The 2008 Women's Premier Soccer League season was the 11th season of the WPSL.
Ajax America Women finished the season as national champions, beating Arizona Rush in the WPSL Championship game in Sacramento, California on 3 August 2008.
Changes From 2007
Name Changes
- Lamorinda East Bay Power changed their name to Walnut Creek Power
New Franchises
- Nineteen franchises joined the league this year:
| Team name | Metro area | Location | Previous affiliation |
|---|
| Arizona Rush | | Tucson, AZ | expansion |
| Brevard County Cocoa Expos | | Cocoa, FL | returning from hiatus - previously in W-League |
| Fort Worth FC | | Fort Worth, TX | expansion |
| Lancaster Inferno | | Landisville, PA | expansion |
| Los Angeles Rampage | | Granada Hills, CA | expansion |
| Maine Tide | | Bangor, ME | expansion |
| Millburn Magic | | Millburn, NJ | expansion |
| Monterey Blues | | Monterey, CA | expansion |
| MYSC Lady Blues | | Middleton, WI | expansion |
| Ohio Premier Women's SC | | Dublin, OH | expansion |
| Oklahoma Alliance | | Chickasha, OK | expansion |
| Puerto Rico Capitals | | Caguas, Puerto Rico | expansion |
| Salt Lake City Sparta | | Ogden, UT | expansion |
| San Diego United | | San Diego, CA | expansion |
| South Select | | Houston, TX | expansion |
| Thomasville Dragons | | Thomasville, GA | expansion |
| Tulsa Spirit | | Broken Arrow, OK | expansion |
| Vitesse Dallas | | Duncanville, TX | expansion |
| West Coast FC | | San Juan Capistrano, CA | expansion |
Folding
- Five teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season: FC Indiana—left to join USL W-League Real Shore FC River Cities FC Rush Salt Lake City Tampa Bay Elite
- In addition, four 2007 teams chose to spend the 2008 season on hiatus, with plans to return in 2009: Bay State Select Maryland Pride Massachusetts Stingers Orlando Falcons
Final standings
Purple indicates division title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Pacific Conference
North Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|
| 1 | California Storm | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 45 | 30 |
| 2 | Sonoma County Sol | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 19 |
| 3 | San Francisco Nighthawks | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Walnut Creek Power | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 6 |
| 5 | Sacramento Pride | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 44 | -33 | 6 |
| 6 | Monterey Blues | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 5 |
South Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|
| 1 | West Coast FC | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 | Ajax America Women | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | San Diego United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Rampage | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 13 |
| 5 | San Diego WFC SeaLions | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 13 |
| 6 | Claremont Stars | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | -19 | 2 |
Big Sky Conference
North Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|
| 1 | Utah Spiders | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 27 |
| 2 | Arizona Rush | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 27 |
| 3 | Albuquerque Lady Asylum | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 26 |
| 4 | Denver Diamonds | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 17 |
| 5 | Salt Lake City Sparta | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 27 | -18 | 13 |
| 6 | Colorado Springs United | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 33 | -22 | 10 |
South Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma Alliance | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 2 | Fort Worth FC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 9 |
| 3 | South Select | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 8 |
| 4 | Tulsa Spirit | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 7 |
| 5 | Vitesse Dallas | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 4 |
- Despite winning their division, Oklahoma Alliance did not take part in the WPSL playoffs.
Sunshine Conference
Midwest Conference
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|
| 1 | MYSC Lady Blues | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Ohio Premier Women's SC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 3 | FC St. Louis | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Chicago United Breeze | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 6 |
| 5 | FC Twente3 IL | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 0 |
East Conference
North Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|
| 1 | SoccerPlus Connecticut | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 51 | 36 |
| 2 | New England Mutiny | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 39 | 30 |
| 3 | Boston Aztec Women | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Maine Tide | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 14 |
| 5 | New York Athletic Club | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 44 | -31 | 13 |
| 6 | Adirondack Lynx | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 37 | -20 | 8 |
Mid-Atlantic Division
Playoffs
External links