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2008 WPSL season
The 2008 Women's Premier Soccer League season was the 11th 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.
Changes From 2007
Name Changes
- Lamorinda East Bay Power changed their name to Walnut Creek Power
New Franchises
- Nineteen franchises joined the league this year:
| Team name | Metro area | Location | Previous affiliation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Flag of Arizona.svg | border | 20px]] Arizona Rush | Tucson, AZ | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of Florida.svg | border | 20px]] Brevard County Cocoa Expos | Cocoa, FL | returning from hiatus - previously in W-League | |
| [[Image:Flag of Texas.svg | border | 20px]] Fort Worth FC | Fort Worth, TX | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of Pennsylvania.svg | border | 20px]] Lancaster Inferno | Landisville, PA | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of California.svg | border | 20px]] Los Angeles Rampage | Granada Hills, CA | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of Maine.svg | border | 20px]] Maine Tide | Bangor, ME | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of New Jersey.svg | border | 20px]] Millburn Magic | Millburn, NJ | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of California.svg | border | 20px]] Monterey Blues | Monterey, CA | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of Wisconsin.svg | border | 20px]] MYSC Lady Blues | Middleton, WI | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of Ohio.svg | border | 20px]] Ohio Premier Women's SC | Dublin, OH | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of Oklahoma.svg | border | 20px]] Oklahoma Alliance | Chickasha, OK | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg | border | 20px]] Puerto Rico Capitals | Caguas, Puerto Rico | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of Utah.svg | border | 20px]] Salt Lake City Sparta | Ogden, UT | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of California.svg | border | 20px]] San Diego United | San Diego, CA | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of Texas.svg | border | 20px]] South Select | Houston, TX | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg | border | 20px]] Thomasville Dragons | Thomasville, GA | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of Oklahoma.svg | border | 20px]] Tulsa Spirit | Broken Arrow, OK | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of Texas.svg | border | 20px]] Vitesse Dallas | Duncanville, TX | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of California.svg | border | 20px]] West Coast FC | San Juan Capistrano, CA | expansion |
Folding
- Five teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
- FC Indiana—left to join USL W-League
- Real Shore FC
- River Cities FC
- Rush Salt Lake City
- Tampa Bay Elite
- In addition, four 2007 teams chose to spend the 2008 season on hiatus, with plans to return in 2009:
- Bay State Select
- Maryland Pride
- Massachusetts Stingers
- Orlando Falcons
Final standings
Purple indicates division title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Pacific Conference
North Division
| 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
| 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
North Division
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
North Division
| 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
| 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
| team-width = 210 | RD1-seed1=PS1 | RD1-team1=California West Coast FC | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=PN2 | RD1-team2=California Sonoma County Sol | RD1-score2=2 | RD1-seed3=PN1 | RD1-team3=California California Storm | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4=PS2 | RD1-team4=California Ajax America Women | RD1-score4=2 | RD1-seed5=EN1 | RD1-team5=Connecticut SoccerPlus Connecticut | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6=EM2 | RD1-team6=Pennsylvania Lancaster Inferno | RD1-score6=1 | RD1-seed7=EM1 | RD1-team7=New York Long Island Fury | RD1-score7=2 | RD1-seed8=EN2 | RD1-team8=Massachusetts New England Mutiny | RD1-score8=4 | RD2-seed1=SU1 | RD2-team1=Florida Brevard County Cocoa Expos | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2=MW1 | RD2-team2=Wisconsin MYSC Lady Blues | RD2-score2=1 | RD2-seed3=PS1 | RD2-team3=California West Coast FC | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4=PS2 | RD2-team4=California Ajax America Women | RD2-score4=2 | RD2-seed5=BN1 | RD2-team5=Utah Utah Spiders | RD2-score5=2 | RD2-seed6=BN2 | RD2-team6=Arizona Arizona Rush | RD2-score6=6 | RD2-seed7=EN1 | RD2-team7=Connecticut SoccerPlus Connecticut | RD2-score7=0 | RD2-seed8=EN2 | RD2-team8=Massachusetts New England Mutiny | RD2-score8=1 | RD3-seed1=MW1 | RD3-team1=Wisconsin MYSC Lady Blues | RD3-score1=0 | RD3-seed2=PS2 | RD3-team2=California Ajax America Women | RD3-score2=5 | RD3-seed3=BN2 | RD3-team3=Arizona Arizona Rush | RD3-score3=2 | RD3-seed4=EN2 | RD3-team4=Massachusetts New England Mutiny | RD3-score4=1 | RD4-seed1=PS2 | RD4-team1=California Ajax America Women | RD4-score1=3 | RD4-seed2=BN2 | RD4-team2=Arizona Arizona Rush | RD4-score2=1
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