The Town FC is an American professional soccer team that is located in Moraga, California . It is the reserve team of San Jose Earthquakes and participates in MLS Next Pro .
14-728: The Maryland Pride was an WPSL club based in Howard County, Maryland . The team changed ownership in mid-season 2007 when the Thunder Soccer Club in Columbia, Maryland took over the team. The club was originally named the Lady Bays and began play in 1994 when the United Soccer Leagues (USL) organized a pilot season to test the demand for a national women's soccer league. The Lady Bays advanced to
28-615: 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
42-454: 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
56-422: 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
70-610: 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
84-699: Is divided into four regions - West, Central, South, and East. Each region is divided into conferences, with the West Region having four conferences, one of which has two divisions, the Central Region having four conferences, two of which has two divisions, the South Region having four conferences, one of which has two divisions, and the East Region having four conferences, one of which has two divisions,. The Town FC On December 6, 2021,
98-843: 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
112-518: 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
126-500: 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
140-518: 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
154-620: The San Jose Earthquakes were named as one of 21 clubs that would field a team in the new MLS Next Pro league beginning in the 2022 season. On March 11, 2024, the Earthquakes announced that "commercial operations" of their MLS Next Pro team would be taken over by the East Bay -based The Town Group. Earthquakes II was subsequently renamed The Town FC, with the majority of home matches to be played at Saint Mary's Stadium on
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#1732798345832168-530: 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
182-499: The first unofficial national tournament, where they were eliminated by Sacramento, California, the eventual 1994 champion. In 1996, playing as the Pride, the team set a goal of winning the national title. After compiling an 8–1 regular-season record, the Pride rolled to the national title by defeating three opponents by a combined score of 9–0 at the 1996 national championship tournament. Maryland finished an undefeated season in 2001 and won
196-420: The regular season championship. The Pride have advanced to national playoffs seven times in their 16 years of operation. On January 18, 2011, the team announced that they would not play in 2011 and has been discontinued. This article about a soccer club from Maryland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Women%27s Premier Soccer League The Women's Premier Soccer League ( WPSL )
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