Women's Professional Soccer

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Women's Professional Soccer was a former top-tier women's soccer league in the United States that operated from 2009 to 2012 before folding.

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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
announcedSuspensionOfOperations 2012
competitionFormat league and playoffs
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 2012
featuredPlayer Abby Wambach
Christine Sinclair
Homare Sawa
Hope Solo
Kelly Smith
Marta
Shannon Boxx
foldedAfterSeason 2011
gender women
governingBody United States Soccer Federation
hadPlayoffFinalName WPS Championship
hadTeam Atlanta Beat
Boston Breakers
Chicago Red Stars
FC Gold Pride
Los Angeles Sol
Philadelphia Independence
Saint Louis Athletica
Sky Blue FC
Washington Freedom
magicJack
inception 2009
levelOnPyramid top tier
numberOfSeasons 3
officialLanguage English
precededBy Women’s United Soccer Association
surface form: Women's United Soccer Association
reasonForDissolution financial difficulties
legal disputes with a team owner
regionServed United States of America
surface form: United States
replaced Women’s United Soccer Association
surface form: Women's United Soccer Association
seasonPlayed 2009
2010
2011
shortName WPS
sport association football
succeededBy National Women's Soccer League
televisionCoverage Fox Soccer Channel
Fox Sports Networks
surface form: Fox Sports Net
wasReplacedBy National Women's Soccer League

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Chicago Red Stars formerLeague Women's Professional Soccer
Boston Breakers league Women's Professional Soccer
Western New York Flash league Women's Professional Soccer
Aaran Lines leagueCoachedIn Women's Professional Soccer
this entity surface form: Women’s Professional Soccer
Paul Riley leagueCoachedIn Women's Professional Soccer
this entity surface form: Women’s Professional Soccer
Western New York Flash participatedIn Women's Professional Soccer
this entity surface form: Women's Professional Soccer playoffs
National Women's Soccer League replaced Women's Professional Soccer