Welcome to Buffalo Pro Soccer Academy, where the most promising talent in our region develops for the professional ranks in our own backyard.
- Plays
- Boys & Girls
- Programs
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Where on the ladder
Level 2 to Level 5
Each level below lists the leagues this club plays in. Your kid's level depends on the team they make. The six levels are our own reading of public league play. They are not an official ranking.
Sanctioned by New York State West Youth Soccer Association (US Youth Soccer). The club’s site also lists US Club Soccer. We have not confirmed that from the body’s own member list, so we do not call the club sanctioned. It also lists USL Championship. We have not placed that league on the ladder, so it does not count above.
See how the whole ladder worksFrom the league tables
Buffalo Pro Soccer Academy, every team.
Last season Buffalo Pro Soccer Academy fielded 6 teams in the leagues we track: all boys, all at national elite. The ladder tops out in Elite Academy from U13 up.
| lvl | U13 | U14 | U15 | U16 | U17 | U19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECNL Regional, Pre-ECNL, Aspire, EAL |
Each dot is one team in the 2026-27 season. We place it by the league the team actually plays in, not by the club’s own team names. A tap on a dot shows that team’s league, flight and record. The dots come from published league tables, so a team playing outside those leagues will not appear here.
Check the tables yourself
The modular11 standings page has three boxes at the top: Gender, League and Age Group. Your kid's division appears once all three are set, with every team's record.
Programs
The programs, age by age
These come from the club's site, grouped the way the club groups them. Your kid starts in the one that fits their age.
Buffalo Pro Soccer Academy
The academy develops promising talent from Western New York and Southern Ontario for the professional ranks. Its approach is cohesive and keeps the player at the center.
Coaching
Who coaches here
10 names from the club's own staff page. The titles and licenses are what the club lists.
William Malott
Academy Director
Inaugural Academy Director for Buffalo Pro Soccer; previously served as MLS Next Academy Director at Phoenix Rising Youth Soccer.
US Soccer Federation
Al Franjoine
Academy coach
U10B, U14G
High school All-American and First Team All-State player; captained Division I Canisius College; played professionally in Bolivia and the United States; studied at the Atlético Madrid and FC Barcelona youth academies.
Canisius College
Mike Chieffo
Academy coach
U17B
Head coach of the Frontier High School varsity boys’ soccer program; developed numerous players who went on to compete at the collegiate level.
U.S. National C license · United Soccer Coaches Premier Diploma
Ryan Louis
Academy coach
U11B, u20B
Head coach of Canisius women’s soccer; MAAC Coach of the Year in 2022; previously an assistant at Canisius and Buffalo State.
Master’s in sport administration from Canisius
USSF A License · UEFA B License
Colin Morrow
Academy coach
U12B, U14B, U16B
Previously assistant coach for Canisius University women’s soccer, Director of Coaching for GPS Binghamton, and coach with Manchester City, Liverpool Feds WFC, and MSB Woolton Ladies FC.
Degree in Coaching for Development in Football from Anglia Ruskin University
UEFA B License
Nikki Bartholomew
Academy coach
U13G, U16G
Two-time UWS Coach of the Year and former FC Buffalo Women’s head coach (2021–2024).
USSF D License
Taylor DiMarco
Academy coach
U12G
Lead assistant coach for Canisius University women’s soccer; played collegiately at Loyola (Md.).
Degree in elementary education from Loyola University Maryland
Francesco Cardillo
Academy coach
U19B
Head coach of Buffalo State’s men’s soccer program; led the Bengals to five SUNYAC playoff berths and the program’s first NCAA Sweet 16.
Degree in business administration
Ryan DiNunzio
Academy coach
U13B, U15B
Played professionally from 2002–2007 in the United Soccer League with the Rochester Raging Rhinos, Western Mass Pioneers (on loan), and Charlotte Eagles; won a USL Championship in 2005.
Four-year starter and captain at the University of New Hampshire
U.S. Soccer C License
Alex Pollitt
Assistant
2014 and 2012 Boys Academy teams
Previously coach and program director at TOCA Soccer in Cleveland; partnered with Cleveland Force to train ECNL boys teams from the U14–U18 age groups; competed collegiately at the College of Wooster.
College of Wooster
Where they play
1 field
The fields the club lists as its own. Directions open in Google Maps, so you can check the drive before you sign up.
BuffaloPrimary
427 Elk Stree, Buffalo, NY 14212, Buffalo, NY
Fees
What it costs
What the club charges, from its own price list.
Get in touch
How to reach Buffalo Pro Soccer Academy
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