Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) is the premier national girls’ league of the top clubs in the country, and builds on the success of the Red Bull National League.

The ECNL will provide the highest level league of girl’s youth soccer in the country, following a similar approach to that of the highly successful U.S. Soccer Development Academy on the boy’s side of youth soccer. The invitation-only league is designed to promote the most effective player development environment available for girls.

In 2009-2010, the ECNL season will feature 40 of the top youth girls clubs in the United States in the U15-U17 age groups competing in a 12-game season. Teams in the ECNL will compete for individual age group ECNL National Championships and an overall ECNL Clubs National Championship.

What is so special about ECNL?
The ECNL is founded on the concept that elite female player development in the United States needs a structure that will reduce the total number of games on the schedule and increase the number of meaningful, quality games. The ECNL sets forth a vision that gives us a clear path to that goal -a national competition schedule and a national identification program linked to that competition.