ECNL Girls Playoffs 2025 Preview: Over 340 teams heading to San Diego

The ECNL Girls are headed to San Diego for the pinnacle event of the 2024-25 season, the ECNL Girls Playoffs.

A total of 344 teams across six age groups (U13-U18/19) will converge for a week of competition between the nation’s top female teams that will determine the U18/19 National Champion, the 40 teams that will advance to Richmond to play in the ECNL Girls Finals, and the champions of numerous Cup competitions.

Check out all the information below to learn everything you need to know about this event.

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Date: June 26 – July 2, 2025
Location: Surf Cup Sports Park | San Diego, California
Schedule: Check out the ECNL app for the complete schedule or view the full schedule of games here
Team List: View the full list of teams here
Streaming: Watch games from the ECNL Girls Playoffs here
Format: At the U18/19 age group, 16 teams will compete in a knockout tournament to claim the U18/19 National Championship.

The U15-U17 age groups each have 48 teams who have qualified for the ECNL Champions League and are looking to advance to Richmond for the ECNL Girls Finals. At each of these three age groups these 48 teams will be divided into 12 groups of four and will play three group stage games. The winners of the 12 groups along with the four best second place teams will advance to the Round of 16, where they will play one knockout game to advance to the ECNL Girls Finals in Richmond in July.

At the U13-U14 age groups, 44 teams have qualified for the ECNL Champions League and are divided into 11 groups of four and will play three group stage games. The winners of the 11 groups along with the five best second place teams will advance to the Round of 16, where they will also play one knockout game to advance to the ECNL Girls Finals in Richmond in July.

In addition to the Champions League, the ECNL North American Cup will be contested at the U15-U17 age groups, and two ECNL Showcase Cups will be contested at the U16 and U17 age groups. The North American Cup and Showcase Cup A will be played as a 16 team knockout bracket, while Showcase Cup B will be an eight team knockout bracket.

To view all the brackets and pools, click here.

To see the list of registered college coaches for the ECNL’s postseason event, click here.