In 2023 Eugene Metro FC applied and was admitted to the ECNL boys Regional League, a national platform for top male players. The Elite Club National League boys is the leading youth development platform for the top boys soccer players in the United States. The ECNL Boys was formed to improve the daily environment for boys youth soccer players through a collaborative club-based development program featuring competition, player identification, and coaching and club development platforms. The ECNL boys also has a Regional League and our club along with five other top clubs in Oregon and Idaho have been the founding members of the Far West Regional League.
The Far West Regional League will allow us the opportunity to expand our competition schedule in a way that will not disrupt our club calendars and will allow our High School age athletes to compete with their High School teams uninterrupted. The long-term goal
of the six founding clubs is to prove our organizational bandwidth and showcase the talent of our teams in a way that warrants the formation of a full Far West ECNL boys league in Oregon and Idaho.
Season 2024-25
All U13-19 Birth year (2012-2006) EMFC Boys Premier teams will play in the ECNL boys Far West Regional League and continue to play in Oregon Youth Soccer leagues
After tryouts in May, teams will train typically 3 times a week. Each of the ECNL boys teams will have a Tournament schedule and a ECNL boys Far West League schedule and an OYSA Winter League and State Cup schedule.
Preliminary Tournament Schedule
The summer tournaments are already set for time. We hope to gain access to some of the full ECNL boys events for our oldest age groups (2007/06, 2008, and 2009)
- Surf Cup NW Showcase Boys July 12-15, 2024
- Alliance Showcase 2024
- PAC Northwest Winter Classic in Seattle, January 17-20, 2025
- ECNL RL Event Las Vegas, January 24-26, 2025 (U17 and U18/19 teams)
Preliminary ECNL boys Far West League Schedule
The 2024-25 season will have the following 7 clubs in our ECNL boys Far West Regional League (EMFC, Capital FC, Westside Metros, Oregon Premier FC, FC Portland (added new) Idaho Rush, and Boise Timbers.
- Our U13 and U14 teams (2012B Atletico Premier and 2011B Salzburg Premier) will play OYSA Fall league and an additional 6 games withing ECNL RL Far West Conference.
- all our U13-19 teams will play a regular home and away 12 game season. We will travel once to Idaho to play Boise Timbers and Idaho Rush.
- 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2006/07 will be in high school during the fall
- our teams will continue to play OYSA Fall (2012, 2011 teams) and Winter League (2010, 2009, 2008, 2007/06)
- our teams will not play Oregon State Cup in 2025
- teams reaching Regional Playoffs will attend
Other Sports
Soccer is the primary sport; coaches and families should communicate to develop a plan that allows multi-sport athletes to participate while considering the needs of the team.
U15/8th Grade Players
Who: 2010 boys who will be in 8th grade for the 2024-2025 season. U15 age boys who will be freshman in high school but choose not to play high school soccer may also participate.
Fall Fee: U15/8th grade programming is not included in the respective annual club fees listed above. Fall programming is $250. Please contact Jurgen at doc@emfc.org
Boys High School Soccer Season: August-November
How it works:
- U15/8th grade players will try out with the other 2010 U15 players for placement on ability based rosters for the 2024-25 season.
- U15/8th grade players will train and compete on their respective teams throughout the year except during high school season.
- During high school season, we will pool the U15/8th grade players who seek to continue training and games together, regardless of ability. The U15/8th grade teams will train 2x per week and if we have enough players to form an 8th grade team we will register them in an OYSA league
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