Manitou FC is committed to excellence and a player-first approach, with individual player development as its priority. The club provides a player pathway for boys and girls to experience and enjoy soccer.
- Founded
- 1981
- Players
- 1,200
- Ages
- U4–U19
- Plays
- Boys & Girls
- Programs
- 18
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 Minnesota Youth Soccer Association (US Youth Soccer). The club also played in NPL. That league ended in July 2026 and merged into National 1, so it does not count above. 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 MLS GO League, Elite Academy, ECNL RL – Twin Cities, TCSL NPL, United Premier Soccer League, Women’s Premier Soccer League. We have not placed those leagues on the ladder, so they do not count above.
See how the whole ladder worksFrom the league tables
Manitou FC, every team.
Last season Manitou FC fielded 2 teams in the leagues we track: all girls, all at national elite. The ladder tops out in ECNL-RL from U13 up.
| lvl | U13 | U14 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 link opens the event's flight list on Total Global Sports, where the ECNL family posts its tables. Your kid's birth year is one of the rows, and the Standings link beside the flight opens the table. Each season gets a new event page, so theecnl.com is the place to pick up a later one.
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.
Young Legends Program
U4-U8
Programming for the youngest members of the club, using movement education, small-sided games and activities as teaching tools to introduce players to football and build comfort and confidence with the ball.
feeds into Future Manitou program
Young Legends League
U5-U8
A year-round program offered within the Young Legends age groups for boys and girls beginning their soccer journey.
Skill Builder Clinics
U5-U8
A year-round Young Legends program offered to provide an opportunity for young boys and girls to begin their soccer journey.
Winter Player Development Program
U5-U7
A Young Legends program offered during the winter to provide an opportunity for young boys and girls to begin their soccer journey.
Young Legends Plus
U7-U8
A Young Legends program that helps players transition into the Future Manitou’s Academy.
feeds into Future Manitou’s Academy
MLS GO League
U5-U9
A Young Legends league offered in the Forest Lake Area during fall and summer seasons.
MLS GO
MLS GO League
U5-U7
A Young Legends league offered in the Vadnais Heights–Lino Lakes area during spring and summer seasons.
MLS GO
Young Legends U8
U7-U8
A Young Legends program offered in fall, winter and summer.
Future Manitou U8-U10 Pre MLS
U8-U10
The boys’ player pathway advances from Young Legends Plus to the Future Manitou’s Academy at U9-U10; this program is listed as Future Manitou U8-U10 Pre MLS.
Pre MLS
MLS Next AD
U11-U19
A boys team program within the club’s multiple levels of play, listed for U11-U19.
MLS Next
Boys EA
U13-U19
A boys team program for U13-U19 within the club’s player pathway and multiple levels of play.
EA
Orange Level
U11-U19
A boys team program within the club’s multiple levels of play for U11-U19.
Green Level
U11-U19
A boys team program within the club’s multiple levels of play for U11-U19.
Boys UPSL
U17+
A senior boys program that competes in the United Premier Soccer League.
UPSL
ECNL RL – Twin Cities
U8-U19
A girls team program within the club’s multiple levels of play for U8-U19.
ECNL RL
Orange Level
U11-U19
A girls team program within the club’s multiple levels of play for U11-U19.
Green Level
U11-U19
A girls team program within the club’s multiple levels of play for U11-U19.
Girls WPSL
U17+
A senior girls program that competes in the Women’s Premier Soccer League.
WPSL
Tryouts
2026/27 season
Tryouts decide which travel team a kid plays on. Confirm the details on the club’s page before you go.
Polar Lakes Park · White Bear Lake, MN
free
- · Properly inflated soccer ball
- · Personal water bottle/jug with enough water given potential heat
All: Sporting Director
Where they play
13 fields
The fields the club lists as its own. Directions open in Google Maps, so you can check the drive before you sign up.
White Bear Lake High School North Facility
White Bear Lake, MN
Hanifl Soccer Complex
Hugo, MN
University of Northwestern
Roseville, MN
TCO Fieldhouse
Vadnais Heights, MN
Kohler Meadows Park
Vadnais Heights, MN
Polar Lakes Park
White Bear Lake, MN
Polar Lake Park
TCO Garden
Kohler Fields
WBL High School
Northwestern College
Sanneh Foundation Fields
TCO Sports Garden
Vadnais Heights
6 fields aren’t located on the map yet.
Fees
What it costs
What the club charges, from its own price list.
free
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