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Wikipedia - Women's Premier Soccer League
The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is an amateur women's soccer league in the United States.
History
WPSL is the top amateur league for women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, and considered the 2nd tier below only National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The WPSL is the longest-running active women's soccer league as it enters its 25th season in 2023. The WPSL is also the largest women's soccer league in the United States, North America and the world with 130 active teams as of 2023.
The WPSL started as the Western Division of the W-League, before breaking away to form its own league in 1998. The league is sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association, an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). WPSL players consists of collegiate and post-collegiate players, who currently or have played across all divisions of the NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA. Former players of the WPSL have taken their playing careers to the next level by signing professional in the NWSL and top leagues overseas. WPSL Alumnae have also reached international status by making international rosters seen in the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Olympics. Notable alumnae include Brandi Chastain, Kristine Lilly, Heather Mitts, Julie Foudy, Shannon Boxx, Alex Morgan and Leslie Osborne. The Jerry Zanelli Cup is awarded to the champion of each WPSL season.
When Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) suspended play in 2012, WPSL moved forward with its ambitions toward professionalism and created the WPSL Elite League. The Elite League was a pro-am league, with at least four fully professional teams, including three former WPS teams. The Elite league operated for just the 2012 season, disbanding in 2013 with the formation of the NWSL, which the three former WPS teams joined.
WPSL U21
In 2021, the WPSL announced its second division, WPSL U21, which is scheduled to begin play in mid-2021.
WPSL PRO
On February 8, 2023, WPSL announced plans to create a Division III professional league named WPSL PRO. The league plans to start in 2025 with ten teams. In August 2023, five teams signed letter of intents to join the WPSL Pro. SouthStar FC, Sioux Falls City FC, Oklahoma City FC (WPSL), Austin Rise FC, and The Town FC will be five of the first ten teams to join WPSL Pro.
On February 6, 2024, the league announced the sixth team will be Georgia Impact FC. The league needs 6 teams to conform with US Soccer Division III Professional League Standards On February 20, 2024, the league announce the seventh team signing a letter of intent was AC Houston Sur for the 2025 season.
On February 22, 2024, the league announced the first team signing a letter of intent for the 2026 season was Dakota Fusion FC.
League Affiliations
On April 2, 2024, WPSL announced they had partnered with the Michigan Super League to provide support to the development of underrepresented leagues. The WPSL will partner with the United States Adult Soccer Association to provide support to these leagues. The Michigan Super League will consist of five teams for the 2024 season.
Το WPSL ιδρύθηκε το 1998 και αρχικά λειτουργούσε ως πρωτάθλημα ανάπτυξης για νεαρές παίκτριες. Ωστόσο, με τα χρόνια εξελίχθηκε σε ένα πιο ανταγωνιστικό πρωτάθλημα που προσελκύει παίκτριες από όλο τον κόσμο.
Το WPSL αποτελείται από τέσσερις περιφέρειες: την Ανατολική Περιφέρεια, τη Δυτική Περιφέρεια, τη Νοτιοανατολική Περιφέρεια και τη Νοτιοδυτική Περιφέρεια. Κάθε περιφέρεια διαιρείται σε μικρότερες κατηγορίες. Οι ομάδες που κερδίζουν τις κατηγορίες τους προκρίνονται στα πλέι οφ, όπου αγωνίζονται για τον τίτλο του πρωταθλήματος WPSL.
Το πρωτάθλημα WPSL έχει δώσει την ευκαιρία σε πολλές ταλαντούχες παίκτριες να αναπτύξουν τις δεξιότητές τους και να προχωρήσουν σε υψηλότερα επίπεδα του ποδοσφαίρου γυναικών. Πολλές πρώην παίκτριες του WPSL συνέχισαν να αγωνίζονται για την εθνική ομάδα των ΗΠΑ, καθώς και για επαγγελματικά πρωταθλήματα σε όλο τον κόσμο.