2011 WPSL season

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The 2011 Women's Premier Soccer League season was the 15th season of the WPSL.

Contents

Women's Premier Soccer League
Season2011
Champions Orange County Waves (WPSL)
Top goalscorer Nicole Wilcox 15 goals [1]
2010
2012

Changes from 2010

Name changes

New franchises

Folding

Maine Tide

Standings

Blue indicates division title
Yellow indicates qualified for playoffs

Pacific Conference

North Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Bay Area Breeze 108112471725
2 North Bay FC Wave 1061322101221
3 California Storm 105412116516
4 West Coast Wildkatz 94321411314
5 San Francisco Nighthawks 9171831-234
6 Clovis Sidekicks 101901329-163

South Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Orange County Waves 109104673927
2 San Diego WFC SeaLions 1081133112225
3 Ajax America Women 105411318-516
4 Los Al Vikings 102621020-108
5 Los Angeles Premier FC 10280923-146
6 Claremont Stars 102801036-266

Big Sky Conference

The Big Sky regional playoffs were cancelled due to a high number of players returning to college.

North Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Phoenix Del Sol 6411126613
2 Utah Starzz 532011839
3 Salt Lake City Sparta 5230710-36
4 FC St. George 6141814-64

South Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Oklahoma Alliance FC 1110104664030
2 FC Dallas 118302920924
3 Fort Worth Panthers 127411914522
4 American Eagles Soccer Club 13463724-1715
5 Arkansas Comets 113711622-610
6 Houston South Select 113711224-1210
7 Tulsa Spirit 8071326-231

Sunshine Conference

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Tampa Bay Hellenic 1210113292331
2 Florida Sol FC 1283127101725
3 Gulf Coast Texans 1283125111425
4 Palm Beach United 125611517-216
5 Brandon FC 125701526-1115
6 South Florida Strikers 1221001334-216
7 FSA Freedom 1221001234-216

North West Conference

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Portland Rain 11100144103431
2 Spokane Shine 126512417719
3 Oregon Rush 125701430-1615
4 Portland Rain U23 111100732-253

Midwest Conference

North Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Chicago Red Stars 98103533224
2 FC Milwaukee Nationals 107212891922
3 Chicago Eclipse Select 93331714312
4 Minnesota Kings FC 10361930-2110
5 Madison 56ers 102621124-138
6 Iowa Rush 102711029-197

South Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Ohio Premier Women 87012041622
2 FC Indiana 85211310316
3 Indiana United 84401616012
4 Fort Wayne F.C. 83501718-19
5 Classics Hammer FC 8080524-190

East Conference

Boston Aztec U23 received a bye to the conference semifinals.

NorthEast Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Boston Aztec U23 106221761120
2 CFC Passion 106221510520
3 Boston Aztec 1052325121318
4 New England Mutiny 104331010015
5 SoccerPlus CT 103521014-411
6 Albany Alleycats 10361923-1410
7 Seacoast United 9171820-124

Mid-Atlantic Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 New York Fury 1072130102022
2 New York Athletic Club 1062227101720
3 Chesapeake Charge 105141312119
4 FC Bucks 106402619718
5 Long Island Fury 104421716114
6 Chelsea Metro 104511120-913
7 Penn Legacy Inferno 10343129312
8 BuxMont Torch FC 10262719-128
9 New Jersey Blaze 10262620-148
10 Millburn Magic 101631027-176

Playoffs

Home teams listed second

Eastern Conference

Eastern Quarterfinals Eastern Semifinals Eastern Final
         
NE3 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Boston Aztec 4
NE1 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Boston Aztec U23 0
NE3 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Boston Aztec 1
MA2 Flag of New York.svg New York Athletic Club 0
NE3 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Boston Aztec 3
MA2 Flag of Maryland.svg Chesapeake Charge 0
NE4 Flag of Massachusetts.svg New England Mutiny 1
MA1 Flag of New York.svg New York Fury 4
MA2 Flag of Maryland.svg Chesapeake Charge 1
MA1 Flag of New York.svg New York Fury 0
MA2 Flag of Maryland.svg Chesapeake Charge 3
NE2 Flag of Connecticut.svg CFC Passion 1

Big Sky Conference

The Big Sky regional playoffs were cancelled due to a high number of players returning to college.

Midwest/Sunshine Conferences

The planned final match, between the Midwest playoff champion and the Sunshine champion, was instead played as the national Semifinal as the winner would have played the Big Sky playoff champion in the semifinals.

Midwest semifinals Midwest final
      
N2 Flag of Wisconsin.svg FC Milwaukee Nationals 1
S1 Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Premier Women 0
N2 Flag of Wisconsin.svg FC Milwaukee Nationals 0
N1 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Red Stars 4
S2 Flag of Indiana.svg FC Indiana 0
N1 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Red Stars 4

Pacific Conference

Pacific semifinals Pacific final
      
S2 Flag of California.svg San Diego WFC SeaLions 3
N1 Flag of California.svg Bay Area Breeze 2
N2 Flag of California.svg San Diego WFC SeaLions 1(1)
N1 Flag of California.svg Orange County Waves (pen.) 1(4)
N2 Flag of California.svg North Bay FC Wave 0
S1 Flag of California.svg Orange County Waves 1

WPSL Championship

WPSL semifinals WPSL Final
      
Flag of California.svg Orange County Waves 3
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Boston Aztec 0
Flag of California.svg Orange County Waves (a.e.t.) 2
Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Red Stars 1
Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Bay Hellenic 1
Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Red Stars 2

Composite top 16 bracket

 
Regional semi-finalsRegional finalsNational semi-finalsNational finals
 
              
 
 
 
 
Flag of California.svg San Diego SeaLions 3
 
 
 
Flag of California.svg Bay Area Breeze 2
 
Flag of California.svg San Diego SeaLions 1(1)
 
 
 
Flag of California.svg OC Waves (pen.)1(4)
 
Flag of California.svg North Bay Wave FC 1
 
 
 
Flag of California.svg OC Waves 1
 
Flag of California.svg OC Waves 3
 
 
 
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Boston Aztec 0
 
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Boston Aztec 4
 
 
 
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Boston Aztec U23 0
 
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Boston Aztec 3
 
 
 
Flag of Maryland.svg Chesapeake Charge 0
 
Flag of Maryland.svg Chesapeake Charge 1
 
 
 
Flag of New York.svg New York Fury 0
 
Flag of California.svg OC Waves (a.e.t.)2
 
 
 
Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Red Stars 1
 
Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Bay Hellenic 1st
 
 
 
Flag of Florida.svg Florida Sol FC 2nd
 
Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Bay Hellenic adv
 
 
 
Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Red Stars adv
 
Flag of Wisconsin.svg FC Milwaukee Nationals 0
 
 
 
Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Red Stars 4
 
Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Bay Hellenic 1
 
 
 
Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Red Stars 2
 
Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Alliance 1st
 
 
 
Flag of Texas.svg FCD Women 2nd
 
cancelled-
 
 
 
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Flag of Arizona.svg Phoenix Del Sol 1st
 
 
Flag of Utah.svg Utah Starzz 2nd
 

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