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RICHMOND, VA (Via Boys ECNL) – The Boys Elite Clubs National League (Boys ECNL) has unveiled a significant class of nationally-renowned clubs joining the rapidly growing youth platform for the 2019-2020 season, including the creation of a new conference.

Adding to recently announced new members Minnesota Thunder Academy and Loudoun Soccer, the Boys ECNL will add 16 additional clubs that are proven top-level performers for the fall.  Collectively, these clubs have developed hundreds of players for NCAA Men’s Soccer programs and will immediately elevate the on-field standard within the league.

The full list of new member clubs of the Boys ECNL for the 2019-2020 season is below:

Charlotte Soccer Academy (NC)	Minnesota Thunder Academy (MN)
Crossfire Premier (WA)	Pacesetter Soccer Club (OH)
Discoveries Soccer Club (SC)	Pacific Northwest SC (WA)
Eastside FC (WA)	Palm Beach United (FL)
FC Alliance (TN)	Rockford Raptors FC (IL)
FC Golden State (CA)	Seattle United (WA)
LA Breakers (CA)	Snohomish United (WA)
Loudoun Soccer (VA)	STA (NJ)
Manhattan Soccer Club (NY)	Washington Premier (WA)

“The addition of such a potent lineup of nationally-recognized clubs speaks to the excitement around the Boys ECNL right now,” said Boys ECNL Commissioner Jason Kutney.  “I am incredibly excited by the number of high-caliber clubs seeking out opportunities in the league and in the ENPL, and with the strong desire of all our clubs to make this platform even stronger.”

The Boys ECNL was formed to provide a top level, club-based development, training, and competition platform for youth male soccer players, with conference competition in five age groups (U14, U15, U16, U17, and U18/19) and collegiate exposure through multiple Boys ECNL National Events.  In addition to the competition platform, the Boys ECNL offers player identification and development opportunities for top players, as well as unique coaching education and club development programs.  Top teams from every Boys ECNL conference qualify for the post-season ENPL Playoffs, along with top teams from US Club Soccer’s NPLs.

All New Member clubs will begin competition within the Boys ECNL in August 2019.

Larry, when do you think the girls announcement will be out?

Who knows? Asking them does not get any response. Very friendly people at the girls ECNL, NOT!!

Congrats to them, they've always seemed to be a quality club. Now how long before the Girls side is announced!

Looks like two new additions in the metro area - MSC and STA. Any idea, Larry, what the new local conference structure will be? I see a few options:
1. will be added to the current slate of teams in the Northeast Conference, bringing the number to 17
2. will be added to the Northeast Conference, replacing two current teams who will be moved to another conference (Baltimore Celtic and Maryland United to the Southeast maybe, to bring their footprint up to 14; though that'd be a real far trip for them to Florida)
3. will be added to the Northeast Conference, replacing the two teams lowest in the standings to try and improve the overall quality of play. Kind of like a relegation system, although I don't know where they'd be relegated to since there isn't a current "B" division structure to my knowledge.

Any chance Manhattan SC gets girls program?

The ECNL have not stated how they are going to incorporate all the new clubs coming in. My guess is that they will reconfigure the conferences and make that announcement in the next month or so.

Sorta strange STA added Boys ECNL and Girls DA. I'd have thought the leagues would prefer to leverage both. Goes to show how disconnected boys and girls sides are, within the leagues and also within the clubs.

Not sure if anyone noticed how many Boys DA programs who only had the younger age groups went into ECNL. It shows the frustration with US Soccer

Albertson has boys ECNL and girls DA. Not uncommon.

All pointless, i would not get all hyped about boys ECNL lol. The EDP NL still has stronger teams that can take down the ECNL teams in our region easy. I know ECNL will try to to get the boys side to the same as the girls ecnl but its not going to happen sorry!

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LOL. Whatever you say. Blowing out low talent teams tends to inflate one’s head.

Ok in that case lets put East Meadow 05 ECNL vs LIPFC EDP NL ? the answer is LIPFC blows out EM BAAMM ......... i know your an ECNL idiot but still live in the real world!

LOL

Let’s see.
LIPFC 05 lost to Manhattan SC 05 4-0 at EDP Fall Cup
Manhattan SC joining ECNL
Manhattan SC 05 just lost in final at Jefferson Cup to FSA ECNL 05
EMSC and Albertson are both bottom of the brackets ECNL clubs
LIPFC 05 would likely do better then EMSC or Albertson in ECNL
HOWEVER
LIPFC 05 WOULD NOT BE COMPETITIVE AT THE TOP OF ECNL
Here is a list of better teams
Penn Fusion
Match Fit
PDA
Maryland United
World Class
FSA
Boston Bolts

So, not to burst your bubble ...

1 - I don’t folllow ‘05’s
2 - stay in EDP

Have a great season!

Silly comments. LIPFC has played Albertson 05’s at least twice and didnt win. Furthermore Alby has been decimated by NYCFC so somebody over there likes their style of play. Even in rebuilding they have hung with some of those elite teams named above. Elwin is a solid coach and you should be content, but stop comparing clubs. Its just pointless. Especially if your going to talk about wins and loses.