The Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) is a national youth

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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-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. Winners of the group stage compete in a finals tournament for the title of national champion. ECNL clubs also compete in tournaments that invite clubs from other leagues, such as the Surf Cup operated by Surf Cup Sports, itself a licensee of several ECNL clubs.

Operation

The ECNL is a nonprofit organization composed of member clubs, with an elected board of directors that approves budgets, competition rules, and the admission of new members.

Broadcasting

ECNL matches have been nationally broadcast by

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and

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. ECNL matches are also streamed on

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Player costs

Costs to ECNL players can vary widely between clubs. Coaches not near ECNL clubs criticize the costs of playing for the league as a barrier for development in the sport and a factor in reducing the racial and economic diversity among elite United States soccer players. Since its founding and continuing as of June 2015, the estimated average cost to play for an ECNL team was $3,000 to $10,000 per year.

Conflicts with high school soccer

The ECNL doesn't prohibit its club players from also playing for high school soccer teams, and its season doesn't overlap with high school seasons. However, players and clubs alike reported challenges with players attempting to play for both, including scheduling conflicts, costs, injury risks, and strains on players' performances. The highly competitive nature of club soccer in the United States, and at times specifically the ECNL, is a subject of debate among high school athletes. The ECNL also facilitates collegiate coaches and scouts having access to recruit players, including those who haven't started high school, by accommodating them at ECNL tournaments.

Clubs

ECNL Girls

ECNL Boys

Sponsorship

The ECNL girls' league has been sponsored by

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since 2010. The partnership includes Nike retail presences at girls' ECNL events and national training camps held at Nike World Headquarters in

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. In March 2019, the ECNL announced that PUMA would sponsor the ECNL boys' league.

Oversight

The

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designates

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, a non-profit national association member of the federation, as overseer of the ECNL's girls' and boys' leagues as well as other youth leagues in the United States.

History

Foundation

The ECNL was founded as a girls' soccer league in March 2009 during a meeting of 40 founding clubs. Its founding was inspired in part by frustrations experienced by clubs and coaches with older volunteer-driven organizations, such US Youth Soccer and the

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, in favor of a more professionalized approach. Christian Lavers is a league founder, and served as both president and CEO of the ECNL, executive vice president of US Club Soccer, vice president of US Club Soccer management services client C2SA, and owner and club director for Wisconsin ECNL club FC Wisconsin. Lavers also served as director of sport and chief soccer officer of top-flight women's professional club

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in the

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(NWSL).

Expansion

The ECNL expanded to 52 clubs in 2010 and 66 in 2011. The organization created a boys' league in 2017, adding 57 founding clubs. By 2019, the ECNL girls' league had 94 clubs and boys' league had 90 clubs. After the shutdown of the

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in 2020, the girls' league expanded to 113 clubs and boys' league to 131 clubs. Public filings indicated that the league's revenue grew from $500,000 in 2010 to $3.4 million in 2019.

Competition with Development Academy

In 2017, the

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announced the launch of a 74-club girls' academy within the

(DA) organization, in addition to its boys' academy. This program competed directly with the ECNL, which launched its own boys' academy in the same year and brought the ECNL and DA into direct nationwide competition for youth soccer clubs. The Development Academy prevented players from playing high school soccer, while the ECNL allowed it. In 2019, top boys' and girls' clubs from the DA, all-star teams drawn from the ECNL and other domestic youth clubs, and youth clubs from

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, Atletico Madrid, and

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competed in the second

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Futures Tournament, staged by

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alongside their senior professional

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. The tournament took place from December 11 to December 15, 2019, at

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COVID-19 pandemic

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for August 1, 2020, for clubs in jurisdictions that allowed youth sports. In September 2020, ECNL medical director Drew Watson organized a nationwide study of member clubs to track the spread of

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among players returning to practice and better understand the potential risks of transmission. The study encompassed 90,000 players and reported a positive case rate of 310 per 100,000 children. In a separate study, Watson suggested that the

had also increased rates of anxiety and depression reported by athletes.

