2009 WPSL season
The 2009 Women's Premier Soccer League season is the 13th season of the WPSL.
| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
← 2008 2010 → | |
Changes From 2008
Name Changes
Two teams changed their name in the offseason.
| Team Name | Location | Previous Name |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Select | Lewisville, TX | Vitesse Dallas |
| Utah Starzz | Draper, UT | Utah Spiders |
New Franchises
Ten franchises joined the league this year:
| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alamo SC San Antonio |
San Antonio area | San Antonio, TX | expansion |
 Bay State Select |
Boston area | Hingham, MA | returned from hiatus |
 Boise Blitz |
Boise area | Boise, ID | expansion |
 Carmel United SC |
Indianapolis area | Carmel, IN | expansion |
 Clearwater Galactics Amazons |
Tampa Bay area | Clearwater, FL | expansion |
 Portland Rain |
Portland area | Portland, OR | expansion |
 PSSCV Santa Clarita |
Los Angeles area | Santa Clarita, CA | expansion |
 Seattle Synergy |
Seattle area | Seattle, WA | expansion |
| SoCal Rush |
San Bernardino area | Victorville, CA | expansion |
 TC Maryland Pride |
Baltimore area | Ellicott City, MD | returned from hiatus |
Folding
Seven teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
- Albuquerque Lady Asylum
- Brevard County Cocoa Expos
- Colorado Springs United
- Massachusetts Stingers - previously on hiatus
- Northampton Laurels
- Orlando Falcons - previously on hiatus
- Sonoma County Sol
Standings
As of July 6, 2009
North Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Storm* | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 7 | +35 | 28 |
| 2 | San Francisco Nighthawks | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 26 |
| 3 | Monterey Blues | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 18 |
| 4 | Portland Rain | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 14 |
| 5 | Walnut Creek Power* | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 13 |
| 6 | Seattle Synergy | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 12 |
| 7 | FC Sacramento Pride | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 10 |
* California and Walnut Creek game postponed, not rescheduled since it would not affect standings.
South Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax America Women | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 7 | +39 | 37 |
| 2 | San Diego United | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 4 | +35 | 35 |
| 3 | San Diego WFC SeaLions | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 27 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Rampage | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 23 |
| 5 | Claremont Stars | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | -6 | 15 |
| 6 | West Coast FC | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 5 |
| 7 | SoCal Rush | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 47 | -28 | 6 |
| 8 | PSSCV Santa Clarita | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 58 | -54 | 3 |
North Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona Rush | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 30 |
| 2 | Salt Lake City Sparta* | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 25 |
| 3 | Denver Diamonds | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 15 |
| 4 | Utah Starzz* | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 14 |
| 5 | Boise Blitz FC | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 |
South Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Premier | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 28 |
| 2 | Oklahoma Alliance | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 16 |
| 3 | Alamo SC San Antonio | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 8 |
| 4 | Tulsa Spirit | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 5 |
| 5 | South Select | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 5 |
| 6 | Fort Worth | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 4 |
Sunshine Conference
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Kickers | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 23 |
| 2 | Florida Surge | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 20 |
| 3 | Palm Beach United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 17 |
| 4 | Clearwater Galactics Amazons* | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 16 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico Capitals* | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 32 | -20 | 4 |
| 6 | Thomasville Dragons | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 46 | -41 | 1 |
Midwest Conference
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio Premier Women | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 24 |
| 2 | Carmel United FC | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Chicago United Breeze | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 3 |
| 4 | FC St. Louis | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 3 |
| 5 | FC Twente3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
East Conference
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Aztec Women | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 4 | +26 | 28 |
| 2 | Long Island Fury | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 28 |
| 3 | Lancaster Inferno | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 23 |
| 4 | Adirondack Lynx | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 21 |
| 5 | Millburn Magic | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Liberty | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 15 |
| 7 | Bay State Select | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 13 |
| 8 | New England Mutiny | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 12 |
| 9 | New York Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 12 |
| 10 | TSC Maryland Pride | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Atlantic City Diablos | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 11 |
| 12 | SoccerPlus Connecticut | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Central Delaware SA Future | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 27 | -20 | 3 |
| 14 | Maine Tide | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | -26 | 1 |
Playoffs
Eastern Conference
| Eastern Quarterfinals | Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Finals | ||||||||||||
| E2 |  Long Island Fury
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| E7 |  Philadelphia Liberty
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Long Island Fury
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| E5 | New England Mutiny
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Adirondack Lynx
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| E5 | New England Mutiny
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Long Island Fury
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| E3 |  Millburn Magic
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston Aztec Women
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| E8 | Lancaster Inferno
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| E8 | Lancaster Inferno (AET/PSO)
| 2 (4) | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Millburn Magic
| 2 (5) | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Millburn Magic
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| E6 | Bay State Select
| 0 | ||||||||||||
Big Sky Conference
| Big Sky Finals | ||||
| BN1 |  Arizona Rush (AET)
| 2 | ||
| BS1 | Dallas Premier
| 3 | ||
Midwest/Sunshine Conferences
| Midwest/Sunshine | ||||
| SS | Miami Kickers
| 2 | ||
| MW |  Ohio Premier Women
| 0 | ||
Pacific Conference
| Pacific Semifinals | Pacific Finals | ||||||||
| PN1 | California Storm
| 1 | |||||||
| PS2 | San Diego United
| 0 | |||||||
| PN1 | California Storm (AET/PSO)
| 1 (5) | |||||||
| PS2 | Ajax America Women
| 1 (6) | |||||||
| PS1 | Ajax America Women
| 1 | |||||||
| PN2 | San Francisco Nighthawks
| 0 | |||||||
WPSL Championship
| WPSL Semifinals | WPSL Finals | ||||||||
| E2 | Long Island Fury
| 3 | |||||||
| BS1 | Dallas Premier
| 0 | |||||||
| E2 | Long Island Fury
| 1 | |||||||
| PS2 | Ajax America Women
| 0 | |||||||
| PS2 | Ajax America Women
| 5 | |||||||
| SS | Miami Kickers
| 0 | |||||||
References
External links
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