January 31, 2026
P R E S S R E L E A S E
FRISCO, TEXAS (January 30, 2026) — The Women’s Premier Soccer League announced the alignment for its 28th season of play at its Annual General Meeting at Toyota Stadium Friday Night.
2026 WPSL Season:
The full slate of 2026 WPSL matches will be announced mid-March, with the season to kick off in May.
The Central Region saw considerable change from the 2025 season with the addition of the Lake Shore Conference featuring teams from the Chicago and Milwaukee areas. The Lake Shore Conference replaces the Mountain Conference, which returns to the West Region. Thirty teams make up the Central Region for 2026, including the 2025 Central Region champions, St. Croix Legacy. The Central Region welcomed Texas Lone Star FC, which will compete in the Lone Star Conference, as the region’s lone expansion side for 2026. The Northen Conference will host the 2026 Central Region playoffs.
Bavarian United SC - Milwaukee, Wis.
Chicago House AC - Chicago, Ill.
Chicago KICS Football Club - Chicago, Ill.
FC Milwaukee Torrent - Milwaukee, Wis.
Green Bay Glory - Green Bay, Wis.
Milwaukee City A.F.C. - Milwaukee, Wis.
Austin Rise FC - Austin, Texas
FC Dallas Women - Dallas, Texas
Fort Worth Vaqueras FC - Fort Worth, Texas
SouthStar FC - Dallas, Texas
Texas Lone Star SC - Dallas, Texas [Expansion]
FC Pride - Indianapolis, Ind.
Junction FC – Urbana, Ill.
Lou Fusz Athletic – St. Louis, Mo.
Missouri Reign – Columbia, Mo.
Missouri Rush – St. Charles, Mo.
FC Wichita – Wichita, Kan.
KC Current II – Kansas City, Mo.
Oklahoma City FC - Oklahoma City, Okla.
Side FC - Tulsa, Okla.
Sunflower State FC - Kansas City, Kan.
Union KC - Kansas City, Kan.
Joy AC - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.
Manitou F.C. - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.
Mankato United Soccer Club - Mankato, Minn.
Minnesota Dutch Lions FC - Rochester, Minn.
Minnesota Thunder - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.
MN Bliss FC - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.
Salvo SC - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.
St. Croix Legacy - St. Croix, Minn.
Defending Northeast Conference, East Region, and WPSL Champions Sporting CT return for its second WPSL season as it looks to remain atop the expanded East Region. Six new clubs: Michigan Rangers FC, Kensington Soccer Club, Love City SA, CT Rush, Inter Connecticut FC, and Vale SC are among the 41 teams vying for the East Region crown and a berth in the 2026 WPSL Championships in July. The Mid-Atlantic Conference will host the 2026 East Region Playoffs.
Columbus Eagles FC - Columbus, Ohio
Corktown WFC - Detroit, Mich.
FC Dayton - Dayton, Ohio
Greater Toledo Futbol Club - Toledo, Ohio
Michigan Rangers FC - Grand Rapids, Mich. [Expansion]
Beadling Soccer Club - Pittsburgh, Pa.
Erie FC - Erie, Pa.
Internationals SC - Cleveland, Ohio
Niagara 1812 - Buffalo, N.Y.
Rochester NY - Rochester N.Y.
Brooklyn City FC - New York, N.Y.
Clarkstown Soccer Club - New York, N.Y.
Force FC New York - New York, N.Y.
New York Athletic Club - New York, N.Y.
New York Durch Lions FC - Newark, N.J.
STA – Newark, N.J.
SUSA FC - Long Island, New York
Delaware Ospreys - Wilmington, Del.
FC Monmouth - Monmouth City, N.J.
Fever SC - Philadelphia, Pa.
Kensington Soccer Club - Philadelphia, Pa. [Expansion]
Love City SA - Philadelphia, Pa. [Expansion]
Penn Fusion SA - Philadelphia, Pa.
Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals - Philadelphia, Pa.
Real Central NJ - Trenton, N.J.
SJEB FC - Philadelphia, Pa.
Hershey FC - Hershey, Pa.
HEX FC Tempest - Allentown, Pa.
Keystone FC - Harrisburg, Pa.
LVU Rush - Allentown, Pa.
Pennsylvania Classics - Harrisburg, Pa.
Reading United A.C. - Reading, Pa.
West-Mont United - Philadelphia, Pa.
Albany Rush - Albany, N.Y.
CT Rush - New Haven, Conn. [Expansion]
Inter Connecticut FC - Bridgeport, Conn. [Expansion]
Merrimack Valley Hawks FC - Boston, Mass.
RI Rogues FC - Providence, R.I.
Sporting CT - Hartford, Conn.
Vale SC - Hartford, Conn. [Expansion]
Vermont Wild FC - Manchester, Vt.
A reconfigured conference line-up will shake things up in the 32-team South Region in 2026. Florida-based teams from last-year’s Sunshine Conference join the Gulf Coast Conference while clubs from the Mississippi Delta area move into a conference of their own. WPSL Championships semifinalists, Chattanooga FC return to defend its South Region crown, along with 2025 conference winners DECATUR FC and LA Crewe Rush. Joining the region for inaugural WPSL seasons are District Elite FC, Valdosta FC, Little Rock Rangers SC, while returning clubs NCFC and Arlington Soccer will join Pensacola FC in fielding multiple teams. The Southeast Conference will host the 2026 South Region Playoffs.
