U.S. Club Soccer and the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) have announced their collaboration to launch the Elite National Premier League (ENPL) for boys.
The ENPL, with five age groups U-14through U-18/19 boys, will launch in August 2017 and include local and national regular-season competition, national showcase events, and postseason playoff competition.
“By working together,U.S. Club Soccer and the ECNL showed that the first priority of both organizations is to build better programs for players, leagues and clubs to improve the daily environment for everyone,” said U.S.Club Soccer Board of Directors Chairman Phil Wright said in a press release. “The ENPL will provide a great pathway for players andteams across the country and is another example of our commitment to support U.S. Soccer and its programs.”
The ENCL, sanctioned by U.S. Club Soccer, launched in 2009 and establisheditself as somewhat of a girls equivalent to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, formed in 2007. U.S. Soccer is launching its Girls Development Academy in the fall of 2017.