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ECNL Format Changes for 2012-2013
ECNL Format Changes for 2012-2013
A national playoff event will be held in June for U15, U16 and U17 age groups, with the top 3 teams in each of the 8 conferences qualifying for the top flight, along with eight wild card teams in each age group for a total of 32 teams. Lower-placed teams in the regular season standings will compete in separate tiers of playoffs. The teams will be divided into 8 groups of 4 at the playoffs, with 8 group winners (chosen after a 3-game round robin schedule in each group), qualifying for the national finals in July.
The eight U15, U16 and U17 teams at that event will go through group play followed by championship matches in each age group. The 16 U14 and U18 teams qualifying from regular season play will compete in a straight knockout format."
http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/ecnl-nationals:-best-in-the-nation_aid24498
U14 - Regional play, two conference wide showcases, if top 16 then national finals in July.
U15 - Regional play, two national showcases, national playoff event in June and if bracket winner then finals event in July.
U16 - Regional play, three national showcases, national playoff event in June and if bracket winner then finals event in July.
U17 - Regional play, three national showcases, national playoff event in June and if bracket winner then finals event in July.
U18 - Regional play, two national showcases, and if top 16 then then national finals in July.
That's the way it reads to me, feel free to correct any mistakes.
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bronxdad wrote:for us non ECNL folks how is this different from the present ECNL format?
Overall the change looks to give more teams a chance to compete to win Nationals rather than just show up to Showcase while the very top teams compete to win...
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