2012 WPSL season
Football league season
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The 2012 Women's Premier Soccer League season is the 15th season of the WPSL. The 2012 season saw the formation of two new leagues within the WPSL structure: the WPSL Elite League and a U-20 League.
Season2012
ChampionsGulf Coast Texans
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Gulf Coast Texans |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Changes from 2011
Name changes
New franchises
| Team name | Metro area | Location | Previous affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
 Empire United |
Western New York | expansion[1] | |
 Eugene Metro Football Club |
Eugene, Oregon | expansion | |
 FC Austin |
Greater Austin | Cedar Park, Texas | expansion |
 Issaquah SC |
Seattle area | Issaquah, Washington | expansion |
 Knoxville Lady Force |
Knoxville area | Knoxville, Tennessee | expansion |
 Maryland Capitols FC |
DC area | Landover, Maryland | expansion[2] |
 Tidewater Sharks |
Hampton Roads | Williamsburg, Virginia | expansion[3] |
| United FC Binghamton |
Greater Binghamton | Binghamton, New York | expansion[4] |
 |
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:
- Folded:
- Chelsea Metro
- Orange County Waves
Standings
Blue indicates division title
Yellow indicates qualified for playoffs
[6]
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
| Northeast Atlantic Quarterfinals | Northeast Atlantic Semifinals | Northeast Atlantic Final | ||||||||||||
| NAN1 |  Aztec MA
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| NAN2 | New England Mutiny Reserves
| 1 | NAN2 | New England Mutiny Reserves
| 1 | |||||||||
| NAS2 |  FC Bucks
| 0 | NAN1 | Aztec MA
| 1 | |||||||||
| NAM1 |  New York Athletic Club (Forfeit)
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| NAM1 | New York Athletic Club
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| NAM2 | Syracuse Lady Knights
| 2 | NAM2 | Syracuse Lady Knights
| 0 | |||||||||
| NAS1 |  Maryland Capitols FC
| 0 | ||||||||||||
Big Sky/Pacific/Northwest Conference
Big Sky-South playoff
- Winner goes to national semi-finals
| South Division Big Sky Conference | ||||
| S1 | Oklahoma Alliance FC | 4 | ||
| S2 | American Eagles SC | 2 | ||
Inter-divisional playoff
- Winner goes to national semi-finals
| Division Semifinals | Division Final | ||||||||
| PS1 |  San Diego WFC SeaLions
| 2 | |||||||
| NC |  Issaquah Soccer Club
| 1 | |||||||
| BSN |  Salt Lake United
| 3 | |||||||
| PS1 | San Diego WFC SeaLions
| 1 | |||||||
| BSN | Salt Lake United
| 3 | |||||||
| PN1 | California Storm
| 1 | |||||||
Sunshine Conference
| Sunshine Semifinals | Sunshine Final | ||||||||
| 2 |  Florida Sol FC
| 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Team Boca Blast
| 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Tampa Bay Hellenic
| - | |||||||
| 2 | Florida Sol FC
| - | |||||||
| 1 | Tampa Bay Hellenic
| 3 | |||||||
| 4 | South Florida Strikers
| 1 | |||||||
The Sunshine division championship was cancelled due to a high number of players returning to college.
WPSL Championship
| WPSL Semifinals | WPSL Final | ||||||||
| Aztec MA
| 1 | ||||||||
 Oklahoma Alliance
| 0 | ||||||||
| Gulf Coast Texans
| 4 | ||||||||
| Aztec MA
| 0 | ||||||||
| Gulf Coast Texans
| 3 | ||||||||
| Salt Lake United
| 0 | ||||||||
Composite top 16 bracket
| Regional semi-finals | Regional finals | National semi-finals | National finals | |||||||||||
| Aztec MA | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mutiny Reserves | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Aztec MA | w/o | |||||||||||||
| NYAC | - | |||||||||||||
| NYAC | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Syracuse Lady Knights | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Aztec MA | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma Alliance | 0 | |||||||||||||
 FCD Women | 1st | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma Alliance | 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma Alliance | 4 | |||||||||||||
| American Eagles SC | 2 | |||||||||||||
| American Eagles SC | 3rd | |||||||||||||
| - | - | |||||||||||||
| Gulf Coast Texans | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Aztec MA | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Gulf Coast Texans | 1st | |||||||||||||
 Knoxville Lady Force | 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Gulf Coast Texans | w/o | |||||||||||||
| - | - | |||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Hellenic | 1st | |||||||||||||
| Florida Sol FC | 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Gulf Coast Texans | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Salt Lake United | 0 | |||||||||||||
| San Diego SeaLions | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Issaquah Soccer Club | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Salt Lake United | 3 | |||||||||||||
| San Diego SeaLions | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Salt Lake United | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Storm Elk Grove | 1 | |||||||||||||