GA Clubs in Georgia

NASA Tophat (NTH) is a prominent youth soccer club operating across Metro Atlanta and Cobb County, Georgia, with multiple branches including Smyrna, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Marietta, Alpharetta, Cherokee, Lakepoint, and Buckhead. The club was established in 2016 through the merger of North Atlanta Soccer Academy and Tophat Soccer Club, combining their legacies. NTH offers comprehensive programs, including a foundational recreational league for all skill levels and a competitive pathway. Their competitive structure features Academy soccer for players aged 7-12 and Select soccer for those 13 and older. A unique aspect is the distinct branding, with the boys' program under the NASA banner and the girls' program under the Tophat banner. NTH teams compete in top-tier leagues such as ECNL, ECNL-RL, Girls Academy (GA), GA Aspire, DPL, and SCCL. The club also hosts significant tournaments, including the Adidas Rec Cup, NASA Tophat Girls Classic, and Adidas Select Cup College Showcase.

Leagues: ECNL Boys, ECNL RL Boys, Girls Academy

Southern Soccer Academy is a 501-(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing soccer training and league play for 3-19 years-old boys and girls of all ability levels and backgrounds and league play for adults ages 19 and older. The club, in its various forms, has been in existence since 1982 and has locations within the metro Atlanta area in Paulding, Cobb, Douglas, Coweta, DeKalb, and Fulton counties, as well as in Savannah. The club in its current form came about as the 2012 merger of a number of pre-existing soccer clubs in the southwest, west, and northwest areas of metro Atlanta. The club's membership now exceeds 5,000 players on 400+ teams, making it one of the largest soccer clubs in the Southeastern US.

Leagues: MLS Next, Girls Academy, MLS Next 2