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27-602: The Aces' 2012 season was largely unimpressive, earning just 11 points from 12 games and finishing 7th out of 11 teams in the Big Sky – South division. In 2013, the Aces were part of a group of seven teams slated to play in the second season of the WPSL Elite , which was to be a set of games played in addition to regular WPSL games (unlike the 2012 WPSL Elite that was truly its own league), but organization ultimately fell through. The Aces won

54-602: A change to the WPSL U21 program, evolving it to the WPSL Division II, which provides a pathway for higher developmental opportunities. The new division is set to launch in 2025, with an emphasis on competition and standards through a fully connected developmental program. On February 8, 2023, WPSL announced plans to create a Division III professional league named WPSL PRO . The league plans to start in 2025 with ten teams. In August 2023, five teams signed letters of intent to join

81-523: A far change from their 2012 season. They followed these Open Cup and regular seasons successes with a deep run into the 2013 WPSL Playoffs, falling just short of the title in a 1–2 loss to the San Diego WFC SeaLions . During that time, it was reported that the Aces have ambitions to join the National Women's Soccer League , potentially as early as 2014. However, during the 2013-2014 off-season,

108-450: A group led by Gina Prodan Kelly to bring a club to Northeast Ohio. WPSL Pro reached the milestone of their 10th LOI from Soda City FC from Columbia, South Carolina , in August 2024. In September 2024, WPSL Pro announced their 11th and 12th LOIs, the first from Wichita, Kansas , and the second Indios Denver FC from Denver, Colorado . On April 2, 2024, WPSL announced they had partnered with

135-422: A letter of intent was AC Houston Sur for the 2025 season. On February 22, 2024, the league announced the first team signing a letter of intent for the 2026 season was Dakota Fusion FC . To celebrate Women's History Month, WPSL Pro revealed it's temporary branding and new website. The league confirmed they would reveal their official branding later in the year. In July 2024, WPSL Pro announced their ninth LOI from

162-606: A tiered WPSL. RSL and Houston would join the newly formed United Women's Soccer before the beginning of its inaugural 2016 season, joining former WPSLE member the Mutiny in the new league. FC Indiana similarly joined UWS the following year. The Elite League featured a standard home-and-away double round robin format, with a separate postseason from the regular WPSL playoffs. The Elite League's playoffs involved four teams in two-leg aggregate series. Women%27s Premier Soccer League The Women's Premier Soccer League ( WPSL )

189-590: Is an amateur women's soccer league in the United States. The WPSL is the longest-running active women's soccer league as it enters its 25th season in 2023. The WPSL is also the largest women's soccer league in the United States, North America and the world with 130 active teams as of 2023. The WPSL started as the Western Division of the W-League , before breaking away to form its own league in 1998. The league

216-803: Is sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association , an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). WPSL teams feature collegiate and post-collegiate players, who currently or previously played across all divisions of the NCAA , NAIA , and NJCAA . Former players of the WPSL have taken their playing careers to the next level by signing professional in the NWSL and top leagues overseas. WPSL Alumnae have also reached international status by making international rosters seen in

243-466: The 2013 National Women's Open , defeating all three other teams by a combined scoreline of 8-1; their academy team also qualified for the 2013 National Women's U23 competition, but failed to qualify for the final with a 1–2 record and a combined score of 4–8. This was accomplished as part of a 2013 season so far undefeated in all competitions, winning sixteen straight games from friendlies in May through mid-July -

270-507: The FIFA Women's World Cup and the Olympics . Notable alumnae include Brandi Chastain , Kristine Lilly , Heather Mitts , Julie Foudy , Shannon Boxx , Alex Morgan and Leslie Osborne . The Jerry Zanelli Cup is awarded to the champion of each WPSL season. When Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) suspended play in 2012, WPSL moved forward with its ambitions toward professionalism and created

297-683: The Houston Dynamo applied for an expansion slot to create the Houston Dash , effectively closing the door for the Aces. For the 2014 season, the Aces officially took control of the Houston South Select , renaming the team as the Aces South Select Academy. Despite this growth and their success last season, the Aces struggled through 2014, dropping points in preseason and in Big Sky conference play, as well as finishing runners-up in

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324-544: The Lancaster Inferno Rush in the championship finals with a 1-0 victory in extra time. In 2019, the Aces captured their second straight Southwest Conference Championship as they capped off their second consecutive undefeated season outscoring their opponents 30-3 in 6 wins. Their defending champions has ended after they lost to LA Galaxy OC 4-1 at the 2019 UWS Playoffs. In 2020, the Aces had returned to WPSL after they having played 4 seasons from UWS, most recently,

351-714: The San Diego WFC SeaLions , the Los Angeles Vikings , the California Storm , the Bay Area Breeze , and an unnamed team from Seattle - were reportedly committed to joining. Three other cities - Phoenix, Dallas, and Houston - had also voiced interest in joining WPSLE. The Boston Breakers , Chicago Red Stars and Western New York Flash joined the NWSL for the 2013 season. Also, the New England Mutiny , New York Fury , and Philadelphia Fever opted to return to

