2006 WPSL season

The 2006 Women's Premier Soccer League season was the 10th season of the WPSL.

Long Island Fury finished the season as national champions.[1]

Changes From 2005

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		Saratoga Springs, NY	expansion
Atlantic City Diablos		Richland, NJ	expansion
Central Delaware SA Future		Dover, DE	expansion
Central Florida Strikers		Sanford, FL	expansion
Colorado Springs Sabers		Colorado Springs, CO	expansion
Denver Diamonds		Centennial, CO	expansion
FC St. Louis		St. Louis, MO	expansion
FC Virginia			expansion
Fort Lauderdale Fusion		Fort Lauderdale, FL	expansion
Long Island Fury		Uniondale, NY	expansion
Memphis Mercury			expansion
Miami Revolution			expansion
Michigan Phoenix			expansion
New York Athletic Club		Pelham, NY	expansion
Northampton Laurels		Allentown, PA	expansion
Orlando Falcons		Kissimmee, FL	expansion
Palm Beach United		West Palm Beach, FL	expansion
Sonoma County Sol		Santa Rosa, CA	expansion
Tampa Bay Elite			expansion
Tennessee Lady Blues		Franklin, TN	expansion

Folding

• Three teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
  • Everton FC America - The Colony, Texas
  • Houston Stars - Houston, Texas
  • Steel City Sparks - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Final standings

Purple indicates division title clinched

West Conference

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Ajax America Women	12	11	1	0	40	8		33
2	San Diego WFC SeaLions	12	10	1	1	31	8		31
3	California Storm	14	10	3	1	47	15		31
4	Sonoma County Sol	19	9	4	1	25	12		28
5	Lamorinda East Bay Power	14	5	9	0	26	28		15
6	San Francisco Nighthawks	14	3	9	2	16	34		11
7	Sacramento Pride	14	1	11	2	10	52		5
8	Las Vegas Tabagators	14	1	12	1	12	40		1

Midwest Conference

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	River Cities FC	10	9	1	2	23	5		25
2	Tennessee Lady Blues	10	7	3	0	24	13		21
3	FC Indiana	10	5	2	3	25	9		18
4	Memphis Mercury	10	3	6	1	15	19		10
5	Michigan Phoenix	10	3	7	0	11	27		9
6	FC St. Louis	10	1	8	1	7	27		3

Southern Conference

South Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Tampa Bay Elite	10	10	0	0	28	5		30
2	Central Florida Strikers	10	6	3	1	22	13		19
3	Palm Beach United	10	4	5	0	12	17		12
4	Orlando Falcons	10	4	5	0	6	17		12
5	Fort Lauderdale Fusion	8	2	6	0	12	16		6
6	Miami Revolution	7	0	7	0	0	9		0

Southwest Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Denver Diamonds	5	4	0	1	10	1		13
2	Colorado Springs Sabers	6	2	4	0	3	12		16
3	Utah Spiders	2	0	2	0	1	4		0

East Conference

North Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Adirondack Lynx	10	7	3	0	22	15		21
2	Long Island Fury	10	6	2	2	30	8		20
3	New England Mutiny	10	6	3	1	24	13		19
4	Massachusetts Stingers	10	5	3	2	16	14		17
5	Bay State Select	10	5	5	0	19	25		15
6	New York Athletic Club	10	4	5	1	13	19		13
7	Boston Aztec Women	10	2	2	6	11	11		12
8	Rhode Island Rays	8	1	7	0	9	25		3

South Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Atlantic City Diablos	10	8	1	1	19	5		25
2	Northampton Laurels	10	6	2	2	17	11		20
3	FC Virginia	10	6	3	1	22	11		19
4	Philadelphia Pirates	10	3	5	2	6	16		11
5	Maryland Pride	9	2	7	0	6	10		6
6	Central Delaware SA Future	9	1	7	1	4	14		4

Playoffs

References

1. Litterer, Dave. "The Year in American Soccer, 2006". www.sover.net. Archived from the original on May 23, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2021.