Legends FC is a New Member Club of The Girls ECNL
The ECNL Girls is thrilled to announce that Beach FC, Legends FC, Oklahoma Energy FC, Sporting Blue Valley, Sporting Iowa, and Utah Royals FC – Arizona will join the country’s top youth female league for the 2021-22 season. The addition of six new clubs will bring additional talent and fierce competition into the already loaded Midwest, Southwest, and Texas Conferences, and will continue the fulfillment of the ECNL mission to Raise the Game across the country. For more than a decade, the ECNL has supported the nation’s leading clubs as they develop the next generation of college and professional stars.
All six teams join the top female youth league in the world after peaking in other leagues and competitions over the previous years. Sporting Blue Valley and Sporting Iowa make the jump after successful campaigns in the ECNL Regional League – Heartland Conference this season, where they were at the top of the division for nearly every age group. Beach FC, Legends FC, Oklahoma Energy and Utah Royals FC – AZ all continue their rise through the youth soccer ranks in their respective regions, building on a history of national success across multiple platforms over several years.
Beach FC, Legends FC and Utah Royals FC – Arizona will all join the ECNL’s Southwest Conference, Sporting Blue Valley and Sporting Iowa will join the Midwest Conference, and Oklahoma Energy will join the Texas Conference.
“Legends FC is excited to join the ECNL,” Club Director Josh Hodges said. “The ECNL has built an incredible platform that fosters growth and development opportunities through programming, ongoing education, player identification, and the highest level of competition in the country. Our rich history of committed and driven players and coaches will truly have an opportunity to maximize their potential. We look forward to working with the ECNL leadership and collaborating with member clubs around the country in our responsibility to raise the game.”