But without reading thru all the pages I can tell that the common thought among most (other than those that have consumed far too much DPL Kool-Aid) is that DA/ECNL are parallel as far as level of play with the exception that there are teams on both sides of the fence that are strong and others that are weak. And ECNL has a bit more flexibility. HS soccer,subs,etc.
But let's be honest. DPL is NOT comparable to DA/ECNL top level teams. We played F1 SCDSL last season and we were NOT in Champions bracket. We finished middle of the pack in our bracket. But then again my own opinion of our team is we weren't that good of a team. Had a lot of trouble scoring. In National Cup we played a DPL team that beat us 0-1. We played better than them the majority of the game. Just gave up an unlucky goal. I was expecting to get beat by much more. The level of the DPL team was the equivalent of many teams we faced during regular season. So to say DPL is on par with DA/ECNL..well if that makes you feel better then so be it. But it's just not the case. My .02
But let's be honest. DPL is NOT comparable to DA/ECNL top level teams. We played F1 SCDSL last season and we were NOT in Champions bracket. We finished middle of the pack in our bracket. But then again my own opinion of our team is we weren't that good of a team. Had a lot of trouble scoring. In National Cup we played a DPL team that beat us 0-1. We played better than them the majority of the game. Just gave up an unlucky goal. I was expecting to get beat by much more. The level of the DPL team was the equivalent of many teams we faced during regular season. So to say DPL is on par with DA/ECNL..well if that makes you feel better then so be it. But it's just not the case. My .02