The 2012 WPSL Elite season was the only season of the WPSL Elite, an upper-level division of the WPSL, one of America's two semi-pro leagues (opposite the W-League). The regular season consisted of fourteen matches per team in a double-round-robin format, played between May 10 and July 22. The regular season was followed by a playoff series.
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Western New York Flash |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 164 (2.93 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Adriana Martín (WNY, 14) |
| Biggest home win | CHI 5–0 ASC (June 10) |
| Biggest away win | NEM 1–5 NYF (May 12) FCI 0–4 BOS (June 1) |
| Highest scoring | NEM 1–5 NYF (May 12) NEM 4–2 ASC (May 19) BOS 4–2 NEM (June 20) WNY 3–3 NEM (June 24) |
| Highest attendance | 2,342 (BOS v WNY, 5/26) |
| Lowest attendance | 246 (FCI v BOS, 6/1) |
The 2012 season included three former WPS teams: 2011 WPS champions Western New York Flash, WUSA alumni Boston Breakers, and 2011 WPSL finalists Chicago Red Stars.
Teams edit
| Team | Location | Ground | 2011 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASA Chesapeake Charge | Severn, MD | Archbishop Spalding High School | WPSL Mid-Atlantic, 3rd |
| Boston Breakers | Somerville, MA | Dilboy Stadium | WPS, 4th |
| Chicago Red Stars | Chicago metropolitan area | various | WPSL Midwest North, 1st |
| FC Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | Carroll Stadium | WPSL Midwest South, 2nd |
| New England Mutiny | East Longmeadow, MA | East Longmeadow High School | WPSL Northeast, 4th |
| New York Fury | New York | Hofstra University | WPSL Mid-Atlantic, 1st |
| Philadelphia Fever | Philadelphia, PA | various | expansion |
| Western New York Flash | Rochester, NY | Sahlen's Stadium | WPS, 1st |
Locations of teams for the 2012 Women's Premier Soccer League Elite season.
Regular season standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Breakers | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 30[a] | 2012 WPSL Elite playoffs |
| 2 | Western New York Flash (C) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 30 | |
| 3 | New York Fury | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 29 | |
| 4 | Chicago Red Stars | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 28 | |
| 5 | New England Mutiny | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 21 | |
| 6 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 9 | |
| 7 | Philadelphia Fever | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 5 | |
| 8 | FC Indiana | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 33 | −25 | 5 |
Source: WPSL Elite 2012 Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored[citation needed]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored[citation needed]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ The Boston Breakers forfeited the May 26 match against the Western New York Flash for fielding an ineligible player. The Boston Breakers won the match 3–2.[1] The WPSL credited the Western New York Flash with a 1–0 victory[2] with all previous goals of the match being nullified.[3] Before the June 18 ruling,[2] Breakers forward Katie Schoepfer led the league in scoring with 8 goals. However, her 3 goals at the May 26 match were all forfeited, as were goals by Flash players Adriana and Angela Salem.
Match results edit
Results edit
Home teams listed first
May edit
| May 10, 2012 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | 0–3 | Boston Breakers | Arnold, Maryland |
| 7:30pm | WPSL report [dead link] BOS report Report |
Stadium: Anne Arundel Community College Attendance: 400 |
| May 12, 2012 | New England Mutiny | 1–5 | New York Fury | East Longmeadow, Massachusetts |
| 7:00pm | Gallegos  77' |
report | Mathias 5' 25' 42' Spencer 14'Lenczyk 74' |
Stadium: East Longmeadow High School Attendance: 932 |
| May 12, 2012 | Western New York Flash | 4–1 | FC Indiana | Rochester, New York |
| 7:00pm | Adriana 4' 10' 86' Heyboer 81' |
report | Placide 15' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 1,304 |
| May 18, 2012 | Boston Breakers | 4–1 | FC Indiana | Somerville, Massachusetts |
| 7:00pm | WPSL report [dead link] BOS report Report Report |
|
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 2,312 |
| May 19, 2012 | New England Mutiny | 4–2 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | East Longmeadow, Massachusetts |
| 7:00pm | Mauer 17' Gallegos 24'Houle 32' (pen)Mays 90+' |
report | Collins 27' Reid 49' |
Stadium: East Longmeadow High School Attendance: 937 |
| May 19, 2012 | Western New York Flash | 0–1 | New York Fury | Rochester, New York |
| 7:00pm | Taylor 54' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
| May 20, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–0 | FC Indiana | River Forest, Illinois |
| 3:00pm | Sitch 45+' Fowlkes 89' (pen) |
Jeanne Pierre  Natacha Cajuste |
Stadium: Concordia University |
| May 20, 2012 | Philadelphia Fever | 2–2 | New England Mutiny | Sewell, New Jersey |
| 7:30pm | Jordan 18' Bouchard 81' |
report | Gallegos 42' 65' |
Stadium: Washington High School Attendance: 732 |
