ALBION SC - SD, California - MLSN/GA
CITY SC - SD, California - MLSN/GA
SD SURF - SD, California - ECNL/ECNL

SAN DIEGO (Friday, Jan. 3, 2025) – San Diego FC (SDFC) is proud to announce a partnership with City SC to deepen both Club’s commitment to youth development in San Diego County and to introduce Major League Soccer to the City SC community.
City SC is a 501c3 Non Profit organization that builds great players and great people. With soccer programming for players of all ages, levels and aspirations, there is a place for everyone in at City. City SC have both a plan and a pathway to guide each player to achieve their individual goals in soccer, however it is that they define success. City SC has been operating in San Diego County for 44 years and currently has 500 teams across three clubs in San Diego County in Carlsbad, San Marcos and Chula Vista.
“We are thrilled to announce our partnership with San Diego FC, a collaboration that represents an exciting step forward for City SC,” said City SC Executive Director Steve Cowell. “This partnership will provide unparalleled opportunities for coaching development, shared resources, and a stronger focus on player development. Most importantly, it creates a direct pathway for our players to engage with the professional game, inspiring them to reach their full potential. Together, we’re building a stronger soccer community in San Diego.”

SAN DIEGO (Friday, Jan. 3, 2025) – San Diego FC (SDFC) is proud to announce a partnership with ALBION to deepen both Club’s commitment to youth development in San Diego County and to introduce Major League Soccer to the ALBION community.
ALBION has been operating in San Diego County since 1981 and currently has one of the largest youth soccer clubs in the United States, with more than 25 clubs playing under the ALBION banner. ALBION, a model youth soccer club, has a deep history of player development and success on and off the field. ALBION is greatly improving the soccer landscape on many fronts and playing a major role in player and coach development nationwide. Over the years, ALBION has developed many players that have played in MLS with many still playing today.
“ALBION is a soccer-centric player development-first club that prioritizes high standards, player development, clear player pathway to the top, and excellent coaching, all while fostering the love of the game,” said CEO of ALBION Noah Gins. “We want to bring our passion and our collective spirit to SDFC. We can’t wait to celebrate soccer at Snapdragon this spring and showcase ALBION around the stadium!”

ECNL will not like that announcement from SD once they see it

Is this the first piece to fall?
Is SD Surf going MLSN?

Pairing with an ECNL club over MLSN……

Anonymous wrote:WOAH!!!

San Diego FC (SDFC) is proud to announce a partnership with San Diego Surf Soccer Club to deepen both Club's commitment to youth development in San Diego County and to introduce Major League Soccer to the Surf community.
"Because of its history of high-level youth development and the vast scope of its offering in the area, it is critical that SDFC works closely with San Diego Surf Soccer Club," said Bill Miles, COO of SDFC and Executive Director of SDFC's Right to Dream Academy. "We look forward to a long-term relationship with the Surf community that furthers our collective mission to raise the level of youth development in the area."
As SDFC kicks off its inaugural season in MLS in 2025, this partnership greatly benefits both Club's longstanding passion for the game in San Diego County, which is widely known as a hotbed for players, fans and fan engagement.

Is San Diego surf going to GA?!

WOAH!!!

San Diego FC (SDFC) is proud to announce a partnership with San Diego Surf Soccer Club to deepen both Club's commitment to youth development in San Diego County and to introduce Major League Soccer to the Surf community.
"Because of its history of high-level youth development and the vast scope of its offering in the area, it is critical that SDFC works closely with San Diego Surf Soccer Club," said Bill Miles, COO of SDFC and Executive Director of SDFC's Right to Dream Academy. "We look forward to a long-term relationship with the Surf community that furthers our collective mission to raise the level of youth development in the area."
As SDFC kicks off its inaugural season in MLS in 2025, this partnership greatly benefits both Club's longstanding passion for the game in San Diego County, which is widely known as a hotbed for players, fans and fan engagement.

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone knows what comes next…no pun intended

Wild arse guesses of a bright future for girls youth soccer via mythical moves by leagues that won't materialize because the women's pro game is an extremely limited market?

Look around you. World cup in 2026. Teens going pro. The game is growing.

Bingo. 1 league is set to capitalize.

Yup, England's Women's Super League.

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone knows what comes next…no pun intended

Wild arse guesses of a bright future for girls youth soccer via mythical moves by leagues that won't materialize because the women's pro game is an extremely limited market?

Look around you. World cup in 2026. Teens going pro. The game is growing.

Bingo. 1 league is set to capitalize.

🤣🤣🤣 thanks you all are providing lots of comical relief

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone knows what comes next…no pun intended

Wild arse guesses of a bright future for girls youth soccer via mythical moves by leagues that won't materialize because the women's pro game is an extremely limited market?

Look around you. World cup in 2026. Teens going pro. The game is growing.

Bingo. 1 league is set to capitalize.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone knows what comes next…no pun intended

Wild arse guesses of a bright future for girls youth soccer via mythical moves by leagues that won't materialize because the women's pro game is an extremely limited market?

Look around you. World cup in 2026. Teens going pro. The game is growing.

Anonymous wrote:Everyone knows what comes next…no pun intended

Wild arse guesses of a bright future for girls youth soccer via mythical moves by leagues that won't materialize because the women's pro game is an extremely limited market?

Anonymous wrote:Gotham announced like 12 clubs that have the same pathway now. Some ECNL, some GA. No need to leave your league. The real question will be which players are getting picked up from which club from Gotham.

It's every GA club in NY metro, half of the ECNL clubs and a few clubs that have USL / WPSL affiliations.

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Anonymous wrote:MLSN is currently granting clubs full membership and announcing new clubs. Not a single ECNL has been mentioned…….

ECNL = NCSL. It just is.

+1000