Expansion

I also wonder how the ECRL-2 works. So lets take Slammers for example. If that ECRL-2 team performs and gets elevated then Slammers would then have 3 ECRL teams since they already have 2. This is if I'm understanding how ECRL-2 works? Or does the ECRL-2 Slammers team just get to complete in the ERCL playoffs and win it and then has to go back next year to the ECRL-2 league?
 
ECNL is going to be seriously growing in 2 years as you know every one of these clubs being added to ECRL has a pathway to get ECNL depending on performance next year in ECRL.
Maybe, if that's what they want more power to them.

One of the nice things about having two leagues is clubs can leverage potentially joining the other league to pressure getting into the league they want to play in.

What's going to be interesting is if leagues ever start dropping teams from their highest level of play for non-performance. If this ever happened the dropped club would be forced to stay with whatever league dropped them down because nobody wants other leagues discards.
 
What's going to be interesting is if leagues ever start dropping teams from their highest level of play for non-performance. If this ever happened the dropped club would be forced to stay with whatever league dropped them down because nobody wants other leagues discards.
Isn't that what happened to Striker's girls, they lost ECNL and GA didn't take them.
 
GA
1. Was Promoted by US Soccer
2. Added Liverpool FC International Academy (CA)
3. Added SYC
4. Added Revolution
5. Added Seattle Celtic
6. Added Westside Metros FC
7. Added Oregon Premier
8. Added South Valley Surf
9. Added KC Scott Gallagher
10. Added Coppermine SC
11. Added Cap City SC
12. Added Columbus United SC
13. Added Bayside FC
14. Added Rhode Island Surf SC
15. Gave City SC a 2nd GA team
16. Gave Cincinnati United a 2nd GA team
17. Gave NEFC a 2nd GA team
18. Added Colorado United
19. Added Sporting United FC
20. Added Downtown United SC
21. Added Blues FC
22. Added North Shore United

DPL
1. Added FC Sarasota
2. Added Georgia Impact
3. Added Inter Connecticut FC
4. Added San Antonio FC
5. Added Idaho Inferno
6. Added Augusta Arsenal
7. Added Wasatch SC
8. Added Dallas Hornets SC
9. Added 956 United
10. Added North Coast FC
11. Added NEFC South
14. Added Western Washington Surf
15. Added San Antonio Athenian SC
16. Added Global Football Innovation
17. Added Bridge City Soccer Academy
18. Added Houston Rangers
19. Added GFI Academy
20. Added Bridge City Soccer Academy
21. Added Lake Travis Elite
22. Added IFA New England
23. Added Western United Pioneers
24. Added Chicago Rush SC
25. Added Sporting Wichita

DPL Open
1. Added Lanier Soccer Academy
2. Added Sporting Law Valley
3. Added Fox Soccer Academy
4. Added Carolina Velocity FC
5. Added Albion FC Denver
6. Added Albion Atlanta
7. Added Meteo Alliance FC
8. Added DME Academy
9. Added Hartford FC United
10. Added RSL-AZ South
11. Added RSL-AZ North
12. Added James Island Youth SC
13. Added Colorado Rapids
14. Added RSL-El Paso
15. Added City SC San Marcos
16. Added Virginia Rush
17. Added Alpharetta Ambush
18. Added RSL-AZ Southern

ECNL
1. Added Colorado Rush
2. Added Nationals
3. Added Ukies
4. Added South Shore Select

ECRL
1. Added Lonestar
2. Added Cape Coral SA
3. Added South Florida Football Academy
4. Added Sunrise Surf Soccer Club
5. Added Team Boca
6. Added West Florida Flames
7. Added Arkansas Comets
8. Added Blitz Academy
9. Added Northeast Oklahoma FC
10 Added Oklahoma Cosmos
11. Added Sporting Springfield
12. Added Sting Nebraska
13. Added Germantown Legends
14. Added Lobos Rush
15. Added Mississippi Rush
16. Added Tennessee United
17. Added Tupelo FC
18. Added Utah Surf
19. Added New England Surf
20. Added PSA North
21. Added Hex Keystone FC
22. Added Match Fit Mercer
23. Added Reading Rage
24. Added YMS
25. Added DC Soccer Club
26. Added Mt. Vernon Sport Club
 
