2012 Women's Premier Soccer League Elite season

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.

Women's Premier Soccer League Elite
Season2012
ChampionsWestern New York Flash
Matches played45
Goals scored136 (3.02 per match)
Top goalscorerKyah Simon (BOS) 12
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 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
TeamLocationGround2011 season
ASA Chesapeake ChargeSevern, MDArchbishop Spalding High SchoolWPSL Mid-Atlantic, 3rd
Boston BreakersSomerville, MADilboy StadiumWPS, 4th
Chicago Red StarsChicago metropolitan areavariousWPSL Midwest North, 1st
FC IndianaIndianapolis, INCarroll StadiumWPSL Midwest South, 2nd
New England MutinyEast Longmeadow, MAEast Longmeadow High SchoolWPSL Northeast, 4th
New York FuryNew YorkHofstra UniversityWPSL Mid-Atlantic, 1st
Philadelphia FeverPhiladelphia, PAvariousexpansion
Western New York FlashRochester, NYSahlen's StadiumWPS, 1st
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 33 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
Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2012. Source: WPSL Elite 2012 Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

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
Updated to match(es) played on 4 July 2012. 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 Charge0–3Boston BreakersArnold, Maryland
7:30pm Barger report Napoli  1'
Schoepfer  14'
Luscinski  15'		 Stadium: Anne Arundel Community College
Attendance: 400
May 12, 2012 New England Mutiny1–5New York FuryEast 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 Flash4–1FC IndianaRochester, New York
7:00pm Adriana  4'  10'  86'
Heyboer  81'		 report Placide  15' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 1,304
May 18, 2012 Boston Breakers4–1FC IndianaSomerville, Massachusetts
7:00pm Schoepfer  9'
Simon  13'  22'
Butt  57'		 report Libertin  11' Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,312
May 19, 2012 New England Mutiny4–2ASA Chesapeake ChargeEast 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 Flash0–1New York FuryRochester, New York
7:00pm Taylor  54' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
May 20, 2012 Chicago Red Stars2–0FC IndianaRiver Forest, Illinois
3:00pm Sitch  45+'
Fowlkes  89' (pen)		 Jeanne Pierre
Natacha Cajuste 		Stadium: Concordia University
May 20, 2012 Philadelphia Fever2–2New England MutinySewell, New Jersey
7:30pm Jordan  18'
Bouchard  81'		 report Gallegos  42'  65' Stadium: Washington High School
Attendance: 732
May 23, 2012 New York Fury1–2Boston BreakersHemsptead Village, New York
7:00pm Mathias  66' Butt  9'
Schoepfer  19'
Simon  36'		 Stadium: Hofstra University
Attendance: 1,300
May 25, 2012 FC Indiana0–2Chicago Red StarsSouth Bend, Indiana
7:00pm report Fowlkes  6'
Chalupny  64'		 Stadium: Indiana Invaders Soccer Complex
Attendance: 613
May 26, 2012 Boston Breakers0 – 1[a]Western New York FlashSomerville, Massachusetts
6:00pm report Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,342
May 27, 2012 Philadelphia Fever2–3ASA Chesapeake ChargeEgg 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 Fury3–0Philadelphia FeverHemsptead Village, New York
7:00pm Yokers  56'  70'
DiMartino  80'		 report Stadium: Hofstra University

