Frontier Team-Based Pathway - USYS National League

The National League Frontier has extended the registration deadline until Wednesday, July 10th.

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WHO COMPETES?The National League Frontier League includes play for top teams throughout Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas in the 13U-19U girls and boys divisions.

WHAT IS THE FORMAT?For National League Frontier divisions, brackets of up to 12 teams each will see teams play around 8-11 games per season, with most games hosted at neutral site events across the state of Texas. Games against teams from the same State Association will be scheduled in conjuncture with your State Association or Qualifying League

WHEN ARE THE GAMES?National League Frontier is a mostly fall based season for the 14U-19U divisions, which allows players the ability to participate in their high school soccer season with little to no conflicts. The 13U season will be held in the springtime.

WHY THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FRONTIER?The National League Frontier provides a regional-level league experience for teams in a competitive and structured environment. It also provides Premier 1 teams an opportunity to earn their place in a same seasonal year postseason event, as well as a National League Quarterfinal event for the next seasonal year.

HOW IS IT MANAGED?The USYS National League manages the Frontier Conference with a full-time League Manager and an Assistant League Manager.

WHAT IS THE COST?The National League Frontier Conference has a maximum fee of $950 per team, per season. This covers all Frontier Conference events, league management, etc. Referee fees are not included in this fee. State Associations might charge an additional administration fee to teams participating in National League Frontier.

The highest finishing team(s) from National League Qualifying Leagues (Girls Classic League – Elite Division, Northern Frontier Conference Qualifier) will qualify for the following season’s National League Frontier Conference.

The top two teams in each Frontier Premier I division will be retained in the conference for the next seasonal year.

Teams that fall outside of the above two pathways can apply for the National League Frontier Conference through completing an open application. This pathway allows National League Frontier to welcome the most competitive teams into its competition.

(Subject to change)

The anticipated event dates of play for the 2024-25 season are posted below. Teams must be prepared to compete in each event, however, based on the final slate of teams, attending all events may not be necessary. Event dates are subject to change. Schedule requests for individual teams will NOT be considered.

Frontier Team-Based League

The first place team, plus wildcards, qualify to play in the National League Quarterfinals during the next seasonal year.

National League Quarterfinals

Ten groups of four. Top 3 teams per group advance to the semifinals. A team’s finish at the quarterfinals determines seeding at semifinals.

National League Semifinals

The best teams from the quarterfinal round come together to compete for spots in the USYS National Championships.

The highest finishing team(s) in each Premier 1 division can qualify for the following season’s National League Quarterfinals. Teams may also apply for a wildcard slot through an application process.

The 40 best teams in each age group are placed into 10 groups of four. After three days of group play, the top three teams in each group will advance to the National League Semifinals. The higher a team finishes in its quarterfinal group, the higher the pool placement for the semifinals.

Featuring teams from both the team-based and club-based divisions of the National League, all of whom compete in knockout style competition in one of three semifinal pools to determine qualifiers to the USYS National Championships, presented by New York Life.