GA
1. Was Promoted by US Soccer
2. Added Liverpool FC International Academy (CA)
3. Added SYC
4. Added Revolution
5. Added Seattle Celtic
6. Added Westside Metros FC
7. Added Oregon Premier
8. Added South Valley Surf
9. Added KC Scott Gallagher
10. Added Coppermine SC
11. Added Cap City SC
12. Added Columbus United SC
13. Added Bayside FC
14. Added Rhode Island Surf SC
15. Gave City SC a 2nd GA team
16. Gave Cincinnati United a 2nd GA team
17. Gave NEFC a 2nd GA team
18. Added Colorado United
19. Added Sporting United FC
20. Added Downtown United SC
21. Added Blues FC
22. Added North Shore United
23. Added Modesto Ajax United

DPL
1. Added FC Sarasota
2. Added Georgia Impact
3. Added Inter Connecticut FC
4. Added San Antonio FC
5. Added Idaho Inferno
6. Added Augusta Arsenal
7. Added Wasatch SC
8. Added Dallas Hornets SC
9. Added 956 United
10. Added North Coast FC
11. Added NEFC South
14. Added Western Washington Surf
15. Added San Antonio Athenian SC
16. Added Global Football Innovation
17. Added Bridge City Soccer Academy
18. Added Houston Rangers
19. Added GFI Academy
20. Added Bridge City Soccer Academy
21. Added Lake Travis Elite
22. Added IFA New England
23. Added Western United Pioneers
24. Added Chicago Rush SC
25. Added Sporting Wichita

DPL Open
1. Added Lanier Soccer Academy
2. Added Sporting Law Valley
3. Added Fox Soccer Academy
4. Added Carolina Velocity FC
5. Added Albion FC Denver
6. Added Albion Atlanta
7. Added Meteo Alliance FC
8. Added DME Academy
9. Added Hartford FC United
10. Added RSL-AZ South
11. Added RSL-AZ North
12. Added James Island Youth SC
13. Added Colorado Rapids
14. Added RSL-El Paso
15. Added City SC San Marcos
16. Added Virginia Rush
17. Added Alpharetta Ambush
18. Added RSL-AZ Southern

ECNL
1. Added Colorado Rush
2. Added Nationals
3. Added Ukies
4. Added South Shore Select

ECRL
1. Added Lonestar
2. Added Cape Coral SA
3. Added South Florida Football Academy
4. Added Sunrise Surf Soccer Club
5. Added Team Boca
6. Added West Florida Flames
7. Added Arkansas Comets
8. Added Blitz Academy
9. Added Northeast Oklahoma FC
10 Added Oklahoma Cosmos
11. Added Sporting Springfield
12. Added Sting Nebraska
13. Added Germantown Legends
14. Added Lobos Rush
15. Added Mississippi Rush
16. Added Tennessee United
17. Added Tupelo FC
18. Added Utah Surf
19. Added New England Surf
20. Added PSA North
21. Added Hex Keystone FC
22. Added Match Fit Mercer
23. Added Reading Rage
24. Added YMS
25. Added DC Soccer Club
26. Added Mt. Vernon Sport Club
 
GA
1. Was Promoted by US Soccer
2. Added Liverpool FC International Academy (CA)
3. Added SYC
4. Added Revolution
5. Added Seattle Celtic
6. Added Westside Metros FC
7. Added Oregon Premier
8. Added South Valley Surf
9. Added KC Scott Gallagher
10. Added Coppermine SC
11. Added Cap City SC
12. Added Columbus United SC
13. Added Bayside FC
14. Added Rhode Island Surf SC
15. Gave City SC a 2nd GA team
16. Gave Cincinnati United a 2nd GA team
17. Gave NEFC a 2nd GA team
18. Added Colorado United
19. Added Sporting United FC
20. Added Downtown United SC
21. Added Blues FC
22. Added North Shore United
23. Added Modesto Ajax United
24. Added One Knoxville SC
25. Added Pinecrest Premier SC
26. Added Hoover-Vestavia SC
27. Added Triangle United SC
28. Added Charlotte Development Academy

DPL
1. Added FC Sarasota
2. Added Georgia Impact
3. Added Inter Connecticut FC
4. Added San Antonio FC
5. Added Idaho Inferno
6. Added Augusta Arsenal
7. Added Wasatch SC
8. Added Dallas Hornets SC
9. Added 956 United
10. Added North Coast FC
11. Added NEFC South
14. Added Western Washington Surf
15. Added San Antonio Athenian SC
16. Added Global Football Innovation
17. Added Bridge City Soccer Academy
18. Added Houston Rangers
19. Added GFI Academy
20. Added Bridge City Soccer Academy
21. Added Lake Travis Elite
22. Added IFA New England
23. Added Western United Pioneers
24. Added Chicago Rush SC
25. Added Sporting Wichita

