N1 App Sets New User Registration Benchmark

The National 1 League's new mobile app has had a record-breaking launch. The N1 App went live in the Apple App Store and Google Play in September 2026. In its first 25 hours, around 1,000 players, coaches and administrators signed up every hour, reaching 25,000 registered users in just over a day. The fastest start of any Sportswik-powered app to date.  

A national stage for youth soccer

The National 1 League is the top team-based competition in US Club Soccer and US Youth Soccer. The inaugural 2026–27 season culminates in the ECNL Conference League Playoffs and Finals.

The N1 App is the official digital home for the competition, giving everyone involved one place to follow the action, from team administrators managing rosters to family and friends watching and cheering from the sidelines or from home.  

What the N1 App delivers

Matchday experience:

The N1 App puts matchday operations in everyone's pocket:

• Digital player and staff IDs for fast, reliable ID checks

• Digital matchday rosters, with lineups set in the app

• Integrated match reporting that flows straight to GotSport

Parent and fan engagement:

Families, friends, and fans can follow every moment, wherever they are:

• Live match reporting of goals, assists, substitutions and cards, reflected instantly in schedules, standings and stats

• Live streaming from a Veo camera or a cell phone, with highlights clipped into the match feed within seconds

• Social media-style interaction in match feeds, so supporters can celebrate together

Integrated with existing tech:

Getting started takes seconds, which helps explain the record numbers. The app is built by Sportswik and integrated with GotSport. It's the latest step in a successful partnership which also powers NorCal Premier Soccer's NorCal App. Users sign in with the credentials they already use in GotSport. Schedules, standings, scores, game reporting, game chats and communication features stay in sync across both platforms, and team roles and permissions carry across automatically.

New revenue for the league and teams:

The N1 App enables new league-wide commercial revenue streams as well as opportunities for its clubs and teams to sell sponsorship on their own customizable media sites. By bringing sponsorship opportunities directly to clubs and teams, the National 1 League is giving them new ways to earn revenue and reduce costs for participants.

Privacy is a priority:

With so many young players on the platform, safeguarding is fundamental. The N1 App includes:

• AI monitoring and content moderation

• Privacy controls

• COPPA compliance for children under 13

• Parental controls for their children's accounts

Tyler Heffernan, VP Marketing & Communications, US Club Soccer

"The N1 App has been an incredible addition to US Club Soccer and the National 1 League. Its design and functionality rival the best sports apps at the highest levels, and we’re especially proud to provide the N1 App at no charge to everyone."

Martin Wiklund, CEO, Sportswik

"We're proud to have been selected to deliver the official N1 App, and to work in partnership with the National 1 League, US Club Soccer and GotSport. Seeing 25,000 people sign up in the first day shows how much the National 1 League community wanted a connected matchday experience. We look forward to helping more federations and leagues digitize their matchday protocols, grow engagement and revenue, and own their content, data and audience relationships."

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The N1 App is available now on the Apple App Store and Google Play. To learn how Sportswik can empower your federation or league, get in touch.