Connecticut Junior Soccer Association
Travel / Select (L5) · Boys & Girls
The US Youth Soccer state association for Connecticut.
Overview
The Connecticut Junior Soccer Association is the US Youth Soccer state association for Connecticut, organised into seven districts. It registers players, sanctions league and cup competition, and runs the State Cup, the Connecticut Cup and the Connecticut Olympic Development Program.
Its ODP cycle runs U12 through U17, with ODP Juniors at 9U and 10U and regional training centres from 8U.
- The official US Youth Soccer body for Connecticut
- Runs the State Cup, the Connecticut Cup and the Connecticut ODP
- A governing body, not a measure of playing level
Who plays here
159 clubs we catalogue play in CJSA. Open one to see every league its teams actually enter, not just this one.
AjaxState & PremierBristol, CT
Ansonia Soccer ClubTravel / SelectAnsonia, CT
Avon Soccer ClubTravel / SelectWeatogue, CT
Beachside Soccer ClubState & PremierCT
Berlin Youth Soccer AssociationTravel / SelectCTBloomfield Junior Soccer AssociationTravel / SelectBloomfield, CT
Bolton SoccerTravel / SelectBolton, CT
Branford Soccer ClubTravel / SelectBranford, CTBridgeport HawksTravel / SelectCTBridgeport Premier FCTravel / SelectCT
Bristol Soccer ClubTravel / SelectCT
Brookfield Soccer ClubTravel / SelectBrookfield, CTCollege commitments
69 college commitments from 4 New York and New Jersey member clubs, taken from public commitment lists. Those two states are the only ones these counts cover.
These counts cover this league’s New York and New Jersey member clubs only. “Unverified” means the school matched but the program level did not. No league publishes college placement by youth league, so read this as one slice of two states rather than a scoreboard. We never print a current youth player’s name.
Rules
What this league asks before your kid can register: the ages it runs, whether they can still play the high school season, and who sanctions it. The college-exposure and cost lines are our read of the league, not a figure the league publishes.
Age groups
U6-U19
Geographic footprint
State
College exposure (our read)
N/A
Cost level (our read)
Low
Governing body
US Youth Soccer
The other leagues at this level
Leagues on the same rung of the ladder, so you can hold a club’s pitch against what the alternatives actually ask of a family.
| Factor | CJSA This league | BWNYJSL | Thruway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Boys & Girls | Boys & Girls | Boys & Girls |
| Ages | U6-U19 | — | — |
| Clubs in directory | 159 clubs | 10 clubs | 9 clubs |
| HS soccer ok? | — | — | — |
| Footprint | State | Regional | Regional |
| What it is | The US Youth Soccer state association for Connecticut. | Buffalo/WNY Junior Soccer League (BWNYJSL), a NY travel/club league. | Thruway League (Thruway), a NY travel/club league. |
Pathway from here
Most club players in the country are on this rung, and staying here is a normal plan. If your kid wants more, the next move is a state or regional league and it happens at a tryout. What decides how much they develop here is how many minutes they get and who is coaching them.
Which CJSA clubs are inside your drive time?
Put in your ZIP and the finder shows the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association clubs near you alongside everything else at that level. Or tell us about your kid and we’ll rank them with the reasoning spelled out.