DPL Open
1. Added Lanier Soccer Academy
2. Added Sporting Law Valley
3. Added Fox Soccer Academy
4. Added Carolina Velocity FC
5. Added Albion FC Denver
6. Added Albion Atlanta
7. Added Meteo Alliance FC
8. Added DME Academy
9. Added Hartford FC United
10. Added RSL-AZ South
11. Added RSL-AZ North
12. Added James Island Youth SC
13. Added Colorado Rapids
14. Added RSL-El Paso
15. Added City SC San Marcos
16. Added Virginia Rush
17. Added Alpharetta Ambush
18. Added RSL-AZ Southern

ECNL
1. Added Colorado Rush
2. Added Nationals
3. Added Ukies
4. Added South Shore Select

ECRL
1. Added Lonestar
2. Added Cape Coral SA
3. Added South Florida Football Academy
4. Added Sunrise Surf Soccer Club
5. Added Team Boca
6. Added West Florida Flames
7. Added Arkansas Comets
8. Added Blitz Academy
9. Added Northeast Oklahoma FC
10 Added Oklahoma Cosmos
11. Added Sporting Springfield
12. Added Sting Nebraska
13. Added Germantown Legends
14. Added Lobos Rush
15. Added Mississippi Rush
16. Added Tennessee United
17. Added Tupelo FC
18. Added Utah Surf
19. Added New England Surf
20. Added PSA North
21. Added Hex Keystone FC
22. Added Match Fit Mercer
23. Added Reading Rage
24. Added YMS
25. Added DC Soccer Club
26. Added Mt. Vernon Sport Club
 
At this point it's not likely that leagues will be bringing on new unless in pairs to keep leagues even or as an entirely new regional league. So it's time to bring out some learnings for 24/25 adds.

GA + DPL (if you include DPL Open) = 71

ECNL + ECRL = 30

Neither league demoted anyone.

From a business revenue perspective GA adding 41 more clubs than ECNL will translate into more money. But, does more $$$ trump exclusivity? It likely takes much more resources to manage new clubs over established clubs at events and in league.

For the top clubs in both GA and ECNL nothing changes. With a larger base of paying customers GA would be able to spend more on Finals. But, they'll also need to do more showcases to highlight all teams in the base.

Overall GA is doing what's required to grow and expand. ECNL is betting on exclusivity and ability of member clubs. Both are strong tactics to capitalize on the growing base of female youth soccer talent.

As long as everthing continues on the current path youth soccer league wars aren't going to end anytime soon. However an outside influence (NWSL Next) could completely change the entire landscape.

My biggest takeaway is that it's very obvious that ECNL was/is undeserving the girls. ECNL had the opportunity to be the single league for all high level play. GA being able to carve a niche out of the youth market just shows that there's many more customers to be had.
 
You forgot to add addition of new National Academy League (NAL) and So Cal ECRL
The 2nd tier leagues are very difficult to track. (Nothing against NAL or ECRL) leagues just tend to highlight the 1st tier additions much more than 2nd tier. As an example ECNL announced ECRL additions in a single post + mixed it with conference changes and all kinds of weird marketing speak.
 
The 2nd tier leagues are very difficult to track. (Nothing against NAL or ECRL) leagues just tend to highlight the 1st tier additions much more than 2nd tier. As an example ECNL announced ECRL additions in a single post + mixed it with conference changes and all kinds of weird marketing speak.
I think it will be possible once the teams and schedule are published in TGS.
 
The 2nd tier leagues are very difficult to track. (Nothing against NAL or ECRL) leagues just tend to highlight the 1st tier additions much more than 2nd tier. As an example ECNL announced ECRL additions in a single post + mixed it with conference changes and all kinds of weird marketing speak.
Then why are you tracking DPL?
 
Then why are you tracking DPL?
I didn't want to but others added ECRL and DPL to the list.

GA and DPL are easy to track because additions appear one at a time on their instagram. Just need to check evey once in a while and update the changes.

ECNL additions are easy to track. ECRL is difficult to track because announcements are mixed into ECNL announcements. Also with ECNL some clubs call their ECRL teams ECNL2 or ECRL/NL or other names primarily to make it look like they have ECNL when they only have ECRL.

You're free to add whatever you want to the list.
 
