Who we are - ECNL (Elite Club National League) The ECNL must have clear pathways for players, teams, and clubs to reward performance and demand constant improvement INNOVATION The ECNL must operate great competitions while also providing resources and platforms that provide additional services to clubs in player development and identification, coach education, and club development
ECNL NATIONAL PLAYOFFS AND FINALS - ECNL (Elite Club National League) College Coaches Scouts: To register for ECNL National Playoffs or any of our other National Events, visit our College Scout page Media Requests: Any and all working media must complete the Elite Clubs National League Event Protocol – Media form and submit it to the ECNL for approval prior to attending any ECNL event
ECNL BOYS PROMOTES TWO CLUBS FROM ECNL REGIONAL LEAGUE ECNL Boys 3 18 2026 2:55:00 PM ECNL BOYS PROMOTES TWO CLUBS FROM ECNL REGIONAL LEAGUE Folsom Lake Surf Select MA will begin play in the 2026-27 season RICHMOND, Va (March 18, 2026) - ECNL Boys is proud to announce Folsom Lake Surf and Select MA will join the league, beginning play in the 2026-27 season
ECNL ANNOUNCES MAJOR ADDITIONS AND PROMOTIONS TO ECNL REGIONAL LEAGUE The existing ECNL Boys Regional League - North Atlantic will be rebranded as the ECNL Boys Regional League - Northeast for the 2024-25 season, more accurately reflecting its scope and size with the new additions The ECNL Regional - Northeast will expand from 8 clubs to 16 clubs with newly created North and South divisions
US CLUB SOCCER ANNOUNCES NEW ECNL RL NPL POSTSEASON INTEGRATION IN . . . RICHMOND, Va (December 18, 2025) - US Club Soccer is proud to announce a formal competitive pathway across its leagues and a new postseason collaboration between the ECNL Regional League and the National Premier Leagues (NPL) beginning with the 2026-27 season While the top tiers of US Club Soccer's competition pathway are the club-based ECNL and ECNL RL, the team-based NPL is the top level
ECNL WELCOMES NEW CLUBS INTO THE NORTH ATLANTIC FOR 2025-26 SEASON The reigning U15 ECNL Boys Regional League National Champions, Philadelphia Ukrainians had an impressive 2024, which saw the club send three additional teams to the ECNL Boys Regional League Playoffs - East This season, the club's U16 squad is once again pacing the pack, leading the South Division of the ECNL Boys Regional League - Northeast
The ECNL Framework - ECNL (Elite Club National League) The top two tiers in this pathway, the ECNL and the ECNL Regional League, are club-based competitions Clubs in these tiers have demonstrated a history of competitive success across multiple age groups The third tier in this pathway, National 1 league, is a team-based competition for high performing individual teams
ECNL CHIEF MEDICAL ADVISOR DR. DREW WATSON RECEIVES 2026 FREEDOM OF . . . RICHMOND, Va (February 11, 2026) - Dr Drew Watson, the ECNL's Chief Medical Advisor and Director of the ECNL Center for Athlete Health and Performance, has received a 2026 Freedom of Movement Award in support of his research project, "The Interaction of Surface Type and Heat Stress to Influence Musculoskeletal Injury and Concussion Risk in Youth Athletes " The award provides internal funding