2012 Women's Premier Soccer League Elite season

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Women's Premier Soccer League Elite
Season2012
Champions Western New York Flash
Matches played56
Goals scored164 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorer Adriana Martín (WNY, 14)
Biggest home win CHI 5–0 ASC (June 10)
Biggest away win NEM 1–5 NYF (May 12)
FCI 0–4 BOS (June 1)
Highest scoring NEM 1–5 NYF (May 12)
NEM 4–2 ASC (May 19)
BOS 4–2 NEM (June 20)
WNY 3–3 NEM (June 24)
Highest attendance2,342 (BOS v WNY, 5/26)
Lowest attendance246 (FCI v BOS, 6/1)

The 2012 WPSL Elite season was the only season of the WPSL Elite, an upper-level division of the WPSL, one of America's two semi-pro leagues (opposite the W-League). The regular season consisted of fourteen matches per team in a double-round-robin format, played between May 10 and July 22. The regular season was followed by a playoff series.

Contents

The 2012 season included three former WPS teams: 2011 WPS champions Western New York Flash, WUSA alumni Boston Breakers, and 2011 WPSL finalists Chicago Red Stars.

Teams

TeamLocationGround2011 season
ASA Chesapeake Charge Severn, MD Archbishop Spalding High School WPSL Mid-Atlantic, 3rd
Boston Breakers Somerville, MA Dilboy Stadium WPS, 4th
Chicago Red Stars Chicago metropolitan area variousWPSL Midwest North, 1st
FC Indiana Indianapolis, IN Carroll Stadium WPSL Midwest South, 2nd
New England Mutiny East Longmeadow, MA East Longmeadow High SchoolWPSL Northeast, 4th
New York Fury New York Hofstra University WPSL Mid-Atlantic, 1st
Philadelphia Fever Philadelphia, PA variousexpansion
Western New York Flash Rochester, NY Sahlen's Stadium WPS, 1st
Usa edcp location map.svg
Locations of teams for the 2012 Women's Premier Soccer League Elite season.

Regular season standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Boston Breakers 141103289+1930 [a] 2012 WPSL Elite playoffs
2 Western New York Flash (C)14932298+2130
3 New York Fury 14923258+1729
4 Chicago Red Stars 149142611+1528
5 New England Mutiny 146352534921
6 ASA Chesapeake Charge 142391535209
7 Philadelphia Fever 141211826185
8 FC Indiana 141211833255
Source: WPSL Elite 2012 Standings [usurped]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored[ citation needed ]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. The Boston Breakers forfeited the May 26 match against the Western New York Flash for fielding an ineligible player. The Boston Breakers won the match 3–2. [1] The WPSL credited the Western New York Flash with a 1–0 victory [2] with all previous goals of the match being nullified. [3] Before the June 18 ruling, [2] Breakers forward Katie Schoepfer led the league in scoring with 8 goals. However, her 3 goals at the May 26 match were all forfeited, as were goals by Flash players Adriana and Angela Salem.

Match results

Home \ Away ASC BOS CHI FCI NEM NYF PHI WNY
ASA Chesapeake Charge 0–31–32–23–30–22–00–2
Boston Breakers 3–11–04–14–22–02–00–1
Chicago Red Stars 5–01–02–04–02–11–01–2
FC Indiana 1–10–40–22–30–10–20–5
New England Mutiny 4–22–13–01–01–52–13–3
New York Fury 1–01–21–12–04–03–00–0
Philadelphia Fever 2–30–11–40–12–20–30–0
Western New York Flash 4–00–13–04–13–10–12–0
Source: WPSL Elite results [usurped]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results

Home teams listed first

May

May 10, 2012 ASA Chesapeake Charge 0–3 Boston Breakers Arnold, Maryland
7:30pm WPSL report [usurped]
[ dead link ]
BOS report
Report
Stadium: Anne Arundel Community College
Attendance: 400
May 12, 2012 Western New York Flash 4–1 FC Indiana Rochester, New York
7:00pm Adriana Soccerball shade.svg4'Soccerball shade.svg10'Soccerball shade.svg86'
Heyboer Soccerball shade.svg81'
report Placide Soccerball shade.svg15'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 1,304
May 26, 2012 Boston Breakers 0–1 [a] Western New York Flash Somerville, Massachusetts
6:00pm BOS report
Report
Forfeit report
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,342