2021 abuse scandal

In a ''

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'' report published February 2022, several former players of ECNL founding club Chicago Eclipse Select accused its coach

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, who also served on the league's board of directors, of sexual harassment and verbal abuse of youth players, and other abuses of power. The report also alleged that Dames hired a coach for Eclipse who had previously been sanctioned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for sexual harassment of youth players. Dames denied the allegations through his attorney. The report followed a separate media report alleging similar behavior by Dames in his role as head coach of senior NWSL pro club

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, which became part of the

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and led to two separate investigations into alleged abuses within the league, including Dames.

disqualified Dames from coaching in November 2021 following the NWSL reports. Dames also resigned as president of Eclipse Select. The '' Report of the Independent Investigation to the U.S. Soccer Federation Concerning Allegations of Abusive Behavior and Sexual Misconduct in Women's Professional Soccer'', an independent report by Sally Yates commissioned by U.S. Soccer in 2021, noted that other ECNL club administrators were associated with other abuse allegations, either directly or indirectly. The report included complaints of a "fear-based" environment made by players against Aaran Lines for his tenure as head coach of the

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, and the report also noted that Lines had remained a member of the Flash organization as director of its ECNL team. The Yates Report referenced an unnamed coach who had been sanctioned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for making "sexually explicit remarks to high school players" but was allowed to be hired as director of coaching for an unnamed ECNL team. The report also covered the founding and coaching directing of ECNL club Albertson Soccer Club by Paul Riley until April 2020, who was also accused of sexual and verbal abuse of professional senior players during his tenures coaching in multiple leagues. The NWSL club

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subsequently fired Riley, and U.S. Soccer subsequently suspended Riley's coaching license. In January 2023, the NWSL permanently banned Riley and Dames from coaching in the league as a result of its joint investigation with the

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Allegations of systemic gender bias

In a report published by the ''

'' in November 2022, 24 current and former ECNL coaches raised concerns about a systemic lack of advancement opportunities for women working in ECNL, as well as discrimination and harassment. The report noted that 90 percent of directors of coaching at 129 ECNL clubs were male, and included claims by former

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international

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, who had worked for an ECNL club and alleged that the league's exclusion of women from leadership roles was "a systemic problem". The ECNL and several of the clubs named in the report responded by denying the allegations or dismissing the complaints, and the league's chief operating officer Jennifer Winnagle stated that more than half of the league's front office staff was female. US Club Soccer responded to requests to comment with a statement indicating pride in the work of US Club Soccer and its member organizations for female youth soccer.

Champions

Overall Club Championship

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By age group

Girls

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(TX) , Southern California Blues SC (CA) ,

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Boys

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Notable alumni

Girls

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to play in the United States's top professional women's league were ECNL club alumni. {{as of, 2019, November, more than 60 percent of rostered players in the combined

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, first=Gwendolyn , last=Oxenham , {{flagicon, USA

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, first=Buzz , last=Carrick , {{flagicon, USA

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, first=Ryan , last=Clarke , {{flagicon, MEX

{{cite news , url=https://www.tudn.com/futbol/mexico/debuta-silvana-flores-empate-mexico-femenil-costa-rica-femenino , language=es , title=Debuta Silvana Flores en empate sin goles entre México y Costa Rica , date=February 23, 2021 , access-date=April 10, 2023 , work=

TUDN TUDN (pronounced tu-de-ene; formerly called Univision Deportes Network) is a Mexican Spanish language sports channel. Owned by TelevisaUnivision, it is an extension of the company's sports division of the same name, with TUDN the acronym of Tel ...

, first=Rubén , last=Sainz , Debuted for Mexico on February 23, 2021 , - , {{sn, Lindsey, Horan , Colorado Rush SC{{cite news , url=https://www.soccer.com/guide/lindsey-horan-talks-rush , title=USWNT star Lindsey Horan shares her Colorado Rush story , access-date=April 10, 2023 , date=April 16, 2016 , website=Soccer.com , first=Joe , last=Schwartz{{cite news , url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1544367-detailing-lindsey-horans-path-to-the-us-womens-national-team , title=Detailing Lindsey Horan's Path to the U.S. Women's National Team , date=February 26, 2013 , access-date=April 10, 2023 , work=

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, first=Anne M. , last=Peterson , {{flagicon, USA

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championship; 2018

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2021–22

winner,

bronze medalist , - , {{sn, Margaret, Purce , Freestate Soccer Alliance , {{flagicon, USA

Boston Breakers The Boston Breakers were an American professional women's soccer club based in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). They replaced the original Breakers, who competed in the defu ...

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The Athletic ''The Athletic'' is a subscription-based sports journalism department of ''The New York Times''. It provides national and local coverage in 47 North American cities as well as the United Kingdom. ''The Athletic'' also covers national stories ...

