Elite National premier league (enpl)

About the enpl

US Club Soccer and the Boys Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) are collaborating to create a new national competition and development platform for 13-U through 18/19-U boys. The Elite National Premier League (ENPL) provides local and national regular-season competition, national showcase events and postseason playoff competition for top teams across the country.

The ENPL includes both member Boys ECNL Conferences and member National Premier Leagues (NPLs), providing multiple entry paths into the competition. ENPL competition includes 13-U, 14-U, 15-U, 16-U, 17-U and 19-U boys age groups, and includes participating teams from two independent qualification paths: (i) qualifying teams from National Premier Leagues across the country; and (ii) qualifying teams from Boys ECNL club-based conferences across the country. These teams will come together to compete for the ENPL National Finals in a two-stage postseason event in June-July 2020. A full recap of the 2019 postseason can be found here, and coverage of all ENPL postseason events can be found on the ENPL website.

By providing qualification paths for both team-based and club-based competitions, the ENPL features the best boys players in US Club Soccer. The regular season competition within each NPL and Boys ECNL Conference are unique and independently structured; however, consistent technical and competitive standards apply, and all teams focus on the same postseason destination: the ENPL Playoffs.

No teams are guaranteed entry into the ENPL Playoffs. Whether qualifying through an NPL or a Boys ECNL Conference, all teams earn their place into the ENPL Playoffs through a full season of regular league play.