2012 Women's Premier Soccer League Elite season

Women's Premier Soccer League Elite
Season2012
ChampionsWestern New York Flash
Matches played56
Goals scored164 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorerAdriana Martín (WNY, 14)
Biggest home winCHI 5–0 ASC (June 10)
Biggest away winNEM 1–5 NYF (May 12)
FCI 0–4 BOS (June 1)
Highest scoringNEM 1–5 NYF (May 12)
NEM 4–2 ASC (May 19)
BOS 4–2 NEM (June 20)
WNY 3–3 NEM (June 24)
Highest attendance2,342 (BOS v WNY, 5/26)
Lowest attendance246 (FCI v BOS, 6/1)

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.

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

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
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Locations of teams for the 2012 Women's Premier Soccer League Elite season.

Regular season standings

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:
  1. ^ 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

Home \ Away ASC BOS CHI FCI NEM NYF PHI WNY
ASA Chesapeake Charge 0–3 1–3 2–2 3–3 0–2 2–0 0–2
Boston Breakers 3–1 1–0 4–1 4–2 2–0 2–0 0–1
Chicago Red Stars 5–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–2
FC Indiana 1–1 0–4 0–2 2–3 0–1 0–2 0–5
New England Mutiny 4–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–5 2–1 3–3
New York Fury 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–0 0–0
Philadelphia Fever 2–3 0–1 1–4 0–1 2–2 0–3 0–0
Western New York Flash 4–0 0–1 3–0 4–1 3–1 0–1 2–0
Source: WPSL Elite results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results

Home teams listed first

May

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 Yellow card
Natacha Cajuste Yellow card		 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

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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card
Reynolds Yellow card		 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 68'
Adriana 70'
Davis 74'		 report Alkek Yellow card 12' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
June 14, 2012 FC Indiana 2–3 New England Mutiny South Bend, IN
7:00pm Merone Yellow card
Pierre-Louis 56'
Clark 83' (pen.)		 report Howarth 32' 90'
Mays 51'
Reilly Yellow card 62'
Howarth Yellow card 89'
Dimirdjian Yellow card 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

July 1, 2012 ASA Chesapeake Charge 2–2 FC Indiana Millersville, MD
4:00pm Barger 86'
Nairn 90+7' Yellow card
Brennan Yellow card		 report Valentine 17'
Batard 20' Yellow card
Dolce Yellow card		 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

Playoffs

Semi-finals

July 25, 2012 Western New York Flash 2–1 New York Fury Rochester, NY
5:00pm
Report
Report
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

July 28, 2012 Western New York Flash 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Chicago Red Stars Rochester, NY
1:00pm
WPSL report
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Penalties

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b O'Connell, Brian (June 19, 2012). "Breakers Docked 3 Pts. For Ineligible Player". Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Paul (June 20, 2012). "Breakers blast 'travesty of justice'". Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  4. ^ 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.