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I assume if your club was in the USYS National League, instead of the ECNL (US Club Soccer), you would still be eligible for State Cup and R3PL. Make sense?


A TEAM gets into the USYS National League through its success in USYSA Regionals and maybe Premier League (not sure there). You win State Cup, then Regionals to go to National championship, but winning Regionals also qualifies the TEAM to apply to compete in the USYS National League. (I know we have some boys' teams in USYS Nat League, perhaps someone knows exactly how a team gets in.) And the National League champion is given a berth in the USYS National Championships along with the Regional Champions. Acceptance into that league is based on individual team strength. Individual teams are not accepted into ECNL. Acceptance there is based on perceived CLUB strength.

At CASL Shootout (NCAA Final Four weekend) this year you will have the "normal" tournament going on, you will have an ECNL 3 game event going on, and you will also have USYSA National League games going on.

I guess, at least technically, if one of the ECNL teams also won Regionals last summer it could be playing R3PL, ECNL and USYSA National League all in the same year. That possibility will end next year.

Last edited by DeltaDog; 11/12/10 10:07 PM.