{"id":25394,"date":"2024-07-01T11:32:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T16:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/?p=25394"},"modified":"2024-10-21T12:28:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T17:28:02","slug":"frontier-premier-league-expands-ahead-of-inaugural-npl-season-in-2024-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/frontier-premier-league-expands-ahead-of-inaugural-npl-season-in-2024-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontier Premier League expands ahead of inaugural NPL season in 2024-25"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25394\" class=\"elementor elementor-25394\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00596f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00596f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ff9f3a\" data-id=\"3ff9f3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c252475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c252475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frontier Premier League expands ahead of inaugural NPL season in 2024-25<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf71602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf71602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CHARLESTON, S.C. (July 1, 2024) <\/strong>\u2013 The Frontier Premier League, a new member league of the <a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/npl\/\">National Premier Leagues (NPL)<\/a> platform beginning with the 2024-25 season, is welcoming four new clubs ahead of its inaugural campaign. Spanning Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas, the Frontier Premier League provides a depth of competition to families in the region that already enjoy an ECNL Regional League \u2013 Frontier presence.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are the member clubs, which will compete in U-13 through U-19 boys and girls divisions. The four new clubs are noted with asterisks:<\/p><ul><li>Arkansas Comets (AR)<\/li><li>Blitz Academy FC (OK)<\/li><li>Dallas Surf (TX)<\/li><li>Broken Arrow Express SC (OK)*<\/li><li>FC Wichita (KS)*<\/li><li>Kernow Storm (TX)<\/li><li>Northeast Oklahoma FC (OK)<\/li><li>Sporting Springfield SC (MO)*<\/li><li>Steel United (TX)*<\/li><li>SW Missouri Rush (MO)<\/li><li>Tulsa Sheffield (OK)<\/li><li>West Side Alliance (OK)<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NPL, which formed in 2011, is a nationwide platform connecting 17 regional leagues and more than 2,500 teams with a national postseason pathway.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2365d1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2365d1b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FPL-Founding-Clubs-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25396 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FPL-Founding-Clubs-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FPL-Founding-Clubs-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FPL-Founding-Clubs-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FPL-Founding-Clubs-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FPL-Founding-Clubs.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FPL-Founding-Clubs-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25396 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FPL-Founding-Clubs-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FPL-Founding-Clubs-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FPL-Founding-Clubs-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FPL-Founding-Clubs-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FPL-Founding-Clubs.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f675ced\" data-id=\"f675ced\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-554741c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"554741c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd657c4\" data-id=\"cd657c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93594d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93594d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/frontierpremierleague.com\/\">Frontier Premier League<\/a> represents a successful collaboration of two long-time youth soccer platforms \u2013 the ECNL, which was founded in 2009, and the NPL, which launched in 2011. ECNL Regional Leagues and NPL member leagues have formed complementary levels of competition in several regions, including the latest example: the <a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/mid-atlantic-premier-league-gaining-momentum-expands-ahead-of-2024-25-season\/\">Mid-Atlantic Premier League<\/a> in the Northeast region.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are thrilled to be joining the NPL,\u201d said Ryan Egan, Director of Leagues for Broken Arrow Express SC. \u201cThis is a significant milestone for our club, marking a new era of competitive excellence and growth.\u00a0Joining the NPL aligns perfectly with our mission to provide top-tier soccer opportunities and development for our players. We believe that this platform will not only elevate the level of competition but also enhance the skills and exposure of our talented athletes.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe, at Steel United, are excited to be part of an opportunity that exposes our athletes to new competition from a variety of locations,\u201d added Adam Tourle, Director of Teams and Programming for Steel United Texas. \u201cWe believe that the travel element will not only aid in their development as players, but as people too.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSporting Springfield is excited to join the NPL\u2019s new Frontier Premier League. We continuously strive to push boundaries and offer challenging opportunities for our players. The NPL offers a great platform that will balance out and offer similar national playoff, college showcase and higher-level competition opportunities to our ECNL platform teams,\u201d said Eric Sorlie, Executive Director of Sporting Springfield. \u201cThe NPL will also offer our 9v9 ages the chance to compete at the same level that mimics what our future ECNL teams will have, at times crossing over for more games. The ability to bring more clubs to and showcase Springfield is an added bonus. Now, more teams will get to play at home, and not need to travel for every game. It\u2019s huge for the players, families and coaches.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frontier Premier League participating teams will compete for qualification to the 2025 NPL Finals, which will be held in July in Denver, Colorado, where qualifiers compete against other regional NPL member leagues throughout the country for championships. The NPL\u2019s vision is to serve youth soccer by forming and collaborating with leagues, adopting the <a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/playersfirst\/\">Players First<\/a> philosophy and supporting US Club Soccer\u2019s mission to foster the development of clubs.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Questions and league membership interest can be emailed to Matt Bernard, US Club Soccer South Central General Manager, at <a href=\"mailto:mbernard@usclubsoccer.org\">mbernard@usclubsoccer.org<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frontier Premier League expands ahead of inaugural NPL season in 2024-25 CHARLESTON, S.C. 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