Florida Club Leagues Application Process & Information
Florida Club Leagues membership application is now available. Each club applying for membership should carefully review the Basic Requirements for Membership (see application) to ensure that the club is willing and able to adhere to all of requirements for membership.
ECNL Regional League
Any soccer club applying for new membership to Florida Club Leagues (FCL) or any of the leagues managed by FCL must complete and properly submit the entire membership application. If a club has previously applied, it must submit an updated application along with any additional materials to best describe the current state of the club.
Upon receipt of a Club Membership Application, Florida Club Leagues' Executive Director will evaluate club applications using objective and subjective measures. The Executive Director will solicit feedback on the club's application from current FCL member clubs. Based on the evaluation, the Executive Director will make a recommendation to the FCL Board of Directors (the Board) and the Board may accept or deny Club Membership at their sole discretion.
Steps in the Application Process:
New applying club MUST be a current US Club Soccer sanctioned club (you do not need to register players or teams at this time, but your club must be accepted by US Club as a member club prior to applying)
Current FCL clubs will use the same application when applying for NPL. Those clubs who are eligible to apply for ECNL RL the application can be found on the ECNL site.
In-person club visit from Executive Director OR current FCL member club.
Solicitation of feedback from current FCL member clubs on applying club
Review of application by Executive Director to FCL Board of Directors
Membership decisions made by FCL Board of Directors
Accepted club to sign FCL membership agreement
TIMELINE
Clubs applying for membership can submit applications between January 3, 2023 to January 31, 2023. Notification of acceptance or denial will be received mid March.
The FCL Executive Director and the FCL Board of Directors reserves the right to evaluate applications from clubs in strategic growth areas outside of the stated application window.