ECNL Program

The ECNL is a national youth soccer league founded in 2009 for U-15 through U-18 girls’ teams for the purpose of providing the highest level of competition and the best developmental environment for American female youth soccer players, as well as an identification and development program, which will seek to include players in US Soccer’s National Teams.

Entering its fourth year, the 2012-13 ECNL season, the ECNL has again expanded, now to include the nation’s elite 74 female soccer clubs, an enhanced scouting and player identification structure, accessible club administrative, coaching, and scouting education opportunities, and an improved season structure that includes the U14 age group. Most importantly, the ECNL expanded the competition platform to approximately 30 games per team. By focusing solely on the elite competition within the ECNL, these clubs will be able to provide an improved environment with a better training-to-game ratio and more demanding and consistent competition. The 2012-13 ECNL season will continue to have three parts which provide the competitive platform for over 5,000 games to be played:

1- ECNL Conference and Cross-Conference Competitions; 
2- ECNL National Event Competitions;
3- ECNL National Championships.