Women's Premier Soccer League
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.
2011 Teams
Pacific Conference
North Division
South Division
Big Sky Conference
North Division
South Division
Northwest Conference
Sunshine Conference
Midwest Conference
North Division
South Division
East Conference
Northeast Division
Mid-Atlantic Division
WPSL - League Champions (1998-current)
Former Teams
References
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Women's Premier Soccer League seasons
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| Outdoor leagues |
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| Cup competitions |
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| Men's college soccer |
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| Women's national teams |
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| Women's leagues |
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| Women's college soccer |
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| National teams |
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| League system |
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| Domestic cups |
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| Awards |
Footballer of the Year · Top scorers
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All-time Table · Champions · Clubs · International footballers · Foreign players · Venues |
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Men's clubs · Women's clubs · Men's players · Women's players · Expatriate players · Managers · Referees · Venues · Seasons · Records
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