June
June 1, 2012 FC Indiana0–4Boston BreakersIN
7:00pm Libertin
Cajuste
Dolce 		report D'Agostino  30'
Schoepfer  34'  41'
Simon  78'		 Stadium: IUPUI Stadium
Attendance: 246
June 2, 2012 New England Mutiny2–1Philadelphia FeverEast 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 Stars1–0Boston BreakersNaperville, IL
5:00pm Weissenhofer  35' report Stadium: North Central College
June 3, 2012 New York Fury0–0Western New York FlashHemsptead Village, NY
7:00pm report Klingenberg
Reynolds 		Stadium: Hofstra University
June 8, 2012 Chicago Red Stars2–1New York FuryRiver Forest, IL
6:00pm Mautz  26'
Weissenhofer  68'		 report Zimmeck  85' Stadium: Concordia University
June 8, 2012 FC Indiana1–1ASA Chesapeake ChargeIN
7:00pm Bellevue  30' report Suter  75' Stadium: IUPUI Stadium
June 9, 2012 Western New York Flash3–1New England MutinyRochester, NY
7:00pm Frierson  24'
Zerboni  31'
Van Egmond  76'		 report Howarth  81' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 753
June 10, 2012 Chicago Red Stars5–0ASA Chesapeake ChargeNaperville, IL
3:00pm Fowlkes  36'  78'  83'
Chalupny  40'
Goralski  86'		 report Stadium: North Central College
June 10, 2012 FC Indiana0–1New York FurySouth Bend, IN
7::00pm Valentine  55' report Mathias  26' Stadium: Invaders Complex
June 10, 2012 Philadelphia Fever0–1Boston BreakersBirdsboro, PA
7:30pm report Simon  45' Stadium: Daniel Boone HS
June 13, 2012 Western New York Flash3–0Chicago Red StarsRochester, NY
7:00pm Frierson  29'
Davis  68'
Adriana  70'
Davis  74'		 report Alkek  12' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
June 14, 2012 FC Indiana2–3New England MutinySouth 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 Charge0–2Western New York FlashMillersville, MD
2:00pm Adriana  42' 89' (pen) Stadium: Old Mill School
June 16, 2012 Chicago Red Stars4–0New England MutinyEvanston, IL
6:00pm Weissenhofer  35'
Cinalli  68'
Folkes  73'
Chalupny  84'		 report Stadium: Lakefront Stadium
June 17, 2012 ASA Chesapeake Charge0–2New York FuryMillersville, MD
4:00pm report Spencer  38'
Lenczyk  55'		 Stadium: Old Mill School
June 17, 2012 Philadelphia Fever0–0Western New York FlashSewell, NJ
7:30pm Stadium: Washington HS
June 20, 2012 Boston Breakers4–2New England MutinySomerville, MA
7:00pm Simon  41'  45'  66'
Schoepfer  49' (pen)
D'Agostino 		report Houle  12'
Howarth  59'  76'		 Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,147
June 22, 2012 ASA Chesapeake Charge1–3Chicago Red StarsMillersville, MD
7:00pm Hnatiuk  23' (pen) report Weissenhofer  46',  77'
Chalupny  48'		 Stadium: Old Mill School
June 22, 2012 Western New York Flash2–0Philadelphia FeverRochester, NY
7:30pm Adriana  27'
Klingenberg  49'		 report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
June 23, 2012 Boston Breakers2–0New York FurySomerville, MA
6:00pm Simon  35',  90' report Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
June 24, 2012 New England Mutiny3–3Western New York FlashEast 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 Fever1–4Chicago Red StarsNJ
7:30pm Ratcliffe  3' report Sitch  38',  72'
Mautz  51'
Chalupny  87'		 Stadium: Egg Harbor HS
June 28, 2012 New York Fury1–0ASA Chesapeake ChargeHemsptead Village, NY
7:00pm Lenczyk  38' report Stadium: Hofstra University
June 29, 2012 Philadelphia Fever0–1FC IndianaSewell, NJ
7:30pm report Pierre-Louis  15' Stadium: Washington HS
June 30, 2012 Boston Breakers1–0Chicago Red StarsSomerville, MA
6:00pm Simon  89' report Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
Attendance: 2,092

