True cost calculator
Club dues are usually 40–60% of what a season actually costs. Build the full picture — tournaments, travel weekends, gear, private training, and the line items that never come up at tryouts — and save a budget per child or per club you're considering.
Prefilled from published fees
Starting from Mustang SC's published U-12 fees. Everything else on this page is a level preset, not a figure from the club — adjust each line to your own quote.
From the club: club dues, registration, travel
Posted as a range: travel $1,000–$2,000. We started at the low end; enter your team's figure.
In California, u-11 to u-12 ecnl / mls next / elite programs post a median of $3,325 and model about $11,225 all-in (6 clubs). Medians pool boys and girls.
Presets load typical numbers for the level — adjust every line to match your club's actual quotes.
What the club's other priced programs post — dues, registration and training — relative to the U-12 program loaded ($3,400 posted). Open one to reload the calculator from it.
- U-8 · Recreational$510–$585
- U-8 · Recreational$510–$585
- U-12 · Recreational$525–$600
- U-9 · Recreational$525–$600
- U-9 · Local competitive$970–$1,045
- U-14 · Elite / showcase$3,400+$0
Tournament cost = your family's share of entry plus hotel, food, and gas for the weekend. Travel weekends are league away games that need an overnight stay.
Training in Orange County? Find a program and add it here with its real prices and terms.
Paying for private training? Report what you pay for training so families in your town can see a range.
$11,490
≈ $958 per month
70% of your real cost is beyond the quoted dues.
$5,000 – $12,000 all-in. Your budget sits inside the typical range for this level.
California median for u-11 to u-12 at this level: $11,225 all-in — your total is $265 above it.
Searches California for U-11 to U-12 ecnl / mls next / elite programs and sorts them by whether their estimate fits $11,490 a year.
Compare clubs side by sideEstimates are planning aids, not quotes. Confirm every number with the club before committing.