De Anza Force Soccer Club is an association football club in
Saratoga, California
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, with nearly 80 boys' and girls' teams from under-7 to under-18 level.
History
Founded in 1999, the De Anza Force has grown into one of the largest American soccer development clubs, with 95% of alumni going on to receive scholarships at
NCAA
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schools.
[ The club has produced over ten players who have gone on to represent the United States at full international level, with numerous others representing at youth level.][
The club has over thirty coaches, including former United States internationals Jeff Baicher, ]Paul Bravo
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and Brandi Chastain
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.[ Former ]Barcelona
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academy director Albert Puig has served as technical director for the club.Elite Clubs National League
The Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) is a national youth soccer developmental league in the United States. It was founded in 2009 as a girls' league and added a boys' league in 2017.
Competition format
The ECNL is divided by age groups from U- ...
(ECNL) at youth level, as well as the MLS Next
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It is a successor to th ...
.
Notable former players
*Note: Players highlighted in bold are full internationals for the nation indicated.
Men
Women
References
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Soccer clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area
Soccer academies in the United States
Elite Clubs National League teams