The ECNL Boys head to Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Florida (January 3-5) for the first National Event of the 2026 calendar year. The three day event will see hundreds of scouts in attendance to watch 230 of the top teams from the ECNL Boys U16-U18/19 age groups in action at one of the best facilities in America.
The weekend will be highlighted by Saturday night's Continental Tire ECNL National Selection Game. The game will kickoff at 6:00 PM on the Premier Sports Campus Stadium Field and can be live streamed here.
Check out all the information below to learn everything you need to know about this event.
Date: January 3-5, 2026
Location: Premier Sports Campus | Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Schedule: Every team is guaranteed three games in three days, playing competition of similar levels outside of their conference. 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 ECNL Florida as well as Saturday night's Continental Tire ECNL National Selection Game here
Three Things to Know
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Concorde Fire Platinum heads to Florida fresh off helping their club lift the ECNL Boys East Coast Super Cup last month. The B08/07 team leads the way in the Southeast Conference with a 12-2-1 record and will look to keep their good run of form going when they take on HEX FC Dominion, Fort Lauderdale United FC, and FSA FC.
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In the Mid-Atlantic Conference B09 age group, Beach FC (VA) is in a battle near the top of the table with a 7-3-1 record to begin their season. They look to keep the momentum going this weekend in Florida when they take on Nationals SC, St. Croix, and CESA Triumph.
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Louisiana Fire SC B10 team is 7-2-3 on the year which has them at second in the Mid-America Conference. This weekend they head to Florida to take on Penn Fusion SA, Scorpions SC, and AC Connecticut.
Continental Tire NSG Rosters: The Continental Tire ECNL National Selection Games are "all-star" matches that bring top players at each regular season ECNL National Event together for representative competition on the first day of the event. They are one component of the ECNL National Selection Program, which encompasses all player identification and development programs within the league.
Players were selected for the games by ECNL Player Identification staff through a combination of scouting and recommendations based on performances over the past several months. These athletes will not compete for their clubs on this day in order to properly rest and prepare for the National Selection Game.
Rosters
East
Luke Alvarez (DKSC)
Tomas Alvarez (Florida Premier FC)
Atigou Bah (Manhattan SC)
Hudson Becerril Geiger (XF Academy)
Ethan Brown (Minnesota Thunder Academy)
Blake Fuss (CESA)
Liam Gummer (Charlotte SA Academy)
Cooper Harwood (La Roca FC)
Justin Jones (Kansas Rush)
Kristian Kopacz (Chicago Magic)
Luke Magali (East Meadow SC)
Cristiano Palacios (Kansas City Athletics)
Derrick Rafacz (Chicago Inter)
Erik Santamaria (Louisiana Fire)
Will Slawinski (FC Wisconsin)
Caelan Stangil (LVU Rush)
Jaxson Weber (SUSA FC Academy)
Landon Wilkinson (NCFC Youth Academy)
Michael Zapata (Atlanta Fire United)
West
Reuben Clarson (Concorde Fire Platinum)
Tim Dowd (Sporting Nebraska)
Dylan Flores (LV Heat Surf SC)
Nishan Gregory (Ohio Premier)
Diego Hernandez (Pipeline SC)
Sanjay Jagadeesh (United Futbol Academy)
Raul Leyva (Fort Lauderdale United FC)
Filippo Mancini (Arlington Soccer)
Cooper McGough (Dallas Texans Academy)
Ethan Miranda (Lonestar SC Red)
Jacob Nokken (St. Croix SC)
Ryan O'Donnell (STA)
Miles Olavarria (Florida Kraze Krush)
Samuel Ospina (FC Stars)
Kevin Polanco (VDA)
Mathew Ramirez (Chattanooga Red Wolves SC)
Kaden Tabib (Richmond United)
Gianluca Tortolani (Doral SC)
Liam Ulinski (Parkland SC)
To view a full list of the rosters for the National Selection Game, click here.
More Information: To view the address for the complex, parking, and more ECNL Florida information, click here.
