The ECNL was founded in 2009 by forward-thinking Directors of Coaching across the country who saw a need for change and a special commitment to improving the daily environment for American elite female youth soccer players. These Directors came together and collaborated to build what would become the top female youth development platform in the world. The grassroots leadership and cooperation were unprecedented in American youth soccer, and the ECNL continues to be the most progressive and innovative development platform in the country.

The Boys ECNL is based on the values of grass-roots collaboration and innovation, and supports the independence and freedom of coaches and clubs to fully manage the development path for their players, including the system and style of play, the competitive calendar, and all aspects of the development path. The Boys ECNL will raise standards in training, competition, club organization, and coaching in a holistic development program.

The Girls ECNL Regional Leagues are operated and managed by the ECNL to insure professionalism, standards, and exceptional experience. ECNL Girls Regional Leagues are designed to service a deeper player pool from member clubs within the ECNL Girls, and to provide a competitive platform for objective evaluation of new clubs for full ECNL membership in the future. Top performing teams in ECNL Girls Regional Leagues earn the opportunity to compete in the Open Cup Division of the ECNL Playoffs in June at the U15, U16 and U17 ages, where they will match up against other ECNL Girls Regional League teams as well as teams from the full ECNL.

ECNL Boys Regional Leagues are operated and managed so as to ensure a consistent environment and level of professionalism across all leagues, facilitating more club connectivity between levels of play and providing a path for more players within each Member Club to reach their fullest potential. Each league allows for coordination and collaboration between the teams of different levels within ECNL clubs, or opportunity for teams and players in other clubs to develop through regular high-level competition.

US Club Soccer and US Youth Soccer are proud to announce a new competition platform, beginning with the 2026-27 season, that serves as the top team-based league of both organizations. This new league, National 1 League (N1), brings together the National Premier Leagues (NPL) and National League, ushering in a new era of collaboration in the youth soccer ecosystem and serving 10,000 teams and more than 150,000 players.

The WFPL provides clubs along Florida’s Gulf Coast and west-central corridor with a local competition model focused on consistent match play and reduced travel. By connecting regional clubs through a common league schedule, WFPL supports both player growth and club collaboration.

USA Soccer is one of the longest-standing leagues in Tampa Bay and the surrounding area with the goal of providing a rich, organized playing experience for players, coaches, and parents alike. League provides top local league competition for ages U9-U19 and is affiliated with FYSA. Thousands of competitive games have been administered and scheduled by the USA staff, helping the growth of soccer in West-Central Florida.

Unlock your child’s soccer potential with REC+, the next evolution of recreational soccer. Every session is led by licensed, professional coaches—not volunteers—ensuring players receive real, age-appropriate training designed to build technical skills, confidence, and a true love for the game. Our structured curriculum blends high-quality coaching with fun, small-sided games to maximize development and engagement in every session. There’s no travel, no pressure—just a professionally run program at an affordable price, right in your own community.

HappyFeet Soccer is a youth soccer organization, with a simple approach. We want to introduce soccer in a way that opens up doors of possibility for ALL young kids both on the field and off. The goal is for kids to not only learn the wonderful game of soccer but to have fun, build social skills, improve self-confidence, and instill a brave, creative go-for-it mentality that can help provide the right foundation for the rest of their lives!