New ECNL 2 League?

[Karlton Athletic]

Heard a rumor from my kid’s coach that ECNL are going to respond to MLSNext 2 with a new ECNL 2 league, with ECRL then dropping down to 3rd division status.

Not seeing it mentioned anywhere, but it wouldn’t surprise me.

 

[Christian10711]

I think ecrl will still be 2nd tier but this new league will be made up of NPL teams from SoCal.

 

[zanian]

Instead of things getting better, things are getting much worse. This is not sustainable for so many leagues to consider themselves "elite" with all the travel and money needed. This is actively stupid.

 

[Karlton Athletic]

I think ecrl will still be 2nd tier but this new league will be made up of NPL teams from SoCal.

We're one of those clubs with two RL teams, and our coach was definitely under the impression that the "top" RL team would move to ECNL 2, with the other one remaining in RL.

 

[Christian10711]

We're one of those clubs with two RL teams, and our coach was definitely under the impression that the "top" RL team would move to ECNL 2, with the other one remaining in RL.

I was thinking for your situation that possibly that both teams stay in ecrl and they make a new third tier league where npl kids will play and will possibly be able to be promoted

 

[socalgoalkeeperdad]

I don't think 1 club can have 2 ECNL teams at one location.

 

[SuperSoccerStar]

this is ridiculous. ECRL is ECNL 2. They just want to brand more teams ECNL.

 

[Karlton Athletic]

Latest I heard was RL (SoCal) will be split into two "conferences", playing teams in your own conference home and away, plus one game against each team in the other conference. Clubs (not teams) will then be promoted or relegated to or from the lower RL2 league. Also heard some clubs have already been relegated to RL2, with the remaining clubs all being offered a 2nd RL slot if they haven't got one already.

 

[Carlsbad7]

Latest I heard was RL (SoCal) will be split into two "conferences", playing teams in your own conference home and away, plus one game against each team in the other conference. Clubs (not teams) will then be promoted or relegated to or from the lower RL2 league. Also heard some clubs have already been relegated to RL2, with the remaining clubs all being offered a 2nd RL slot if they haven't got one already.

Sounds like a good way to piss people off and drive clubs to GA.

 

[Karlton Athletic]

Sounds like a good way to piss people off and drive clubs to GA.

This is for boys... don't know about the girls' side.

 

[Carlsbad7]

This is for boys... don't know about the girls' side.

In that case it makes a lot of sense. Boys ECNL isnt really worried about losing clubs to other leagues. Also, boys youth soccer is less "cliquey" than girls. Players and parents would probably welcome a limited form of pro/rel.