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 1940, 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 29 October 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 (1565, NCAA Division I); the top women’s side is Washington Spirit (1940, 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 29 October 2026.

Men’s table
Women’s table
By league

51Rated clubs

15Leagues represented

1940Top 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 #6. 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	1565
2	Ristozi FC	NPSL	Owings Mills, MD	1527
3	Maryland Bobcats	The League for Clubs	Montgomery, MD	1492
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	1425
7	Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds	NCAA Division I	Baltimore, MD	1422
8	Mount St. Mary's University Mountaineers / The Mount	NCAA Division I	Emmitsburg, MD	1418
9	United States Naval Academy Midshipmen	NCAA Division I	Annapolis, MD	1407
10	Baltimore City FC	APSL	Baltimore, MD	1394
11	Bethesda SC	USL League Two	Bethesda, MD	1390
12	Bowleys Athletic	UPSL	Dundalk, MD	1387
13	Christos FC	USL League Two	Baltimore, MD	1385
14	Frostburg State University Bobcats	NCAA Division II	Frostburg, MD	1382
15	Germantown City FC	APSL	MD	1379
16	Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays	NCAA Division III	Baltimore, MD	1379
17	DC Hyper	The League for Clubs	Montgomery, MD	1376
18	Salisbury University Sea Gulls	NCAA Division III	Salisbury, MD	1374
19	Delmarva Thunder	APSL	MD	1366
20	MSI	UPSL	Rockville, MD	1362
21	Baltimore City Academy	APSL	MD	1361
22	Grove Soccer United	APSL	MD	1360
23	Bridge Sports Club	UPSL	Laurel, MD	1347
24	Washington College Shoremen	NCAA Division III	Chestertown, MD	1342
25	McDaniel College Green Terror	NCAA Division III	Westminster, MD	1339
26	Stevenson University Mustangs	NCAA Division III	Stevenson, MD	1335
27	Hood College Blazers	NCAA Division III	Frederick, MD	1333
28	FC Frederick	NPSL	Frederick, MD	1332
29	St. Mary's College of Maryland Seahawks	NCAA Division III	St. Mary's City, MD	1322
30	Maryland Bobcats FC	UPSL	Silver spring, MD	1319
31	Hybrid Football Club	UPSL	Oxon Hill, MD	1308
32	Goucher College Gophers	NCAA Division III	Towson, MD	1298
33	Notre Dame of Maryland University Gators	NCAA Division III	Baltimore, MD	1276
34	MoCo 1776 FC	UPSL	Bethesda, MD	1264
35	Washington Adventist University Shock	NAIA	Takoma Park, MD	1237
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	1940
2	University of Maryland, College Park Terrapins	NCAA Division I Women's	College Park, MD	1638
3	United States Naval Academy Midshipmen	NCAA Division I Women's	Annapolis, MD	1629
4	Towson University Tigers	NCAA Division I Women's	Towson, MD	1627
5	Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds	NCAA Division I Women's	Baltimore, MD	1603
6	University of Maryland, Baltimore County Retrievers	NCAA Division I Women's	Baltimore, MD	1597
7	Racing Power FC	United Women’s Soccer	Baltimore, MD	1589
8	Baltimore Blast	United Women’s Soccer	Baltimore, MD	1579
9	Annapolis Blues FC	USL W League	Annapolis, MD	1558
10	Frostburg State University Bobcats	NCAA Division II Women's	Frostburg, MD	1557
11	Mount Saint Mary's University Mountaineers	NCAA Division I Women's	Emmitsburg, MD	1545
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 1940, 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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