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Tennessee Soccer Club (TSC)

Overview

Tennessee Soccer Club (TSC) is the dominant youth soccer club in Middle Tennessee and the largest youth soccer club in the state by revenue and player count. HQ in Brentwood/Franklin. Formed in 2012 via merger of Brentwood Soccer Club (est. 1985) and Tennessee Football Club — consolidating what had been the two legacy competitive clubs serving affluent southern Nashville suburbs.

Operates across four geographic pods:

  • TSC Williamson — Brentwood/Franklin (original core)
  • TSC Murfreesboro — Rutherford County
  • TSC Nashville — Bellevue / Davidson County
  • TSC Sumner — Sumner County (NE Nashville suburbs)

Serves approximately 3,500-4,500 players ages 3-18 across recreational, competitive, and supplemental programs (HIGH — club’s own website, April 2026).

Financials

  • Revenue (FY2025): $7,294,513 (HIGH — ProPublica)
  • Expenses (FY2025): $7,251,130
  • Net Income (FY2025): $43,383
  • Net Assets: $2,656,631
  • Revenue Breakdown: 95.6% program services ($6.97M), 4.4% contributions ($324K)
  • Key Expense: Other salaries and wages $2.0M (27.6% of expenses)
  • Trend: Revenue grew from ~$2.9M (FY2013) to $7.3M (FY2025) — 2.5x in 12 years
  • Entity: Tennessee Soccer Club Inc, EIN 45-5231477, 501(c)(3)

Teams & Players

  • ~3,500-4,500 total players across all programs and locations
  • Age range U3 to U19
  • Boys and girls programs
  • Hosts 6 tournaments annually

League Affiliations

  • ecnl National — Boys and Girls, U13-U19 (top competitive tier)
  • ecnl-rl — Williamson ECNL Regional League (next tier below ECNL National)
  • npl — National Premier League (SAPPL West region)
  • usl-league-two — TSC men’s pre-professional (joined 2022)
  • usl-w-league — TSC women’s pre-professional (joined 2022)
  • Champions Premier League — TSC-branded competitive league
  • Tennessee State League — TSSA D1/D2/D3

Facilities

Leadership

Full-time coaching and administrative staff. Specific exec team names not verified in this research cycle — gap to fill.

College Placement

Regular ECNL National participation with college recruitment exposure. Club reports 15U Boys 2024 ENPL National Championship title in Denver.

Competitive Position

Clear market leader in Tennessee. Scale exceeds any other TN club by 3x+ on revenue. Holds both ECNL Boys and Girls National berths (rare in TN — only TSC and FC Alliance Girls hold ECNL). Pre-pro integration via USL League Two and USL W League is unusual for a youth club and signals platform ambition.

Key competitors:

Industry Context

TSC is the dominant youth soccer organization in Tennessee by scale — $7.3M revenue and 3,500+ players with no close second in the state. The four-pod geographic operating structure (Williamson, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Sumner) mirrors how multi-site youth clubs typically consolidate sub-regional demand under a single brand and administrative roof.

Key structural observations:

  1. Governance — As a 501(c)(3), any ownership transition involves nonprofit asset-transfer rules rather than a conventional equity sale.
  2. Leadership depth — Exec director and head coach names not yet confirmed; understanding the decision-making layer is essential context.
  3. Williamson County defensibility — Brentwood/Franklin demographics are among the strongest in the Southeast, providing a high-value anchor market.
  4. USL pathway — TSC’s simultaneous operation of USL League Two men’s and USL W League women’s teams alongside the youth academy is unusual and indicates platform ambition beyond pure youth programming.

Open Questions

  • Executive director / head coach names — gap in research
  • Board composition — who governs the 501(c)(3)?
  • Revenue split by pod — is Williamson subsidizing the others?
  • Facility ownership vs lease status
  • Relationship with Nashville SC Academy — feeder or competitor?
  • Is there any strategic planning document or public capital raise in progress?

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