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2012 WPSL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Women's Premier Soccer League |
| season | 2012 |
| winners | Gulf Coast Texans |
| prevseason | 2011 |
| nextseason | 2013 |
The 2012 Women's Premier Soccer League season is the 15th 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
Name changes
| Team name | Location | Previous name |
|---|---|---|
| Aztec MA | Boston, MA | Boston Aztec |
New franchises
| Team name | Metro area | Location | Previous affiliation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Flag of New York.svg | border | 20px]] Empire United | Western New York | expansion{{Cite web | |
| [[Image:Flag of Oregon.svg | border | 20px]] Eugene Metro Football Club | Eugene, Oregon | expansion | |
| [[Image:Flag of Texas.svg | border | 20px]] FC Austin | Greater Austin | Cedar Park, Texas | expansion |
| [[Image:Flag of Washington.svg | border | 20px]] Issaquah SC | Seattle area | Issaquah, Washington | expansion |
| [[Image:Flag of Tennessee.svg | border | 20px]] Knoxville Lady Force | Knoxville area | Knoxville, Tennessee | expansion |
| [[Image:Flag of Maryland.svg | border | 20px]] Maryland Capitols FC | DC area | Landover, Maryland | expansion{{Cite web |
| [[Image:Flag of Virginia.svg | border | 20px]] Tidewater Sharks | Hampton Roads | Williamsburg, Virginia | expansion{{Cite web |
| [[Image:Flag of New York.svg | border | 20px]] United FC Binghamton | Greater Binghamton | Binghamton, New York | expansion{{Cite web |
| [[Image:Flag of New Jersey.svg | border | 20px]] | Atlantic City, New Jersey | expansion |
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
- To WPSL Elite League:
- ASA Chesapeake Charge
- Chicago Red Stars
- FC Indiana
- New England Mutiny
- New York Fury{{Cite web |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120418002143/http://www.wpsl.info/news/index.php?cat=1&id=1443 |archive-date = 2012-04-18 |url-status=dead
- Folded:
- Chelsea Metro
- Orange County Waves
Standings
Blue indicates division title Yellow indicates qualified for playoffs
Big Sky Conference
North Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt Lake City Sparta | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 7 | +29 | 20 |
| 2 | Utah Starzz | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 16 |
| 3 | Phoenix U23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 |
| 4 | Phoenix Del Sol | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 7 |
| 5 | FC St. George | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 46 | -44 | 0 |
South Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Dallas | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 9 | +52 | 36 |
| 2 | Oklahoma Alliance | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 12 | +15 | 29 |
| 3 | American Eagles Soccer Club | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 26 |
| 4 | Tulsa Spirit | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 22 |
| 5 | Houston South Select | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 19 |
| 6 | Texas Football Club | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 13 |
| 7 | Houston Aces | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 11 |
| 8 | Fort Worth Panthers | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | Arkansas Comets | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 42 | -31 | 6 |
| 9 | FC Austin | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 34 | -29 | 5 |
| 9 | West Texas Pride FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | -18 | 0 |
Northeast Atlantic Conference
North Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aztec MA | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 30 | 25 |
| 2 | New England Mutiny Reserves | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Seacoast United Phantoms | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 15 |
| 4 | Long Island Fury | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Seacoast United Mariners | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | -29 | 5 |
| 6 | CFC Passion | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 3 |
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
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Milwaukee Nationals | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 15 |
| 2 | Ohio Galaxies | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 11 |
| 3 | Madison 56ers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 |
| 4 | Ohio Premier Women's SC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| 5 | Indiana United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 7 |
| 6 | Quad City Eagles | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | -15 | 0 |
| 7 | Fort Wayne FC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | -17 | 0 |
