Central Illinois United

Hoppy Easter!

💪 Strong opening performances across the board for our teams kicking off their Illinois State Cup matches today!

RESULTS:

2009 Boys
9-1 win 🆚 FC Stars
⚽️⚽️ Jaxen
⚽️⚽️ Nate
⚽️⚽️ Jackson
⚽️⚽️ Jasker
⚽️ Nic

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2010 Boys
3-0 win 🆚 FC Stars
⚽️ Connor Wietfeldt
⚽️ Reid Douglass
⚽️ Payton Smith
🅰️🅰️ Connor Wietfeldt
🅰️ Sammy Sosmena
❌ 🧤 Cohen Frye + 🧤 Kipton Gonzalez

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2012 Girls
2-1 win 🆚 FC United Aspire
⚽️ Mikah Davis
⚽️ Dhiyaa Ganesham
🅰️ Fallon White

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On to the next…

Second Match Day of the weekend for our road warriors...

🔒 For the badge...

Central Illinois United and East Moline Silvis Soccer Club are excited to announce a new strategic partnership, creating a player development pathway to both the MLS NEXT and Girls Academy platforms.

Through this collaboration, players across the Quad Cities, Central Illinois, and Western Illinois will have expanded opportunities to train, compete, and be identified within high-performance, national-level environments.

This partnership connects EMSSC’s strong developmental foundation with Central Illinois United’s national platforms, providing a clear and intentional pathway for both boys and girls to pursue the highest levels of youth soccer.

By aligning coaching resources, player identification, and development standards, the clubs are committed to building one of the premier academy environments in the Midwest.

Full announcement at www.centralilliniosunited.org

🤫 Don’t let ‘em know we’re on our way…

It’s MATCH DAY!!

Eyeing up match day 👁️‍

🏆 2025 CCIW Tournament Championship type session last night…

⚽️ Our 2009 boys got after it!

Appreciate Illinois Wesleyan Head Coach Kyle Schauls for setting the tone 😉

🏴‍☠️ Last night, our boys showed up and planted our flag in Champaign-Urbana.

⚽️ Parkland College Head Coach Mark Sikora led the session and put our boys through the paces on the pitch.

🙏 Appreciate the time with you Coach!

Spring season is really heating 🆙

Central Illinois United and Metro Alliance FC are excited to announce a new partnership creating a strategic player development pathway to the MLS NEXT platform.

Through this collaboration, the two clubs will expand opportunities for players across Central and Southern Illinois to train, compete, and be identified within one of the top youth soccer environments in the country.

Metro Alliance has already been a valued partner with CIU on the Girls Academy platform, and this expanded partnership now extends the relationship to include the boys pathway to MLS NEXT.

Together, the clubs share a commitment to long-term player development and building one of the premier academy environments in the Midwest.

Read the full announcement: https://www.centralillinoisunited.org

👏 Congratulations to our Believe Avida (2008) who committed to Parkland College to continue his academic & athletic endeavors❗️

⚽ Boys Director Jack Turanchik on Believe:
"Believe is a dynamic and skillful player who can impact the game in multiple roles, whether in the midfield or up top. When you talk about players who consistently make plays in big moments, Believe is one of them. Parkland is getting a competitor who has a true passion for football and changes games. I can’t wait to watch him play next year."

⚽ This weekend our youngest boys squads head to the LouCity Academy Turf Classic for a great weekend of competition and development. While we continue to sharpen our swords, opportunities like this are where the work shows 💪

▪️2015 Boys Pre-Academy
▪️2014 Boys Pre-Academy
▪️2013 E64
▪️2012 E64