The 2008 Women's Premier Soccer League season was the 11th season of the WPSL.
Ajax America Women finished the season as national champions, beating Arizona Rush in the WPSL Championship game in Sacramento, California on 3 August 2008.
Changes From 2007
Name Changes Lamorinda East Bay Power changed their name to Walnut Creek Power
New Franchises 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
Folding Five teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season: FC Indiana—left to join USL W-League Real Shore FC River Cities FC Rush Salt Lake City Tampa Bay Elite In addition, four 2007 teams chose to spend the 2008 season on hiatus, with plans to return in 2009: Bay State Select Maryland Pride Massachusetts Stingers Orlando Falcons
Final standings Purple indicates division title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Pacific Conference
North Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1California Storm10100048345302Sonoma County Sol1063117134193San Francisco Nighthawks1043318126154Walnut Creek Power104701224 -1265Sacramento Pride102801144 -3366Monterey Blues101721020 -105
South Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1West Coast FC1072119127222Ajax America Women10631221012193San Diego United1053217710174Los Angeles Rampage104511116 -5135San Diego WFC SeaLions104511116 -5136Claremont Stars10082423 -192
Big Sky Conference
North Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Utah Spiders12930391425272Arizona Rush12813321319273Albuquerque Lady Asylum12822401426264Denver Diamonds1255225250175Salt Lake City Sparta124711927 -18136Colorado Springs United123811133 -2210
South Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Oklahoma Alliance870122616222Fort Worth FC82331214 -293South Select72321011 -184Tulsa Spirit8134812 -475Vitesse Dallas7151515 -104 Despite winning their division, Oklahoma Alliance did not take part in the WPSL playoffs.
Sunshine Conference PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Brevard County Cocoa Expos12110132428342Palm Beach United12723291019243Florida Surge1273224159234Miami Kickers12660381820185Puerto Rico Capitals12255413 -9116Thomasville Dragons122731033 -239
Midwest Conference PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1MYSC Lady Blues871014410212Ohio Premier Women's SC861119415193FC St. Louis843113112134Chicago United Breeze8260715 -865FC Twente3 IL8080624 -180
East Conference
North Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1SoccerPlus Connecticut12120053251362New England Mutiny12102046739303Boston Aztec Women1144319181154Maine Tide124621720 -3145New York Athletic Club114611344 -31136Adirondack Lynx122821737 -208
Mid-Atlantic Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Long Island Fury1291242933292Lancaster Inferno1282225916263Atlantic City Diablos1273227918234Philadelphia Liberty1243516106175Millburn Magic123631320 -7136Northampton Laurels124711226 -14107Central Delaware SA Future120120350 -470
Playoffs
References
External links WPSL Standings