Girls

2024-2025

Why the ECNL and the ECNL Regional League?

• A path to college soccer
• A path to professional soccer
• A path to national team soccer
• The best players, teams and clubs in the country
• The best competition and showcasing platform in the country
• The most exciting atmosphere in youth soccer
• The future of American soccer
• The most opportunity for YOU!

The Reach

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2024-2025 Girls ECNL Conference Map

2024-2025 Girls ECNL RL Conference Map

ECNL Pyramid

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~20,000

players

~ 40,000 players

~250,000 players

~2,000,000 players

Leading and Inspiring American Soccer

117+

million impressions

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60+

million

reach

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45,000+

New followers

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In the digital world, ECNL content was viewed over 117 million times, reaching over 60 million different users during the 2022-23 season

The Pathway

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The ECNL Pathway to College

• 73% of all Division I verbal commitments in the class of 2025 are ECNL Alum
• 75% of the Class of 2024 Power 4 signees are ECNL Alum
• 73% of all 2023 Power 5 Awards are ECNL Alum
• 63 players in the 2023 College Cup (including 14 NCAA Champions) are ECNL Alum
• All 31 D1 Conferences have signed ECNL athletes in the Class of 2024

The ECNL Pathway to the Pros

Kennedy Fuller

Solar SC - Angel City FC

Riley Jackson

Concorde Fire - NC Courage

Alex Pfeiffer

SLSG - KC Current

7 of the 8 players to sign U18 NWSL Pro contracts were ECNL players

Claire Hutton

World Class FC - KC Current

Casey Phair

PDA - Angel City FC

Melanie Barcenas

San Diego Surf - San Diego Wave

Emeri Adames

Solar SC - Seattle Reign

The ECNL x NWSL Draft

NWSL Draft Over the Years

2022 - 62% ECNL Alumni

2023 - 70% ECNL Alumni

2024 - 70% ECNL Alumni

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2024 NWSL Draft

• 80% of players taken in the 1st round were ECNL Alumni
• 70% of all players drafted were ECNL Alumni

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The ECNL Pathway to the National Teams

• ~75% of players in all US YNT camps are ECNL
• ~80% of the USA 2023 Pan Am roster are ECNL
• The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup included 30 current or former ECNL athletes across 8 countries

*Casey Phair, PDA 16 years & 26 days (youngest ever to play in the WWC)

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ECNL Scout Attendance

Average of

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College scouts at each U15-U18/19 ECNL event

Scouting at ECNL events is up 23% from last year

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Scouting at ECNL RL events is up 50% from last year

900

ECNL Competition Pathway

10 Conferences

12 Showcases

360 Teams

40 Teams

ECNL RL Competition Pathway

21 Conferences

6 Showcases

352 Teams

40 Teams

2024-2025 ECNL and ECNL RL Girls Events

ECNL New Jersey

August 23-25, 2024

Somerset, NJ

ECNL St. Louis

September 13-15, 2024

St. Louis, MO

ECNL San Diego

October 12-14, 2024

San Diego, CA

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ECNL North Carolina

October 12-14, 2024

Wilmington, NC

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ECNL Phoenix (Fall)

November 8-10, 2024

Phoenix, AZ

ECNL RL Virginia

November 15-17, 2024

Richmond, VA

ECNL RL Kansas City

December 6-8, 2024

Kansas City, MO

ECNL St Louis

December 12-14, 2024

St. Louis, MO

ECNL RL Florida

January 10-12, 2025

Sanford, FL

ECNL Florida (Winter)

January 11-13, 2025

Lakewood Ranch, FL

ECNL RL Fort Worth

February 14-16, 2025

Fort Worth, TX

*4 ECNL RL Playoffs TBD

ECNL Dallas

February 15-17, 2025

Dallas, TX

ECNL and RL Florida (Spring)

February 28- March 2, 2025

Lakewood Ranch, FL

ECNL RL California

March 7-9, 2025

Davis, CA

ECNL Phoenix (Spring)

April 4-6, 2025

Phoenix, AZ

ECNL South Carolina

May 9-11, 2025

Greer, SC

ECNL North Carolina

May 30-June 1, 2025

Greensboro, NC

ECNL Playoffs

TBD

San Diego, CA

ECNL & ECNL RL Finals

July 9-17, 2025

Richmond, VA

Player ID

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ECNL National Selection Programs

Conference Cup

• 120 top players in the rising U14 - U16 ages
• 3.5 days of training, education, and competition against the best of the best
• Located at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center
• All on-site expenses covered by the ECNL

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National and Regional League Selection Games

• 12 “All-Star” matches featuring 36 top players at each regular season ECNL National Event

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The ECNL Heritage Project

Mission: To identify foreign youth national team opportunities for American-based youth players with dual nationality or passports

• Connected 700+ dual nationality players to foreign federations in past 3 months

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Education

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The ECNL Digital Ecosystem, Powered by Athlete One

• An All Digital Game-Day Experience
• The ECNL App, Powered by Athlete One

The Exciting and All-New ECNL Game Cast

The ECNL App, Powered by Athlete One

The ECNL Coach Education Center

• The first league-focused digital professional coach education platform in America
• World-wide best in class content with the top clubs, coaches, and professionals in the world
• Required annual digital coach education to coach in the ECNL

ECNL Coaching Symposium

This industry-leading educational event features experts from around the world with presentations covering technical and tactical concepts, leadership and personal development, club and organizational development, and more.

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Club coaches and leaders collaborate, share ideas and best practices, and return to their clubs with ideas to innovate and push the game forward.

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Why the ECNL and the ECNL Regional League?

• A path to college soccer
• A path to professional soccer
• A path to national team soccer
• The best players, teams and clubs in the country
• The best competition and showcasing platform in the country
• The most exciting atmosphere in youth soccer
• The future of American soccer
• The most opportunity for YOU!