How many soccer clubs are ranked in Maryland?

51 rated clubs across 15 leagues — 38 men’s and 13 women’s. Unrated clubs are held and mapped but carry no number.

Which is the best soccer club in Maryland?

Washington Spirit at 1945, playing in NWSL. "Best" here means highest rating on the Ranked XI national scale, not league position.

Are amateur and pro clubs really on the same scale?

Yes. Cross-league placement is calibrated on about 600 U.S. Open Cup results, the one competition where clubs from different tiers meet, so a strong amateur side can rate above a weak professional one.

Soccer clubs in Maryland

51 rated clubs · 15 leagues · updated 23 September 2026

Maryland has 51 rated soccer clubs on Ranked XI across 15 leagues. The top men’s side is University of Maryland, College Park Terrapins (1580, NCAA Division I); the top women’s side is Washington Spirit (1945, NWSL). Every club here is rated on the same national scale as MLS and the grassroots, so a Maryland amateur side and a top-flight club are directly comparable. Updated 23 September 2026.

Men’s table
Women’s table
By league

51Rated clubs

15Leagues represented

1945Top rating (Washington Spirit)

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Maryland’s largest represented league is NCAA Division III with 9 rated clubs. 38 men’s and 13 women’s sides carry a rating here, and the state’s best national position is #3. Clubs from Maryland whose divisions publish no usable table are listed on the map without a rating rather than being given an invented one.

Men’s clubs in Maryland

	Club	League	Location	Rating
1	University of Maryland, College Park Terrapins	NCAA Division I	College Park, MD	1580
2	Ristozi FC	NPSL	Owings Mills, MD	1533
3	Maryland Bobcats	The League for Clubs	Montgomery, MD	1491
4	DC Hyper	NISA	Montgomery, MD	1491
5	Annapolis Blues FC	USL League Two	Annapolis, MD	1478
6	University of Maryland, Baltimore County Retrievers	NCAA Division I	Baltimore, MD	1477
7	Baltimore City FC	APSL	Baltimore, MD	1458
8	Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds	NCAA Division I	Baltimore, MD	1446
9	United States Naval Academy Midshipmen	NCAA Division I	Annapolis, MD	1416
10	Mount St. Mary's University Mountaineers / The Mount	NCAA Division I	Emmitsburg, MD	1406
11	Germantown City FC	APSL	MD	1398
12	Bowleys Athletic	UPSL	Dundalk, MD	1396
13	Bethesda SC	USL League Two	Bethesda, MD	1390
14	Christos FC	USL League Two	Baltimore, MD	1387
15	MSI	UPSL	Rockville, MD	1382
16	Frostburg State University Bobcats	NCAA Division II	Frostburg, MD	1372
17	Bridge Sports Club	UPSL	Laurel, MD	1357
18	DC Hyper	The League for Clubs	Montgomery, MD	1353
19	Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays	NCAA Division III	Baltimore, MD	1350
20	Salisbury University Sea Gulls	NCAA Division III	Salisbury, MD	1350
21	Washington College Shoremen	NCAA Division III	Chestertown, MD	1341
22	McDaniel College Green Terror	NCAA Division III	Westminster, MD	1339
23	Stevenson University Mustangs	NCAA Division III	Stevenson, MD	1333
24	FC Frederick	NPSL	Frederick, MD	1332
25	St. Mary's College of Maryland Seahawks	NCAA Division III	St. Mary's City, MD	1328
26	Hood College Blazers	NCAA Division III	Frederick, MD	1319
27	Goucher College Gophers	NCAA Division III	Towson, MD	1316
28	MoCo 1776 FC	UPSL	Bethesda, MD	1312
29	Maryland Bobcats FC	UPSL	Silver spring, MD	1310
30	Washington Adventist University Shock	NAIA	Takoma Park, MD	1308
31	Delmarva Thunder	APSL	MD	1305
32	Grove Soccer United	APSL	MD	1305
33	Hybrid Football Club	UPSL	Oxon Hill, MD	1295
34	Baltimore City Academy	APSL	MD	1275
35	Notre Dame of Maryland University Gators	NCAA Division III	Baltimore, MD	1262
36	Hub City FC	NPSL	Hagerstown, MD	1225
37	DMV Elite FC	NPSL	College Park, MD	1187
38	Patuxent Football Athletics	USL League Two	Leonardtown, MD	1047

Women’s clubs in Maryland

	Club	League	Location	Rating
1	Washington Spirit	NWSL	Montgomery, MD	1945
2	University of Maryland, College Park Terrapins	NCAA Division I Women's	College Park, MD	1629
3	Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds	NCAA Division I Women's	Baltimore, MD	1604
4	United States Naval Academy Midshipmen	NCAA Division I Women's	Annapolis, MD	1602
5	Towson University Tigers	NCAA Division I Women's	Towson, MD	1595
6	Racing Power FC	United Women’s Soccer	Baltimore, MD	1589
7	University of Maryland, Baltimore County Retrievers	NCAA Division I Women's	Baltimore, MD	1581
8	Baltimore Blast	United Women’s Soccer	Baltimore, MD	1579
9	Annapolis Blues FC	USL W League	Annapolis, MD	1558
10	Mount Saint Mary's University Mountaineers	NCAA Division I Women's	Emmitsburg, MD	1530
11	Frostburg State University Bobcats	NCAA Division II Women's	Frostburg, MD	1527
12	MSI Pro	United Women’s Soccer	Rockville, MD	1486
13	Patuxent Football Athletics women	USL W League	Patuxent, MD	1433

Leagues in Maryland

Soccer in Maryland — common questions

How many soccer clubs are ranked in Maryland?: 51 rated clubs across 15 leagues — 38 men’s and 13 women’s. Unrated clubs are held and mapped but carry no number.
Which is the best soccer club in Maryland?: Washington Spirit at 1945, playing in NWSL. "Best" here means highest rating on the Ranked XI national scale, not league position.
Are amateur and pro clubs really on the same scale?: Yes. Cross-league placement is calibrated on about 600 U.S. Open Cup results, the one competition where clubs from different tiers meet, so a strong amateur side can rate above a weak professional one.

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