challenge, where 7 of our teams competed. Out of those, 5 teams went undefeated over the weekend! In the U8-U10 age group, we posted some outstanding stats:

• Overall record: 21 wins and just 4 losses
• Goals scored: 116
• Goals conceded: 33
• Our youngest group, the 2017 girls, scored a remarkable 31 goals in only 4 games!

Congratulations to the following teams on their championships:

• 2017 Girls
• 2016 Pre-ECNL Blue
• 2015 Pre-ECNL White
• 2015 Pre-ECNL Blue

A special shout-out goes to our 2015 Volt team, who went undefeated in group play with three wins but just narrowly missed the final due to a one-goal differential. Amazing effort!



As we head outdoors for training, we're excited to finish the season strong and continue playing our best soccer.

Tryout Registration Reminder

Please make sure to register your daughter for upcoming tryouts via PlayMetrics. Registration is mandatory—we can only offer roster spots to players who have completed registration.

You’ll find the full tryout schedule below. It’s extremely important that players attend all sessions if possible, so our staff can evaluate everyone thoroughly. If you’re unable to attend a session, be sure to mark it accordingly in PlayMetrics and reach out to your Head Coach directly. Let’s keep the momentum going—see you on the field!

Girls U10 Birth year 2016

Wednesday June 4th 6:45-8:00pm at Cleveland United Fields

Thursday June 5th 6:45-8:00pm at Lost Nation East

Friday June 6th 6:45-8:00pm at Western Reserve Academy

Girls U8-U9 Birth year 2017 & 2018

Wednesday June 4th 5:15-6:30pm at Cleveland United Fields

Thursday June 5th 5:15-6:30pm at Lost Nation East

Friday June 6th 5:15-6:30pm at Western Reserve Academy

Summer Camps:

Cleveland Force offers full days, half days and evening soccer camps throughout the summer. Please check out the link for more information about locations and times. www.clevelandforcesc.com/camps

Ben Gunter

Boys & Girls U11-U12 Competitive Director

Boys & Girls U11-U12 Competitive

It’s hard to believe that this season will be over in a matter of weeks!

We are looking forward to the Spring season, and getting back outside!

Looking forward to seeing the development of all our teams on display in CASA League this Spring season!

Lastly, looking forward to the Summer and working with all our players in our Summer AOE camps & clinics.

Boys U10-U12 High Performance

Congratulations to our CFSC 13B Pre-ECNL Blue team finishing as 🥇CHAMPIONS and CFSC 14B Pre-ECNL Blue team finishing as 🥈FINALISTS at the 2025 Nike Challenge Cup in Columbus, OH!

Amazing work from all of our Cleveland Force SC teams that competed with 6 of our boys teams combining for a record of 13 Wins and 7 Losses at the tournament! 👏👏

As we look toward the end of the season the boys will have the opportunity to play in The Ohio State Cup, Summer Kick Off, and the Westlake Invitational. I look forward to seeing them work hard to bring back results. 

Development is a long journey that has its challenges. Being a part of the boys journey is the best part of our job as coaches. I want to shout out two (2) of our teams that have made such big strides as teams the past few months. 

The boys 15 Volt East has had a great start to CASA spring starting 4-0. The 16b Vole East/South team has come together with a strong  finish the winter and started CASA off strong beating a team they lost to in the fall. 

Juniors Academy & Juniors Elite

By: Michael Surniak

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