Lower League eCup

The Lower League eCup is an online FIFA tournament for clubs and supporters groups below the 3rd tier on the US soccer pyramid.

History
The tournament was founded in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. The tournament was announced via Twitter on March 16th, 2020. Later that day The Breakers AFC was the first club to enter the tournament with Dutch Guard SG, Agents of Hale, Snohomish County FC, and Dekalb County United following soon after. On March 18th, they officially released their logo, and on March 19th announced their first sponsor, Protagonist Soccer. As of March 23rd, the league had announced 74 clubs who were participating. The league is set to announce their schedule and divisions on Thursday, March 26th with league play beginning soon after.