The competitive season runs from mid August to mid June. There is a 2-3 week break in November, 1 -2 week break in December, and 1 week break in March. Players are committed to the club from August 1st  to July 31st. Families are committed to volunteer at the Celtic Cup tournament.

Every Labor Day weekend, Palatine Celtic SC hosts the Celtic Cup tournament. The tournament allows the club to lower membership fees while registering teams in premiere competitions and tournaments. Families are required to volunteer 5 hours per player (up to 10 hours). Families may opt out of volunteering and choose to pay the $450 that was discounted from membership fees. 

All players will need cleats, shin guards, properly inflated ball, and a water bottle. 

U8-U12 Size 4

U13+ Size 5

Girls teams play in the Illinois Womens Soccer League (IWSL).

Boys teams play in the Young Sportsman Soccer League (YSSL). 

Top teams in select age groups participate in the Northern Illinois Soccer Leagues's (NISL) National Premiere League and Illinois Youth Soccer Association's President's Cup and Illinois Cup. 

U8-U10  - 7v7, 2x30 min

U11-1U12 - 9v9, 2x35 min

U13-U14 11v11, 2x40 min

U15-U19 11v11, 2x45 min

Four games are at our home field and four games are at the opponent's field in fall and spring. Games are typically 15-30 minuntes from Palatine but may be up to 45 minutes. A few teams may travel up to 1 hr and 15 min.

Training schedules are typically posted in July for Fall, October for Winter and February for Spring. 

Game schedules are posted by leagues in mid August for Fall and mid March for Spring. 

Tournament schedules are posted by tournament organizers 7-10 days before the event. 

In order to abide by USYS and  US Club Soccer uniform number rules, the following jersey numbering policy applies. Please read prior to choosing player numbers. 

• The Club assigns all jersey numbers at its discretion. Players may request a number. However, player number selection is not guaranteed.
• All players within a birth year and gender age group will choose different numbers (i.e., all female players born in 2016 will have different numbers regardless of team designation). This  will help avoid having duplicate player numbers on any team either in guest player situations or potential player movement.
• Players will choose odd/even numbers consistent with their birth year (i.e., if born in an odd year, they will select an odd number). 
• A player may choose a new number at the start of the season if the number is available. 

PlayMetrics is our all-in-one Club Operating System. Your account can be managed through either the PlayMetrics website or the mobile app. See below for more Playmetrics help. 

Please use THIS LINK to register and CONTACT US to express interest with player name and birth year.