The Women’s Premier Soccer League rolled out its full 2024 schedule today. East Region play opens this year this year on Sunday, May 12. The 2024 Central Region schedule features 153 regular season matches between May 12 and July 6, with 35 returning and eight teams competing for the conference title.
Format
Champions of the Metropolitan and Northeastern conferences are determined by regular season record.
Division winners of the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic conferences play Saturday, July 6 to determine conference champions.
Conference championship games are hosted by the winners of the Great River and Commonwealth divisions.
The Metropolitan Conference winner will host the East Region Playoffs on July 13-14, with the champion moving on to the WPSL Championship on July 20-21 in Stillwater, Okla.
View the full Central Region Schedule Here – wpslsoccer.com/wpsl-schedule
Greal Lakes Conference
Great River DivisionAmbassadors ClevelandBeadling Soccer Club (Pittsburgh, Pa.)Columbus Eagles FC*Corktown FC (Detroit, Mich.)*Greater Toledo Futbol Club*Expansion club for 2024
Format
Balanced eight-game home and away schedule.
Regular season winner hosts Lake Erie Division winner to determine conference champion Saturday, July 6.
Preview
Beadling Soccer Club kicks off divisional play against newcomer Corktown FC Saturday, May 18. Celebrating their tenth year in the WPSL, the Columbus Eagles FC and Ambassadors Cleveland both open their 2024 campaigns against the Corktown FC expansion on Sunday, May 19 and Friday, May 24 respectively.
Greater Toledo Futbol Club plays its debut WPSL match on the road at Beadling Soccer Club on Saturday, May 25, before opening at home against Corktown FC Saturday, June 1.
Lake Erie Division*BC United (Vestal, N.Y.)Cleveland AmbassadorsErie FC*Niagara 1812 (Buffalo, N.Y.)RNY FC (Rochester, N.Y.)*Expansion club for 2024
Format
Balanced eight-game home and away schedule.
Regular season winner plays Great River winner to determine conference champion.
Great River Division winner hosts conference championship match Saturday, July 6.
Preview
RNY FC hosts expansion side Niagara 1812 to open Lake Erie Division play Friday, May 12. Erie FC also open its season against RNY FC Friday, May 19.
BC United kick off its inaugural WPSL campaign playing Cleveland Ambassadors in back-to-back games, on the road Sunday, May 26 and in the club’s home opener Sunday, June 2.
Metropolitan Conference
Brooklyn City F.C.Downtown United Soccer Club (New York, N.Y.)New York Athletic Club (New York, N.Y.)New York Dutch Lions FC. (Long Island, N.Y.)NJ Wizards SC (Cedar Grove, N.J.)STA (Morris, N.J.)SUSA FC (Central Islip, N.Y.)
Format
Unbalanced eight-game schedule.
Regular season winner hosts East Region playoffs June 13-14.
Preview
The Metropolitan Conference is the only conference in the East Region without an expansion team for the 2024 season.
Conference play opens Saturday, June 1 with STA hosting New York Dutch Lions FC and SUSA FC hosting Brooklyn City FC. The NJ Wizards SC open the season at home versus the New York Athletic Club on Saturday, June 8.
Reigning conference champions, Downtown United SC, have yet to record a loss during the regular season in the club’s four seasons in the league finishing the 2023 season ranked 13th in the National Power Rankings and fourth in the region. DUSC opens its 2024 campaign at home versus STA on Sunday, June 9.
Mid-Atlantic Conference
Colonial DivisionDelaware Ospreys (Wilmington, Del.)Fever SC (Philadelphia, Pa.)Penn Fusion SA (Philadelphia, Pa.)Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals – LibertySJEB FC (Philadelphia, Pa.)*West-Mont United (Philadelphia, Pa.)Real Central NJ (Trenton, N.J.)*Expansion club for 2024
Format
Unbalanced 10-game schedule.
Regular season winner faces Commonwealth Division winner to determine conference champion.
Commonwealth Division winner hosts Mid-Atlantic Conference Championship match June 6.
Preview
Colonial Division play kicks off Saturday, May 18 when Penn Fusion hosts SJEB FC. Expansion side, West-Mont United kicks off its inaugural campaign at Real Central NJ on Sunday, May 19.
With one of the most enduring histories in U.S. soccer, Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals – Liberty begins its second season competing in the WPSL Thursday, May 30 on the road at Real Central NJ. Fever SC opens its 2023 schedule on the road at Penn Fusion SA on May 29.
Two Colonial Division clubs finished 2023 in the National Power Rankings top 20: Penn Fusion SA finished the season ranked 16th going 7-2-0 on the season, and division winners SJEB FC finished ranked 12th in the league, going 8-0-1 on the season.
Commonwealth DivisionHershey FC*Keystone FC (Harrisburg, P.A.)HEX FC Tempest (Allentown, P.A.)*LVU Rush (Allentown, P.A.)PA Classics (Harrisburg, P.A.)Reading United A.C.*Expansion club for 2024
Format
Unbalanced 10-game schedule.
Regular season winner hosts Colonial Division winner to determine conference champion June 6.
Preview
Expansion side Keystone FC open Commonwealth Division play Saturday, May 18 hosting reigning division champion, PA Classic. PA Classics finished the 2023 8-1-1 in division play, ranked 20th in the National Power Rankings.
Hershey FC and Reading United A.C. open their 2024 campaigns Monday, May 20. Expansion side LVU Rosh gets its feet wet at Reading United A.C. Friday, May 24, while HEX FC Tempest open division play Thursday, May 30 hosting fellow expansion side, LVU Rush.
Northeastern Conference
Clarkstown Soccer Club (Bardonia, N.Y.)Force FC New York (Warwick, N.Y.)*Merrimack Valley Hawks FC (Lowell, Mass.)New York Shockers (Colonie, N.Y.)Rhode Island Rogues (Bristol, R.I.)*Expansion club for 2024
Format
Balanced eight-game home and away schedule.
Regular season winner advances to East Region Playoff hosted by Metropolitan Conference winner June 13-14.
Preview
Northeastern Conference action kicks off Saturday, May 18 when New York Shockers travel to Rhone Island Rogues. Force FC New York and 2023 conference champions Clarkstown Soccer Club kick off their seasons Wednesday, May 22.
Clarkson Soccer Club finished 2023 8-0-2, ranked second in the East Region and eight in the National Power Rankings.
The conference’s lone expansion side, Merrimack Valley Hawks FC open WPSL play Saturday, May 25 on the road at Rhode Island Rogues.
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