Name Changes

• Boston-North Aztecs changed their name to Boston Aztec Women
• Elk Grove Pride changed their name to Sacramento Pride
• St. Louis Archers changed their name to River Cities FC

New Franchises

• Twenty franchises joined the league this year:

  Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
  Adirondack Lynx Adirondack Lynx Adirondack Lynx is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2005. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the North Division of the East Conference....		Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Springs, New York Saratoga Springs, also known as simply Saratoga, is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 26,586 at the 2010 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area. While the word "Saratoga" is known to be a corruption of a Native American name, ...	expansion
  Atlantic City Diablos Atlantic City Diablos (WPSL) The Atlantic City Diablos are an American professional soccer team based in Richland, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 2007, the team plays in Women's Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.The Diablos' home is the St...		Richland, NJ Richland, New Jersey Richland is an unincorporated area within Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08350....	expansion
  Central Delaware SA Future Central Delaware SA Future The Central Delaware SA Future is a North American professional soccer team based in Dover, Delaware, United States. Founded in 2005, the team plays in Women's Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.Central Delaware SA Future's home is...		Dover, DE Dover, Delaware The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...	expansion
  Central Florida Strikers		Sanford, FL Sanford, Florida Sanford is a city in, and the county seat of, Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 38,291 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 50,998...	expansion
  Colorado Springs Sabers		Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...	expansion
  Denver Diamonds Denver Diamonds Denver Diamonds is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2005. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the North Division of the Big Sky Conference....		Centennial, CO Centennial, Colorado The city of Centennial is a Home Rule City located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States, and part of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area. The city was to have a total population of 100,377 in 2010 census. Centennial is the tenth-most populous municipality in the state of Colorado and its...	expansion
  FC St. Louis FC St. Louis FC St. Louis is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2006. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Midwest Conference....		St. Louis, MO St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...	expansion
  FC Virginia			expansion
  Fort Lauderdale Fusion		Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...	expansion
  Long Island Fury Long Island Fury Long Island Fury is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2005. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Mid-Atlantic Division of the East Conference.The team plays its home games at the...		Uniondale, NY Uniondale, New York Uniondale is a hamlet as well as a suburb of New York City in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island, in the Town of Hempstead. The population was 24,759 at the 2010 United States Census.-Geography:...	expansion
  Memphis Mercury Memphis Mercury Memphis Mercury was an American women's soccer team, founded in 2005. The team was a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada, until 2006, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.The team played its home...			expansion
  Miami Revolution Miami Revolution Miami Revolution was an American women's soccer team, founded in 2005. The team was a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada, until 2006, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.The team played its home...			expansion
  Michigan Phoenix Michigan Phoenix Michigan Phoenix was an American women's soccer team, founded in 2005. The team was a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada, until 2006, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.-Year-by-year:Michigan...			expansion
  New York Athletic Club New York Athletic Club (WPSL) New York Athletic Club is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2005. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the North Division of the East Conference.The team plays its home games at the...		Pelham, NY Pelham, New York Pelham, New York is the name of two locations in Westchester County, New York:*Pelham , New York, the Town of Pelham*Pelham Manor , New York, the Village of Pelham Manor*Pelham , New York, the Village of Pelham...	expansion
  Northampton Laurels Northampton Laurels The Northampton Laurels FC was an American professional soccer team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2005, the team played in Women's Premier Soccer League . The team folded after the 2008 season....		Allentown, PA Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...	expansion
  Orlando Falcons Orlando Falcons Orlando Falcons were an American women's soccer team based in Kissimmee, Florida, in the Greater Orlando area. The team was founded in 2005. The Falcons were a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the...		Kissimmee, FL Kissimmee, Florida Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,682. It is the county seat of Osceola County...	expansion
  Palm Beach United Palm Beach United Palm Beach United is an American women's soccer team based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Founded in 2005, they are currently members of the Women's Premier Soccer League , at the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada....		West Palm Beach, FL West Palm Beach, Florida West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...	expansion
  Sonoma County Sol Sonoma County Sol (WPSL) Sonoma County Sol was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2005. The team was a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played in the North Division of the Pacific Conference...		Santa Rosa, CA Santa Rosa, California Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...	expansion
  Tampa Bay Elite Tampa Bay Elite Tampa Bay Elite was an American women's soccer team, founded in 2005. The team was a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada, until 2007, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.-Year-by-year:-Honors:* WPSL...			expansion
  Tennessee Lady Blues Tennessee Lady Blues Tennessee Lady Blues was an American women's soccer team, founded in 2005. The team was a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada, until 2006, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.The team played its...		Franklin, TN Franklin, Tennessee Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...	expansion

Folding

• Three teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
  • Everton FC America - The Colony, Texas
    The Colony, Texas
    The city is bordered on the west by Lewisville Lake and Lewisville, Texas, on the north and east by Frisco, Texas and on the south by Carrollton, Texas and Plano, Texas...
    
    
  • Houston Stars
    Houston Stars (WPSL)
    Houston Stars was an American women's soccer team, founded in XXXX. The team was a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada, until 2005, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.The team played its home games...
    
     - Houston, Texas
    Houston, Texas
    Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
    
    
  • Steel City Sparks
    Steel City Sparks
    The Steel City Sparks was an American women's soccer team, founded in 2003. The team was a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada, until 2005, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.The team played its...
    
     - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
    
    

West Conference

Midwest Conference

South Division

Southwest Division

North Division

South Division