Women's Premier Soccer League
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| Countries |  United States |
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| Confederation | US Soccer |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Divisions | 10 |
| Number of teams | 63 |
| Levels on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | None |
| Relegation to | None |
| Current champions | Orange County Waves (2011) |
| Most championships | California Storm (3 titles) |
| Website | Official site in English |
 WPSL 2011 |
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The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is a national women's soccer league in the United States and Puerto Rico, and is on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the W-League and below Women's Professional Soccer.
There are both "professional"/senior teams and amateur teams in the WPSL. An organization has to choose to be one or the other due to NCAA regulations, since collegiate players cannot play on "pro" teams.
Teams with affiliations to WPS include: Boston Aztecs (pro, affiliated with Boston Breakers), SoccerPlus CT (amateur, Boston), Ajax America (pro, Los Angeles Sol), California Storm (amateur, F.C. Gold Pride) and in 2010, A.C. Diablos (amateur), Philadelphia Liberty (amateur) and CDSA Future (pro) will form the pyramid structure for the new Philadelphia Independence franchise.
The WPSL started as the Western Division of the W-League, before breaking away to form its own league in 1997. The league is sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association as an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).
The WPSL is unique in that it is one of the few women's leagues to spawn a men's league, rather than the other way around: the Men's Premier Soccer League, later the National Premier Soccer League, was created as an offshoot of the WPSL in 2003. According to the official WPSL website, the WPSL is the largest (in terms of number of teams) women's soccer league in the world.
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[edit] 2011 Teams
[edit] Pacific Conference
[edit] North Division
- Bay Area Breeze
CA - California Storm CA
- Clovis Sidekicks CA
- North Bay FC Wave CA
- San Francisco Nighthawks CA
- West Coast Wildkatz CA
[edit] South Division
- Ajax America Women CA
- Claremont Stars CA
- Los Al Vikings CA
- Los Angeles Premier FC CA
- Orange County Waves CA
- San Diego WFC SeaLions CA
[edit] Big Sky Conference
[edit] North Division
[edit] South Division
- American Eagles Soccer Club
TX - Arkansas Comets
AR - FC Dallas TX
- Fort Worth Panthers TX
- Houston South Select TX
- Oklahoma Alliance
OK - Tulsa Spirit OK
[edit] Northwest Conference
[edit] Sunshine Conference
- Brandon FC (Brandon)
FL[1] - Florida Sol FC (Jacksonville) FL[1]
- FSA Freedom (Sanford) FL[1]
- Gulf Coast Texans (Pensacola) FL[1]
- Palm Beach United (West Palm Beach) FL[1]
- South Florida Strikers (Miami) FL[1]
- Tampa Bay Hellenic (Tampa) FL[1]
[edit] Midwest Conference
[edit] North Division
- Chicago Eclipse Select
IL - Chicago Red Stars IL
- FC Milwaukee Nationals
WI - Iowa Rush
IA - Madison 56ers WI
- Minnesota Kings FC
MN
[edit] South Division
[edit] East Conference
[edit] Northeast Division
- Albany Alleycats
NY - Boston Aztec
MA - Boston Aztec U23 MA
- CFC Passion
CT - New England Mutiny MA
- Seacoast United
NH - SoccerPlus CT CT
[edit] Mid-Atlantic Division
- ASA Chesapeake Charge
MD - BuxMont Torch FC
PA - Chelsea Metro
NJ - FC Bucks PA
- Long Island Fury NY
- Millburn Magic NJ
- New Jersey Blaze NJ
- New York Athletic Club NY
- New York Fury NY
- Penn Legacy Inferno PA
- Philadelphia Liberty PA
[edit] WPSL - League Champions (1998-current)
| Season | Champion | Coach | Runner-Up |
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| 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 |  Shek Borkowski |
California Storm |
| 2006 | Long Island Fury |  Paul Riley |
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| 2007 | F.C. Indiana | Shek Borkowski |
New England Mutiny |
| 2008 | Ajax America Women | Brian Boswell |
Arizona Rush |
| 2009 | Long Island Fury | Paul Riley |
Ajax America Women |
| 2010 | Boston Aztec | Mike Kersker |
Ajax America Women |
| 2011 | Orange County Waves | Chicago Red Stars |
[edit] Former Teams
- Albuquerque Crush
(2002) - Albuquerque Lady Asylum NM (2007–2008)
- Arizona Sahuaros
(2003) - Auto Trader Select SC (1998–1999)
- Brevard County Cocoa Expos FL (2008)
- Central California Gold (2004)
- Colorado Springs United
CO (2007–2008, Colorado Springs Sabers 2006) - Elk Grove Pride (2002–2005)
- Everton FC America (2005)
- Fort Lauderdale Fusion (2006)
- FC Indiana
(2005–2007) - F.C. Metro Magic
MO (2009–2010, FC St. Louis 2006-2008) - FC Sacramento Thunder (1998–1999)
- FC Virginia
(2006) - Foothill FC (2000)
- Houston Stars (2003–2005)
- Houston Tornadoes (2003)
- Las Vegas Shooters
(1998–1999, 2001) - Las Vegas Tabagators (2004–2006)
- Maryland Pride MD (2004–2007, 2009-2010)
- Massachusetts Stingers MA (2004–2007)
- Memphis Mercury
(2006) - Michigan Phoenix
(2006) - New York Vendaval (2003)
- Norcal Shockwaves (1998–1999)
- Northampton Laurels PA (2006–2008)
- Northern California Blues (2003–2004)
- Orlando Falcons FL (2006–2007)
- PAO ST. Louis MO (2011) no games played
- Real Del Mar (1998)
- Real Shore FC (2007)
- Reno Zephyrs (1999)
- Rhode Island Rays
(2003–2006) - River Cities FC (2006–2007)
- Rochester Reign (2004)
- St. Louis Archers (2005)
- St. Louis Scott Gallagher Elite (2009–2010)
- San Francisco Skyhawks (1998–1999)
- San Joaquin Valley Quest (2003)
- Silicon Valley Red Devils (1998–2000)
- Sonoma County Sol CA (2006–2008)
- Sonoran Thunder (2002–2003)
- Steel City Sparks PA (2004–05)
- Tampa Bay Elite (2006–2007)
- Tennessee Lady Blues (2006)
- Vancouver Angels
(2000)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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