![]() ![]() Formed by a combination of W-League and exWPSL teams who had their own vision for how a league should be run, they have grown quickly to 45 clubs in 6 conferences all across the country, with a new West conference made up of two Southern California teams, a team in Utah, and interestingly, two Canadian teams. In 2015, the USL’s first go at a women’s league, the W-League, folded for no known reason and in the vacuum, UWS emerged. The WPSL has been in the game of WoSo longer than any other league in the US and if they aspire for division 2 professional soccer, they have the most foundation and expertise in achieving it. However, after the NWSL was established in 2013, teams such as the Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, and Western New York Flash, to name a few, left and the WPSLE folded. In 2012, after the WPS folded, the WPSL founded the WPSL Elite for teams-that were searching for a more competitive schedule. Sources tell Protagonist Soccer that the WPSL is considering all options for a professional league of their own, but what that professional league could look like-and if they may partner with another org to achieve that end-remains to be seen. Most U-21 teams are operated by existing WPSL teams, with 16-20 additional teams expected to join in 2022 and acts as an academy/development/reserves league for most organizations. WPSL U-21 began operating in 2021 in all 4 regions, with teams in 6 conferences. It operates in 4 regions with 17 conferences and 13 divisions. The WPSL’s main tier is made up of 135 active teams, give or take, with more expected before 2022. Teams: 135 active teams, give or take, with expansion teams planned for 2022 To assist readers in understanding what leagues currently are operating, and what leagues are soon to join, we thought we’d devise a cheat sheet, which we’ll update as new information emerges in the future. Currently, we only cover the UWS and WPSL and their various subsidiaries, but with the women’s soccer landscape growing as early as next season, so too will our coverage here at Protagonist Soccer as we move to expand coverage. You can check out the All-Stars in their game on Wednesday as they matchup against the Connecticut Sun.Ĭopyright 2022 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.With recent news that Protagonist Soccer would be expanding coverage to the USL2 in 2022, we thought it would also be pertinent to reconsider what women’s leagues to cover going forward as well. She is the second-highest scorer on the team, behind Copper, averaging 13 points per game shooting almost 56 percent from the field. This year, her first with the Sky, Meesseman leads the team in steals, averaging 1 per game. In 2019, she went on to become the first All-Star reserve player to be named a WNBA Finals MVP. Their teammate, Meesseman, will make her second career All-Star appearance. ![]() ![]() Vandersloot was also honored as the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the seventh time in her career. She has led the WNBA in Assists for the past five seasons, currently holding the second-place spot in the league this season at 6 per game. Her teammate, veteran guard Courtney Vandersloot will appear in her fourth All-Star Game. She was also named the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week this season for the first time in her career. She was named the 2021 WNBA Finals MVP and currently leads the Sky in scoring, averaging 14 points per game, shooting over 40 percent from the field and over 35 percent from three-point range. Kahleah Copper, Courtney Vandersloot and Emma Meesseman will represent the Chicago Sky in the 2022 WNBA All-Star Game as reserves, according to a league press release.Ĭopper is named an All-Star for the second year in a row and in 2021, she started in all 32 games with the Sky.
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