About Us

Heartland Soccer Association is recognized as the largest soccer league and tournament host in the United States.  Our league and tournaments are held at the world class all turf soccer facilities of SCHEELS Overland Park Soccer Complex, Swope Soccer Village, Compass Minerals Sporting Fields and GARMIN Olathe Soccer Complex.

The league accepts players of all skill levels including recreational and premier level players and teams. Each year over 170+ different soccer clubs compete through the Heartland League in Spring, Fall and Winter leagues.  Over 1,300+ teams and 30,000+ youth from age 9 to 19 compete each league season and many age groups have up to 9 subdivisions with 9 or more teams playing in each subdivision. The sheer number of teams allow players and teams the opportunity to compete against similarly skilled teams at all ages.

In addition to league play, Heartland Soccer Association hosts 14+ exceptional tournaments each year. Our tournaments draw in more than 2,700+ teams and 43,000+ youth players, from over 16 states including Texas, Minnesota, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Colorado and Illinois, as well as Mexico and Canada.

In league and tournaments in addition to the players, there are 4,000 coaches and 2,300 referees each year who participate.

History

Founded in 1977 as the Johnson County Soccer League to promote youth soccer in Johnson County, Kansas.   600 players were initially split geographically according to school districts with the Shawnee Mission School District split, due to its size.

The Kansas Premier Soccer League (KPSL) was established a few years later for players who were ready to expand to competitive soccer and in 1995, KPSL joined Johnson County Soccer as a member club and both the leagues became Heartland Soccer Association.

Today, Heartland Soccer Association is a nonprofit and educational youth soccer association and has grown through the years to be the largest and most competitive youth soccer league in the United States.

Play At Heartland

Participating in the Heartland Soccer league or tournaments is easy.  Teams of all skill levels are welcome for both recreational and competitive play.  Simply register online for an upcoming event. League and Tournament information can be found under the tabs on this website.