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    Mass. Soccer Landscape - May 2023

    Here are the current rankings of Mass. soccer teams for 2007, 2008, and 2009. U16, U15 and U14 are the years where there seems to be the most flux and angst. So some information on those years might be illuminating.

    2007
    1. FC STARS BLUE ECNL
    2. NEFC GA
    3. AZTEC IMPACT
    4. SCORPIONS SOCCER ECNL
    5. NEW ENGLAND SURF STATE NAVY
    6. SOUTH SHORE SELECT GA
    7. FC STARS WHITE ECNL
    8. NEFC NORTH SHORE DPL
    9. JUVENTUS ACADEMY BOSTON DPL
    10. SCORPIONS SOCCER RL
    11. NEFC DPL
    12. AZTEC NORTH IMPACT
    13. SEACOAST UNITED MASSACHUSETTS
    14. FC STARS WHITE RL
    15. WESTERN UNITED PIONEERS FC ELITE
    16. FC STARS BLUE RL
    17. AZTEC NORTH BLACK
    18. SPIRIT OF LIVERPOOL USA IMPACT NPL
    19. SOUTH SHORE SELECT IMPACT SKY BLUE
    20. JUVENTUS ACADEMY BOSTON WEST
      BIANCO
    2008
    1. NEW ENGLAND SURF STATE NAVY
    2. AZTEC IMPACT NPL MK
    3. FC STARS BLUE ECNL
    4. NEFC GA
    5. SCORPIONS SOCCER ECNL
    6. SOUTH SHORE SELECT GA
    7. NEFC NORTH SHORE DPL
    8. BOSTON BOLTS WEST IMPACT NPL
    9. SOUTH SHORE SELECT IMPACT NAVY
    10. FC STARS WHITE ECNL
    11. SOUTH SHORE SELECT IMPACT SKY BLUE
    12. NEW ENGLAND SURF STATE SKY
    13. JUVENTUS ACADEMY BOSTON DPL
    14. FC STARS BLUE RL
    15. FC STARS WHITE RL
    16. SFC NEW ENGLAND BLUE
    17. LIVERPOOL FC IMPACT NPL
    18. WESTERN UNITED PIONEERS FC ELITE
    19. BOSTON BOLTS ELITE 64
    20. FC STARS SOUTH NPL
    2009
    1. SOUTH SHORE SELECT GA
    2. FC STARS BLUE ECNL
    3. NEFC GA
    4. SCORPIONS SOCCER ECNL
    5. LEGACY SC PRIDE
    6. FC STARS WHITE ECNL
    7. AZTEC IMPACT NPL RED
    8. JUVENTUS ACADEMY BOSTON EDS
    9. NEFC NORTH SHORE DPL
    10. NEW ENGLAND SURF STATE NAVY
    11. SPIRIT OF LIVERPOOL USA IMPACT NPL MS
    12. LEXINGTON UNITED SC LPDA GOLD
    13. WESTERN UNITED PIONEERS FC ELITE
    14. NEFC WEST DPL
    15. FC STARS WHITE RL
    16. AZTEC NORTH IMPACT
    17. NEW ENGLAND SURF STATE SKY
    18. SEACOAST UNITED MASSACHUSETTS MASS
      SOUTH ELITE DPL
    19. SCORPIONS SOCCER RL
    20. FC STARS BLUE RL
    For those considering new clubs, note that the new "ECNL Regional League Northeast" will add new 5th teams for FC Stars and 3rd teams for Scorpions next year. Some of the GA teams will have "Girls Academy Rising" teams as a second tier, and some of the DPL and Impact teams will put their first team in in GA Rising.

    The rankings are the Mass. state rankings from the Soccer Rankings app. Soccer Rankings uses actual games played, and includes the effect of tough schedules. It's the same general approach the MIAA uses for Power Rankings. It's a good general indicator. Small differences in rankings usually don't mean much. But big differences in rankings indicate the relative strength of teams. However, the rankings can't capture the effects of what the roster is for a team on any given day. Larger clubs have more flexibility in rostering players on various teams.





    #2
    So FC Stars 08 White didn't win a single game this season, and they're ranked 10th.

    09 National white had like 55 goals scored on them this season, but they are ranked 6th. Lol

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      #3
      Competition is better you dope

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        #4
        Originally posted by Guest View Post
        So FC Stars 08 White didn't win a single game this season, and they're ranked 10th.

        09 National white had like 55 goals scored on them this season, but they are ranked 6th. Lol
        The ranking is a function of the score line to the relative strength of the opponent (not the W or L), you numpty.

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          #5
          Rankings for youth soccer... FANTASTIC!

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            #6
            Originally posted by Guest View Post
            Rankings for youth soccer... FANTASTIC!
            Participation trophies for EVERYONE! Don’t ever look up to see how good little Mia’s team really is…

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              #7
              Originally posted by Guest View Post

              Participation trophies for EVERYONE! Don’t ever look up to see how good little Mia’s team really is…
              Yep and that plastic winners medal tossed in a box later is going to kill it with FB likes. I see a “Post of the Year” candidate

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                #8
                Originally posted by Guest View Post

                Yep and that plastic winners medal tossed in a box later is going to kill it with FB likes. I see a “Post of the Year” candidate
                Sounds like this little Mia’s box is empty and has no FB likes. She probably quit soccer. Did she ever really play?!? (If tree falls in the forest…)

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Guest View Post
                  Rankings for youth soccer... FANTASTIC!
                  Yeap, cause they all on the pro path... must rank em young and tender.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Guest View Post
                    Rankings for youth soccer... FANTASTIC!
                    The fact that LEXINGTON UNITED has a team in these rankings (who plays in the NECSL)... tells you all you need to know about the MA soccer landscape.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Guest View Post

                      Sounds like this little Mia’s box is empty and has no FB likes. She probably quit soccer. Did she ever really play?!? (If tree falls in the forest…)
                      Whole box of them.

                      She brings them to college and wore them around first day of training to show her future teammates how awesome her team was when she was 11.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Guest View Post

                        The fact that LEXINGTON UNITED has a team in these rankings (who plays in the NECSL)... tells you all you need to know about the MA soccer landscape.
                        I’m assuming by that you mean that MA has a lot of towns with very strong town soccer programs, and those town programs are mostly why we have any good players at all. And that there are some good teams in the NECSL.

                        Now let’s talk about Regional League. A ton of travel for not very good soccer.

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                          #13
                          This is a dumb thread.
                          The OP should put their head in a hole.

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                            #14
                            How does the addition of ECRL2 change this for next year? Based on what we know now, it mostly doesn't change the picture, for two reasons:

                            1) The two per year local ECRL2 teams will not be in the top 20 teams. Current RL teams are 10,14, and 16 for 2007; 14,15 and 29 for 2008; 15, 19 and 20 for 2009.
                            2) The other teams in the ECRL2 league aren't in MA. Stars will have a couple age years in NH, and the other teams are in RI, CT, NY and NJ.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Guest View Post
                              I’m assuming by that you mean that MA has a lot of towns with very strong town soccer programs, and those town programs are mostly why we have any good players at all. And that there are some good teams in the NECSL.

                              Now let’s talk about Regional League. A ton of travel for not very good soccer.
                              Now there's something worth a discussion... what is the top 10 for Town Soccer towns in Massachusetts based on their overall program?

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