| May 23, 2012 | New York Fury | 1–2 | Boston Breakers | Hemsptead Village, New York |
| 7:00pm |
|
BOS report Report |
Stadium: Hofstra University Attendance: 1,300[citation needed] |
| May 25, 2012 | FC Indiana | 0–2 | Chicago Red Stars | South Bend, Indiana |
| 7:00pm | report | Fowlkes 6' Chalupny 64' |
Stadium: Indiana Invaders Soccer Complex Attendance: 613 |
| May 26, 2012 | Boston Breakers | 0–1[a] | Western New York Flash | Somerville, Massachusetts |
| 6:00pm | BOS report Report Forfeit report |
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 2,342 |
| May 27, 2012 | Philadelphia Fever | 2–3 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey |
| 7:30pm | Haycook 17' 88' |
report | Brandt 13' Brown 31' 45' |
Stadium: Egg Harbor Township High School |
| May 31, 2012 | New York Fury | 3–0 | Philadelphia Fever | Hemsptead Village, New York |
| 7:00pm | Yokers 56' 70' DiMartino 80' |
report | Stadium: Hofstra University |
June edit
| June 1, 2012 | FC Indiana | 0–4 | Boston Breakers | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 7:00pm | Report | Stadium: IUPUI Stadium Attendance: 246 |
| June 2, 2012 | New England Mutiny | 2–1 | Philadelphia Fever | East Longmeadow, MA |
| 7:00pm | Howarth 22' Mays 82' |
report | Bouchard 11' Clemens 54' |
Stadium: East Longmeadow High School Attendance: 473 |
| June 3, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Boston Breakers | Naperville, IL |
| 5:00pm | Weissenhofer 34' |
WPSL report [dead link] CHI report BOS report |
Stadium: Benedetti–Wehrli Stadium |
| June 3, 2012 | New York Fury | 0–0 | Western New York Flash | Hemsptead Village, NY |
| 7:00pm | report | Klingenberg Reynolds |
Stadium: Hofstra University |
| June 8, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 2–1 | New York Fury | River Forest, IL |
| 6:00pm | Mautz 26' Weissenhofer 68' |
report | Zimmeck 85' |
Stadium: Concordia University |
| June 8, 2012 | FC Indiana | 1–1 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | IN |
| 7:00pm | Bellevue 30' |
report | Suter 75' |
Stadium: IUPUI Stadium |
| June 9, 2012 | Western New York Flash | 3–1 | New England Mutiny | Rochester, NY |
| 7:00pm | Frierson 24' Zerboni 31'Van Egmond 76' |
report | Howarth 81' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 753 |
| June 10, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 5–0 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | Naperville, IL |
| 3:00pm | Fowlkes 36' 78' 83' Chalupny 40'Goralski 86' |
report | Stadium: North Central College |
| June 10, 2012 | FC Indiana | 0–1 | New York Fury | South Bend, IN |
| 7:00pm | Valentine 55' |
report | Mathias 26' |
Stadium: Invaders Complex |
| June 10, 2012 | Philadelphia Fever | 0–1 | Boston Breakers | Birdsboro, PA |
| 7:30pm | Report | Simon 45' |
Stadium: Daniel Boone HS |
| June 13, 2012 | Western New York Flash | 3–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, NY |
| 7:00pm | Frierson 29' Davis 68'Adriana 70'Davis 74' |
report | Alkek 12' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
| June 14, 2012 | FC Indiana | 2–3 | New England Mutiny | South Bend, IN |
| 7:00pm | Merone Pierre-Louis 56'Clark 83' (pen) |
report | Howarth 32' 90' Mays 51'Reilly 62'Howarth 89'Dimirdjian 89' |
Stadium: Invaders Complex |
| June 16, 2012 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | 0–2 | Western New York Flash | Millersville, MD |
| 2:00pm | Adriana 42' 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: Old Mill School |
| June 16, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 4–0 | New England Mutiny | Evanston, IL |
| 6:00pm | Weissenhofer 35' Cinalli 68'Folkes 73'Chalupny 84' |
report | Stadium: Lakefront Stadium |
| June 17, 2012 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | 0–2 | New York Fury | Millersville, MD |
| 4:00pm | report | Spencer 38' Lenczyk 55' |
Stadium: Old Mill School |
| June 17, 2012 | Philadelphia Fever | 0–0 | Western New York Flash | Sewell, NJ |
| 7:30pm | Stadium: Washington HS |
| June 20, 2012 | Boston Breakers | 4–2 | New England Mutiny | Somerville, MA |
| 7:00pm |
|
WPSL report [dead link] BOS report Report |
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 2,147 |
| June 22, 2012 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | 1–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Millersville, MD |
| 7:00pm | Hnatiuk 23' (pen) |
report | Weissenhofer 46', 77' Chalupny 48' |
Stadium: Old Mill School |
| June 22, 2012 | Western New York Flash | 2–0 | Philadelphia Fever | Rochester, NY |
| 7:30pm | Adriana 27' Klingenberg 49' |
report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
| June 23, 2012 | Boston Breakers | 2–0 | New York Fury | Somerville, MA |
| 6:00pm | Simon 35', 90' |
BOS report Report |
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 2,117 |
| June 24, 2012 | New England Mutiny | 3–3 | Western New York Flash | East Longmeadow, MA |
| 5:00pm | Howarth 4', 45' Andrews 25' |
report | Adriana 8', 77' (pen) Klingenberg 20' |
Stadium: East Longmeadow High School Attendance: 793 |
| June 24, 2012 | Philadelphia Fever | 1–4 | Chicago Red Stars | NJ |