Carolina FC - Raleigh, N.C.
NCFC Grey - Raleigh, N.C.
NCFC Navy - Raleigh N.C. [Expansion]
Soda City FC - Columbia, S.C.
WFC of Charlotte - Charlotte, N.C.
Alexandria Reds - Alexandria, Va.
Arlington Soccer - Arlington, Va.
Arlington Soccer U21s - Arlington, Va. [Expansion]
District Elite FC – Washington D.C. [Expansion]
Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC – Fort Myers, Fla.
Fusion FC – Sarasota, Fla.
West Florida Flames – Tampa Bay, Fla.
Gulf Coast United – Gulfport, Miss
Legacy FC – Panama City, Fla. [Formerly Florida Roots]
Pensacola FC – Pensacola, Fla.
Pensacola FC Academy – Pensacola, Fla.
Union 10 FC – Mobile, Ala.
Valdosta FC – Valdosta, Ga. [Expansion]
Baton Rouge United – Baton Rouge, La.
Hattiesburg FC – Hattiesburg, Miss.
LA Krewe Rush – Lafayette, La.
Little Rock Rangers SC – Little Rock, Ark. [Expansion]
Mississippi Blues SC – Jackson, Miss.
Shreveport United – Shreveport, La.
865 Alliance – Knoxville, Tenn.
Atlanta Fire United – Atlanta, Ga.
Chattanooga FC – Chattanooga, Tenn.
DECATUR FC – Atlanta, Ga.
Georgia Impact – Atlanta, Ga.
Nashville Rhythm F.C. – Nashville, Tenn.
TN Tempo FC – Nashville, Tenn
UFA Gunners – Atlanta, Ga
With the return of Colorado and Utah-based teams, the 41-team West Region will see a competitive shift with the newly configured Mountain West, and NorCal conferences. Five-time WPSL champions, California Storm, look to defend its NorCal Conference and West Region titles as it looks to avenge the upset loss in the 2025 WPSL Championships final. Making their WPSL debuts in 2026 are Aggies FC, Elevation FC, Fuego Femenil, and Yuba Football Club. The NorCal Conference will host the 2026 West Region Playoffs.
Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club – Phoenix, Ariz.
Desert Dreams F.C. – Phoenix, Ariz.
El Paso Surf – El Paso, Texas
FC Tucson – Tucson, Ariz.
Royals AZ – Phoenix, Ariz
Aggies FC – Fort Collins, Colo. [Expansion]
Colorado Elevation FC – Highlands Ranch, Colo. [Expansion]
Colorado Pride – Colorado Springs, Colo.
Northern Colorado Rain FC – Windsor, Colo.
WPSL Denver – Denver, Colo. [Formerly Indios Denver FC]
Black Diamond FC - Salt Lake City, Utah [Formerly MetaSport FC]
City SC Utah – Salt Lake City, Utah
Griffins FC – Salt Lake City, Utah
La Roca FC – Ogden, Utah
Fresno Freeze FC – Fresno, Calif.
Fuego Femenil – Fresno, Calif. [Expansion]
Lamorinda United – Oakland, Calif.
San Francisco Glens – San Francisco, Calif. [Expansion]
San Francisco Nighthawks – San Francisco, Calif
San Ramon FC – San Ramon, Calif.
WPSL East Bay – Oakland, Calif. [Formerly The Town FC]
California Storm – Sacramento, Calif.
FC Davis – Sacramento, Calif.
Iron Rose FC – Sacramento, Calif.
Napa Valley 1839 FC – Napa, Calif.
Nevada Futbol Club – Reno, Nev.
Yuba Football Club – Sacramento, Calif. [Expansion]
Portland Thorns FC II – Portland, Ore.
Spokane SC Shadow – Spokane, Wash.
Vancouver Victory FC – Vancouver, Wash.
Westside Metros FC – Portland, Ore.
Beach Futbol Club – Long Beach, Calif.
FC Premier – Los Angeles, Calif
LA Surf Soccer Club – Los Angeles, Calif.
MISS KICK FC – Irvine, Calif.
Southern California Eagles – Anaheim, Calif
ALBION San Diego – San Diego, Calif.
Future FC – Anaheim, Calif.
Rebels Soccer Club – San Diego, Calif.
San Digo Parceiro – San Diego, Calif.
So Cal Union FC – Temecula, Calif
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For more information on the WPSL, visit wpslsoccer.com.
About the Women’s Premier Soccer League
With more than 180 teams across two divisions competing in its 28th season of play, the Women’s Premier Soccer League stands as the largest women’s soccer league in the world and the longest continuously running league in North America. 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 game’s most iconic players honed their talents in the WPSL including Brandi Chastain, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Rose Lavelle, and Catarina Macario. In 2025, more than 100 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 sanctioning by the United States Adult Soccer Association.
