2008 WPSL season

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The 2008 Women's Premier Soccer League season was the 12th season of the WPSL.

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Women's Premier Soccer League
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2007
2009

Ajax America Women finished the season as national champions, beating Arizona Rush in the WPSL Championship game in Sacramento, California on 3 August 2008. [1]

Changes From 2007

Name Changes

New Franchises

Team NameMetro AreaLocationPrevious Affiliation
Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Rush Tucson, AZ expansion
Flag of Florida.svg Brevard County Cocoa Expos Cocoa, FL returning from hiatus - previously in W-League
Flag of Texas.svg Fort Worth FC Fort Worth, TX expansion
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Lancaster Inferno Landisville, PA expansion
Flag of California.svg Los Angeles Rampage Granada Hills, CA expansion
Flag of Maine.svg Maine Tide Bangor, ME expansion
Flag of New Jersey.svg Millburn Magic Millburn, NJ expansion
Flag of California.svg Monterey Blues Monterey, CA expansion
Flag of Wisconsin.svg MYSC Lady Blues Middleton, WI expansion
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Premier Women's SC Dublin, OH expansion
Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Alliance Chickasha, OK expansion
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Capitals Caguas, Puerto Rico expansion
Flag of Utah.svg Salt Lake City Sparta Ogden, UT expansion
Flag of California.svg San Diego United San Diego, CA expansion
Flag of Texas.svg South Select Houston, TX expansion
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Thomasville Dragons Thomasville, GA expansion
Flag of Oklahoma.svg Tulsa Spirit Broken Arrow, OK expansion
Flag of Texas.svg Vitesse Dallas Duncanville, TX expansion
Flag of California.svg West Coast FC San Juan Capistrano, CA expansion

Folding

Final standings

Purple indicates division title clinchedGreen indicates playoff berth clinched

Pacific Conference

North Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 California Storm 1010004834530
2 Sonoma County Sol 106311713419
3 San Francisco Nighthawks 104331812615
4 Walnut Creek Power 104701224-126
5 Sacramento Pride 102801144-336
6 Monterey Blues 101721020-105

South Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1West Coast FC107211912722
2 Ajax America Women 1063122101219
3 San Diego United 105321771017
4 Los Angeles Rampage 104511116-513
5 San Diego WFC SeaLions 104511116-513
6 Claremont Stars 10082423-192

Big Sky Conference

North Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Utah Spiders 1293039142527
2 Arizona Rush 1281332131927
3 Albuquerque Lady Asylum 1282240142626
4 Denver Diamonds 125522525017
5 Salt Lake City Sparta 124711927-1813
6 Colorado Springs United 123811133-2210

South Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Oklahoma Alliance 87012261622
2 Fort Worth FC 82331214-29
3 South Select 72321011-18
4 Tulsa Spirit 8134812-47
5 Vitesse Dallas 7151515-104
  • Despite winning their division, Oklahoma Alliance did not take part in the WPSL playoffs.

Sunshine Conference

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Brevard County Cocoa Expos 1211013242834
2 Palm Beach United 1272329101924
3 Florida Surge 127322415923
4 Miami Kickers 1266038182018
5 Puerto Rico Capitals 12255413-911
6 Thomasville Dragons 122731033-239

Midwest Conference

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 MYSC Lady Blues 87101441021
2 Ohio Premier Women's SC 86111941519
3 FC St. Louis 84311311213
4 Chicago United Breeze 8260715-86
5 FC Twente3 IL 8080624-180

East Conference

North Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 SoccerPlus Connecticut 1212005325136
2 New England Mutiny 1210204673930
3 Boston Aztec Women 114431918115
4 Maine Tide 124621720-314
5 New York Athletic Club 114611344-3113
6 Adirondack Lynx 122821737-208

Mid-Atlantic Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Long Island Fury 129124293329
2 Lancaster Inferno 128222591626
3 Atlantic City Diablos 127322791823
4 Philadelphia Liberty 124351610617
5 Millburn Magic 123631320-713
6 Northampton Laurels 124711226-1410
7 Central Delaware SA Future 120120350-470

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals WPSL Semifinals WPSL Championship
            
SU1 Flag of Florida.svg Brevard County Cocoa Expos 0
MW1 Flag of Wisconsin.svg MYSC Lady Blues 1
MW1 Flag of Wisconsin.svg MYSC Lady Blues 0
PS2 Flag of California.svg Ajax America Women 5
PS1 Flag of California.svg West Coast FC3
PN2 Flag of California.svg Sonoma County Sol 2
PS1 Flag of California.svg West Coast FC 0
PS2 Flag of California.svg Ajax America Women 2
PN1 Flag of California.svg California Storm 0
PS2 Flag of California.svg Ajax America Women 2
PS2 Flag of California.svg Ajax America Women 3
BN2 Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Rush 1
BN1 Flag of Utah.svg Utah Spiders 2
BN2 Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Rush 6
BN2 Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Rush 2
EN2 Flag of Massachusetts.svg New England Mutiny 1
EN1 Flag of Connecticut.svg SoccerPlus Connecticut 2
EM2 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Lancaster Inferno 1
EN1 Flag of Connecticut.svg SoccerPlus Connecticut 0
EN2 Flag of Massachusetts.svg New England Mutiny 1
EM1 Flag of New York.svg Long Island Fury 2
EN2 Flag of Massachusetts.svg New England Mutiny 4

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References

  1. "Women's Premier Soccer League - Providing the highest level of women's amateur soccer in the US since 1998". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-02-19.