, first=Caitlin , last=Murray
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{{cite news , url=https://justwomenssports.com/reads/midge-purce-trinity-rodman-nwsl-best-xi-team/ , title=Midge Purce, Trinity Rodman headline NWSL Best XI team , date=November 18, 2021 , access-date=April 10, 2023 , work=Just Women's Sports , first=Emma , last=Hruby{{cite news , url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/uswnt-forward-midge-purce-signs-contract-extension-with-njny-gotham-fc-lauds-clubs-ambitious-project/ , title=USWNT forward Midge Purce signs contract extension with NJ/NY Gotham FC, lauds club's ambitious project , date=March 6, 2023 , access-date=April 10, 2023 , work=

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, first=Sandra , last=Herrera , {{flagicon, USA

, 2021

Best XI, 2021 NWSL most valuable player nominee , - , {{sn, Emily, Fox, dab=soccer , FC Virginia , {{flagicon, USA

{{cite news , url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2926870-emily-fox-selected-no-1-overall-by-racing-louisville-in-2021-nwsl-draft , title=Emily Fox Selected No. 1 Overall by Racing Louisville in 2021 NWSL Draft , last=Rapp , first=Timothy , date=January 13, 2021 , work=

, access-date=April 10, 2023{{cite news , title=Racing Louisville FC's Fox a finalist for NWSL rookie of the year , url=https://www.wdrb.com/sports/racing-louisville-fcs-fox-a-finalist-for-nwsl-rookie-of-the-year/article_ce4ce9e2-3e3c-11ec-9b28-af1281f88391.html , access-date=April 10, 2023 , date=November 5, 2021 , work=

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, first=Eric , last=Crawford , language=en-US
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, 2022 NWSL champion, 2022 NWSL Best XI,

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{{flagicon, USA

{{cite news , url=https://www.lunion.fr/id473213/article/2023-04-07/football-d1-feminine-emily-alvarado-quitte-le-stade-de-reims-pour-houston , title=Football – D1 féminine. Emily Alvarado quitte le Stade de Reims pour Houston , date=7 April 2023 , access-date=9 April 2023 , work=L'Union , first=J. , last=C. , language=fr , {{flagicon, MEX

, Earned first senior national team cap with Mexico in 2019 , - , {{sn, Savannah, McCaskill , Carolina Elite Select Academy{{cite web , url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-player-profile/savannah-mccaskill/pid-10018120/tab-articles , title=Savannah McCaskill , website=TopDrawerSoccer.com , language=en , access-date=April 10, 2023 , {{flagicon, USA Sky Blue FC{{cite news , url=http://americansoccernow.com/articles/after-leading-sydney-fc-to-title-mccaskill-eyes-more-success-with-sky-blue , title=After leading Sydney FC to title, McCaskill eyes more success with Sky Blue , date=March 28, 2019 , access-date=April 10, 2023 , work=American Soccer Now , first=John , last=Halloran
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, first=Steph , last=Yang
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, 2018 NWSL rookie of the year finalist, 2019 A-League Women, W-League champion , - , {{sn, Casey, Murphy , Players Development Academy Slammers{{cite news , url=https://www.jerseysportingnews.com/casey-murphy-new-jersey-national-team/ , title=Jersey Girl Casey Murphy Makes Her Case to Be the Next USWNT Star , date=December 7, 2021 , access-date=April 10, 2023 , work=Jersey Sporting News , first=Jenna , last=Tonelli , {{flagicon, FRA Montpellier HSC (Women), Montpellier HSC
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, {{flagicon, USA

{{cite news , url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/04/07/alyssa-naeher-casey-murphy-uswnt-world-cup-goalkeeper/ , title=For USWNT's Vlatko Andonovski, keeper question looms as World Cup nears , date=April 7, 2023 , access-date=April 10, 2023 , newspaper=

, first=Steven , last=Goff ,

, - , {{sn, Mallory, Swanson , Real Colorado{{cite web , url=https://www.sikids.com/kid-reporter/teenager-mallory-pugh-future-womens-soccer , title=Teenager Mallory Pugh is the Future of Women's Soccer , last=Belger , first=Hollis , date=February 22, 2016 , work=Sports Illustrated Kids , publisher=

, access-date=April 10, 2023{{cite news , url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/68353/mallory-pugh-the-teen-stars-amazing-rise-and-how.html , title=Mallory Pugh: The teen star's amazing rise and how it all started , last=Woitalla , first=Mike , date=April 8, 2016 , website=Youth Soccer Insider , publisher=Soccer America , access-date=April 10, 2023 , {{flagicon, USA

{{cite news , first=Mike , last=Chambers , title=Mallory Pugh makes historic pro soccer debut , url=https://www.denverpost.com/2017/05/22/mallory-pugh-makes-historic-pro-soccer-debut/ , work=

, date=May 22, 2017 , access-date=April 10, 2023
{{flagicon, USA Sky Blue FC{{cite news , first=Emily , last=Dulhanty , title=Pugh makes debut in Sky Blue's 2–1 win over Spirit , url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2020/09/05/pugh-makes-debut-in-sky-blues-2-1-win-over-spirit/ , work=The Equalizer , date=September 5, 2020 , access-date=April 10, 2023
{{flagicon, USA

