Spring 2025 Youth Soccer Rankings: Who’s Rising?

Our last team rankings post from Fall 2024 gained a lot of attention, and with that traffic came one big question: Have the rankings changed since October?  The short answer — yes, quite a bit.

If you're new to team rankings, check out our older post where we break down the three major ranking systems we look at.

Just remember — rankings aren’t everything. But saying they’re totally meaningless? That’s not quite true either.

What Do the Rankings Mean?

Each ranking site uses different criteria:

• GotSoccer ranks teams based on points earned at events hosted through its platform. If your team only plays in leagues like ECNL or MLS NEXT — or attends Tourney Central events — you might not show up at the top of GotSoccer, even if you're a top-level team.

• Youth Soccer Games and Rankings (App) use algorithmic models to determine rankings. These are evolving and becoming more accurate over time. They can be used pretty accurately to predict outcomes and compare potential offensive and defensive matchups.

One cool tool on Youth Soccer Games: a tracker showing ECNL vs. GA matchups. Nationally, ECNL teams win about 62% of the time. In Ohio, they tracked 13 matchups — ECNL teams won 8, and GA teams won 5. A small sample, but still interesting.

If You're a Data Nerd...

The Rankings App is a goldmine. You can view club-wide performance across boys’ and girls’ teams, check how many teams each club has in each age group, and explore game history..

Dive into any team and you'll see:

• Offensive and defensive ratings

• Overall ratings (which can be used for ranking and to predict outcomes across age groups)

• Schedule strength

• Unpredicted losses (red) and wins/ties (green)

We highly recommend it — especially for $9.99/year if you opt for the paid version.

Now… The Rankings

Here are the top-ranked teams for each age group as of May 2025, compiled from the three major platforms:

Boys Rankings as of 05/07/2025

GotSoccer Boys Rankings

2006 Blast FC Soccer Academy*

2007 Spire FC

2008 Spire FC

2009 Blast FC Soccer Academy*

2010 Team Challenger FC

2011 Saints International Academy*

2012 Sporting Columbus SC*

2013 Sporting Columbus SC*

2014 Classics Eagles*

2015 Classics Eagles*

Youth Soccer Games Boys Ranking

2007 Blast FC Soccer Academy*

2008 Columbus United*

2009 Cleveland Force SC

2010 Club Ohio National*

2011 Ohio Premier Soccer Club*

2012 Cincinnati United/CUP*

2013 Cleveland Force SC

2014 Classics Eagles*

2015 Boardman SA (Youngstown)

2016 Sporting Columbus SC*

Rankings (App) Boys Rankings

2006 Spire FC

2007 Cincinnati United/CUP*

2008 Columbus United*

2009 Columbus Crew MLS Next

2010 FC Cincinnati MLS Next

2011 FC Cincinnati MLS Next

2012 Cleveland Force SC

2013 Cleveland Force SC

2014 Saints International Academy*

2015 Columbus Force SC*

2016 Ohio Premier Soccer Club (Academy)*

2017 Columbus Force*

Girls Rankings as of 05/07/2025

GotSoccer Girls Rankings

2006 CAU Force

2007 Kings Hammer Cincinnati

2008 Sporting Columbus SC*

2009 Internationals SC

2010 Columbus United*

2011 Columbus United*

2012 GTFC Impact

2013 Manta United*

2014 Club Ohio West*

2015 Cleveland Force SC

Youth Soccer Games Girls Rankings

2007 Ohio Strikers United

2008 Ambassadors Football Club

2009 Ohio Premier Soccer Club*

2010 Columbus United *

2011 GTFC Impact

2012 Cincinnati United / CUP&

2013 Ohio Premier Soccer Club*

2014 Club Ohio West*

2015 Howland Athletic Club (Warren)

2016 Cincinnati United SC*

Rankings (App) Girls Rankings

2006 Ohio Premier Soccer Club*

2007 Internationals SC*

2008 Ohio Elite SA

2009 Ohio Elite SA

2010 Columbus United*

2011 Cincinnati United / CUP*

2012 Cincinnati United / CUP*

2013 Ohio Premier Soccer Club*

2014 Club Ohio National*

2015 Cleveland Force SC

2016 GTFC Impact

2017 Club Ohio West*

'*' indicates OSMD Insiders paid sponsors of Ohio Soccer Moms and Dads