ECNL Regional League 2026 Playoffs: Boys and Girls events set to begin in five regions

During the next month, hundreds of teams from ECNL Regional Leagues around the country will compete at five different ECNL Regional League Playoff events, geographically set for teams to manage travel out of surrounding ECNL Regional Leagues.

Qualifying teams in ECNL RL Boys will earn their spot in this summer’s ECNL Regional League Finals in Richmond, Virginia (July 15-18), while teams in ECNL RL Girls will earn qualification to Seattle, Washington for the ECNL Regional League Finals (July 15-18), running concurrently with the ECNL Girls Playoffs and Finals.

Each ECNL Regional League Playoff event will include top performing teams from leagues in the region, creating high-visibility recruitment opportunities for local and regional college programs. The five ECNL Regional League Playoff events, dates, and locations are listed below:

ECNL Regional League West Playoffs at SilverLakes Sports Park in Norco, California (June 10-15)
ECNL Regional League South Playoffs at Rolling Hills Soccer Complex in Fort Worth, Texas (June 12-16)
ECNL Regional League Southeast Playoffs at Bryan Park Soccer Complex in Browns Summit, North Carolina (June 19-24)
ECNL Regional League Central Playoffs at Creve Coeur Park Soccer Complex and Lou Fusz Athletic Complex in St. Louis, Missouri (Girls: June 24-29) (Boys: June 27 – July 2)
ECNL Regional League East Playoffs at PDA Soccer Complex and Morningside Farm in Somerset, New Jersey (June 26 – July 1)

At each age group, qualifying teams are divided into groups where they will compete in group play before a knockout stage to determine which teams advance to the ECNL Regional League Finals, or are crowned the champions in the U18/19 age group. Each playoff format differs based on the number of teams and amount of qualifiers to the ECNL Regional League Finals. To view the format for each playoff site, along with how many teams qualify from each site to the ECNL Regional League Finals, click here.

Following the five playoff events, 40 ECNL Regional League Boys teams and 40 ECNL Regional League Girls teams (eight teams from each age group) will have earned qualification to the ECNL Regional League Finals.

The ECNL Regional League Boys Finals will take place in Richmond, Virginia at VACU Fields at Striker Park on July 15-18, while the ECNL Regional League Girls Finals will take place in Seattle, Washington on July 15-18, at 60 Acres Park. Teams will compete in an eight-team knockout bracket to decide the ECNL Regional League National Champion at each age group.

More Information: To view all the information for each ECNL Regional League Playoff site as it becomes available, follow the links below.