June

June 2, 2012 New England Mutiny 2–1 Philadelphia Fever East Longmeadow, MA
7:00pmHowarth Soccerball shade.svg22'
Mays Soccerball shade.svg82'
report Bouchard Soccerball shade.svg11'
Clemens Yellow card.svg 54'
Stadium: East Longmeadow High School
Attendance: 473
June 3, 2012 New York Fury 0–0 Western New York Flash Hemsptead Village, NY
7:00pm report Klingenberg Yellow card.svg
Reynolds Yellow card.svg
Stadium: Hofstra University
June 8, 2012 Chicago Red Stars 2–1 New York Fury River Forest, IL
6:00pm Mautz Soccerball shade.svg26'
Weissenhofer Soccerball shade.svg68'
report [usurped] Zimmeck Soccerball shade.svg85'Stadium: Concordia University
June 8, 2012 FC Indiana 1–1 ASA Chesapeake Charge IN
7:00pm Bellevue Soccerball shade.svg30' report [usurped] Suter Soccerball shade.svg75'Stadium: IUPUI Stadium
June 9, 2012 Western New York Flash 3–1 New England Mutiny Rochester, NY
7:00pm Frierson Soccerball shade.svg24'
Zerboni Soccerball shade.svg31'
Van Egmond Soccerball shade.svg76'
report Howarth Soccerball shade.svg81'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 753
June 10, 2012 Chicago Red Stars 5–0 ASA Chesapeake Charge Naperville, IL
3:00pm Fowlkes Soccerball shade.svg36'Soccerball shade.svg78'Soccerball shade.svg83'
Chalupny Soccerball shade.svg40'
Goralski Soccerball shade.svg86'
report Stadium: North Central College
June 10, 2012 FC Indiana 0–1 New York Fury South Bend, IN
7:00pmValentine Yellow card.svg 55' report Mathias Soccerball shade.svg26'Stadium: Invaders Complex
June 13, 2012 Western New York Flash 3–0 Chicago Red Stars Rochester, NY
7:00pm Frierson Soccerball shade.svg29'
Davis Yellow card.svg 68'
Adriana Soccerball shade.svg70'
Davis Soccerball shade.svg74'
report Alkek Yellow card.svg 12'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
June 14, 2012 FC Indiana 2–3 New England Mutiny South Bend, IN
7:00pm Merone Yellow card.svg
Pierre-Louis Soccerball shade.svg56'
Clark Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.)
report Howarth Soccerball shade.svg32'Soccerball shade.svg90'
Mays Soccerball shade.svg51'
Reilly Yellow card.svg 62'
Howarth Yellow card.svg 89'
Dimirdjian Yellow card.svg 89'
Stadium: Invaders Complex
June 16, 2012 ASA Chesapeake Charge 0–2 Western New York Flash Millersville, MD
2:00pm Adriana Soccerball shade.svg42'Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)Stadium: Old Mill School
June 16, 2012 Chicago Red Stars 4–0 New England Mutiny Evanston, IL
6:00pm Weissenhofer Soccerball shade.svg35'
Cinalli Soccerball shade.svg68'
Folkes Soccerball shade.svg73'
Chalupny Soccerball shade.svg84'
report Stadium: Lakefront Stadium
June 17, 2012 ASA Chesapeake Charge 0–2 New York Fury Millersville, MD
4:00pm report Spencer Soccerball shade.svg38'
Lenczyk Soccerball shade.svg55'
Stadium: Old Mill School
June 17, 2012 Philadelphia Fever 0–0 Western New York Flash Sewell, NJ
7:30pmStadium: Washington HS
June 20, 2012 Boston Breakers 4–2 New England Mutiny Somerville, MA
7:00pm
WPSL report [usurped]
[ dead link ]
BOS report
Report
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,147
June 22, 2012 ASA Chesapeake Charge 1–3 Chicago Red Stars Millersville, MD
7:00pm Hnatiuk Soccerball shade.svg23' (pen.) report Weissenhofer Soccerball shade.svg46', Soccerball shade.svg77'
Chalupny Soccerball shade.svg48'
Stadium: Old Mill School
June 22, 2012 Western New York Flash 2–0 Philadelphia Fever Rochester, NY
7:30pm Adriana Soccerball shade.svg27'
Klingenberg Soccerball shade.svg49'
report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
June 23, 2012 Boston Breakers 2–0 New York Fury Somerville, MA
6:00pm Simon Soccerball shade.svg35', 90' BOS report
Report
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,117
June 24, 2012 New England Mutiny 3–3 Western New York Flash East Longmeadow, MA
5:00pm Howarth Soccerball shade.svg4', Soccerball shade.svg45'
Andrews Soccerball shade.svg25'
report Adriana Soccerball shade.svg8', Soccerball shade.svg77' (pen.)
Klingenberg Soccerball shade.svg20'
Stadium: East Longmeadow High School
Attendance: 793
June 24, 2012 Philadelphia Fever 1–4 Chicago Red Stars NJ
7:30pm Ratcliffe Soccerball shade.svg3' report Sitch Soccerball shade.svg38', Soccerball shade.svg72'
Mautz Soccerball shade.svg51'
Chalupny Soccerball shade.svg87'
Stadium: Egg Harbor HS
June 28, 2012 New York Fury 1–0 ASA Chesapeake Charge Hemsptead Village, NY
7:00pm Lenczyk Soccerball shade.svg38' report Stadium: Hofstra University
June 29, 2012 Philadelphia Fever 0–1 FC Indiana Sewell, NJ
7:30pm report Pierre-Louis Soccerball shade.svg15'Stadium: Washington HS
June 30, 2012 Boston Breakers 1–0 Chicago Red Stars Somerville, MA
6:00pm Simon Soccerball shade.svg89' BOS report
Report
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,092

