2012 WPSL season

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The 2012 Women's Premier Soccer League season is the 16th season of the WPSL. 2012 saw the formation of two new leagues within the WPSL structure: the WPSL Elite League and a U-20 League.

Womens Premier Soccer League soccer league and second level of womens soccer in the United States

The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is a national women's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, and is on the second level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, below National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and roughly equal with United Women's Soccer (UWS). The WPSL is the largest women's soccer league in the world.

Contents

Women's Premier Soccer League
Season2012
Champions Gulf Coast Texans
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Changes from 2011

Name changes

Team nameLocationPrevious name
Aztec MA Boston, MA Boston Aztec

New franchises

Team nameMetro areaLocationPrevious affiliation
Flag of New York.svg Empire United Western New York expansion [1]
Flag of Oregon.svg Eugene Metro Football Club Eugene, Oregon expansion
Flag of Texas.svg FC Austin Greater Austin Cedar Park, Texas expansion
Flag of Washington.svg Issaquah SC Seattle area Issaquah, Washington expansion
Flag of Tennessee.svg Knoxville Lady Force Knoxville area Knoxville, Tennessee expansion
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Capitols FC DC area Landover, Maryland expansion [2]
Flag of Virginia.svg Tidewater Sharks Hampton Roads Williamsburg, Virginia expansion [3]
Flag of New York.svg United FC Binghamton Greater Binghamton Binghamton, New York expansion [4]
Flag of New Jersey.svg Atlantic City, New Jersey expansion

Note: A place for a St. Louis team was created on the WPSL website in early 2012 and remains there, but the team was not part of the 2012 season.

Folding/moving

ASA Chesapeake Charge

ASA Chesapeake Charge is an amateur, American women's soccer club that played in the Women's Premier Soccer League, the second level of women's soccer in the United States founded in 2010. It also participated in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite in 2012, the league's lone season. It played its home games in various stadiums, mostly on high-school and college grounds, in Chesapeake Bay area, and in the state of Maryland.

Chicago Red Stars soccer team and National Womens Soccer League franchise in Chicago, Illinois, USA

The Chicago Red Stars is a women's professional soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, who compete in the National Women's Soccer League and play their home games in SeatGeek Stadium. The team was a founding member of Women's Professional Soccer, and played in the league in 2009 and 2010. After leaving the WPS in December 2010, due to financial issues, the team reorganized and joined the Women's Premier Soccer League for the 2011 season. In 2012, the team co-founded and competed in Women's Premier Soccer League Elite, the single year this league existed. In the fall of 2012 the Red Stars with the Boston Breakers and US Soccer, attracted 6 other teams and founded the National Women's Soccer League. Since 2013 the team has been competing in the National Women's Soccer League. From 2015-2018 the Chicago Red Stars have made the playoffs of the NWSL and are the first and only team to do so for four consecutive years.

New England Mutiny

New England Mutiny is an American women’s soccer club, which competes at the pro-am level of women's soccer in the USA, in the United Women's Soccer league.

Standings

Blue indicates division title
Yellow indicates qualified for playoffs [6]

Big Sky Conference

North Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Salt Lake City Sparta 8602367+2920
2 Utah Starzz 85212210+1216
3 Phoenix U23 6222116+58
4 Phoenix Del Sol 62311517-27
5 FC St. George 8080246-440

South Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 FC Dallas 131210619+5236
2 Oklahoma Alliance 129123712+1529
3 American Eagles Soccer Club 128222513+1226
4 Tulsa Spirit 1375141+322
5 Houston South Select 126512119+219
6 Texas Football Club 1247182+613
7 Houston Aces 123721827-911
8 Fort Worth Panthers 123812426-210
8 Arkansas Comets 102801142-316
9 FC Austin 12192534-295
9 West Texas Pride FC 2020119-180

Northeast Atlantic Conference

North Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Aztec MA 108113993025
2 New England Mutiny Reserves 106221811720
3 Seacoast United Phantoms 104331415-115
4 Long Island Fury 104422115614
5 Seacoast United Mariners 10172332-295
6 CFC Passion 10073317-143

Mid Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 New York Athletic Club 107122872123
2 Syracuse Lady Knights 105321719-217
3 United FC Binghamton 102441216-410
4 Millburn Magic 102441020-1010
5 FCW Elite 10082728-212

South Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Maryland Capitols FC 1071230111923
2 FC Bucks 104152618817
3 Penn Legacy Inferno 105411713416
4 BuxMont Torch FC 103611622-610
5 Tidewater Sharks 102531221-99

Midwest Conference

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 FC Milwaukee Nationals 5500142+1215
2 Ohio Galaxies 5302165+1111
3 Madison 56ers 5320116+59
4 Ohio Premier Women's SC 421174+37
5 Indiana United 52211011-17
6 Quad City Eagles 5050317-150
7 Fort Wayne FC 5050319-170

Northwest Conference

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Spokane Shine 10622167+920
2 Issaquah Soccer Club 10514276+2119
3 Portland Rain 105322311+1217
4 Emerald City FC 10316248+1615
5 Eugene Metro Futbol Club 103521521-611
6 Oregon Rush 100100457-530

Pacific Conference

North Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 California Storm 105232012+818
2 North Bay FC Wave 10523138+518
3 West Coast Wildcatz 104151817+117
4 Central California HEAT 105501817+115
5 Bay Area Breeze 103341714+313
6 San Francisco Nighthawks 10091725-181

South Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 San Diego WFC SeaLions 6510203+1715
2 Beach Futbol Club 6420154+1112
3 Ajax America Women 6330611-59
4 LA Vikings 6060023-230

Southeast Conference

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Gulf Coast Texans 7700313+2821
2 Knoxville Lady Force 74301014-412
3 Georgia Revolution 7250917-86
4 Mississippi Fuego FC 6150715-83
5 Mississippi Fuego FC U23 101008-80

Sunshine Conference

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Tampa Bay Hellenic 9801195+1424
2 Florida Sol FC 95222410+1417
3 Team Boca Blast 9234810-210
4 South Florida Strikers 91621024-145
5 Clermont Phoenix 8161315-124

Playoffs

[7]

Northeast Atlantic Conference

 Northeast Atlantic Quarterfinals  Northeast Atlantic Semifinals  Northeast Atlantic Final
              
   NAN1 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Aztec MA 2 
 NAN2 Flag of Massachusetts.svg New England Mutiny Reserves 1  NAN2 Flag of Massachusetts.svg New England Mutiny Reserves 1  
 NAS2 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg FC Bucks 0    NAN1 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Aztec MA 1
   NAM1 Flag of New York.svg New York Athletic Club (Forfeit)0
   NAM1 Flag of New York.svg New York Athletic Club 4  
 NAM2 Flag of New York.svg Syracuse Lady Knights 2  NAM2 Flag of New York.svg Syracuse Lady Knights 0 
 NAS1 Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Capitols FC 0 

Big Sky/Pacific/Northwest Conference

Big Sky-South playoff

  • Winner goes to national semi-finals
South Division
Big Sky Conference
   
S1 Oklahoma Alliance FC 4
S2 American Eagles SC 2

Inter-divisional playoff

  • Winner goes to national semi-finals
Division Semifinals Division Final
      
PS1 Flag of California.svg San Diego WFC SeaLions 2
NC Flag of Washington.svg Issaquah Soccer Club 1
BSN Flag of Utah.svg Salt Lake United 3
PS1 Flag of California.svg San Diego WFC SeaLions 1
BSN Flag of Utah.svg Salt Lake United 3
PN1 Flag of California.svg California Storm 1

Sunshine Conference

Sunshine Semifinals Sunshine Final
      
2 Flag of Florida.svg Florida Sol FC 2
3 Flag of Florida.svg Team Boca Blast 1
1 Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Bay Hellenic -
2 Flag of Florida.svg Florida Sol FC -
1 Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Bay Hellenic 3
4 Flag of Florida.svg South Florida Strikers 1

The Sunshine division championship was cancelled due to a high number of players returning to college.

WPSL Championship

WPSL Semifinals WPSL Final
      
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Aztec MA 1
Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Alliance 0
Flag of Florida.svg Gulf Coast Texans 4
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Aztec MA 0
Flag of Florida.svg Gulf Coast Texans 3
Flag of Utah.svg Salt Lake United 0

Composite top 16 bracket

 
Regional semi-finalsRegional finalsNational semi-finalsNational finals
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Aztec MA 2
 
 
 
 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Mutiny Reserves 1
 
 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Aztec MA w/o
 
 
 
 Flag of New York.svg NYAC -
 
 Flag of New York.svg NYAC 4
 
 
 
 Flag of New York.svg Syracuse Lady Knights 0
 
 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Aztec MA 1
 
 
 
 Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Alliance 0
 
 Flag of Texas.svg FCD Women 1st
 
 
 
 Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Alliance 2nd
 
 Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Alliance 4
 
 
 
 American Eagles SC 2
 
 American Eagles SC 3rd
 
 
 
--
 
 Flag of Florida.svg Gulf Coast Texans 4
 
 
 
 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Aztec MA 0
 
 Flag of Florida.svg Gulf Coast Texans 1st
 
 
 
 Flag of Tennessee.svg Knoxville Lady Force 2nd
 
 Flag of Florida.svg Gulf Coast Texans w/o
 
 
 
--
 
 Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Bay Hellenic 1st
 
 
 
 Flag of Florida.svg Florida Sol FC 2nd
 
 Flag of Florida.svg Gulf Coast Texans 3
 
 
 
 Flag of Utah.svg Salt Lake United 0
 
 Flag of California.svg San Diego SeaLions 2
 
 
 
 Flag of Washington.svg Issaquah Soccer Club 1
 
 Flag of Utah.svg Salt Lake United 3
 
 
 
 Flag of California.svg San Diego SeaLions 1
 
 Flag of Utah.svg Salt Lake United 3
 
 
 Flag of California.svg Storm Elk Grove 1
 

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References

  1. ↑ "Empire United Join Women's Premier Soccer League for 2012 Season". wpsl.info. 2012-04-09. Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  2. ↑ "Maryland Capitols Joins WPSL". wpsl.info. 2012-02-28. Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  3. ↑ "Tidewater Sharks Join WPSL". wpsl.info. 2012-03-20. Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  4. ↑ "Empire United Join Women's Premier Soccer League for 2012 Season". wpsl.info. 2012-04-09. Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  5. ↑ "New York Fury to Join WPSl Elite League". wpsl.info. 2012-03-23. Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  6. ↑ "WPSL Standings". Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  7. ↑ "WPSL 2012 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
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