Do you have link?
MLS youth league
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Yes, U12 through I didn't notice, sorry, but U16 was a single age group.
Nope, I saw it on a zoom meeting and it was just on the screen briefly.
SocalWestDad
BRONZE
To clarify, regarding these age groups, are you referring to the new MLS league?
SocalWestDad
BRONZE
I am referring to ECNL. The MLS league is just talk right now,. MLS teams will have no substantial income to fund their academy teams and I don't know whats going to happen with the academy teams. I saw the La Galaxy and San Jose terminated their Girls DA program.
From what I saw it was significantly more than just talk, but yes the pissing match of which league will be better has already begun in earnest. There is some high quality BS being spewed by the DOCs from both leagues and the Eskimos are buying the ice. Time will tell, ECNL certainly has a head start, but i suspect both leagues will have something to offer.
I don't think it will be much of a pissing match. If the MLS league still has funded teams, that will be much better than ECNL.
NumberTen
SILVER ELITE
Its hard to imagine where the non-MLS clubs are going to play any meaningful number of games. For example, in San Diego three clubs may be in this new league (Albion, City, Rebels), What MLS teams are they going to play? LA is the closest and then what, play the other non-mls teams? Not really a step up in competition, with a lot of the other DA teams playing ECNL. I would say that there will be significant travel involved.
NumberTen
SILVER ELITE
I don't believe that any of the San Diego DA teams were fully funded. They definitely wont be now.
Kante
PREMIER
Thx for this. From memory, do you have an idea of what teams will be included that you can share?
Kante
PREMIER
Here's list of SoCal DA teams so far (?) not affiliated w/ ECNL: 1. SDSC, 2. Albion, 3. Chula Vista, 4. Murrieta, 5. Nomads, 6. Rebels, 7. TFA, 8. LAUFA, 9.Ventura Fusion, 10. Santa Barbara SC, 11. LAG, 12. LAFC, 13. Barca
jpeter
PREMIER
Some of those where not listed on the draft slide I saw last week and there was some other surprises including clubs that weren't in DA previously. Not my place to share the details and I didn't capture the screens. Was told they where still adding or confirming some so let's see what the next official release will be which I was told will be out around May 15th.
In any case for the olders I have a hunch that there will be a shake/mashup of player movement so it really much too early to tell what teams will consist of when play resumes.
USL two cancelled the summer league and USL academy A now will start in spring 2021so these will be a factor in some plans as MLS/USYS looks to partner up with them in some manner.
USL Academy League Offers New Model, Broader Opportunity for Collaboration
Legion FC’s Heaps praises new plan, opportunity to nurture talent across city and region
www.uslsoccer.com
NumberTen
SILVER ELITE
SDSC is now boys ECNL and ECRL.
Messi>CR7
GOLD
SDSC joined ECNL at the end of April.
San Diego SC Joins ECNL Southwest Conference for 2020-2021
RICHMOND, VA (April 30, 2020) – The ECNL Boys is excited to announce that San Diego Soccer Club has joined the recently-expanded Southwest Conference for the 2020-2021 season. The addition of SDSC marks the seventh club to join the Conference since mid-April, joining Pateadores, Strikers FC...
www.boysecnl.com
My short term memory sucks so take this with a grain of salt although I know for certain SDSC is in ECNL (although they were actually on the MLS list)
To the best of my recollection these teams I remember being in: Albion, CV, Nomads, TFA, LAUFA, Fusion, LAG, LAFC
Can't recall about Barca or Santa Barbara. I looked specifically for Rebels but didn't see them, but the list scrolled by pretty quickly. RSL Arizona and Del Sol were listed as well. Since SDSC was on the list, I assume it was a proposed list and not a confirmed list.
Here are some other things we were told but I can't vouch for its accuracy and please don't shoot the messenger. 10 week season with 40-50 games (which seems like an excessive # of games). It was claimed that ECNL's season is only 5 weeks. It was also implied that high school soccer may be prohibited. It was claimed that there would be an attempt to match up teams based on ability for games. Not for every game, but most games. I.e. LAG would probably play LAFC more than say CV would play LAFC, but CV would play City, Nomads etc than LAG would.
Kante
PREMIER
got it. very helpful. thanks!
jpeter
PREMIER
RSL-AZ is in ECNL and has been from the beginning. The only had u12-13 in DA
RSL-Utah is u15-u18/19 in Utah.
I don't know what actually are the intentions for U15 or less are as I've only seen stuff that reference U15+ so far but that's all I'm interested in so maybe I just didn't tune in on time or noticed.
The other thing that was specifically mentioned was that FC Dallas would be in the MLS. Which is either untrue, or FC Dallas is going to field teams in both ECNL (which FC Dallas announced) and MLS. I would think for political reasons if FC Dallas was playing in both leagues that they would put their first team in the MLS. I know RSL AZ had a DA and ECNL team last year with first team in DA. I can't imagine they would flip flop the teams and make ECNL the first team for the coming year, but I guess anything is possible.
Looks like I was typing while you posted. Yeah, don't know the story is with RSL-AZ, I swear I saw them on the MLS "list" but could be wrong, or again it was the proposed but not confirmed list. I assume RSL-UT is playing in the MLS league?
jpeter
PREMIER
Yes there will be clubs in both leagues, Dallas not the only ones as RSL was already in both and Solar also. Mashup/movement like I mentioned previously.
jpeter
PREMIER
No worries it's all drafts and eventually it will be published on what's what. Like a moving target