USA - Women's Professional Soccer


The WPS is the top division of women's soccer in the United States, and the only fully professional women’s soccer league in the country. The league began play in 2009 with 7 teams. Although budgeted lower than the ill-fated USA, the league’s financial footing is much more solid, and it was able to attract much of the best world talent to take part in its inaugural season. Their webpage is at http://www.womensprosoccer.com


Scoring system: (2009-2011):  3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw,
and 0 points for a loss.

                                   2009

                           GP   W   L   D   GF  GA  Pts

Los Angeles Sol            20  12   3   5   27  10   41
St. Louis Athletica        20  10   6   4   19  15   34
Washington Freedom         20   8   7   5   32  32   29
Sky Blue F. C. (NY/NJ)     20   7   8   5   19  20   26
Boston Breakers            20   7   9   4   18  20   25
Chicago Red Stars          20   5  10   5   18  25   20
FC Golden Pride            20   4  10   6   17  28   18

First Round:       Sky Blue F. C. defeated Washington 2-1
Super Semi-Final:  Sky Blue F. C. defeated St. Louis 1-0
WPS FINAL:         Sky Blue F. C. defeated Los Angeles 1-0

After the season, Los Angeles folded.


                                   2010

Before the season, Atlanta and Philadelphia were added.

                           GP   W   L   D   GF  GA  Pts
FC Gold Pride              24  16   3   5   46  19   53
Boston Breakers            24  10   8   6   36  28   36
Philadelphia Independence  24  10  10   4   37  36   34
Washington Freedom         24   8   9   7   33  33   31
Sky Blue F. C.             24   7  10   7   20  31   28
Chicago Red Stars          24   7  11   6   21  27   27
Atlanta Beat               24   5  13   6   20  40   21
St. Louis Athletica         6   2   1   3    9   8    9

First Round:       Philadelphia defeated Washington 1-0
Super Semi-final:  Philadelphia defeated Boston 2-1
WPS CHAMPIONSHIP:  FC Gold Pride defeated Philadelphia 4-0.

St. Louis folded during the season.  FC Gold Pride folded at the end of the season.
Chicago Red Stars joined the Women's Premier Soccer League for 2011.


                                2011

Before the season, West New York was added.
Washington Freedom played 2011 as magicJack in Boca Raton and were deducted a point.

                           GP   W   L   D   GF  GA  Pts
Western New York Flash     18  13   3   2   40  18   42
Philadelphia Independence  18  11   3   4   31  18   36
magicJack                  18   9   2   7   29  29   28
Boston Breakers            18   5   4   9   19  24   19
Sky Blue FC                18   5   4   9   24  29   19
Atlanta Beat               18   1   4  13    7  32    7

First Round:       magicJack defeated Boston 3-1
Super Semi-final:  Philadelphia defeate dmagicJack 2-0
WPS CHAMPIONSHIP:  Western New York defeated Philadelphia 1-1 (5-4 PK).




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Prepared and maintained by David A. Litterer for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: David A. Litterer (spectrum@sover.net)
Last updated: 16 Jul 2015

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