ECNL Regional League Changes for the 2024-2025 Season

Big changes are happening to the ECNL Regional League (ECNL RL) starting in the 2024/2025 season.

The promotion of teams will strengthen the competition across the U.S. for both genders. The opportunity to play in showcases, have a better pathway, and develop further is attractive for players.

For teams, they also get the opportunity to get promoted in the future.

With all said and done, the 2024 season will start with 21 boys’ leagues and 20 girls’ leagues. There will also be nine events to promote college showcases and playoffs for every region.

There is a lot of promise within ECNL. The league will continue to get stronger every year. In a lot of areas, it will be the top-tier youth league.

2024-2025 ECNL RL League Changes

Below are the changes for each league.

ECNL RL Girls Changes

Frontier (New League) – Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma

• Tulsa
• West Side Alliance
• FC Wichita
• Arkansas Comets
• Blitz Academy
• Northeast Oklahoma FC
• Oklahoma Cosmos
• Sporting Springfield

Mid-America (New League) – Southern Indiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee

• FC Alliance
• Tennessee SC
• Indiana Fire South
• Great River
• Germantown Legends
• Lobos Rush
• Mississippi Rush
• Tennessee United
• Tupelo FC

Florida (Promotions)

• Cape Coral SA
• South Florida Football Academy
• Sunrise Surf Soccer Club
• Team Boca
• West Florida Flames – East Lake

Heartland (Promotion)

• Sting Nebraska

Mountain (Promotion)

• Utah Surf

Northeast (Promotions)

• New England Surf (Northeast North)
• PSA North (Northeast North)
• Hex Keystone FC (Northeast South)
• Match Fit Mercer (Northeast South)
• Reading Rage (Northeast South)
• YMS (Northeast South)

Northwest (Promotions)

• Portland Thorns
• Three Rivers SC

Ohio Valley (Promotions)

• GTFC Impact
• Indiana Elite Academy
• NWI Lions
• Ohio Galaxies

Virginia (Promotions)

• DC Soccer Club
• Lee Mt. Vernon Sport Club

ECNL RL Boys Changes

Frontier (New League)

• Arkansas Comets
• Arkansas Rising, Blitz Academy
• Mississippi Rush
• Oklahoma Cosmos
• Tupelo FC

Mid-America (New League)

• Alabama FC
• Chattanooga Red Wolves
• FC Alliance
• Germantown Legends
• Lobos Rush
• Tennessee SC

Florida (Promotions)

• Cape Coral SA
• Orlando City – Lake Nona
• South Orlando SC
• Springs SC

Great Lakes Alliance (Promotions)

• Canton United Force
• Manta United Soccer
• North FC
• Ohio Galaxies
• Pacesetter
• Steel City

Northeast (Promotions)

• CFC North, Eastern FC (Northeast North)
• New England Surf (Northeast North)
• Scorpions SC (Northeast North)
• Coppermine SC (Northeast South)
• FC Copa (Northeast South)
• FC Europa (Northeast South)
• YMS (Northeast South)

Texas (Promotion)

• San Antonio FC

Virginia (Promotions)

• DC Soccer Club
• Lee Mt. Vernon Sport Club