WPS

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WPS was a top-tier professional women’s soccer league in the United States that operated from 2009 to 2012.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
WPS canonical 1
WPS International Draft 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports league
professional women's soccer league
aimedTo provide top-level professional opportunities for women soccer players in the United States
announcedFolding May 2012
announcedSuspension January 2012
broadcastPartner Fox Soccer Channel
Fox Sports Networks
surface form: Fox Sports Net
confederation CONCACAF
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 2012
featuredCompetition WPS Championship
WPS Championship
surface form: WPS Playoffs
featuredPlayer Abby Wambach
Carli Lloyd
Christine Sinclair
Hope Solo
Kelly Smith
Marta
Shannon Boxx
firstSeason 2009 WPS season
followedBy National Women's Soccer League
fullName Women's Professional Soccer
gender women
governingBody Women's Professional Soccer
surface form: Women’s Professional Soccer, LLC
hadClub Atlanta Beat
Boston Breakers
Chicago Red Stars
FC Gold Pride
Los Angeles Sol
Philadelphia Independence
Saint Louis Athletica
Sky Blue FC
Washington Freedom
magicJack
headquartersLocation San Francisco
inception 2009
lastCompletedSeason 2011 Women's Professional Soccer championship
surface form: 2011 WPS season
levelOnPyramid top tier
numberOfSeasons 3
reasonForDissolution financial difficulties
legal disputes
regionServed North America
replaced Women’s United Soccer Association
surface form: Women's United Soccer Association
sanctionedBy United States Soccer Federation
seasonCancelled 2012 WPS season
sport association football
soccer
usedCompetitionFormat regular season and playoffs

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Los Angeles Sol participatedIn WPS
this entity surface form: WPS International Draft