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WEST REGION SEASON PREVIEW

Published Mar 21, 2024

 

The Women’s Premier Soccer League rolled out its full 2024 schedule today. West Region play opens this year this year on Saturday, May 11. The 2024 West Region schedule features 148 regular season matches between May 18 and July 7.

Format

  • Champions of the Desert, Northwest, and Pac North conferences are determined by regular season record.
  • The Coastal and Plymouth divisions play to determine the So Cal Conference winner on July 6.
  • The Northwest Conference winner will host the West 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 West Region Schedule Herewpslsoccer.com/wpsl-schedule


 



Desert Conference
*Expansion club for 2024

Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club (Phoenix)
El Paso Surf
FC Tucson
Royals AZ
(Phoenix)
SC del Sol (Phoenix)
*RSL Southern Arizona (Tucson)

 

Format

  • Balanced 10-game home and away schedule.
  • Regular season winner advances to West Region Playoffs hosted by Northwest Conference champion.

Preview

El Paso Surf kick off its fourth season with back-to-back home matches, taking on RSL Southern Arizona in its league debut Saturday, May 18, followed a day later by conference-mainstay, SC del Sol on Sunday. Del Sol shocked the 2022 WPSL Champions California Storm (Pac North) in the West Region finals before falling in the WPSL Championship semifinal versus Central Region winner Salvo SC (Northern Conference).

Royals AZ and Arizona Arsenal Soccer Club open their second and third seasons respectively against each other on Friday, May 23. Entering its 12th season, FC Tucson opens conference play on Saturday, May 25 at El Paso Surf.


 



Northwest Conference
*Expansion club for 2024

*Portland Thorns II
*Seattle Reign FC II
Spokane SC Shadow
*Vancouver Victory
(Vancouver, Wash.)
Westside Metros FC (Portland)

 

Format

  • Balanced 8-game home and away schedule.
  • Regular season winner advances to West Region Playoffs
  • Conference champion hosts West Region Playoffs July 13-14.

Preview

All eyes will be on the Pacific Northwest when National Women’s Soccer League heavyweights Portland Thorns II and Seattle Reign FC II move one of the most heated rivalries in soccer to the WPSL on Sunday, May 19, with the return match on Saturday, May 25.

The Westside Metros FC enter its ninth season after earning a playoff berth and a conference title in 2023. The suburban Portland-based veterans open their season with a big derby versus Portland Thorns II, who will have two games already under its belt by this fixture.

Vancouver Victory makes its WPSL debut with two big matchups at Portland Thorns II on Saturday, May 18, then host Seattle Reign FC II Sunday, May 26.

Spokane SC Shadow kicks off its fifth season at home against reigning conference champions, Westside Metros FC on June 1.


 


Pac North Conference
*Expansion club for 2024

BattleBorn FC (Reno, NV)
California Storm (Sacramento)
FC Davis (Sacramento)
Fresno Freeze
* Iron Rose FC
(Roseville, Cali.)
Lamorinda United (Oakland)
Napa Valley 1839 FC
San Francisco Elite Soccer Club
San Francisco Nighthawks
San Ramon FC


Format

  • Balanced, nine-game schedule.
  • Regular season winner advances to West Region Playoffs hosted by Northwest Conference champion.


Preview

Expansion side Iron Rose FC opens conference play taking on second-year WPSL side, San Francisco Elite Soccer Club on Saturday, May 11. Week two features matchups on Saturday, May 18 between San Francisco Elite Soccer Club at Napa Valley 1839 FC and Iron Rose FC hosting FC Davis.

BattleBorn FC opens the 2024 season on the road against the newcomers, Iron Rose FC on Friday, May 24. Both Fresno Freeze and San Ramon FC open their seasons San Francisco Nighthawks on May 25 and June 9 respectively.

Two of the WPSL’s founding teams take the field for the 26th season: the San Francisco Nighthawks open the season at home versus the Fresno Freeze Saturday, May 25, and the California Storm host Lamorinda United Thursday, May 30.

The 26th edition of veteran matchup pitting the two founding clubs takes place Tuesday, June 25 when the San Francisco Knighthawks host the California Storm at historic Kezar Stadium in Week 8.


 


So Cal Conference

*Expansion club for 2024

 

Coastal Division
*Beach Futbol Club (Long Beach)
FC Premier Women (Los Angeles)
LA Surf Soccer Club
*MISS KICK FC
(Los Angeles)
Rebels Empire (Santa Barbara)
*Southern California Eagles (Los Angeles)

Format

  • Plays balanced 10-game schedule.
  • Regular season first place plays Plymouth Division first place for So Cal Conference Championship.
  • Plymouth Division winner hosts conference championship Saturday, July 6.
  • Northwest Conference winner hosts West Region Playoffs July 13-14.


Preview

After a one-season hiatus, MISS KICK FC returns to WPSL play versus expansion side Southern California Eagles Sunday, May 19. The 2014 WPSL Champions, Beach Futbol Club, returns to WPSL action after a five-year absence against MISS KICK FC on Friday, May 24.

LA Surf Soccer Club kicks off its 12th WPSL season 24 hosting Rebels Empire as FC Premier Women host conference newcomers, the Southern California Eagles on Friday, May 24

 

Plymouth Division
ALBION San Diego
*Rebels Soccer Club
(San Diego)
San Diego Parceiro
San Diego Strikers
San Diego Surf
So Cal Union FC
(Temecula)
SoCal Dutch Lions FC (San Diego)

Format

  • Unbalanced, eight-game schedule.
  • Regular season first place hosts Coastal Division winner for So Cal Conference Championship.
  • Plymouth Division winner hosts conference championship Saturday, July 6.
  • Northwest Conference winner hosts West Region Playoffs July 13-14.
     

Preview

The Plymouth Division kicks off Sunday, May 19 when reigning divisional leaders, San Diego Surf host ALBION San Diego. Both SoCal Dutch Lions FC and San Diego Parceiro Ladies are entering their fourth WSPL season and kick off the 2024 schedule against each other Saturday, May 25.

San Diego Strikers kicks off its fourth season at home against ALBION San Diego on Sunday, May 26. So Cal Union FC hosts San Diego Surf the same day. The division’s lone expansion side, Rebels Soccer Club, makes its WPSL debut Friday, May 31 at So Cal Union FC.

 

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