The 2007 Women's Premier Soccer League season was the 11th season of the WPSL.
FC Indiana finished the season as national champions, beating New England Mutiny in the WPSL Championship game in Tampa, Florida on 27 July 2007.
Changes From 2006
Name Changes
- Fort Lauderdale Fusion changed their name to Miami Kickers
- Philadelphia Pirates changed their name to Philadelphia Liberty
New Franchises
- Seven franchises joined the league this year:
Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
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Albuquerque Lady Asylum | Albuquerque, NM | expansion | |
Chicago United Breeze | Algonquin, IL | expansion | |
Claremont Stars | Claremont, CA | expansion | |
FC Twente3 IL | Chicago, IL | expansion | |
Real Shore FC | Lincroft, NJ | expansion | |
Rush Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City, UT | expansion | |
SoccerPlus Connecticut | New Britain, CT | expansion |
Folding
- Seven teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
Final standings
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
West Conference
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Ajax America Women | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 8 | 48 | |
2 | San Diego WFC SeaLions | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 28 | |
3 | California Storm | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 16 | 31 | |
4 | Sonoma County Sol | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 27 | |
5 | Claremont Stars | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 20 | |
6 | San Francisco Nighthawks | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 36 | 11 | |
7 | Lamorinda East Bay Power | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 67 | 4 | |
8 | Sacramento Pride | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 3 |
Midwest Conference
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | FC Indiana | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 21 | |
2 | River Cities FC | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 21 | |
3 | FC Twente3 IL | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 6 | |
4 | FC St. Louis | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 6 | |
5 | Chicago United Breeze | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 6 |
Southern Conference
South Division
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Tampa Bay Elite | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 20 | |
2 | Central Florida Strikers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 15 | |
3 | Palm Beach United | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 13 | |
4 | Orlando Falcons | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 5 | |
5 | Miami Kickers | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 2 |
Southwest Division
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Denver Diamonds | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 19 | |
2 | Rush Salt Lake City | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 18 | |
3 | Utah Spiders | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 17 | |
4 | Albuquerque Lady Asylum | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 15 | |
5 | Colorado Springs United | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1 |
East Conference
North Division
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | New England Mutiny | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 24 | |
2 | Long Island Fury | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 23 | |
3 | SoccerPlus Connecticut | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 21 | |
4 | Adirondack Lynx | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 18 | |
5 | Massachusetts Stingers | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 18 | |
6 | Boston Aztec Women | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 16 | |
7 | New York Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 12 | |
8 | Bay State Select | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 7 |
Mid-Atlantic Division
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Atlantic City Diablos | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 24 | |
2 | Northampton Laurels | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 15 | |
3 | Philadelphia Liberty | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 10 | |
4 | Real Shore FC | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 6 | |
5 | Central Delaware SA Future | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 4 | |
6 | Maryland Pride | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 3 |
Playoffs
Conference Divisional Round
Long Island Fury 3-2 SoccerPlus Connecticut
Conference Semi-finals
New England Mutiny 6-0 Northampton Laurels
Atlantic City Diablos 3-1 Long Island Fury
Conference Finals
New England Mutiny 2-1 Atlantic City Diablos
Tampa Bay Elite 2-1 Denver Diamonds
- FC Indiana and Ajax America Women received byes to the national final four as the winners of their respective conferences
National Semi-finals
FC Indiana 1-1 Ajax America Women (Indiana wins 4-3 on penalties)
New England Mutiny 1-1 Tampa Bay Elite 1-1 (New England wins 5-4 on penalties)
WPSL Championship Game
FC Indiana 3-0 New England Mutiny
References
- Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine.
- "The Year in American Soccer, 2007". Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
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