378-526: The San Francisco Nighthawks , which was hosted and won by RSL. No official qualification to the match was ever announced, and the match score was not published on the WPSL site for weeks. Further talk of officially reviving the WPSL Elite has continued in the wake of the folding of the W-League in the fall of 2015, though signs point to both Zanelli and a majority of WPSL teams against the idea of

405-507: The USASA Amateur Championships and finishing a distant fourth in their Open Cup title defense . Still, despite these struggles, they had another deep run in the WPSL playoff, once again making it to the final before losing by one goal to Beach Futbol Club (also from WPSL's Pac-South division). In 2015, the Aces finished in 3rd place in Big Sky – South Division with 10 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses. Then they did not qualify for

432-492: The WPSL Elite League . The Elite League was a pro-am league, with at least four fully professional teams, including three former WPS teams. The Elite league operated for just the 2012 season, disbanding in 2013 with the formation of the NWSL, which the three former WPS teams joined. In 2021, the WPSL announced its second division, WPSL U21, which is scheduled to begin play in mid-2021. In September 2024, WPSL announced

459-461: The 2018 United Women’s Soccer championship. Their 2020 upcoming WPSL season has been cancelled due COVID-19 pandemic right after returning to the league. In 2021, the Aces has finished in 2nd place in Red River - South Division with 5 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses. In 2022, the Aces finished in 2nd place in Red River - South Division with 6 wins, 1 draw, and 3 losses. However they didn't qualify to get

486-599: The Houston Aces even had these games on the schedule page of their website. However, organization apparently fell through, and the WPSL-Elite was ultimately disbanded. Of the six teams, two (Indiana and Jersey) did not rejoin WPSL for the 2013 season . The other four all won their respective divisions and made it to their regions' respective finals (as did the New England Mutiny). There were unfulfilled plans to revive

513-509: The Michigan Super League to provide support to the development of underrepresented leagues. The WPSL will partner with the United States Adult Soccer Association to provide support to these leagues. The Michigan Super League will consist of five teams for the 2024 season. As of July 21, 2024 . As of November 28, 2023 . As of November 28, 2023 . As of November 28, 2023 . The league

540-488: The WPSL Elite for the 2014 season. Before the 2015 WPSL season , the Real Salt Lake Women advertised that they would be participating in a 12-team WPSL Elite with 10 regular season games per team. Like the suggested WPSL Elite season suggested by the Houston Aces in 2013, though, the season did not appear to materialize. However, after the regular WPSL playoffs, a WPSL Elite Final was played between RSL Women and

567-520: The WPSL Pro. SouthStar FC, Sioux Falls City FC, Oklahoma City FC (WPSL) , Austin Rise FC , and The Town FC will be five of the first ten teams to join WPSL Pro. On February 6, 2024, the league announced the sixth team will be Georgia Impact FC. The league needs six teams to conform with US Soccer Division III Professional League Standards On February 20, 2024, the league announced the seventh team signing

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594-707: The WPSL. Originally, it was leaked that five teams were slated to join the ASA Chesapeake Charge and FC Indiana in the 2013 of WPSL Elite. Later, the WPSL Elite website revealed six teams - the Charge, FC Indiana, the California Storm, the Houston Aces , Jersey Sky Blues , and the San Diego SeaLions - would take place in the "WPSL Elite League Cup", a series of games played in addition to regular WPSL games;

621-490: The northeast and midwest regions of the United States. Six of the eight teams were considered fully professional though the actual status of several teams has been disputed. Western WPSL teams were expected to join the Elite League starting in 2013. Before the announcement of the formation of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), a Western conference of the league was planned to begin competition in 2013. Five teams -

648-521: The playoffs again. Before the season began in 2018, the Aces were added an expansion team HAR FC and placed the newly formed Southwest Conference. In 2018, the Aces went undefeated in the season with 8 straight wins and won the Southwest Conference clinching the 2018 UWS playoffs for the first time since they moved to the league in 2016, making their third overall playoff appearance. The Aces succeeded to win their first UWS title after defeating

675-583: The playoffs during their final season. In early February 2016, the Aces moved to United Women's Soccer after having played 4 seasons in WPSL . In 2016, the Aces finished in 3rd place in Western Conference with 4 wins, 1 draw, and 3 losses. They failed to make the UWS championship for their first time. In 2017, the Aces finished in 4th place in Western Conference with 3 wins, 0 draws, and 5 losses. They failed to make

702-456: The spot for the season playoffs. The Aces finished in 2nd place in Texas Triangle with 6 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses, they were unable to make it to the playoffs throughout the 2023 season for the second consecutive year. League Championships Division Championships Women's Cup Women%27s Premier Soccer League Elite The Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL Elite)

729-552: Was a women's semi-professional soccer league created by the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) to support the sport in the United States, both from continued interest by WPSL teams in professionalism and as a response to the suspension (and ultimate demise ) of the WPS . For the 2012 season, the league featured former WPS teams, Boston Breakers , Chicago Red Stars , and Western New York Flash , in addition to many WPSL teams primarily located in

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