2008 WPSL season
Appearance
The 2008 Women's Premier Soccer League season was the 12th season of the WPSL.
Season | 2008 |
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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
[edit]Name Changes
[edit]- Lamorinda East Bay Power changed their name to Walnut Creek Power
New Franchises
[edit]- Nineteen franchises joined the league this year:
Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
---|---|---|---|
Arizona Rush | Tucson, AZ | expansion | |
Brevard County Cocoa Expos | Cocoa, FL | returning from hiatus - previously in W-League | |
Fort Worth FC | Fort Worth, TX | expansion | |
Lancaster Inferno | Landisville, PA | expansion | |
Los Angeles Rampage | Granada Hills, CA | expansion | |
Maine Tide | Bangor, ME | expansion | |
Millburn Magic | Millburn, NJ | expansion | |
Monterey Blues | Monterey, CA | expansion | |
MYSC Lady Blues | Middleton, WI | expansion | |
Ohio Premier Women's SC | Dublin, OH | expansion | |
Oklahoma Alliance | Chickasha, OK | expansion | |
Puerto Rico Capitals | Caguas, Puerto Rico | expansion | |
Salt Lake City Sparta | Ogden, UT | expansion | |
San Diego United | San Diego, CA | expansion | |
South Select | Houston, TX | expansion | |
Thomasville Dragons | Thomasville, GA | expansion | |
Tulsa Spirit | Broken Arrow, OK | expansion | |
Vitesse Dallas | Duncanville, TX | expansion | |
West Coast FC | San Juan Capistrano, CA | expansion |
Folding
[edit]- Five teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
- In addition, four 2007 teams chose to spend the 2008 season on hiatus, with plans to return in 2009:
Final standings
[edit]Purple indicates division title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Pacific Conference
[edit]North Division
[edit]Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | California Storm | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 45 | 30 |
2 | Sonoma County Sol | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 19 |
3 | San Francisco Nighthawks | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 15 |
4 | Walnut Creek Power | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 6 |
5 | Sacramento Pride | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 44 | -33 | 6 |
6 | Monterey Blues | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 5 |
South Division
[edit]Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | West Coast FC | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 22 |
2 | Ajax America Women | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 19 |
3 | San Diego United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
4 | Los Angeles Rampage | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 13 |
5 | San Diego WFC SeaLions | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 13 |
6 | Claremont Stars | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | -19 | 2 |
Big Sky Conference
[edit]North Division
[edit]Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Utah Spiders | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 27 |
2 | Arizona Rush | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 27 |
3 | Albuquerque Lady Asylum | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 26 |
4 | Denver Diamonds | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 17 |
5 | Salt Lake City Sparta | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 27 | -18 | 13 |
6 | Colorado Springs United | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 33 | -22 | 10 |
South Division
[edit]Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oklahoma Alliance | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
2 | Fort Worth FC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 9 |
3 | South Select | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 8 |
4 | Tulsa Spirit | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 7 |
5 | Vitesse Dallas | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 4 |
- Despite winning their division, Oklahoma Alliance did not take part in the WPSL playoffs.
Sunshine Conference
[edit]Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brevard County Cocoa Expos | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 28 | 34 |
2 | Palm Beach United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 24 |
3 | Florida Surge | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 23 |
4 | Miami Kickers | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
5 | Puerto Rico Capitals | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 11 |
6 | Thomasville Dragons | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 33 | -23 | 9 |
Midwest Conference
[edit]Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MYSC Lady Blues | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 21 |
2 | Ohio Premier Women's SC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
3 | FC St. Louis | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
4 | Chicago United Breeze | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 6 |
5 | FC Twente3 IL | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 0 |
East Conference
[edit]North Division
[edit]Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SoccerPlus Connecticut | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 51 | 36 |
2 | New England Mutiny | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 39 | 30 |
3 | Boston Aztec Women | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 15 |
4 | Maine Tide | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 14 |
5 | New York Athletic Club | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 44 | -31 | 13 |
6 | Adirondack Lynx | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 37 | -20 | 8 |
Mid-Atlantic Division
[edit]Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Long Island Fury | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 33 | 29 |
2 | Lancaster Inferno | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 26 |
3 | Atlantic City Diablos | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 23 |
4 | Philadelphia Liberty | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
5 | Millburn Magic | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 13 |
6 | Northampton Laurels | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 10 |
7 | Central Delaware SA Future | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 50 | -47 | 0 |
Playoffs
[edit]Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | WPSL Semifinals | WPSL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
SU1 | Brevard County Cocoa Expos | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
MW1 | MYSC Lady Blues | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
MW1 | MYSC Lady Blues | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
PS2 | Ajax America Women | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
PS1 | West Coast FC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
PN2 | Sonoma County Sol | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
PS1 | West Coast FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
PS2 | Ajax America Women | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
PN1 | California Storm | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
PS2 | Ajax America Women | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
PS2 | Ajax America Women | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
BN2 | Arizona Rush | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
BN1 | Utah Spiders | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
BN2 | Arizona Rush | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
BN2 | Arizona Rush | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
EN2 | New England Mutiny | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
EN1 | SoccerPlus Connecticut | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
EM2 | Lancaster Inferno | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
EN1 | SoccerPlus Connecticut | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
EN2 | New England Mutiny | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
EM1 | Long Island Fury | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
EN2 | New England Mutiny | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Women's Premier Soccer League - Providing the highest level of women's amateur soccer in the US since 1998". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.