{{cite news , first=Sandra , last=Herrera , title=OL Reign's Jess Fishlock named 2021 NWSL Most Valuable Player , url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/ol-reigns-jess-fishlock-named-2021-nwsl-most-valuable-player/ , work=CBS Sports , date=November 16, 2021 , access-date=April 10, 2023 , {{flagicon, USA

, 2015 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year, U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year, 2017 NWSL rookie of the year finalist, 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup winner, 2021 NWSL most valuable player finalist,

, 2022 NWSL Best XI , - , {{sn, Trinity, Rodman , So Cal Blues{{cite news , url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1825871/2021/01/14/trinity-rodman-is-making-her-own-way-in-soccer-finding-success-with-the-usynt/ , title=Trinity Rodman is making her own way in soccer , date=May 2020 , access-date=April 11, 2023 , work=

, first=Pablo , last=Maurer , {{flagicon, USA

{{cite news , title=Washington Spirit's Trinity Rodman Shines in NWSL Championship , url=https://justwomenssports.com/washington-spirits-trinity-rodman-shines-in-nwsl-championship/ , work=Just Women's Sports , access-date=April 11, 2023 , date=November 20, 2021 , {{flagicon, USA

{{cite news , url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61093209 , date=April 13, 2022 , access-date=April 11, 2023 , title=Rodman scores first goal as USA thump Uzbekistan , work=BBC Sport , 2021 NWSL rookie of the year,{{cite news , url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/washington-spirit/story/4524570/trinity-rodman-wins-nwsl-rookie-of-the-year-after-historic-first-season , title=Trinity Rodman wins NWSL Rookie of the Year after historic first season , work=ESPN , date=November 19, 2021 , access-date=April 11, 2023 2021 NWSL Best XI,{{cite news , url=https://justwomenssports.com/reads/midge-purce-trinity-rodman-nwsl-best-xi-team/ , title=Midge Purce, Trinity Rodman headline NWSL Best XI team , date=November 18, 2021 , access-date=April 11, 2023 , work=Just Women's Sport , first=Emma , last=Hruby 2021 NWSL champion, 2021 U.S. Soccer Player of the Year, U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year, 2022 Ballon d'Or Féminin nominee,

, - , Rose Lavelle , Cincinnati United Premier{{cite news , url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2021/09/18/rose-lavelle-talks-tql-stadium-returning-cincinnati-friendly-match/8399573002/ , title=Rose Lavelle talks next generation of USWNT, TQL Stadium and returning to Cincinnati for Paraguay friendly , date=October 11, 2021 , access-date=April 14, 2023 , work=The Cincinnati Enquirer , first=Pat , last=Brennan{{cite news , url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/08/05/rose-lavelle-uswnt-team-usa-tokyo-olympics-womens-soccer-bronze-medal-win-vs-australia/5494689001/ , title=Rose Lavelle wraps up her first Olympic experience with bronze medal, win vs. Australia , date=August 5, 2021 , access-date=April 14, 2023 , work=The Cincinnati Enquirer , first=Dave , last=Clark , {{flagicon, USA

{{flagicon, USA

{{flagicon, ENG Manchester City W.F.C., Manchester City{{cite magazine , url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/11/04/rose-lavelle-goal-video-man-city-women-liverpool-league-cup , title=Rose Lavelle Scores Again for Man City Women in League Cup , date=November 4, 2020 , access-date=April 14, 2023 , magazine=

, first=Avi , last=Creditor{{cite news , url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31828833/uswnt-rose-lavelle-emerges-reluctant-star , title=Olympics 2021: USWNT's Rose Lavelle emerges as a reluctant star , date=July 25, 2021 , access-date=April 14, 2023 , work=ESPN , first=Elizabeth , last=Merrill
{{flagicon, USA OL Reign{{cite news , url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3648038/2022/10/02/ol-reign-nwsl-shield/ , title=OL Reign wins 2022 NWSL Shield with best regular-season record , date=October 1, 2022 , access-date=April 14, 2023 , work=

, first1=Meg , last1=Linehan , first2=Steph , last2=Yang , {{flagicon, USA

, 2017 NWSL College Draft first-overall selection, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup awards, bronze ball, The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 top XI, 2019 FIFA FIFPro World XI, 2019 NWSL Best XI, 2019–20 Women's FA Cup winner,

bronze medalist,

Best XI, 2022

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Boys

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References

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External links

ECNL Girls official website

ECNL Boys official website
{{Soccer in the United States Elite Clubs National League, Youth football leagues Soccer leagues in the United States Women's soccer in the United States Youth soccer leagues in the United States Youth sport in the United States