| 7:30pm | Ratcliffe 3' |
report | Sitch 38', 72' Mautz 51'Chalupny 87' |
Stadium: Egg Harbor HS |
| June 28, 2012 | New York Fury | 1–0 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | Hemsptead Village, NY |
| 7:00pm | Lenczyk 38' |
report | Stadium: Hofstra University |
| June 29, 2012 | Philadelphia Fever | 0–1 | FC Indiana | Sewell, NJ |
| 7:30pm | report | Pierre-Louis 15' |
Stadium: Washington HS |
| June 30, 2012 | Boston Breakers | 1–0 | Chicago Red Stars | Somerville, MA |
| 6:00pm | Simon 89' |
BOS report Report |
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 2,092 |
July edit
| July 1, 2012 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | 2–2 | FC Indiana | Millersville, MD |
| 4:00pm | Barger 86' Nairn 90+7' Brennan |
report | Valentine 17' Batard 20' Dolce |
Stadium: Old Mill School |
| July 3, 2012 | New York Fury | 4–0 | New England Mutiny | Hemsptead Village, NY |
| 7:00pm | Long 5' Lenczyk 26' 60'Spencer 40' |
report | Stadium: Hofstra University |
| July 5, 2012 | FC Indiana | 0–2 | Philadelphia Fever | South Bend, IN |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: Invaders Complex |
| July 6, 2012 | Boston Breakers | 3–1 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | Somerville, MA |
| 7:00pm | BOS report Report |
|
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 2,026 |
| July 7, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–0 | Philadelphia Fever | Evanston, IL |
| 6:00pm | Stadium: Lakefront Stadium |
| July 7, 2012 | New England Mutiny | 2–1 | Boston Breakers | East Longmeadow, MA |
| 6:00pm |
|
BOS report Report Report |
|
Stadium: East Longmeadow High School Attendance: 1,031 |
| July 8, 2012 | Western New York Flash | 4–0 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | Rochester, NY |
| 4:00pm | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
| July 11, 2012 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | 3–3 | New England Mutiny | Millersville, MD |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: Old Mill School |
| July 12, 2012 | FC Indiana | 0–5 | Western New York Flash | IN |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: IUPUI Stadium |
| July 14, 2012 | Boston Breakers | 2–0 | Philadelphia Fever | Somerville, MA |
| 6:00pm | BOS report Report |
Stadium: Dilboy Stadium Attendance: 2,541 |
| July 14, 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–2 | Western New York Flash | Lisle, IL |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: Benedictine University |
| July 15, 2012 | Philadelphia Fever | 0–3 | New York Fury | Sewell, NJ |
| 7:30pm | Stadium: Washington HS |
| July 19, 2012 | New England Mutiny | 3–0 | Chicago Red Stars | East Longmeadow, MA |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: East Longmeadow High School |
| July 19, 2012 | New York Fury | 2–0 | FC Indiana | Hemsptead Village, NY |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: Hofstra University |
| July 21, 2012 | New England Mutiny | 1–0 | FC Indiana | MA |
| 7:00pm | Stadium: North Hampton High School |
| July 22, 2012 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | 2–0 | Philadelphia Fever | Millersville, MD |
| 4:00pm | Stadium: Old Mill School |
| July 22, 2012 | Western New York Flash | 0–1 | Boston Breakers | Rochester, NY |
| 4:00pm | BOS report WNY report |
|
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
| July 22, 2012 | New York Fury | 1–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Hemsptead Village, NY |
| 7:00pm |
|
NY report CHI report Report |
|
Stadium: Hofstra University |
Statistical leaders edit
Top scorers edit
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Top assists edit
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Playoffs edit
Semi-finals edit
| July 25, 2012 | Western New York Flash | 2–1 | New York Fury | Rochester, NY |
| 5:00pm | Report Report |
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Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
| July 25, 2012 | Boston Breakers | 1–3 | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, NY |
| 7:00pm |
|
WPSL report BOS report CHI report Report Report |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
Championship edit
| July 28, 2012 | Western New York Flash | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Chicago Red Stars | Rochester, NY |
| 1:00pm |
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WPSL report Report |
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Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium |
| Penalties | ||||
References edit
- ^ "BOSTON BREAKERS IMPROVE TO 4–0 WITH 3–2 WIN OVER WESTERN NEW YORK FLASH". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ a b O'Connell, Brian (June 19, 2012). "Breakers Docked 3 Pts. For Ineligible Player". Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ Kennedy, Paul (June 20, 2012). "Breakers blast 'travesty of justice'". Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ a b "2012 WPSL Elite Statistics". Women's Premier Soccer League. July 28, 2012. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2022.