July

July 1, 2012 ASA Chesapeake Charge 2–2 FC Indiana Millersville, MD
4:00pm Barger Soccerball shade.svg86'
Nairn Soccerball shade.svg90+7'Yellow card.svg
Brennan Yellow card.svg
report Valentine Soccerball shade.svg17'
Batard Soccerball shade.svg20'Yellow card.svg
Dolce Yellow card.svg
Stadium: Old Mill School
July 3, 2012 New York Fury 4–0 New England Mutiny Hemsptead Village, NY
7:00pm Long Soccerball shade.svg5'
Lenczyk Soccerball shade.svg26'Soccerball shade.svg60'
Spencer Soccerball shade.svg40'
report Stadium: Hofstra University
July 5, 2012 FC Indiana 0–2 Philadelphia Fever South Bend, IN
7:00pmStadium: Invaders Complex
July 6, 2012 Boston Breakers 3–1 ASA Chesapeake Charge Somerville, MA
7:00pm
BOS report
Report
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,026
July 7, 2012 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Philadelphia Fever Evanston, IL
6:00pmStadium: Lakefront Stadium
July 7, 2012 New England Mutiny 2–1 Boston Breakers East Longmeadow, MA
6:00pm BOS report
Report
Report
Stadium: East Longmeadow High School
Attendance: 1,031
July 8, 2012 Western New York Flash 4–0 ASA Chesapeake Charge Rochester, NY
4:00pmStadium: Sahlen's Stadium
July 11, 2012 ASA Chesapeake Charge 3–3 New England Mutiny Millersville, MD
7:00pmStadium: Old Mill School
July 12, 2012 FC Indiana 0–5 Western New York Flash IN
7:00pmStadium: IUPUI Stadium
July 14, 2012 Boston Breakers 2–0 Philadelphia Fever Somerville, MA
6:00pm
BOS report
Report
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,541
July 14, 2012 Chicago Red Stars 1–2 Western New York Flash Lisle, IL
7:00pmStadium: Benedictine University
July 15, 2012 Philadelphia Fever 0–3 New York Fury Sewell, NJ
7:30pmStadium: Washington HS
July 19, 2012 New England Mutiny 3–0 Chicago Red Stars East Longmeadow, MA
7:00pmStadium: East Longmeadow High School
July 19, 2012 New York Fury 2–0 FC Indiana Hemsptead Village, NY
7:00pmStadium: Hofstra University
July 21, 2012 New England Mutiny 1–0 FC Indiana MA
7:00pmStadium: North Hampton High School
July 22, 2012 ASA Chesapeake Charge 2–0 Philadelphia Fever Millersville, MD
4:00pmStadium: Old Mill School
July 22, 2012 Western New York Flash 0–1 Boston Breakers Rochester, NY
4:00pm BOS report
WNY report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
July 22, 2012 New York Fury 1–1 Chicago Red Stars Hemsptead Village, NY
7:00pm NY report
CHI report
Report
Stadium: Hofstra University

Statistical leaders

Playoffs

Semi-finals

July 25, 2012 Western New York Flash 2–1 New York Fury Rochester, NY
5:00pm
Report
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
July 25, 2012 Boston Breakers 1–3 Chicago Red Stars Rochester, NY
7:00pm
WPSL report [usurped]
BOS report
CHI report
Report
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Championship

References

  1. "BOSTON BREAKERS IMPROVE TO 4–0 WITH 3–2 WIN OVER WESTERN NEW YORK FLASH". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  2. 1 2 O'Connell, Brian (June 19, 2012). "Breakers Docked 3 Pts. For Ineligible Player" . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  3. Kennedy, Paul (June 20, 2012). "Breakers blast 'travesty of justice'" . Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "2012 WPSL Elite Statistics". Women's Premier Soccer League. July 28, 2012. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2022.