Women's Premier Soccer League
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WPSL re-directs here; an alternate meaning is WPSL (AM)
The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is a national amateur women's soccer league in the United States. The WPSL started as the Western Division of the USISL's W-League, breaking away in 1998. The league is sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) as an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).
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[edit] Goal of WPSL
The goal of the WPSL is to promote and develop women's soccer at the highest level. Since the folding of the WUSA many former professional players are on WPSL rosters.
[edit] Expansion and Contraction
For the 2006 WPSL Season, a wave of expansion was undertaken, adding teams in Delaware, Virginia, Florida, Colorado, California, Missouri, New York, and New Jersey.
[edit] 2006 Season
F.C. Indiana entered the 2006 season as defending champions, having defeated host New England Mutiny in the 2005 semifinals and California Storm (featuring internationals Brandi Chastain and Sissi) in the 2005 finals.
The 2006 season ended with the WPSL National Championship, hosted by the Utah Spiders, on July 29-30, 2006. Due to the geographic imbalance of the league, there were varied qualifying methods for the four places in the Championships:
- Ajax America Women won the West Conference, and an automatic berth in the National Championship.
- Midwest Conference champ River Cities Futbol Club defeated South Conference champ Tampa Bay Elite 3-1.
- West Conference runner-up San Diego WFC SeaLions defeated Southwest Conference champ Denver Diamonds 1-0.
- The East Conference's 4-team tournament results:
- North Division champ Adirondack Lynx defeated South Division runner-up Northampton Laurels F.C. 3-2.
- North Division runner-up Long Island Fury defeated South Division champ Atlantic City Diablos 2-1.
- Long Island Fury defeated Adirondack Lynx 2-0.
The results of the Championship tournament:
- Semifinal: River Cities Futbol Club defeated Ajax America Women 2-1
- Semifinal: Long Island Fury defeated San Diego WFC SeaLions 2-0
- Third Place: Ajax America Women defeated San Diego WFC SeaLions 4-3 on penalties after a 3-3 draw
- Final: Long Island Fury defeated River Cities Futbol Club 1-0
[edit] 2007 Teams
[edit] West Conference
- Ajax America Women
- California Storm
- Claremont Stars
- East Bay Power
- F.C. Sacramento Pride
- Lamorinda East Bay Power
- San Diego WFC SeaLions
- San Francisco Nighthawks
- Sonoma County F.C. SOL
[edit] Southwest Conference
- Albuquerque Lady Asylum
- Colorado Springs United
- Denver Diamonds
- Rush Salt Lake City
- Utah Spiders
[edit] South Conference
[edit] Midwest Conference
- Chicago United Breeze
- Columbus Blast
- F.C. Indiana
- Memphis Mercury
- Michigan Phoenix
- Northern Indiana Ambition
- River Cities Futbol Club
- F.C. St. Louis
- Tennessee Lady Blues
- F.C. Twente3 IL
[edit] East Conference
[edit] North Division
- Adirondack Lynx
- Bay State Select
- Boston Azetecs
- Long Island Fury
- Massachusetts Stingers
- New England Mutiny
- New York Athletic Club
- SoccerPlus Connecticut
[edit] South Division
- Atlantic City Diablos
- Central Delaware SA Future
- Maryland Pride
- Northampton Laurels
- Philadelphia Pirates
- Steel City Sparks
- Real Shore F.C.
[edit] Champions
- 1998 - Silicon Valley Red Devils
- 1999 - California Storm
- 2000 - San Diego WFC SeaLions
- 2001 - Ajax America Women
- 2002 - California Storm
- 2003 - Utah Spiders
- 2004 - California Storm
- 2005 - F.C. Indiana
- 2006 - Long Island Fury
