After more than 12 years, the turf at Patterson Park is finally slated to be completely re-turfed in Spring, 2025 – woohoo!!  Alas, with a new field comes increased costs.  The League, having already borne increased costs in recent years, cannot continue to do so.  In an effort to ease the burden of the increase to players, and to alleviate the need for all players to pay the full amount up front, the League is shifting back to having teams be separately responsible for paying referee fees on the field for each game.

Please note that while the per player fee may appear to be lower than in recent seasons, the referee portion is not factored in, so there is a net increase in price.  The total referee fees for the eight (8) guaranteed games amounts to $400 ($50/game). Based on the average roster size of 19 players, this amounts to about $2.50/player per game.  How teams choose to handle the payment of referee fees each week is up to each individual team; however, the League may inquire as to whether any of the referees will accept Venmo, if players would prefer not to bring cash to the field.  Thank you, in advance, for your understanding.  Players are encouraged to register “early” (or as early as possible) to get the best available rate!  Female players and most returning players will continue to receive a discount ($5 each, stackable).

Barring a material and unforeseen change, no additional price changes are planned for the foreseeable future (through at least 2026, hopefully longer).  As always, this League is made great because of so many of its wonderful players.  Thank you for your continued support and understanding, and thank you for continuing to choose Charm City Soccer League!