November 6, 2026
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OKLAHOMA CITY (November 6, 2026) — Growth in the Women’s Premier Soccer League continues with the addition of San Diego County-based Saints Soccer, which will join the highly competitive Southern California market for 2027 season.
“For nearly three decades, the WPSL has provided an elite playing platform for female soccer players to play at a high level and advance their careers,” Scott Alexander, Saints Soccer executive director, said. “Saints Soccer is honored to be joining the WPSL, providing prestigious playing opportunities for the top female players in San Diego County.”
Established in 2025, Saints Soccer began as a grassroots program for youth players offering camps, clinics, small group training sessions, and youth competitive teams. Growth within the community has enabled Saints Soccer to launch a women’s program, which will make its debut in the 2027 WPSL season. The establishment of its women’s first team will further the club’s mission of elevating women’s soccer in San Diego County by providing an elite competitive platform for local female athletes to advance their careers at local, regional, and national levels.
Saints Soccer will parlay its position in the WPSL to further the club’s investment in the community by heading camps, clinics, and donation drives for local organizations, with the goal of providing a framework that connects the club’s first team players with the female youth soccer community through grassroots initiatives including seasonal programs, camps, and clinics.
“Our entry into the WPSL will provide a platform to connect with our grassroots players, enhancing female youth soccer throughout San Diego County,” Alexander said.
As founder and executive director, Alexander brings more than two decades of playing and coaching experience across elite youth, collegiate levels, and in the WPSL with the Diablo Valley Wolves in 2021. Technical and front office positions will be announced in the upcoming months.
The 29th WPSL season runs from mid-May through mid-July. The league’s official national alignment will be announced at the WPSL Annual General Meeting at the beginning of the new year. The full 2027 WPSL schedule will be announced in March.
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About the Women’s Premier Soccer League
With more than 180 teams competing across two divisions in 2026, the Women’s Premier Soccer League stands as the largest women’s soccer league in the world and is the longest continuously running women’s soccer league in North America, crowning Kansas City Current II as its 28th league champion in July. Launched with eight teams in Northern California in 1998, the WPSL’s two divisions now span 150 cities in 38 states, from the Pacific Northwest to South Florida, New England to Southern California. Some of the games most iconic players honed their talents in the WPSL including Brandi Chastain, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Rose Lavelle, and Catarina Macario. In 2026, more than 125 WPSL alumnae played professionally in leagues across the globe, dominated rosters in the 2025 NCAA Division I College Cup, and MAC Hermann Trophy balloting. The WPSL is one of the leading pillars in women’s soccer in the United States and remains committed to its mission of advancing the game through long-term impact and its affiliations with the United States Soccer Federation and Tier 1 League sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association.
