January 24, 2025
East Boston FC Powered by Boston Scores officially launches for the spring 2025 season. East Boston FC (EBFC) is a recreational soccer club for youth in grades PreK-12. Providing multiple levels of soccer programming, EBFC is proud to be part of the Mayor’s efforts to expand neighborhood-based soccer leagues across the city.
Registration for spring season is now open, and placement tryouts for travel teams will take place February 1. Practices for both grassroots and travel teams will start at the end of March with games beginning in April. The spring season will conclude in June.
EBFC is a volunteer-driven and neighborhood-based program that is governed by an Advisory Board. Local nonprofit Boston Scores, who offers free afterschool soccer programs to over 1,800 youth across the city, provides backbone support for EBFC. EBFC practices and games will take place at the Boston Scores Field at Salesian Heights and field access is supported by the Salesian Boys & Girls Club.
“East Boston is a soccer community and our youth and families are excited to see East Boston FC launch,” said Tommy Welch, EBFC Vice President and Boston Scores Board member. “Families had been driving to other towns for soccer clubs, and now we are able to stay in East Boston and build a community hub right here.”
EBFC and its coaches emphasize holistic player development that focuses on character building, skill development, and community building. The grassroots program is a recreational in-house league for kids of all skill levels that focuses on soccer fundamentals. The travel teams provide a more competitive level of play and will compete in the Boston Area Youth Soccer (BAYS) league. In the inaugural season, there will be a travel team option for 3rd and 4th graders with plans to expand to additional grade levels in fall 2025.
“Our partnership with the Salesian Boys & Girls Club to build our new field complex was founded on the vision that it would allow us to improve our programs across the City and to build community-based programs to better serve the East Boston neighborhood,” says John Maconga, Executive Director of Boston Scores. “We are thrilled that EBFC is launching and giving more youth in our community the opportunity to play.”
To learn more about EBFC and to register a child, please visit www.eastbostonfc.org or www.bostonscores.org/ebfc
