The 2012
Women's Premier Soccer League
The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is an amateur women's soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is the top amateur league for women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, below only National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) ...
season is the 16th season of the WPSL. 2012 saw the formation of two
new
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New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...
leagues within the WPSL structure: the
WPSL Elite League
The Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL Elite) was a women's semi-professional soccer league created by the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) to support the sport in the United States, both from continued interest by WPSL teams in profess ...
and a
U-20 League.
Changes from 2011
Name changes
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
*To
WPSL Elite League
The Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL Elite) was a women's semi-professional soccer league created by the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) to support the sport in the United States, both from continued interest by WPSL teams in profess ...
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ASA Chesapeake Charge
ASA Chesapeake Charge is an amateur, American women's soccer club that played in the Women's Premier Soccer League, the second level of women's soccer in the United States founded in 2010. It also participated in the Women's Premier Soccer Le ...
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Chicago Red Stars
The Chicago Red Stars are a professional women's soccer club based in Bridgeview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. A founding member of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league, they have played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) ...
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FC Indiana
F.C. Indiana, also known as F.C. Indiana Lionesses, is an American women's soccer team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 2003, the team is currently a member of the United Women's Soccer league. They play their home games at Newton Par ...
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New England Mutiny
New England Mutiny is an American women's soccer club, which competes at the pro-am level of women's soccer in the US, in the United Women's Soccer league.
The club plays its home games at Lusitano Stadium.
Team history
Established in 1999 as ...
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New York Fury
New York Fury was a semi-professional American women’s soccer club playing in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite, the top tier of women’s soccer in the United States in 2012. It was part of the Fury Soccer Organization which also supports ...
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Chelsea Metro
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Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament cons ...
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Orange County Waves
The Orange County Waves was a professional women's soccer team, based in Orange County, California. The team began play in 2011, won the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) National Championship and then folded at the end of its first season. ...
Standings
Blue indicates division title
Yellow indicates qualified for playoffs
Big Sky Conference
North Division
South Division
Northeast Atlantic Conference
North Division
Mid Division
South Division
Midwest Conference
Northwest Conference
Pacific Conference
North Division
South Division
Southeast Conference
Sunshine Conference
Playoffs
Northeast Atlantic Conference
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
References
External links
WPSL Standings
{{2012 in American soccer
Women's Premier Soccer League seasons
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