Sporting Nebraska FC

Overview

Sporting Nebraska FC (SNFC) is a nonprofit youth soccer club serving the greater Omaha and Lincoln metro areas, and an official Sporting KC Academy Affiliate. Founded in 2009, it has become the dominant competitive youth soccer club in Nebraska.

Financials

No 990 revenue data extracted. The ProPublica listing for “Omaha Football Club” (EIN 26-4091161) may be a related or predecessor entity. Revenue estimated at $2-5M (LOW confidence, based on market size and program scope).

Teams & Players

• U4-U19 programming across recreational through competitive
• 6 ECNL National teams (U13-U19)
• 6 ECNL Regional League teams (U13-U19)
• Girls Academy teams
• TOPsoccer adaptive program

League Affiliations

• ecnl Boys (Heartland Conference)
• ecnl Girls (Heartland Conference)
• girls-academy
• ecnl-rl Boys/Girls
• nebraska-state-soccer-association

Facilities

• 8 outdoor grass complexes between Omaha and Lincoln
• Only full-field indoor facility in Omaha — significant competitive moat in Nebraska’s winter climate

The indoor facility is a major differentiator. No other Nebraska club can offer year-round full-field indoor training.

Competitive Position

SNFC is the dominant club in Nebraska:

• More teams sent to Region II Championship than any other NE club (both boys and girls)
• Only full-field indoor facility in the state
• SKC affiliation provides MLS pathway credibility
• Covers both Omaha and Lincoln metros (only club with this geographic reach)

Primary competition from gretna-elite-academy (independent ECNL).

Leadership

• Karl Ostrand — Director of Coaching (Boys) & Director of Operations
• Alex Mason — Director of Coaching (Girls)
• Michael Doria — Academy Director (Omaha, U8-U12 programs)
• Christina Lewis — Youth Director
• Keri Leece — Communications Director
• Daniella Pappas — Special Operations / Assistant Director (Girls)
• Nathan May — Assistant Director (Boys)
• Matt Bragg — Academy Assistant Director (Girls)
• Holly Rilantono — Accounting Manager
• Renee Wanderscheid — Club Registrar

Source: Sporting Nebraska FC website (May 2026) (MEDIUM)

Industry Context

Sporting Nebraska FC occupies the dominant position in a state with a relatively small but growing youth soccer market. Nebraska lacks the club density and population base of neighboring Iowa or Missouri, and the market is strongly shaped by the Sporting KC Academy Affiliate network: SNFC holds that affiliation, giving it MLS pipeline credibility that smaller independent clubs cannot replicate.

The club’s indoor facility — described as the only full-field indoor venue in Omaha — represents a meaningful competitive moat in a climate where winter months significantly constrain outdoor training. Facility access is a recurring differentiator for Nebraska clubs, and SNFC’s ownership of indoor capacity translates directly into player retention and year-round programming.

ECNL membership on both boys and girls sides elevates SNFC well above the typical Midwest independent club. Among Nebraska clubs, gretna-elite-academy is the only peer operating at a comparable elite-pathway level, and Gretna lacks the indoor facility advantage and SKC affiliation. The dual-city footprint (Omaha and Lincoln) effectively means SNFC has no regional competitor capable of challenging its position across the full Wasatch Front of Nebraska’s population.

Nebraska’s youth soccer market is characterized by modest overall registration numbers, limited tournament hosting infrastructure, and a strong high school soccer culture (NSAA). The nebraska-state-soccer-association coordinates state-level youth play, but elite club programming is heavily concentrated in the Omaha-Lincoln corridor. SNFC’s scale — six ECNL National teams plus six ECNL-RL teams for each gender — is disproportionately large for the market it serves, suggesting the club captures the overwhelming majority of elite-aspiring players in the state.

Open Questions

• What is the actual EIN and revenue?
• What is the value/ownership structure of the indoor facility?
• What are the terms of the SKC affiliation?
• How many total registered players?