After fielding teams in the inaugural 2017-18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season, three of the nation’s top girls clubs will leave the DA. All three clubs also field teams in the ECNL andwill remain in the ECNL, which was founded in 2009 and is comprised of 80 clubs this season.

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