2012 WPSL season explained
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.
Changes from 2011
New franchises
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
Standings
Blue indicates division title
Yellow indicates qualified for playoffs[6]
Big Sky Conference
North Division
South Division
Northeast Atlantic Conference
North Division
Mid Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|
| 1 | New York Athletic Club | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | Syracuse Lady Knights | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 17 |
| 3 | United FC Binghamton | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 10 |
| 4 | Millburn Magic | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 10 |
| 5 | FCW Elite | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | -21 | 2 | |
South Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|
| 1 | Maryland Capitols FC | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 23 |
| 2 | FC Bucks | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | Penn Legacy Inferno | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | BuxMont Torch FC | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 10 |
| 5 | Tidewater Sharks | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 9 | |
Midwest Conference
Northwest Conference
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|
| 1 | Spokane Shine | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 20 |
| 2 | Issaquah Soccer Club | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 19 |
| 3 | Portland Rain | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 17 |
| 4 | Emerald City FC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 15 |
| 5 | Eugene Metro Futbol Club | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 11 |
| 6 | Oregon Rush | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 57 | -53 | 0 | |
Pacific Conference
North Division
South Division
Southeast Conference
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|
| 1 | Gulf Coast Texans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | +28 | 21 |
| 2 | Knoxville Lady Force | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 12 |
| 3 | Georgia Revolution | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 6 |
| 4 | Mississippi Fuego FC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 3 |
| 5 | Mississippi Fuego FC U23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 | |
Sunshine Conference
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Hellenic | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 24 |
| 2 | Florida Sol FC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 17 |
| 3 | Team Boca Blast | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 4 | South Florida Strikers | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 5 |
| 5 | Clermont Phoenix | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 4 | |
Playoffs
[7]
Big Sky/Pacific/Northwest Conference
Big Sky-South playoff
- Winner goes to national semi-finals
Inter-divisional playoff
- Winner goes to national semi-finals
Sunshine Conference
The Sunshine division championship was cancelled due to a high number of players returning to college.
WPSL Championship
Composite top 16 bracket
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Empire United Join Women's Premier Soccer League for 2012 Season. 2012-04-09. 2012-04-13. wpsl.info. https://web.archive.org/web/20120418121848/http://www.wpsl.info/news/index.php?cat=1&id=1460. 2012-04-18. dead.
- Web site: Maryland Capitols Joins WPSL. 2012-02-28. 2012-04-13. wpsl.info. https://web.archive.org/web/20120418002632/http://www.wpsl.info/news/index.php?cat=1&id=1417. 2012-04-18. dead.
- Web site: Tidewater Sharks Join WPSL. 2012-03-20. 2012-04-13. wpsl.info. https://web.archive.org/web/20120418002836/http://www.wpsl.info/news/index.php?cat=1&id=1441. 2012-04-18. dead.
- Web site: Empire United Join Women's Premier Soccer League for 2012 Season. 2012-04-09. 2012-04-13. wpsl.info. https://web.archive.org/web/20120418121848/http://www.wpsl.info/news/index.php?cat=1&id=1460. 2012-04-18. dead.
- Web site: New York Fury to Join WPSl Elite League . 2012-03-23 . 2012-04-13 . wpsl.info . https://web.archive.org/web/20120418002143/http://www.wpsl.info/news/index.php?cat=1&id=1443 . 2012-04-18 . dead .
- Web site: WPSL Standings . 2012-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120727033917/http://www.wpsl.info/standings/index.php?league=1 . 2012-07-27 . dead .
- Web site: WPSL 2012 Schedule . 2012-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120725234427/http://www.wpsl.info/schedule/index.php?home_division=0&league=1 . 2012-07-25 . dead .
