East Bay United
Oakland, CA
East Bay United is one of the premier soccer clubs in Northern California. The club offers world-class soccer experiences at all levels – from the neighborhood recreation team to competitive teams competing at the highest levels in the nation.
- Founded
- 2011
- Players
- 2,500
- Plays
- Boys & Girls
- Programs
- 4
Where on the ladder
Level 2 to Level 6
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 California Youth Soccer Association (Cal North) (US Youth 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 US Club Soccer. We have not confirmed that from the body’s own member list, so we do not call the club sanctioned. It also lists Jack London Youth Soccer League (JLYSSL). We have not placed that league on the ladder, so it does not count above.
See how the whole ladder worksFrom the league tables
East Bay United, every team.
Last season East Bay United fielded 6 teams in the leagues we track: 5 boys and 1 girls, from national elite down to competitive regional. The ladder tops out in ECNL-RL at U16.
| lvl | U13 | U14 | U15 | U16 | U17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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.
Bay Oaks Boys Competitive Program
U9-U19
Bay Oaks Girls Competitive Program
U9-U19
EBU Juniors Programs
preschool - 2nd Grade
Rec Soccer Programs
U10+
Coaching
Who coaches here
13 names from the club's own staff page. The titles and licenses are what the club lists.
Glenn Van Straatum
Director of Coaching
U15-U18 Boys
Glenn is in his eigth year as Director of Coaching EBU Bay Oaks, and his 12th year with the club having served as an Assistant Director of Coaching since 2003. In 2007, Glenn was the Head Coach of the California Victory, a professional USL Division I expansion franchise with its home games at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. He was also assistant coach at the University of San Francisco in 2001. Glenn is an experienced coaching director, coach, player and leader in Bay Area professional, semi-professional and youth soccer ranks. His playing career includes World Cup qualifying and CONCACAF Country/Club experience for his native country of Surinam and club team Transvaal (CONCACAF champion, ‘81).
In college, he played on the University of San Francisco NCAA National Championship teams in 1978 and 1980.
USSF A license
Peter Hayton
Technical Director
U12-U14 Boys
Peter is in his eight year as Technical Director for EBU Bay Oaks, and his 12th year with the club having served as an Assistant Director of Coaching since 2003. In addition to his Technical Director duties, Peter is currently the head coach for EBU Bay Oaks U13/14 US Development Academy Team. Peter has been involved in youth training at the highest level since 1996. His coaching experiences include observation/education at EPL teams Middlesbrough FC, Manchester Utd., and also Dutch Eredivise team, Feyenoord. He was the Piedmont High School boys’ varsity head soccer coach for five years.
He completed the ACF Fiorentina Master Coaching Diploma in Florence, Italy (December 2011.)
UEFA B Coaching License · NSCAA Premier Diploma · NSCAA Advanced National Diploma · FA Coaching Certificate · Brazilian Futbol de Salao Coaching License
Mark Grody
Director of Goalkeeping, U6-U8, & Assistant Director
U6-U8 Recreational and Grassroots; Goalkeeper director of coaching
Mark is returning for his 13th year as director of goalkeeping for the Bay Oaks and 5th year as AD for the EBUSC U6-U8 Programs, including the Jrs. Academy & Grassroots programs as well as U6-U8 rec teams. He played for SFSU & CSUN, was the girl’s & boy’s coach at Oakland High for eight seasons, was the girl’s coach at Encinal High School for three seasons, & was the assistant coach in charge of GK at Holy Names College for both the men’s & women’s teams for two years. Mark has also coached Bay Oaks U15G, U10B, & U11B teams.
Mark went back to school in 2010 to finish his BA in Political Science at CSUEB.
USSF National D · GK licenses · NSCAA National · NSCAA Level I-II-III GK · Director of Coaching Diplomas[email protected]
Bri O’Dowd
General Manager and Coaching Director
U12-U14 Girls
Bri brings more than a decade of coaching and club leadership to her roles at EBUSC. Prior to joining the club, Bri served in coaching roles at Drake University, the Hawaiian Olympic Development Program, the Region IV Olympic Development Program, the California Youth Soccer Association, the Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club, and San Clemente High School. Bri also served as the Director of Soccer Operations for the Santa Clara University Women’s Soccer team and Director and CEO of California Soccer Solutions.
Andre Hebert
Age-Group Coaching Director: U9-U11 Boys
U9-U11 Boys
André has nine years of Bay Oaks coaching experience, and this is his seventh as a head coach. He has been an Asst. Director in the club for three years. Prior to the Bay Oaks, Andre coached for many years with the Rockridge Soccer Club, and starting last year at Berkeley High School. Andre’s experience also includes coaching teams when he was in the Navy. He grew up playing in Colorado and in New Mexico.
ACF Fiorentina Psycho-Motor certificate · NSCAA National Diploma · CYSA E/D coaching license
Marco Plasenscia
Age-Group Coaching Director: U9-U11 Boys
U9-U11 Boys
Rick Alatorre
Age-Group Coaching Director: U9-U11 Girls
U9-U11 Girls
Antonio Piccagli
Age-Group Coaching Director: U9-U11 Girls
U9-U11 Girls
Where they play
15 fields
The fields the club lists as its own. Directions open in Google Maps, so you can check the drive before you sign up.
Alameda Point
Bushrod
Caldecott
Caldecott U6 Layout
Chabot Practice Field
Lincoln and Spunkmeyer
Multipurpose Field
Raimondi-U6-U8-10Fields
Emeryville Center of Community Life
Chabot
Get in touch
How to reach EBU
East Bay United Soccer Club, 5940 College Ave., Oakland, CA 94618-1385.
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