2011 WPSL season
The 2011 Women's Premier Soccer League season was the 15th season of the WPSL.
| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Orange County Waves (WPSL) |
| Top goalscorer | Nicole Wilcox 15 goals [1] |
← 2010 2012 → | |
Changes from 2010[edit]
Name changes[edit]
New franchises[edit]
Folding[edit]
Standings[edit]
Blue indicates division title
Yellow indicates qualified for playoffs
Pacific Conference[edit]
North Division[edit]
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay Area Breeze | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 25 |
| 2 | North Bay FC Wave | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | California Storm | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | West Coast Wildkatz | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | San Francisco Nighthawks | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 31 | -23 | 4 |
| 6 | Clovis Sidekicks | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 3 |
South Division[edit]
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County Waves | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 39 | 27 |
| 2 | San Diego WFC SeaLions | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 25 |
| 3 | Ajax America Women | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 16 |
| 4 | Los Al Vikings | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 8 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Premier FC | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 6 |
| 6 | Claremont Stars | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 36 | -26 | 6 |
Big Sky Conference[edit]
The Big Sky regional playoffs were cancelled due to a high number of players returning to college.
North Division[edit]
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Del Sol | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Utah Starzz | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Salt Lake City Sparta | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 |
| 4 | FC St. George | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 4 |
South Division[edit]
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma Alliance FC | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 40 | 30 |
| 2 | FC Dallas | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Fort Worth Panthers | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | American Eagles Soccer Club | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 15 |
| 5 | Arkansas Comets | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 10 |
| 6 | Houston South Select | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 10 |
| 7 | Tulsa Spirit | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | -23 | 1 |
Sunshine Conference[edit]
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Hellenic | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 31 |
| 2 | Florida Sol FC | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 25 |
| 3 | Gulf Coast Texans | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| 4 | Palm Beach United | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 16 |
| 5 | Brandon FC | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 15 |
| 6 | South Florida Strikers | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 34 | -21 | 6 |
| 7 | FSA Freedom | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 34 | -21 | 6 |
North West Conference[edit]
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland Rain | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 10 | 34 | 31 |
| 2 | Spokane Shine | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Oregon Rush | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 15 |
| 4 | Portland Rain U23 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 32 | -25 | 3 |
Midwest Conference[edit]
North Division[edit]
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Red Stars | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 32 | 24 |
| 2 | FC Milwaukee Nationals | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 22 |
| 3 | Chicago Eclipse Select | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Minnesota Kings FC | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 30 | -21 | 10 |
| 5 | Madison 56ers | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 8 |
| 6 | Iowa Rush | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 29 | -19 | 7 |
South Division[edit]
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio Premier Women | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 22 |
| 2 | FC Indiana | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Indiana United | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Fort Wayne F.C. | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 9 |
| 5 | Classics Hammer FC | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 24 | -19 | 0 |
East Conference[edit]
Boston Aztec U23 received a bye to the conference semifinals.
NorthEast Division[edit]
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Aztec U23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | CFC Passion | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Boston Aztec | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 18 |
| 4 | New England Mutiny | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | SoccerPlus CT | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 11 |
| 6 | Albany Alleycats | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 10 |
| 7 | Seacoast United | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 4 |
Mid-Atlantic Division[edit]
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Fury | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 22 |
| 2 | New York Athletic Club | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 20 |
| 3 | Chesapeake Charge | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 4 | FC Bucks | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Long Island Fury | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Chelsea Metro | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 13 |
| 7 | Penn Legacy Inferno | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | BuxMont Torch FC | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 8 |
| 9 | New Jersey Blaze | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 8 |
| 10 | Millburn Magic | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 6 |
Playoffs[edit]
Home teams listed second
Eastern Conference[edit]
| Eastern Quarterfinals | Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Final | ||||||||||||
| NE3 |  Boston Aztec
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| NE1 | Boston Aztec U23
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| NE3 | Boston Aztec
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| MA2 |  New York Athletic Club
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| NE3 | Boston Aztec
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| MA2 |  Chesapeake Charge
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| NE4 | New England Mutiny
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| MA1 | New York Fury
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| MA2 | Chesapeake Charge
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| MA1 | New York Fury
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| MA2 | Chesapeake Charge
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| NE2 |  CFC Passion
| 1 | ||||||||||||
Big Sky Conference[edit]
The Big Sky regional playoffs were cancelled due to a high number of players returning to college.
Midwest/Sunshine Conferences[edit]
The planned final match, between the Midwest playoff champion and the Sunshine champion, was instead played as the national Semifinal as the winner would have played the Big Sky playoff champion in the semifinals.
| Midwest semifinals | Midwest final | ||||||||
| N2 |  FC Milwaukee Nationals
| 1 | |||||||
| S1 |  Ohio Premier Women
| 0 | |||||||
| N2 | FC Milwaukee Nationals
| 0 | |||||||
| N1 |  Chicago Red Stars
| 4 | |||||||
| S2 |  FC Indiana
| 0 | |||||||
| N1 | Chicago Red Stars
| 4 | |||||||
Pacific Conference[edit]
| Pacific semifinals | Pacific final | ||||||||
| S2 |  San Diego WFC SeaLions
| 3 | |||||||
| N1 | Bay Area Breeze
| 2 | |||||||
| N2 | San Diego WFC SeaLions
| 1(1) | |||||||
| N1 | Orange County Waves (pen.)
| 1(4) | |||||||
| N2 | North Bay FC Wave
| 0 | |||||||
| S1 | Orange County Waves
| 1 | |||||||
WPSL Championship[edit]
| WPSL semifinals | WPSL Final | ||||||||
| Orange County Waves
| 3 | ||||||||
| Boston Aztec
| 0 | ||||||||
| Orange County Waves (a.e.t.)
| 2 | ||||||||
| Chicago Red Stars
| 1 | ||||||||
 Tampa Bay Hellenic
| 1 | ||||||||
| Chicago Red Stars
| 2 | ||||||||
Composite top 16 bracket[edit]
| Regional semi-finals | Regional finals | National semi-finals | National finals | |||||||||||
| San Diego SeaLions | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Bay Area Breeze | 2 | |||||||||||||
| San Diego SeaLions | 1(1) | |||||||||||||
| OC Waves (pen.) | 1(4) | |||||||||||||
| North Bay Wave FC | 1 | |||||||||||||
| OC Waves | 1 | |||||||||||||
| OC Waves | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Boston Aztec | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Boston Aztec | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Boston Aztec U23 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Boston Aztec | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Chesapeake Charge | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chesapeake Charge | 1 | |||||||||||||
| New York Fury | 0 | |||||||||||||
| OC Waves (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Chicago Red Stars | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Hellenic | 1st | |||||||||||||
| Florida Sol FC | 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Hellenic | adv | |||||||||||||
| Chicago Red Stars | adv | |||||||||||||
| FC Milwaukee Nationals | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chicago Red Stars | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Hellenic | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Chicago Red Stars | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Oklahoma Alliance | 1st | |||||||||||||
 FCD Women | 2nd | |||||||||||||
| cancelled | - | |||||||||||||
| - | - | |||||||||||||
 Phoenix Del Sol | 1st | |||||||||||||
 Utah Starzz | 2nd | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "WOMEN'S PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE - THE LARGEST NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE IN THE WORLD". Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2011.