WPSL PRO

WPSL PRO

Organizing body	Women's Premier Soccer League
Founded	2023
Country	United States
Confederation	CONCACAF
Number of clubs	13 (in 2025) 15 (in 2026)
Level on pyramid	Division III
Website	wpslpro.com

The WPSL PRO is a planned professional women's soccer league at the third level of the United States league system, setting two levels below the National Women's Soccer League and USL Super League.

History

Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) announced the formation of the WPSL PRO on February 8, 2023. The league is planned as a Division III Professional League, that will start in 2025. The WPSL announced that WPSL PRO will help provide new avenues of development for players, coaches, and staff. The league plans for ten teams the first year, with a goal of 24 teams by 2030. ^[1]

In August 2023, WPSL PRO announced they had received their first five letters of intent (LOIs). The teams were Oklahoma City FC, Sioux Falls City FC, ^[2] SouthStar FC, Austin Rise FC, and The Town FC. ^[3] In February 2024, Georgia Impact FC signed their LOI, becoming the sixth team to do so. With Georgia Impact FC joining WPSL PRO, it will become the first team with a youth to professional pipeline in the league. In addition, by becoming the sixth team, Georgia Impact FC puts the WPSL PRO in a position to meet the minimal sanctioning guidelines. ^[4] Later in February 2024, AC Houston Sur signed a LOI with WPSL PRO, becoming the seventh overall team and third team from Texas to commit to the new league. ^[5] Two days later, WPSL PRO announced the eighth team has signed the LOI, welcoming Dakota Fusion FC to the league. Dakota Fusion FC is the first team to announce they would officially start in the 2026 season. ^[6] In July 2024, WPSL PRO announced they had received their ninth LOI from a group led by Gina Prodan Kelly to set up a team in Northeast Ohio. ^[7] In August 2024, WPSL PRO received their tenth LOI from Soda City FC, announcing their intent to bring a professional women's soccer team to South Carolina. ^[8] In September 2024, WPSL Pro announced three more LOIs, the first from Wichita, Kansas, the second Indios Denver FC from Denver, Colorado, and the third from Southern California. ^{[9] [10] [11]} On January 8, 2025 WPSL Pro announced a 14th team had singed a letter of intent. Northern Colorado Rain FC signed the LOI with plans to start in the WPSL Pro league in 2026. ^[12] On March 12, 2025, WPSL Pro announced Real Central NJ had announced they would join the league for the 2027 season. ^{[13] [14]}

Teams

Current teams

Teams planned to launch in the following markets for the 2025 WPSL PRO League season. ^[15]

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Founded	Joining	Head coach
AC Houston Sur	Houston, Texas			2021	2025	Jonathan Giraldo
Austin Rise FC	Austin, Texas	House Park	6,000	2023	2025	Rogerio Celaya
Georgia Impact FC	Atlanta, Georgia	Tommy Baker Field			2025	Robert Roddie
Indios Denver FC	Denver, Colorado			2019	2025
Northeast Ohio	Cleveland, Ohio			2024	2025
Oklahoma City FC	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Mustang High School		2007	2025	Daniel Gibson
Sioux Falls City FC	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Bob Young Field		2022	2025	Dale Weiler
SoCal WPSL Pro	Southern California			2024	2025
Soda City FC	Columbia, South Carolina			2018	2025
SouthStar FC	Addison, Texas	Mean Green Soccer Stadium		2019	2025	Casey Loyd
The Town FC	Moraga, California	Saint Mary's Stadium			2025
FC Wichita	Wichita, Kansas			2024	2025

Future teams

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Founded	Joining
Dakota Fusion FC	Moorhead, Minnesota	Jim Gotta Stadium	3,000	2016	2026
Northern Colorado Rain FC	Windsor, Colorado	TicketSocket Park		2024	2026
Real Central NJ	Lawrence Township, New Jersey	Ben Cohen Field		2000	2027

Location map

AC Houston Sur

Austin Rise FC

Georgia Impact FC

Indios Denver FC

WPSL NE Ohio

Oklahoma City FC

Sioux Falls City FC

WPSL SoCal

Soda City FC

SouthStar FC

The Town FC

FC Wichita

Dakota Fusion FC

Northern Colorado Rain FC

Real Central NJ

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WPSL PRO
Current club Future club

League leadership

Title	Name
President	Sean Jones
Vice president	DeBray Ayala
Vice president	Brad Lund
Commissioner	Kendra Halterman

References

1. "The WPSL announces new professional Division III women's soccer league". Women's Premier Soccer League. February 28, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
2. "Sioux Falls City FC joins professional league". Dakota News Now. August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
3. "WPSL Pro moves into next phase with five teams signing LOIs". Women's Premier Soccer League. August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
4. "WPSL PRO: Georgia Impact submits LOI". Women's Premier Soccer League. February 6, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
5. "AC Houston Sur expands WPSL PRO's reach in Texas as third club to submit LOI ahead of 2025 Launch". WPSL Pro. February 20, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
6. Ostler, Gabriel (February 29, 2024). "Dakota Fusion FC Looks to Bring Professional Women's Sports to Fargo-Moorhead". Valley News. Fargo, North Dakota. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
7. "WPSL Pro moves into Northeast Ohio ahead of 2025 launch". WPSL Pro. July 11, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
8. "Pro's tenth LOI market widens league footprint on Atlantic Coast". WPSL Pro. August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
9. "WPSL PRO receives official Letter of Inten from sports investment group in Wichita". WPSL PRO. September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
10. "WPSL PRO secures Denver market with twelfth LOI submission". WPSL PRO. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
11. "THE LOI MARKET REACH EXPANDS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR WPSL PRO". WPSL PRO. September 24, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
12. "Northern Colorado Rain FC joins WPSL PRO as 14th LOI Club". WPSL PRO. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
13. "REAL CENTRAL NJ SOCCER ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL TEAM IN WPSL PRO". WPSL PRO. March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
14. "REAL CENTRAL NJ JOINS WPSL PRO – BRINGING PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER TO CENTRAL JERSEY!". Real Central NJ. March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
15. "Teams". WPSL Pro. Retrieved August 30, 2024.