What ages and program levels does Cottonwood FC offer?CFC is a competition club with teams grouped by birth year from young academy ages through high school. Roster naming reflects competitive tiers such as Metro, D1–D3, Red, White, Gold, Gray, Silver, and Black depending on the team. Academy-style players about U8 and younger use a smaller uniform bundle, while U9 and older players wear the full competition kit.
About
Cottonwood Football Club (CFC) is a nonprofit youth soccer competition organization rooted in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. It fields a large slate of boys and girls teams each spring and fall, registers players through Utah Youth Soccer (UYSA) and US Youth Soccer pathways, and competes in league structures that include Premier, State Competition League (SCL), Intermountain Regional League (IRL), and X-League where applicable.
What the club offers
Programming is built around travel-style competition rather than a house recreational league. Teams are organized by birth year and competitive tier, with naming conventions such as Metro, Red, White, Gold, Gray, Silver, and Black used across the roster. Academy-age players (about U8 and younger) use a simplified uniform bundle, while older players step into the full home-and-away kit expectations of a multi-league club.
Coaching, facilities, and club life
Club fees support head coach compensation and licensing, referee costs, equipment, team and club events, summer training camp, year-round field rentals, and access to the CFC indoor facility. The fee model also includes a club-wide experience such as one ticket to an RSL match the organization attends together, plus a small apparel credit toward CFC gear. District 3 co-op services help with home-field coordination, referee assigning, and registrar support tied to regional soccer operations.
Fees, uniforms, and optional activities
Core registration combines UYSA state registration (membership and insurance for sanctioned activity), the Utah Youth Soccer Legacy Field Project assessment, a gaming league administrative fee for Premier/SCL/IRL/X-League participants, the District 3 co-op fee, and the Cottonwood FC club fee. Exact totals are finalized in the player registration flow (Affinity); payment plans are available for club fees, and club fees are non-refundable once committed.
Uniform kits for U9 and older run about two hundred fifty dollars for a complete set through soccer.com, with assignment handled through the team manager. Academy kits for U8 and younger run about one hundred dollars. Optional add-ons billed separately (for example through TeamSnap) include out-of-area State Cup or travel tournaments, local tournaments, third-party fall or spring training blocks, winter training, winter futsal or indoor league entries, and team-wide Trace video when a roster opts in.
Sibling savings and financial help
Families with multiple players in the club can request a fifty-dollar refund for the second and each additional sibling through the sibling rebate process. Financial assistance exists on an exception basis with head coach and club approval; families start that conversation with the head coach.
Roster openings and seasons
Each season the club indicates which birth years and divisions still need players so families can self-match before reaching out. Spring 2026 programming includes dozens of girls teams and more than thirty boys teams, with a small set of high-school-age boys teams pausing for the high school soccer season. Each team entry in the seasonal roster opens its own match schedule.
Contact and next steps
General questions, roster-interest messages, and staff routing flow through the contact form at http://cottonwoodfc.org/contact/. Parents can also use the links hub for uniform ordering, apparel, sibling rebates, and financial assistance requests.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the club based and what facilities does it use?Cottonwood Football Club is based in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Day-to-day operations rely on year-round field rentals, a dedicated CFC indoor training space, and District 3 co-op support for home-field and referee services tied to regional play.
How does registration and league membership work?Players register through Utah Youth Soccer with fees that cover US Youth Soccer membership and insurance for sanctioned trainings, games, and events. Competitive league play can route through Premier, SCL, IRL, and X-League structures with an associated gaming league administrative fee. Cottonwood FC club fees are paid through the Affinity player registration process, while many optional team activities bill separately, often through TeamSnap.
What should families budget beyond the core club registration?Expect roughly two hundred fifty dollars for a full U9-and-older uniform set from soccer.com and about one hundred dollars for an Academy U8-and-younger bundle. Optional team choices may add charges such as one hundred dollars for out-of-area State Cup or travel tournaments, sixty-five dollars for other tournaments, two hundred dollars for an eight-session fall or spring third-party training package, one hundred fifty dollars for a winter training package, one hundred dollars for winter futsal or indoor league play, or one hundred seventy-five dollars for Trace video when an entire team participates together.
Are payment plans, sibling discounts, or financial aid available?Payment plans are offered for Cottonwood FC club fees. Siblings qualify for a fifty-dollar refund on the second and each additional player in the club when families complete the sibling rebate request. Financial assistance may be granted in exceptional cases after review by the head coach and club leadership.
How can families contact Cottonwood FC or ask about roster openings?Use the contact form at http://cottonwoodfc.org/contact/ for general messages and to follow up on openings. Current roster needs by birth year and division appear at http://cottonwoodfc.org/players/ and update each season so families can see openings before they reach out.
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