The 2008 Women's Premier Soccer League season was the 12th season of the WPSL.

Women's Premier Soccer League
Season2008
2007
2009

Ajax America Women finished the season as national champions, beating Arizona Rush in the WPSL Championship game in Sacramento, California on 3 August 2008.[1]

Changes From 2007

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Name Changes

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New Franchises

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  • Nineteen franchises joined the league this year:
Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
  Arizona Rush Tucson, AZ expansion
  Brevard County Cocoa Expos Cocoa, FL returning from hiatus - previously in W-League
  Fort Worth FC Fort Worth, TX expansion
  Lancaster Inferno Landisville, PA expansion
  Los Angeles Rampage Granada Hills, CA expansion
  Maine Tide Bangor, ME expansion
  Millburn Magic Millburn, NJ expansion
  Monterey Blues Monterey, CA expansion
  MYSC Lady Blues Middleton, WI expansion
  Ohio Premier Women's SC Dublin, OH expansion
  Oklahoma Alliance Chickasha, OK expansion
  Puerto Rico Capitals Caguas, Puerto Rico expansion
  Salt Lake City Sparta Ogden, UT expansion
  San Diego United San Diego, CA expansion
  South Select Houston, TX expansion
  Thomasville Dragons Thomasville, GA expansion
  Tulsa Spirit Broken Arrow, OK expansion
  Vitesse Dallas Duncanville, TX expansion
  West Coast FC San Juan Capistrano, CA expansion

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Final standings

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Purple indicates division title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Pacific Conference

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North Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 California Storm 10 10 0 0 48 3 45 30
2 Sonoma County Sol 10 6 3 1 17 13 4 19
3 San Francisco Nighthawks 10 4 3 3 18 12 6 15
4 Walnut Creek Power 10 4 7 0 12 24 -12 6
5 Sacramento Pride 10 2 8 0 11 44 -33 6
6 Monterey Blues 10 1 7 2 10 20 -10 5

South Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 West Coast FC 10 7 2 1 19 12 7 22
2 Ajax America Women 10 6 3 1 22 10 12 19
3 San Diego United 10 5 3 2 17 7 10 17
4 Los Angeles Rampage 10 4 5 1 11 16 -5 13
5 San Diego WFC SeaLions 10 4 5 1 11 16 -5 13
6 Claremont Stars 10 0 8 2 4 23 -19 2

Big Sky Conference

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North Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Utah Spiders 12 9 3 0 39 14 25 27
2 Arizona Rush 12 8 1 3 32 13 19 27
3 Albuquerque Lady Asylum 12 8 2 2 40 14 26 26
4 Denver Diamonds 12 5 5 2 25 25 0 17
5 Salt Lake City Sparta 12 4 7 1 19 27 -18 13
6 Colorado Springs United 12 3 8 1 11 33 -22 10

South Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Oklahoma Alliance 8 7 0 1 22 6 16 22
2 Fort Worth FC 8 2 3 3 12 14 -2 9
3 South Select 7 2 3 2 10 11 -1 8
4 Tulsa Spirit 8 1 3 4 8 12 -4 7
5 Vitesse Dallas 7 1 5 1 5 15 -10 4
  • Despite winning their division, Oklahoma Alliance did not take part in the WPSL playoffs.

Sunshine Conference

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Brevard County Cocoa Expos 12 11 0 1 32 4 28 34
2 Palm Beach United 12 7 2 3 29 10 19 24
3 Florida Surge 12 7 3 2 24 15 9 23
4 Miami Kickers 12 6 6 0 38 18 20 18
5 Puerto Rico Capitals 12 2 5 5 4 13 -9 11
6 Thomasville Dragons 12 2 7 3 10 33 -23 9

Midwest Conference

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 MYSC Lady Blues 8 7 1 0 14 4 10 21
2 Ohio Premier Women's SC 8 6 1 1 19 4 15 19
3 FC St. Louis 8 4 3 1 13 11 2 13
4 Chicago United Breeze 8 2 6 0 7 15 -8 6
5 FC Twente3 IL 8 0 8 0 6 24 -18 0

East Conference

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North Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 SoccerPlus Connecticut 12 12 0 0 53 2 51 36
2 New England Mutiny 12 10 2 0 46 7 39 30
3 Boston Aztec Women 11 4 4 3 19 18 1 15
4 Maine Tide 12 4 6 2 17 20 -3 14
5 New York Athletic Club 11 4 6 1 13 44 -31 13
6 Adirondack Lynx 12 2 8 2 17 37 -20 8

Mid-Atlantic Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Long Island Fury 12 9 1 2 42 9 33 29
2 Lancaster Inferno 12 8 2 2 25 9 16 26
3 Atlantic City Diablos 12 7 3 2 27 9 18 23
4 Philadelphia Liberty 12 4 3 5 16 10 6 17
5 Millburn Magic 12 3 6 3 13 20 -7 13
6 Northampton Laurels 12 4 7 1 12 26 -14 10
7 Central Delaware SA Future 12 0 12 0 3 50 -47 0

Playoffs

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Conference Semifinals Conference Finals WPSL Semifinals WPSL Championship
            
SU1   Brevard County Cocoa Expos 0
MW1   MYSC Lady Blues 1
MW1   MYSC Lady Blues 0
PS2   Ajax America Women 5
PS1   West Coast FC 3
PN2   Sonoma County Sol 2
PS1   West Coast FC 0
PS2   Ajax America Women 2
PN1   California Storm 0
PS2   Ajax America Women 2
PS2   Ajax America Women 3
BN2   Arizona Rush 1
BN1   Utah Spiders 2
BN2   Arizona Rush 6
BN2   Arizona Rush 2
EN2   New England Mutiny 1
EN1   SoccerPlus Connecticut 2
EM2   Lancaster Inferno 1
EN1   SoccerPlus Connecticut 0
EN2   New England Mutiny 1
EM1   Long Island Fury 2
EN2   New England Mutiny 4

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Premier Soccer League - Providing the highest level of women's amateur soccer in the US since 1998". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
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