The Comets Futbol Club was the first youth soccer club in Arkansas.
- Founded
- 1993
- Players
- 550
- Ages
- U6–U19
- Plays
- Boys & Girls
- Programs
- 9
Where on the ladder
Level 2
Each level below lists the leagues this club plays in. Your kid's level depends on the team they make. The six levels are our own reading of public league play. They are not an official ranking.
Sanctioned by US Club Soccer. The club also played in NPL. That league ended in July 2026 and merged into National 1, so it does not count above. The club’s site also lists Frontier ECNL Regional League (Boys), Frontier ECNL Regional League (Girls), National 1 Frontier Premier League (Boys & Girls), Frontier PRE- ECNL League, Oklahoma Premier Clubs (OPC) League (boys & girls), Arkansas State League (ACSL), NWA Academy League, Comets FC in-house league, Frontier Premier League, Arkansas soccer association. We have not placed those leagues on the ladder, so they do not count above.
See how the whole ladder worksFrom the league tables
Comets FC, every team.
Last season Arkansas Comets fielded 24 teams in the leagues we track: 16 boys and 8 girls, from national elite down to competitive regional. The ladder tops out in Pre-ECNL from U11 up.
| lvl | U11 | U12 | U13 | U14 | U15 | U16 | U17 | U18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECNL / MLS NEXT / Girls Academy | |||||||||
| ECNL Regional, Pre-ECNL, Aspire, EAL | |||||||||
| ECNL Regional, Pre-ECNL, Aspire, EAL |
Each dot is one team in the 2026-27 season. We place it by the league the team actually plays in, not by the club’s own team names. A tap on a dot shows that team’s league, flight and record. The dots come from published league tables, so a team playing outside those leagues will not appear here.
Check the tables yourself
The link opens the event's flight list on Total Global Sports, where the ECNL family posts its tables. Your kid's birth year is one of the rows, and the Standings link beside the flight opens the table. Each season gets a new event page, so theecnl.com is the place to pick up a later one.
The link opens the event's flight list on Total Global Sports, where the ECNL family posts its tables. Your kid's birth year is one of the rows, and the Standings link beside the flight opens the table. Each season gets a new event page, so theecnl.com is the place to pick up a later one.
The link opens the event's flight list on Total Global Sports, where the ECNL family posts its tables. Your kid's birth year is one of the rows, and the Standings link beside the flight opens the table. Each season gets a new event page, so theecnl.com is the place to pick up a later one.
Programs
The programs, age by age
These come from the club's site, grouped the way the club groups them. Your kid starts in the one that fits their age.
Comets Juniors
3-6
Comets Juniors is a seasonal indoor program at Next Level Soccer Center, running one day a week during Fall, Winter, and Spring. It gives future soccer players a chance to get comfortable with the ball, learn the game, and develop a love for playing.
Pre-Academy
5-6
The Pre-Academy program has fall and spring seasons, plus summer and winter training opportunities, with one practice a week and Saturday games at Brunner & Lay Soccer Complex. It prepares players for placement in the Comets Academy Program at age 7-9.
feeds into Academy
Academy
7-9
The Academy program is an annual registration with fall and spring seasons, plus summer and winter training opportunities. It has two practices a week at Brunner & Lay Soccer Complex and weekend games, and is designed to prepare children to play competitive soccer.
feeds into Competitive Teams
Competitive Teams
U10-U19
The competitive tier is an annual registration with fall and spring seasons, two practices a week, and weekend games. U11-U19 teams travel regionally in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri.
OPC · ACSL
NPL Teams
U13-U19
National 1 Teams are annual-registration boys and girls teams with fall and spring seasons, two practices a week, and weekend games. Travel is regional in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri.
NPL
Pre-ECNL
U11-U12
The Pre-ECNL is an annual registration with fall and spring seasons, two to three practices a week, and weekend games. It offers national-league competition with regional-conference travel and national championship events.
Pre-ECNL
Girls ECNL Regional League
U13-U19
The Girls ECNL Regional League is an annual registration with fall and spring seasons, two to three practices a week, and weekend games. Travel includes regional-conference travel and national showcase events.
ECNL-RL
Boys ECNL Regional League
U13-U19
The Boys ECNL Regional League is an annual registration with fall and spring seasons, two to three practices a week, and weekend games. Travel includes regional-conference travel and national showcase events.
ECNL-RL
National 1 Teams
U13-U19
National 1 Teams require an annual registration with fall and spring seasons, two practices a week, and weekend games. The teams travel regionally in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri.
N1
Coaching
Who coaches here
32 names from the club's own staff page. The titles and licenses are what the club lists.
Nelson Medina
DIRECTOR OF COACHING
2012, 2009 ECNL/Regional League
+30 YEARS
United States Soccer Federation National “A” License
Samir Haj
CLUB DIRECTOR
2007/08 Boys ECNL Regional League
Franklin McIntosh
2012 Boys ECNL Regional League
Robb Fisher
2011 Boys ECNL Regional League
Gena McGee
2008 Girls ECNL Regional League; 2006/07 Girls ECNL Regional League
Kendall Spencer
GIRLS GOALKEEPER COACH; COMETS JUNIORS DIRECTOR
2016 Girls Academy
John Marshall
2015B PreECNL
Anthony Delao
2010 Girls ECNL Regional League; 2011 Girls ECNL Regional League
Where they play
3 fields
The fields the club lists as its own. Directions open in Google Maps, so you can check the drive before you sign up.
Brunner & Lay Soccer FieldPrimary
Brunner & Lay Soccer Complex
Next Level Soccer Center
Fees
What it costs
What the club charges, from its own price list.
Alumni
Where graduates have gone
The club's own list of alumni. We have not checked these names against college rosters.
Kelli Kirby Sprouse
Mississippi College, UWS SemiPro
Comets 86GGena Vaughn McGee
Austin College
Comets '81Danielle Fomin
University of Arkansas
Ryan Lawrence
Oral Roberts & UCA
Comets 97BJackie Booker Saravane
University of Arkansas
Comets 83GLalo Castro
Oral Roberts
Comets 99BRegan Riley
John Brown University
Comets 04GAli Harter Johnson
University of Arkansas
86G CometsLaura Vaughn Neil
University of Arkansas / SSAD
Comets '83GBen O'Brien
Ouachita Baptist College
Comets 86BBrittany Coursey Nolan
Northwestern State
Shenan Moiseichik Boit
Eckerd College, University of Ark.
Comets 81GGeorge Schultz
Harding University
Comets 99BSophia Green
Oklahoma City University
Comets 01GMcKenzie Dixon Whittinghill
Austin Peay
Comets 97GMegan Skoch
Jacksonville State
Comets 81GStefanie Bradburn
Oklahoma City University
Comets 81GCarrie Klein
University of Arkansas
Comets 83GShelly Peterson
Hendrix College
Comets 81GPam Pesnell
University of Arkansas
Comets 81GThe club says it has helped over 250 players reach their goal of playing college soccer.
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