Cardiff Sockers
Cardiff Sockers does not post its fees. Its FY2024 IRS return puts what families paid at about $1,147–$2,130 per player, an average across every program.
Encinitas, CA · US Club Soccer (unconfirmed) · Regional Competitive (unconfirmed)
Site read Oct 19, 2026 · Club website
Tryouts: May–June
What this club fields
No price posted yet · read from the club site| U-8 | U-9 | U-10 | U-11 | U-12 | U-13 | U-14 | U-15 | U-16 | U-17 | U-18 | U-19 | |
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| Boys | Fields U-8, U-9, U-19; no price posted. Report one | |||||||||||
| Girls | Fields U-8, U-9; no price posted. Report one | |||||||||||
| Not stated | Fields U-8 to U-19; no price posted. Report one | |||||||||||
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Paying less, by the club's own sources
- Offers financial aid — Need-based aid, scholarships on the club's site the page
Facts, not a verdict: whether aid is available to your family is the club's decision. Ask for the form before tryouts, not after.
Cardiff Sockers has not published its fees
The website address we have for the club no longer works (checked October 20, 2026). We are looking for its new one; if you know it, tell us below. What we do know comes from the club's public IRS filings, below.
$1,147 – $2,130per player, FY2024
What Cardiff Soccer League Inc collected in program fees and dues in FY2024, divided by an estimated roster of about 800 players. An average across every age group and program — not a fee schedule. The club has not posted its prices; this is the closest public number.
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Quick answers
- Does Cardiff Sockers publish its fees?
- Not on its site as of Oct 19, 2026; its own FY2024 IRS return puts what families paid at about $1,147–$2,130 per player, an average across every program. Paid them this season? Report the number and we will show it.
- When are Cardiff Sockers tryouts?
- By the calendar, its US Club Soccer teams try out in May–June (Most clubs, most states), a window confirmed by two or more clubs' posted dates or parents' answers.
- Does Cardiff Sockers offer financial aid?
- Its own sources say so: need-based aid, scholarships on the club's site.
- Where does Cardiff Sockers's money go?
- Of what this club spends, about 69% to coaching and staff, 22% to tournaments, travel and equipment, 8% to everything else. From the club's own return, FY2024.
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Coaching
Families' answers
We take answers only for competitive programs, U-11 and older, that we can see a club fields. We don't have one on file for this club yet.
The three things we wanted to know
Where does the money go?
Of what this club spends, about 69% to coaching and staff, 22% to tournaments, travel and equipment, 8% to everything else.
Read from the club's own filing, which lists what it spent by kind. The full split, year by year, is further down the page.
Is the club on solid ground?
The club took in more than it spent 6 years running. Its reserves would cover about 8 months of spending.
Fees rose 114% over that time while the reserve grew. Worth asking what the reserve is for.
Do players move on?
We have not researched this club's record yet.
Ask us to, and we will read what the club and its alumni have published.
Financial transparency
Based on public IRS tax filings for Cardiff Soccer League IncVerified
Total Revenue
$1.2M
+5% YoY
From Families
$1.2M
Program fees + membership dues
Expenses
$969K
FY 2024
Est. Roster
~800
560–1040 players
990-derived per-player cost · FY 2024
Calculated by dividing 2024 program service revenue plus membership dues by estimated roster size. This is an approximation.
Limited data
No posted fees to compare against the filing.
Where the money goes
What Cardiff Sockers reported spending, and what it kept, on its FY 2024 return. Pay is shown as a share, never by name.
Of every $100 the club spent
- Coaching and staff$69 · $666K
- Tournaments, travel and equipment$22 · $215K
- Administration$2 · $16K
- Everything else$8 · $73K
Coaching and staff is salaries, officer pay, benefits and contracted coaches (Part IX lines 5–11). The club's own “other expense” lines are read by their description.
Year by year
| Year | From families | Surplus |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $558K | +$7K |
| 2020 | $624K | +$34K |
| 2021 | $850K | +$75K |
| 2022 | $936K | +$60K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | +$70K |
| 2024 | $1.2M | +$228K |
*Revenue from families divided by today's estimated roster (~800), so the column moves with the club's revenue, not its size. Reserves are net assets in months of that year's spending.
Revenue from families rose 114% from FY 2019 to FY 2024.
The club kept a surplus 6 years running; its reserves would cover about 7.9 months of spending. Fees have risen while reserves grew — worth asking the club what the reserve is for.
Every figure is a line on the club's own Form 990.Open the return
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