2008_WPSL_season
2008 WPSL season
Football league season
The 2008 Women's Premier Soccer League season was the 12th season of the WPSL.
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]
Name Changes
- Lamorinda East Bay Power changed their name to Walnut Creek Power
New Franchises
- Nineteen franchises joined the league this year:
More information Team Name, Metro Area ...
| 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 | |
.svg){kind=small} Thomasville Dragons |
Thomasville, GA | expansion | |
| Tulsa Spirit |
Broken Arrow, OK | expansion | |
| Vitesse Dallas |
Duncanville, TX | expansion | |
| West Coast FC |
San Juan Capistrano, CA | expansion |
Close
Folding
- 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:
Purple indicates division title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Pacific Conference
North Division
More information Place, Team ...
| 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 |
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South Division
More information Place, Team ...
| 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 |
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Big Sky Conference
North Division
More information Place, Team ...
| 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 |
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South Division
More information Place, Team ...
| 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 |
Close
- Despite winning their division, Oklahoma Alliance did not take part in the WPSL playoffs.
Sunshine Conference
More information Place, Team ...
| 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 |
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Midwest Conference
More information Place, Team ...
| 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 |
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East Conference
North Division
More information Place, Team ...
| 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 |
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Mid-Atlantic Division
More information Place, Team ...
| 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 |
Close
| Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | WPSL Semifinals | WPSL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| SU1 |  Brevard County Cocoa Expos
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
- "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.