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
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Storm | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 18 |
| 2 | North Bay FC Wave | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 | West Coast Wildcatz | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 17 |
| 4 | Central California HEAT | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 15 |
| 5 | Bay Area Breeze | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 13 |
| 6 | San Francisco Nighthawks | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 25 | -18 | 1 |
South Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego WFC SeaLions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 15 |
| 2 | Beach Futbol Club | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 |
| 3 | Ajax America Women | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 4 | LA Vikings | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | -23 | 0 |
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
Northeast Atlantic Conference
| team-width = | RD1-seed1= NAN2 | RD1-team1= Massachusetts New England Mutiny Reserves | RD1-score1= 1 | RD1-seed2= NAS2 | RD1-team2=Pennsylvania FC Bucks | RD1-score2= 0 | RD1-seed3= NAM2 | RD1-team3=New York Syracuse Lady Knights | RD1-score3= 2 | RD1-seed4= NAS1 | RD1-team4=Maryland Maryland Capitols FC | RD1-score4= 0 | RD2-seed1= NAN1 | RD2-team1= Massachusetts Aztec MA | RD2-score1= 2 | RD2-seed2= NAN2 | RD2-team2= Massachusetts New England Mutiny Reserves | RD2-score2= 1 | RD2-seed3= NAM1 | RD2-team3= New York New York Athletic Club | RD2-score3= 4 | RD2-seed4= NAM2 | RD2-team4= New York Syracuse Lady Knights | RD2-score4= 0 | RD3-seed1= NAN1 | RD3-team1= Massachusetts Aztec MA | RD3-score1= 1 | RD3-seed2= NAM1 | RD3-team2= New York New York Athletic Club (Forfeit) | RD3-score2= 0
Big Sky/Pacific/Northwest Conference
Big Sky-South playoff
- Winner goes to national semi-finals | team-width=150 Big Sky Conference | RD1-seed1=S1 | RD1-team1=Oklahoma Alliance FC | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=S2 | RD1-team2=American Eagles SC | RD1-score2=2
Inter-divisional playoff
- Winner goes to national semi-finals
| RD1-seed1=PS1 | RD1-team1=California San Diego WFC SeaLions | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=NC | RD1-team2=Washington Issaquah Soccer Club | RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=BSN | RD1-team3=Utah Salt Lake United | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=PN1 | RD1-team4=California California Storm | RD1-score4=1
| RD2-seed1=BSN | RD2-team1=Utah Salt Lake United | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=PS1 | RD2-team2=California San Diego WFC SeaLions | RD2-score2=1
Sunshine Conference
| RD1-seed1=2 | RD1-team1=Florida Florida Sol FC | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=3 | RD1-team2=Florida Team Boca Blast | RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=1 | RD1-team3=Florida Tampa Bay Hellenic | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4=Florida South Florida Strikers | RD1-score4=1
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Florida Tampa Bay Hellenic | RD2-score1=- | RD2-seed2=2 | RD2-team2=Florida Florida Sol FC | RD2-score2=-
The Sunshine division championship was cancelled due to a high number of players returning to college.
WPSL Championship
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Massachusetts Aztec MA | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Oklahoma Oklahoma Alliance | RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Florida Gulf Coast Texans | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Utah Salt Lake United | RD1-score4=0
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Florida Gulf Coast Texans | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Massachusetts Aztec MA | RD2-score2=0
Composite top 16 bracket
| |Massachusetts Aztec MA|2|Massachusetts Mutiny Reserves|1 | |New York NYAC|4|New York Syracuse Lady Knights|0 | |Texas FCD Women|1st|Oklahoma Oklahoma Alliance|2nd | |American Eagles SC|3rd|-|- | |Florida Gulf Coast Texans|1st|Tennessee Knoxville Lady Force|2nd | |Florida Tampa Bay Hellenic|1st|Florida Florida Sol FC|2nd | |California San Diego SeaLions|2|Washington Issaquah Soccer Club|1 | |Utah Salt Lake United|3|California Storm Elk Grove|1 | |Massachusetts Aztec MA|w/o|New York NYAC|- | |Oklahoma Oklahoma Alliance|4|American Eagles SC|2 | |Florida Gulf Coast Texans|w/o|-|- | |Utah Salt Lake United|3|California San Diego SeaLions|1 | |Massachusetts Aztec MA|1|Oklahoma Oklahoma Alliance|0 | |Florida Gulf Coast Texans|3|Utah Salt Lake United|0 | |Florida Gulf Coast Texans|4|Massachusetts Aztec MA|0
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