Hialeah families can compare youth soccer through two programs with different shapes. Hialeah City FC Academy uses Goodlet Park and publishes its weekly blocks by birth year, with a futsal team also listed in the Miami Futsal League. Soccer Star Elite divides its age groups between Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah and Country Village Park in nearby Miami. The location is not a small detail: the team’s age assignment determines where a child practices and when the family needs to arrive.
Hialeah City FC’s current page lists players born from 2009 through 2017 on Mondays through Thursdays, 6–7:30 p.m., and those born from 2018 through 2021 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6–7 p.m. It shows a $120 club registration that includes a training uniform, plus a monthly $180 for the older group or $150 for the younger group, both before tax. The website’s registration sequence goes through MySubscription. Because birth-year ranges are posted rather than broad grade labels, a parent should check the child’s year and ask whether a team has space before beginning the form.
Goodlet Park adds a wider recreation setting. The City lists two artificial-turf soccer fields alongside basketball, tennis, pickleball and racquetball courts, a track, playground, theater, dog park and recreation building in a 28-acre park. These amenities belong to the City, not the academy; a soccer registration does not establish access to every facility or activity. Confirm the practice field with the club and the park’s operating schedule separately. The academy also mentions its futsal participation, which may interest a player who wants to learn in a smaller-sided game, but the public page does not say every academy team takes part.
Soccer Star Elite publishes introductory U5–U7 groups and development and competitive teams, with a three-session weekly format that usually lasts 90 minutes. Its location page lists Hialeah’s Amelia Earhart Park for several U8–U15 rosters, with different groups assigned to Country Village Park. Hialeah practice blocks run Wednesday through Friday, generally 6–7:30 p.m.; U15 is shown from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The academy’s fee page lists a $145 introductory monthly price and $160 monthly for development or competition, plus $250 registration and a 4% platform charge; three uniforms are included. Ask whether that price applies to the player’s current group and whether tournaments or transportation are extra.
For a straightforward decision, compare the same points for each child: age or birth year, level, field address, number and length of weekly sessions, registration total and what a season includes. Hialeah City FC’s schedule is concentrated at Goodlet; Soccer Star Elite distributes teams between two parks. Neither program claims a professional-team affiliation. The area’s first-division professional side is Inter Miami CF in MLS, a regional reference rather than an academy pathway.
Before leaving home, open the exact park route and contact the organization if the team page has changed. Current enrollment details are available from Hialeah City FC and Soccer Star Elite; the City’s page for Goodlet Park explains the public facilities around the practice. A clear roster assignment and current price matter more than an old tryout flyer or a generic academy description.
Confirm the child’s team, current field assignment and full season cost before registering.
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Hialeah City FC Academy trains at James H. Goodlet Park, a city recreation complex at 4200 West Eighth Avenue. Its current public program separates two birth-year ranges. Players born from 2009 through 2017 are scheduled Monday through Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; those born from 2018 through 2021
Academy teams at Goodlet Park with published age-based schedules and a futsal team in the Miami Futsal League.
Soccer Star Elite
401 E 65th St, Hialeah, FL 33013
Soccer Star Elite assigns teams to parks by age group instead of holding every program at one academy building. Its current locations page shows Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah for U8, U9 Blue, U10 Blue, U10, U13 and U15 teams; Country Village Park in nearby Miami is listed for U5, U6, U7, U9 Blue, U
Age-based introductory, development and competitive soccer, with different Hialeah and Miami park assignments.
Sources & references
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Official website of Hialeah City FC Academy ↗
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Hialeah City FC · Accessed October 29, 2026
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James H. Goodlet Park ↗
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City of Hialeah · Accessed October 29, 2026
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Official website of Hialeah City FC Academy ↗
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Hialeah City FC · Accessed October 29, 2026
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Official website of Hialeah City FC Academy ↗
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Soccer Star Elite · Accessed October 29, 2026
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Official website of Hialeah City FC Academy ↗
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Soccer Star Elite · Accessed October 29, 2026
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Official website of Hialeah City FC Academy ↗
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Major League Soccer · Accessed October 29, 2026
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Official website of Hialeah City FC Academy ↗
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Major League Soccer · Accessed October 29, 2026
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Official website of Soccer Star Elite ↗
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Soccer Star Elite · Accessed October 29, 2026
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Official website of Soccer Star Elite ↗
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Soccer Star Elite · Accessed October 29, 2026
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Official website ↗
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Hialeah City FC · Accessed October 29, 2026
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Official website ↗
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Soccer Star Elite · Accessed October 29, 2026
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Official website ↗
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Soccer Star Elite · Accessed October 29, 2026
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Goodlet Park ↗
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City of Hialeah · Accessed October 29, 2026
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Hialeah City FC ↗
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Google Maps · Accessed October 29, 2026
Exact Goodlet Park listing checked 2026-10-29; rating and review count stored in database only. Scope correction checked 2026-10-30: The matched Maps listing is Goodlet Park, the host venue, not Hialeah City FC Academy. The venue/organization listing is retained as research evidence, but its rating, review count, and review summary are not attributed to this soccer program.
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Hialeah City FC exact Goodlet listing ↗
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Google Maps · Accessed October 29, 2026
Exact academy/park listing inspected 2026-10-29; rating and count recorded in database only.