ECNL takes holiday off, resumes this weekend

By Jimmy LaRoue

The Elite Clubs National League took the Thanksgiving holiday off and will resume action with a slate of games Dec. 1-2 with Virginia Rush and Richmond Strikers traveling to Ohio for a pair of matches, each facing Internationals and Ohio Premier Eagles.

Among the local teams in the Mid-Atlantic Conference, here’s where they stand at the end of November:

Under-18

• FC Virginia 5-2-0, 15 pts., 2.14 ppg. – 3rd place

• Richmond Strikers 3-4-1, 10 pts. 1.43 ppg. – 6th place

• McLean Youth Soccer 3-4-0, 9 pts., 1.29 ppg. – 7th place

• Virginia Rush 0-7-0, 0.00 ppg. – 8th place

(Bethesda SC and Freestate Soccer Alliance have yet to start their ECNL seasons)

Under-17

• McLean Youth Soccer 5-1-1, 16 pts., 2.29 ppg. – 2nd place

• Richmond Strikers 4-0-3, 15 pts., 2.14 ppg. – 3rd place

• Virginia Rush 1-6-0, 3 pts., 0.43 ppg. – 7th place

• FC Virginia 0-7-0, 0 pts., 0.00 ppg. – 8th place

(Bethesda SC and Freestate Soccer Alliance have yet to start their ECNL seasons)

Under-16

• McLean Youth Soccer 5-1-1, 16 pts., 2.29 ppg. – 2nd place

• FC Virginia 4-2-1, 13 pts., 1.86 ppg. – 4th place

• Richmond Strikers 2-4-1, 7 pts., 1.00 ppg. – 6th place

• Virginia Rush 1-6-0, 3 pts., 0.43 ppg. – 7th place

(Bethesda SC and Freestate Soccer Alliance have yet to start their ECNL seasons)

Under-15

• FC Virginia 6-0-0, 18 pts., 3.00 ppg. – 1st place

• Virginia Rush 3-3-1, 10 pts., 1.43 ppg. – 5th place

• Richmond Strikers 1-4-1, 4 pts., 0.67 ppg. – 6th place

• McLean Youth Soccer 1-5-1, 4 pts. 0.57 ppg. – 7th place

(Bethesda SC and Freestate Soccer Alliance have yet to start their ECNL seasons)

Under-14

• FC Virginia 6-1-1, 19 pts., 2.38 ppg. – 2nd place

• Bethesda SC 5-3-2, 17 pts., 1.70 ppg. – 3rd place

• McLean Youth Soccer 2-4-3, 9 pts., 1.00 ppg. – 7th place

• Freestate Soccer Alliance 2-5-2, 9 pts. 0.89 ppg. – 8th place

• Virginia Rush 1-6-1, 4 pts., 0.50 ppg. – 9th place

• Richmond Strikers 0-6-0, 0 pts., 0.00 ppg. – 10th place