MLS Next 2 and ECNL RL are roughly equal, but MLS Next teams tied to pro clubs play stronger. Pick based on guest play rules, promotion chances, and which league's showcase events your area actually runs. Comment your state and he'll send the full club list.
What is better, MLS Next 2 or ECNL RL? So there's ECNL and there's MLS Next, and arguably they're very similar in level. I mean, if you talk about the MLS Next teams that are directly affiliated with a professional team, then no, those teams are better than ECNL teams pretty much across the board. Now it is too difficult to say right now between those levels which is better. I would probably argue level-wise they're pretty similar. What I care about is which ECNL RL team and which MLS NEXT team is going to let you either guest play or move up to the higher level team, or which one is going to go to the MLS NEXT or ECNL playoffs or showcase events. So if an ECNL RL team is going to more events than the MLS NEXT 2 team, then I would say goodbye MLS NEXT 2 team, go to the ECNL RL team. On the flip side, if it's the more MLS NEXT 2, and I will say this is still a brand new deal here, but they're going to be going to MLS Next Flex events, as it turns out, which are probably more popular than the ECNL events, that it might make sense to move. So the short answer is I would probably say MLS Next 2 is better than ECNL, but it does depend. If you want to know every club in your state, be very mindful how I'm going to say this. Comment your state initials, NJ, one word, club. So NJ club in the comments, and I'll be sending you every club in your state. Make sure it's one word. Okay, bye.
