Criteria: Soccer America selects the top 30 clubs based on success of their teams in national youth competitions over the last three years (2009-11) and the selection of their players to national youth teams and other national achievements in 2011. Club profiles may reference other accomplishments, but accomplishments of former players and the number of players placed in college are not considered.

Club profiles appear in Soccer America’s Best Boys Clubs feature in the Best of American Soccer 2011 magazine, which is included in magazine subscriptions and also available for purchase (see below).

2011 Top 30 Boys Clubs
1. Baltimore Bays
2. FC Dallas
3. New York Red Bulls
4. Chicago Fire
5. PDA
6. Dallas Texans
7. CASL
8. Concorde Fire
9. Cal Odyssey
10. Michigan Wolves
11. Pateadores
12. Real So Cal
13. D.C. United
14. Crossfire
15. Columbus Crew
16. Vardar
17. Los Angeles Galaxy
18. Carmel United
19. PA Classics
20. Fullerton Rangers
21. Grand Rapids Crew Juniors
22. Chicago Magic
23. Seattle Sounders
24. St. Louis Scott Gallagher
25. West Coast SC
26. RSL AZ
27. Arsenal FC
28. Yardley Makefield Soccer
29. Westside Metros
30. Albion SC