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The ECNL is divided by age groups from U-13 through U-19, and into nine (girls') or ten (boys') regional conferences of nine to 16 clubs. Clubs play regular season matches within their conferences, and top teams and wildcards can qualify for a post-season national round-robin champions' league competition.
[35] [36] USL later announced it would instead pursue Division I sanctioning for the USL Super League, launching with eight teams in 2024 and an additional five teams in 2025. [ 37 ] While there was never official distinction between the national amateur leagues, it was commonly assumed that the W-League was a higher quality than WPSL.
On August 10, 2021, San Diego Surf SC was named the first-ever Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) Boys Overall Club Champion. [4] On November 15, 2022, it was announced that the club would join the Women's Premier Soccer League in the 2023 season. [5] San Diego Surf SC was again named ECNL Boys Overall Club Champion in 2023. [6]
The UPSL was formed in 2011 with 10 teams, and has grown to include over 400 member clubs across the nation. Now featuring numerous MLS U19 teams including LAFC, Philadelphia Union and LA Galaxy, the Premier Division is widely regarded as occupying the unofficial 4th tier of US Soccer.
Organized youth soccer affiliated with Major League Soccer began with various MLS academy teams playing in the Super Y-League at its foundation in 1999. In 2007, the United States Soccer Federation created an elite academy league called the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, which featured academy teams of MLS teams, along with several non-MLS academies across the United States and Canada.
The Eclipse Select Soccer Club or just Eclipse, is an American soccer club for boys and girls in the Chicago metropolitan area.Founded in 1996, Eclipse has teams in local, regional, and national competitions, including the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL), US Club Soccer, and the United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA).
[1] it has since grown into a nationally recognized club [2] [3] with boys and girls teams competing in the Elite Clubs National League, winning several national titles. The club is also affiliated with Crossfire Redmond, [4] a semi-professional team that plays in the National Premier Soccer League.
De Anza Force Soccer Club, is an association football club in Saratoga, California, with nearly 80 boys' and girls' teams from under-7 to under-18 level. [ 1 ] History