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Spain Soccer Tours for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania runs a serious youth soccer pyramid, anchored by the Philadelphia Union academy and the YSC Academy model that has produced a steady stream of professional and college players. Odisea Tours has hosted US soccer programs since 2005, and Pennsylvania groups build their Spain tour around the American nonstop from Philadelphia to Madrid, one of the East Coast's cleanest direct gateways to Spain.
01 / Flying from Pennsylvania
How Pennsylvania groups actually get there.
Pennsylvania's gateway to Spain is Philadelphia (PHL), with American operating a year-round nonstop to Madrid of around 8 hours. Philadelphia is one of American's transatlantic hubs, which makes it a clean, high-frequency gateway for the whole eastern half of the state. Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania groups connect through Philadelphia or use the New York metro gateways.
Gateway airports
- PHL (American nonstop to MAD)
- PIT (Pittsburgh, connect through PHL or the NY metro)
02 / The Pennsylvania soccer landscape
Where Pennsylvania soccer already plays.
Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer and PA West together register a large competitive base spread across the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh metros. The Philadelphia Union's MLS Next academy, paired with the YSC Academy school model, sits at the top of the state's pyramid and is one of the most productive development environments in the country. ECNL fields a strong Pennsylvania contingent across both genders. The PIAA high school season runs in the fall, which leaves spring break and summer clear for international travel.
Major Pennsylvania soccer organisations
- Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer (EPYSA)
- Pennsylvania West Youth Soccer (PA West)
- ECNL Mid-Atlantic
- MLS Next (Philadelphia Union academy, YSC Academy)
- Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA)
Ideal group types
- Philadelphia Union academy and affiliate sides
- ECNL clubs across EPYSA and PA West
- PIAA varsity high school programs
- Patriot League, Big Ten and Atlantic 10 college soccer programs
- Competitive club and select squads from U13 up
03 / Cities we serve in Pennsylvania
Detailed planning, city by city.
Planning by request
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Union and YSC academy ecosystem, ECNL clubs across the metro and the Main Line, nonstop to Madrid.
Plan from Philadelphia →Planning by request
Pittsburgh
PA West clubs across Western Pennsylvania, connect through Philadelphia or the New York metro gateways.
Plan from Pittsburgh →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 Pennsylvania teams pick Spain
01
Philadelphia to Madrid nonstop on American is one of the East Coast's cleanest direct gateways to Spain, and it is an American hub, so frequency and connections are strong.
02
The PIAA fall soccer season leaves spring break and summer wide open for a Spain tour with no conflict with the competitive calendar.
03
The Philadelphia Union and YSC academy model has set a high development bar across the state, and a Spain tour gives ambitious Pennsylvania clubs the academy-level exposure their players are chasing.
07 / When Pennsylvania teams travel
The travel windows that actually work.
Spring break (late March or early April) and summer (June through mid-July) are the two most-booked windows for Pennsylvania youth clubs. The PIAA fall high school season means most Pennsylvania school programs travel in spring or early summer. College programs typically travel in late September.
08 / Tour formats that work from Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania
Questions Pennsylvania coaches ask first.
How long is the flight from Pennsylvania to Spain?
Philadelphia (PHL) runs year-round nonstop service to Madrid on American, around 8 hours. Philadelphia is an American transatlantic hub, so frequency is high and connections from across the eastern half of the state are easy. Pittsburgh groups connect through Philadelphia or use the New York metro gateways.
Does a tour fit around the PIAA soccer calendar?
Yes. PIAA high school soccer runs in the fall, so spring break (late March or early April) and summer (June and the first half of July) are the cleanest windows for a Pennsylvania school program. Both leave the competitive season untouched.
What does a Spain tour from Pennsylvania cost per player?
A 10-day Spain soccer tour from Pennsylvania sits between roughly $3,295 and $4,000 per player for ground services. The year-round Philadelphia nonstop to Madrid keeps the airfare base competitive for the eastern half of the state.
Do you work with the Philadelphia Union or YSC academies?
We host competitive clubs, high school programs and college rosters from across Pennsylvania. We do not represent ourselves as an official partner of the Philadelphia Union and our fixtures are against Spanish academy or amateur sides matched to your age and level.
Step one
Plan a tour from Pennsylvania. 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.