AFC’s top team within each age group participates in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL). League play happens within Northern California with additional ECNL showcase events happening throughout the country. In addition, teams will participate in some of the country’s most prestigious tournaments. Our ECNL Academy teams train three times per week.

At select age groups, AFC will follow an Academy model for its second teams. These teams will also train three times per week like our ECNL Academy teams. These teams typically play either in the National Premier League (NPL) or within NorCal’s State Premier League. Depending on a team’s success in NPL, they may be promoted to the ECNL Regional League (ECNL-RL). Matches for both NPL and State Premier will happen across Northern California. Our NPL/Premier teams will also participate in NorCal Premier’s State Cup and attend tournaments in Northern California and surrounding states.

Team’s following our non-academy model will train twice per week. These teams will also play in NorCal Premier’s Gold to Bronze level leagues and play in State Cup. Additionally, teams will attend a number of local tournaments across Northern California.

AFC does not offer U13-U19 recreational programs for boys. There programs are offered through our regional founder clubs - Castro Valley Soccer Club, Clippers FC, and Piedmont Soccer Club. For more information about those programs visit their respective websites.