April 20, 2009
For Immediate Release: Carolina Elite Soccer Academy Joins Elite Clubs National League.
Carolina Elite Soccer Academy (CESA) is proud to announce that we have accepted an invitation to participate in the Elite Clubs National League for Girls. The ECNL will include the Under 15, 16 and 17 age groups and will begin competition during the Fall 09 season.
This league is part of a pioneering effort to improve elite girl’s soccer across the United States and is shaping up to be something very special. There have been ongoing discussions regarding the formation of the ECNL over the past year and the organizers have gone into much detail when planning for the future. The ECNL expects to field 40 member clubs and the list of committed clubs includes:
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
ECNL member clubs will compete in 5 events across the nation and the league will sponsor a National Tournament. CESA teams will 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, Illinois
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
Carolina Elite Soccer Academy (CESA) is committed to continuing to offer the most comprehensive soccer training and competition environment possible in order to provide our players with the opportunity to reach their full potential.
