Crossfire Premier Joins Women’s Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) as Member Club
It is an exciting time for the Elite Clubs National League. This league is part of a pioneering effort to improve elite girl’s soccer in this country and is an outgrowth of the Redbull League. The league is shaping up to be something very special. To date the following 32 clubs:
Albertson Fury, New York-East; Arsenal FC, Cal-South; Atlanta Fire, Georgia; Bethesda SC, Maryland; Birmingham United, Alabama; CASL, North Carolina; CESA Premier, South Carolina; Charlotte Soccer Academy, North Carolina; Colorado Rush, Colorado; Concorde Fire, Georgia; Connecticut FC, Connecticut; Crossfire Premier, Washington; Eclipse Select, Illinois; FC Delco, Pennsylvania-East; FC Milwaukee; Wisconsin; FC Stars of Mass, Massachusetts; FC Virginia, Virginia; Freestate United, Maryland; FSA SoccerPlus, Connecticut; Minnesota Thunder, Minnesota; Mustang SC, Cal-North; Neusport FC, Nevada; Ohio Elite Soccer Academy, Ohio-South; Ohio Premier, Ohio-South; PDA, New Jersey; Pleasanton Rage, Cal-North; Real Colorado, Colorado; San Juan SC, Cal-North; Sereno SC, Arizona; St. Louis SG, Missouri; Texas Challenge SC, Texas-South; Virginia Rush, Virginia
As you can see the ECNL is now a reality and the list of clubs that are committed is very impressive and the league is expecting a final number of 40 clubs for 2009-2010 season. League games will work in a similar fashion to the Women’s Redbull league where teams come together for a "Showcase" type of event. The league will sponsor 5 events across the nation and hold a National Tournament. Each team is required to participate in at least 3 of the 5 sponsored events. For the 2009-2010 Season the following events are planned.
2009-2010 Events
Eclipse Select Challenge Cup
August 14-16, 2009
Libertyville, IL
Final Four Showcase
December 4-6, 2009
College Station, TX
Disney Soccer Showcase
December 31, 2009 - January 3, 2010
Orlando, FL
Las Vegas College Showcase
March 12-14, 2010
Las Vegas, NV
PDA Showcase
May 29-31, 2010
Zarepeth, NJ
ECNL National Championship
July 8-11, 2010
Seattle, WA - Crossfire Premier
