Registration is OPEN for the Sunday 11v11 Spring league (starting 3/15) in Baltimore City. See below for fees and important dates. (Note if it is past the registration deadline for the current season and you are still interested in playing, please register, but select “pay offline”, and complete the registration. If there is availability, the League will contact you).
All seasons have eight (8) games guaranteed (min) per season, and all games will be 60-minutes (58 minutes of playing time, 2-minute halftime). See below for details and the corresponding instructions for how to register.
Please note that fees were forced to increase at the beginning of 2026; for more information, see “Cost Information and other updates”, below).
Sundays, 11v11 @ Patterson Park
Spring Leagues
Sundays, 11 v 11 @ Patterson Park
Fees & Important Dates
Early Registration (1/29 – 2/12/26): $95 (males); $85 (females). (BEST VALUE)
Regular Registration (2/13 – 2/23/26): $105/ (males); $95 (females).
Late Registration (2/24/26 on): $115 (males), $105 (females). (may result in delay to receiving jerseys)
Initial roster/payment deadline — Wednesday, February 18, 2026 (by midnight!)
Anticipated shirt ordering dates: February 25 (initial), March 16 (after week 1), March 30 (final)
Note: Referee fees in the amount of $55/game (per team) paid separately on the field.
Payments via Areena – The transaction fee via Areena payment cannot be avoided. Early registration rate will be reflected at the Areena payment screen. Players paying offline should NOT pay via Areena. (Note: there is no ‘skip’ button in Areena, but once a player in on the Areena app, nothing more should be needed). Female players paying via the Areena app must use the discount code “26Female” to get the discount. Female players paying via Venmo should subtract the appropriate discount amount from their payment. Discounts will not be applied retroactively.
Payments via Venmo: Players may avoid Areena transaction fees by paying via Venmo; however, such payments must not be made for ‘goods/services’ or have a fee charged to the League. Players may submit their League fee via Venmo to @charmcitysoccer. Players who are unable to pay via Venmo are encouraged to pay through their team’s Captain (or have the Captain contact the League to make other arrangements). Captains, kindly confirm with your players the amount they owe.
Current Discounts & Special Offers
Multiple Teams. Players who are on multiple teams in a given season will receive $10.00 discount per additional team. In most cases, this discount will be automatically refunded prior to the start of the season. Players are asked to pay the normal registration rates when they submit payment.
New League Playersº. Players who are new to the League (not just a given team) will have their player fee capped at the “regular” registration rate. This should avoid penalizing players who learn about the League late in registration. (Captains may request an Areena discount code if the player wishes to pay via Areena).
“Early” rate lockedº. Teams with 10+ players registered (paid and on the Areena app) by the “early” registration deadline will qualify to have their team’s player fees locked at the “early” registration rate. This is intended to incentivize players registering sooner rather than later.
ºNot applied retroactively.
How to Register
Returning Teams (on Areena) – Captains have the ability to “roll over” their teams from the prior season. In some cases, a team from the prior season may be “rolled over” by the League after registration opens. Once a team has been “rolled over” to the current season, players will then have the ability to pay through the App, or outside the App via Venmo (in accordance with the above; will be marked as paid on the App within roughly 1-2 business days of receiving payment).
New Teams (not yet on Areena) – Please register your team, but be sure to select “pay offline” and complete the registration (see also Registration Policy – Team and Division Placement Policy). Once the registration is complete (you should get a confirmation email), the League will contact you within 48 hours with instructions on how to create a team page on the Areena app, and how to invite your players to join your team’s page.
Free Agents (individual players not connected with a team) – Please register as a FA (see also Registration Policy – Free Agents), but be sure to select “pay offline” and complete the registration. Once you have completed these steps and your registration has been submitted (you should get an email), please submit payment via Venmo (see above) to secure your spot in the League.
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Cost Information and other updates.
The League is acutely aware of the increase in the cost of everything, and unfortunately social sports are no exception. The following is in regard to upcoming fee changes for 2026 that are out of the League’s control:
- Field costs. Baltimore City increased their rental fee for Utz Field by a staggering 105%, increasing from $100/hour to up to $205/hour (with lights; without lights is still up to $175/hour). While an increase was expected, such a significant increase is unfair, egregious, and patently unreasonable.
- Referee fees. These fees may increase to $55 per ref per game (up from $50). The referees pushed to increase this amount in Fall ’25, but the League pushed back hard on an increase at the time. Further pushback may not be possible.
While filed costs have doubled, the League fee will not, nor will it be anything close. However, because the City significantly increased costs—an increase we seem unable** to contest—some of that cost will have to be passed on to everyone playing in the League to maintain its operation. The League is looking to absorb and manage this as best as possible and currently working to determine the increase amount, will be as modest as possible in light of the circumstances (ideally, no more than 25%).
**The League has emailed District Council President Zeke Cohen as well as Mayor Brandon Scott’s office. Feel free to reach out to either or both to make your voice heard about such a tremendous increase in cost:
District Council President Zeke Cohen – Zeke.Cohen@baltimorecity.gov
Mayor Brandon Scott – mayor@baltimorecity.gov