July
July 1, 2012 ASA Chesapeake Charge2–2FC IndianaMillersville, MD
4:00pm Barger  86'
Nairn  90+7'
Brennan 		report Valentine  17'
Batard  20'
Dolce 		Stadium: Old Mill School
July 3, 2012 New York Fury4–0New England MutinyHemsptead Village, NY
7:00pm Long  5'
Lenczyk  26'  60'
Spencer  40'		 report Stadium: Hofstra University
July 5, 2012 FC Indiana0–2Philadelphia FeverSouth Bend, IN
7:00pm Stadium: Invaders Complex
July 6, 2012 Boston Breakers3–1ASA Chesapeake ChargeSomerville, MA
7:00pm Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
July 7, 2012 Chicago Red Stars1–0Philadelphia FeverEvanston, IL
6:00pm Stadium: Lakefront Stadium
July 7, 2012 New England Mutiny2–1Boston BreakersEast Longmeadow, MA
6:00pm Stadium: East Longmeadow High School
July 8, 2012 Western New York Flash4–0ASA Chesapeake ChargeRochester, NY
4:00pm Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
July 11, 2012 ASA Chesapeake Charge3–3New England MutinyMillersville, MD
7:00pm Stadium: Old Mill School
July 12, 2012 FC Indiana0–5Western New York FlashIN
7:00pm Stadium: IUPUI Stadium
July 14, 2012 Boston Breakers2–0Philadelphia FeverSomerville, MA
6:00pm Stadium: Dilboy Stadium
July 14, 2012 Chicago Red Stars1–2Western New York FlashLisle, IL
7:00pm Stadium: Benedictine University
July 15, 2012 Philadelphia Fever0–3New York FurySewell, NJ
7:30pm Stadium: Washington HS
July 19, 2012 New England Mutiny3–0Chicago Red StarsEast Longmeadow, MA
7:00pm Stadium: East Longmeadow High School
July 19, 2012 New York Fury2–0FC IndianaHemsptead Village, NY
7:00pm Stadium: Hofstra University
July 21, 2012 New England Mutiny1–0FC IndianaMA
7:00pm Stadium: North Hampton High School
July 22, 2012 ASA Chesapeake Charge2–0Philadelphia FeverMillersville, MD
4:00pm Stadium: Old Mill School
July 22, 2012 Western New York Flash0–1Boston BreakersRochester, NY
4:00pm Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
July 22, 2012 New York Fury1–1Chicago Red StarsHemsptead Village, NY
7:00pm Stadium: Hofstra University

Statistical leaders

Top scorers
Total Player Team Goals per game
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14 
10 Kyah Simon BOS-2--1-1321
9 Adriana Martin WNY3-[a]--12-12
7 Kate Howarth NEM---112-12-
6 Lauren Fowlkes CHI11--3-1---
Katie Schoepfer BOS111[a]2--1--
5 Lori Chalupny CHI-1--1-111-
Meghan Lenczyk NYF1------1-12
Merritt Mathias NYF3-1---1----
Michele WeissenhoferCHI--11--12--
4 Tiya Gallegos NEM112-------
3 Becca Mays NEM-1-1-1----
Julianne Sitch CHI1-------2-
Jasmyne Spencer NYF1------1--1

Playoffs

Semi-finals
July 25, 2012 Western New York Flash2–1New York FuryRochester, NY
5:00pm Frierson  78'
Heyboer  80'		 Long  8' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
July 25, 2012 Boston Breakers1–3Chicago Red StarsRochester, NY
7:00pm DaCosta  80' Fowlkes  13'
Chalupny  46'
Masar  66'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium

Championship
July 28, 2012 Western New York Flash1 – 1
(a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Chicago Red StarsRochester, NY
1:00pm Pressley  90+4' Report Ellenwood  41' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Penalties
Adriana
Reynolds
Zerboni
Van Egmond
Salem 		Fowlkes
Sitch
Forbes
Wenino

Notes
  • a The Boston Breakers forfeited the May 26th 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 18th ruling,[2] Breakers forward Katie Shoepfer was leading the league in scoring with 8 goals. However, her 3 goals at the May 26th match were all forfeited, as were goals by Flash players Adriana Martin and Angela Salem.
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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. 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.
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