LEAGUE INFORMATION
Vision: Beginning with its inaugural season in 2026-27, the National 1 League brings together two established league platforms — US Club Soccer’s National Premier Leagues and US Youth Soccer’s National League — in an extraordinary display of collaboration.
In alignment with the U.S. Soccer Pathways Strategy, National 1 League represents the top team-based competition structure in US Club Soccer and US Youth Soccer.
This landmark partnership takes the first step in a broader effort to strengthen soccer competition platforms among national organizations and local/state leagues.
- U13-U18/19 Boys & Girls
- US Club Sanctioned League
- Team-based league, with merit-based promotion and relegation
- Field Locations: Roanoke, Fairview, Carrollton, Lewisville, Dallas, and Plano
Application Process
- Complete your official application through GotSport. Registration is required — no exceptions. Submission does not guarantee placement.
- Team placement confirmations begin May 25, 2026. Details on fees, roster requirements, and US Club Soccer compliance will follow upon acceptance.
- All clubs/organizations participating in N1 must be members of US Club Soccer.*
Application Deadline: May 25, 2026. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
- If your club/org is already a US Club Soccer member, no action is needed at this time.
- If your club/org is not already a US Club Soccer member, please apply to join US Club Soccer via the US Club Soccer New Organization Member Application ASAP.
- US Club Soccer membership is at the club/organization level, not the individual team level. Therefore, individual teams should only apply for US Club Soccer membership if they are not part of a club or other broader organization. This is uncommon.
- Following US Club Soccer membership, club/organization accounts will be provisioned in GotSport and affiliated with US Club Soccer and the corresponding N1 district account(s).
- If you are unsure of your US Club Soccer membership/affiliation status, please first check internally with your club registrar/administrator. You may also contact the US Club Soccer Member Administration team by submitting a request at: https://usclubsoccer.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
- Additional information is available at: https://usclubsoccer.org/join
US Club Soccer membership and provisioning must be complete before player and staff registration (which opens June 1, 2026), and other administrative items may begin
- National 1 League applications are now open for registration through GotSport. We are accepting applications from all US Club Soccer and USYS member organizations for the 2026-27 season.
- National 1 League is the top team-based competitive league in North Texas, offering promotion opportunities into the club-based ECNL RL as well as a postseason national championship pathway for qualifying teams.
- Applications close on May 25, 2026, and will be accepted on a rolling basis.
- Open to all competitive teams, including those affiliated with US Club Soccer, USYS, and any other competitive youth soccer league
- Up to 4 players may pass from ECNL RL NTX rosters — these do not count against your N1 roster
- Teams transitioning from Frontier Development League are eligible as standalone rosters
- This is not a secondary league — players cannot be assembled from multiple team rosters within a club
SCHEDULES & STANDINGS
National 1 League - NTX LINKS
Structure
National 1 will consist of eight conferences: Northwest, West, Central, South, Midwest, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
Within each conference, there will are multiple districts.
Texas Club Soccer League is the league operator for South District 2.