GA
1. Was Promoted by US Soccer
2. Added Liverpool FC International Academy (CA)
3. Added SYC
4. Added Revolution
5. Added Seattle Celtic
6. Added Westside Metros FC
7. Added Oregon Premier
8. Added South Valley Surf
9. Added KC Scott Gallagher
10. Added Coppermine SC
11. Added Cap City SC
12. Added Columbus United SC
13. Added Bayside FC
14. Added Rhode Island Surf SC
15. Gave City SC a 2nd GA team
16. Gave Cincinnati United a 2nd GA team
17. Gave NEFC a 2nd GA team
18. Added Colorado United
19. Added Sporting United FC
20. Added Downtown United SC
21. Added Blues FC
22. Added North Shore United
23. Added Modesto Ajax United
24. Added One Knoxville SC
25. Added Pinecrest Premier SC
26. Added Hoover-Vestavia SC
27. Added Triangle United SC
28. Added Charlotte Development Academy

DPL
1. Added FC Sarasota
2. Added Georgia Impact
3. Added Inter Connecticut FC
4. Added San Antonio FC
5. Added Idaho Inferno
6. Added Augusta Arsenal
7. Added Wasatch SC
8. Added Dallas Hornets SC
9. Added 956 United
10. Added North Coast FC
11. Added NEFC South
14. Added Western Washington Surf
15. Added San Antonio Athenian SC
16. Added Global Football Innovation
17. Added Bridge City Soccer Academy
18. Added Houston Rangers
19. Added GFI Academy
20. Added Bridge City Soccer Academy
21. Added Lake Travis Elite
22. Added IFA New England
23. Added Western United Pioneers
24. Added Chicago Rush SC
25. Added Sporting Wichita
26. Added San Antonio Surf
27. Added East Shore Alliance FC
28. Added Union KC
29. Added Metro Alliance
30. Added Chicago Empire FC
31. Added Rebels SC Inland Empire
32. Added Sand and Surf SC
33. Added Detroit City FC West
34. Added Chicago Fire YSC


DPL Open
1. Added Lanier Soccer Academy
2. Added Sporting Law Valley
3. Added Fox Soccer Academy
4. Added Carolina Velocity FC
5. Added Albion FC Denver
6. Added Albion Atlanta
7. Added Meteo Alliance FC
8. Added DME Academy
9. Added Hartford FC United
10. Added RSL-AZ South
11. Added RSL-AZ North
12. Added James Island Youth SC
13. Added Colorado Rapids
14. Added RSL-El Paso
15. Added City SC San Marcos
16. Added Virginia Rush
17. Added Alpharetta Ambush
18. Added RSL-AZ Southern
19. Added Blues FC
20. Added Roseville SC
21. Added Albion SC Riverside
22. Added Inland Surf
23. Added Rebels SC Inland Empire
24. Added El Paso Surf
25. Added Sporting Slammers FC
26. Added City SC Temecula
27. Added Northern Colorado Rain FC
28. Added Socal Elite FC

ECNL
1. Added Colorado Rush
2. Added Nationals
3. Added Ukies
4. Added South Shore Select

ECRL
1. Added Lonestar
2. Added Cape Coral SA
3. Added South Florida Football Academy
4. Added Sunrise Surf Soccer Club
5. Added Team Boca
6. Added West Florida Flames
7. Added Arkansas Comets
8. Added Blitz Academy
9. Added Northeast Oklahoma FC
10 Added Oklahoma Cosmos
11. Added Sporting Springfield
12. Added Sting Nebraska
13. Added Germantown Legends
14. Added Lobos Rush
15. Added Mississippi Rush
16. Added Tennessee United
17. Added Tupelo FC
18. Added Utah Surf
19. Added New England Surf
20. Added PSA North
21. Added Hex Keystone FC
22. Added Match Fit Mercer
23. Added Reading Rage
24. Added YMS
25. Added DC Soccer Club
26. Added Mt. Vernon Sport Club
 
Missed a bunch of the DPL Open clubs.

Several interesting Socal adds. Southwest GA might look very different in 2025/2026.
Wondering if So Cal Elite will be added at some point. Liverpool is, Fullerton Rangers seem to be doing decent, and clearly So Cal Elite was invited to NC Showcase so im assuming they are next. Not sure what’s going on with Tudela…theyre just kinda floating.
 
Why did West Coast 2011 GA do so poorly? GD of -11.4? what's going on there?
West Coast and Liverpool recruit from same local talent pool. RH appears to have out hussled West Coast.

Both Clubs are going to suffer if they dont quickly address now that RH is at Blues.
 
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