RICHMOND, Va. (August 29, 2024) – The ECNL is excited to announce that San Diego Surf has won the 2023-24 ECNL Girls Overall Club Championship. This honor is awarded to the club that earned the highest total points from regular-season conference games and performance at the ECNL National Playoffs and Finals. Winning this championship requires consistent excellence across all age groups throughout the season.
Surf won the ECNL Girls National Championship at three age groups this season (U13, U15, U18/19), while also qualifying four teams for the ECNL Girls National Finals in Richmond, Virginia. In addition to their postseason success, San Diego Surf also won the highly competitive Southwest Conference at both the U16 and U18/19 age groups.
"The Southwest Conference had an incredible year in results overall, and Surf was the leader in the conference in the postseason," said ECNL Girls Commissioner Ralph Richards. "I know the club has focused on this award for the last several years, and congratulations are due to the entire club staff across all ages."
Last season's over club champion, Slammers FC HB Køge, finished second this season. Slammers qualified five teams to the ECNL Girls National Finals and captured the U14 ECNL Girls National Championship. Their U14 team also won the ECNL Girls Southwest Conference.
Solar SC finished third in the overall club championship, after capturing the ECNL Girls Texas Conference in all six age groups. Solar's U15 and U17 teams both qualified for the ECNL Girls National Finals.
Legends FC qualified three teams for the ECNL Girls National Finals and finished as the national runners up at both the U14 and U17 age groups, which saw them finish fourth in the overall club rankings.
Penn Fusion SA rounds out the top five, as they captured the U16 ECNL Girls National Championship and qualified three teams for the ECNL Girls National Finals.
Below is the full list of the Top 25 clubs. Congratulations to all the clubs who made the list.
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San Diego Surf
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Slammers FC HB Køge
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Solar SC
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Legends FC
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Penn Fusion SA
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MVLA
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Michigan Hawks
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FC Stars Blue
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SLSG Navy
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Concorde Fire Platinum
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PDA Blue
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FC Dallas
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XF Academy
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Real Colorado National
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Internationals SC
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GSA
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Beach FC (CA)
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Eclipse Select SC
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NC Courage
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La Roca FC
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KC Athletics
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Charlotte SA
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So Cal Blues
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World Class FC
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San Juan SC
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