2016 United Women's Soccer season
| Season | 2016 |
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← inaugural season 2017 →
All statistics correct as of April 11, 2016. | |
The 2016 United Women's Soccer season is the 22nd season of pro-am women's soccer in the United States, and the 1st season of the new UWS league. The regular season will begin on May 14th and end on July 23rd, with a championship game the last weekend of July.
The league was announced with eight teams[1] in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada in December[2] after the USL W-League had folder a few months previously. Five teams in a western division were added in January[3] before the Canadian Soccer Association refused entry of two Quebec clubs into UWS, leaving the league at 11 teams for its inaugural season.
Teams, stadiums, and personnel
Stadiums and locations
New Jersey
Storm
Locations of announced teams for the 2016 United Women's Soccer season
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit producer | Shirt sponsor |
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Competition format
- Each team will play each conference opponent once at home and once away.
- The championship match will be played between the winners of each conference.
East Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Lancaster Inferno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Championship match | — | 19 Jun | 22 May | 11 Jun | 25 Jun | 9 Jul | |
| 2 | Long Island Rough Riders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 Jun | — | 9 Jul | 14 May | 16 Jul | 29 Jun | ||
| 3 | New England Mutiny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 Jun | 11 Jun | — | 16 Jul | 14 May | 23 Jul | ||
| 4 | New Jersey Copa FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 Jun | 22 May | 25 Jun | — | 28 May | 4 Jun | ||
| 5 | New York Magic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 Jul | 3 Jul | 18 Jun | 9 Jul | — | 11 Jun | ||
| 6 | TSF Academy Valkyries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 Jul | 20 Jul | 19 Jun | 21 May | 10 Jul | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2016. Source: []
West Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Colorado Pride | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Championship match | — | TBD | 12 Jun | 17 Jun | 10 Jul | |
| 2 | Colorado Storm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 May | — | 10 Jun | 19 Jun | 8 Jul | ||
| 3 | Houston Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 Jul | 15 Jul | — | 4 Jun | 21 May | ||
| 4 | Real Salt Lake Women | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 Jul | 29 Jun | 28 May | — | 11 Jun | ||
| 5 | Santa Clarita Blue Heat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 Jul | 2 Jun | 18 Jun | 25 Jun | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2016. Source: []
UWS Championship
July 30/31, 2016 |
| West conference champion | v | East conference champion |
|---|---|---|
References
- ↑ "Finding A Footprint: United Women's Soccer will be an East-West loop". Charles Cuttone. BigAppleSoccer.com. February 19, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ "New women's league plans to launch". Paul Kennedy. SoccerAmerica. December 22, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ↑ "New league, new coach: Former BYU-Hawaii soccer coach to guide RSL Women". Sean Walker. KSL. January 23, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
External links
Template:United Women's Soccer
Template:2016 UWS season by team
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