February 19, 2010 - We’re excited to announce that WPFC has been accepted into the Elite Clubs National League. The ECNL is a national youth soccer league founded in 2009 for U-15, U-16 and U-17 girls’ teams for the purpose of providing the highest level of competition and the best developmental environment for American female youth soccer players.

The league, begin in 2009 as a precursor to a girls’ academy program, similar to the USSF Development Academy for boys but not affiliated with that organization, is replacing the Red Bull National League that has operated for the past two years, but is much larger in scope than that effort.

The ECNL defines itself as a national youth soccer league founded in 2009 for U-15, U-16 and U-17 girls’ teams for the purpose of providing the highest level of competition and the best developmental environment for American female youth soccer players, as well as an identification and development program, which will seek to include players in US Soccer’s National Teams. The 2009-10 season is the ECNL’s inaugural season, during which each team will play nine regular-season games and two postseason games. Each of the 40 member clubs in 2009-10 will have a team in the U-15, U-16 and U-17 age groups.

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