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Spain Soccer Tours for North Carolina
North Carolina runs one of the largest and best-organised youth soccer bases in the Southeast, anchored by NCFC Youth and the North Carolina FC and Courage professional structure in the Triangle. Odisea Tours has hosted US soccer programs since 2005, and North Carolina groups build their Spain tour around the American nonstop from Charlotte to Madrid, which gives the state a direct gateway most of the Southeast does not have.
01 / Flying from North Carolina
How North Carolina groups actually get there.
North Carolina's gateway to Spain is Charlotte (CLT), an American hub, with a year-round nonstop to Madrid of around 8 hours. Charlotte's hub status means Triangle groups from Raleigh-Durham (RDU) and groups from Greensboro and Asheville reach the CLT gateway on a short domestic connection, then fly straight through to Spain.
Gateway airports
- CLT (American hub, nonstop to MAD)
- RDU (Raleigh-Durham, connect through CLT)
02 / The North Carolina soccer landscape
Where North Carolina soccer already plays.
The North Carolina Youth Soccer Association registers one of the largest competitive bases in the Southeast, and NCFC Youth in the Triangle is among the biggest youth clubs in the country by registration. North Carolina FC and the NWSL's North Carolina Courage anchor the professional structure, and ECNL fields a strong North Carolina contingent across both genders. The NCHSAA high school season runs in the fall for boys and spring for girls, which gives programs flexibility. The college pipeline runs through the ACC, home to North Carolina, Duke, NC State and Wake Forest.
Major North Carolina soccer organisations
- North Carolina Youth Soccer Association (NCYSA)
- NCFC Youth
- ECNL Southeast
- North Carolina FC and North Carolina Courage
- North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA)
Ideal group types
- NCFC Youth and other large competitive clubs
- ECNL clubs across NCYSA
- NCHSAA varsity high school programs (boys and girls)
- ACC and Big South college soccer programs
- Competitive club and select squads from U13 up
03 / Cities we serve in North Carolina
Detailed planning, city by city.
Planning by request
Charlotte
American hub with nonstop service to Madrid, dense club base across Mecklenburg and the surrounding counties.
Plan from Charlotte →Planning by request
Raleigh and the Triangle
NCFC Youth and the North Carolina FC and Courage structure, one of the largest youth bases in the country.
Plan from Raleigh and the Triangle →04 / Where your players train
Three training homes. No middleman.
Valencia CF
Paterna training ground · Valencia CF coaching staff
Spanish FA
RFEF headquarters, Las Rozas · Accommodation and training
06 / Three reasons North Carolina teams pick Spain
01
Charlotte to Madrid nonstop on American gives North Carolina a direct gateway most of the Southeast does not have, with hub frequency and easy feeder connections from Raleigh, Greensboro and Asheville.
02
The NCHSAA split season (boys in fall, girls in spring) gives North Carolina programs flexibility to slot a Spain tour into a window that does not touch the competitive calendar.
03
NCFC Youth and the Triangle's professional structure have set a high development bar, and a Spain tour gives ambitious North Carolina clubs the academy-level exposure their players are chasing.
07 / When North Carolina teams travel
The travel windows that actually work.
Summer (June through late July) and spring break (late March) are the two most-booked windows for North Carolina youth clubs. The NCHSAA split season means boys programs often travel in spring and girls programs in summer or the December break. College programs typically travel in late September.
08 / Tour formats that work from North Carolina
Tour format
European Soccer Tours
7 to 12 night soccer tours. FC Barcelona and Valencia CF training, games against Spanish academy or amateur opposition.
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Youth soccer programme
Built for U12 to U19 clubs. Families welcome on the same itinerary.
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School and high school tours
Term-time and summer programmes for high school varsity and private school teams.
Read more →09 / Frequently asked from North Carolina
Questions North Carolina coaches ask first.
How long is the flight from North Carolina to Spain?
Charlotte (CLT) runs year-round nonstop service to Madrid on American, around 8 hours. Charlotte is an American hub, so Triangle groups from Raleigh-Durham and groups from Greensboro and Asheville reach the gateway on a short domestic connection and fly straight through.
Does a tour fit around the NCHSAA soccer calendar?
Yes, and North Carolina has flexibility because the NCHSAA runs boys soccer in the fall and girls soccer in the spring. We slot each program into the window that does not touch its competitive season, usually summer or the December break.
What does a Spain tour from North Carolina cost per player?
A 10-day Spain soccer tour from North Carolina sits between roughly $3,395 and $4,100 per player for ground services. The year-round Charlotte nonstop to Madrid keeps the airfare base competitive, and the hub means feeder flights from across the state are cheap.
Which North Carolina cities have planning context?
Charlotte and the Raleigh-Triangle area are the two anchors. Charlotte is the nonstop gateway to Madrid, and the Triangle holds NCFC Youth and the North Carolina FC and Courage structure, one of the largest youth bases in the country. Clubs from Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Asheville route through Charlotte.
Step one
Plan a tour from North Carolina. We reply the same day.
Tell us your squad size, age group, home metro and the window you are looking at. We come back inside seven days with a draft itinerary that names the hotels, the training facilities, the cities and the per-player number.