FC BIRMINGHAM’S WOMEN’S TEAM ENTERS YEAR TWO BY JOINING WPSL

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Feb. 20, 2023) - The Women’s Premier Soccer League announced today that FC Birmingham will play this summer as a 2023 expansion and will compete in the Southeast Conference of the South Region – joining Atlanta Fire and Georgia Impact.
 

“As members of the Women’s Premier Soccer League this season, we are grateful for the opportunity to compete amongst some of the most talented women’s players in the region,” Doug Walk, FC Birmingham owner, said. “Our men’s first and second teams made a name for themselves, but we believe our ladies can be the fans’ favorite.”
 

The club originally prioritized the youth landscape and launched as Birmingham City FC Academy in 2018 before its rebranding to FCB Academy in 2021. In its commitment to growing the women’s game in the Birmingham area, FC Birmingham unveiled its women’s side in 2022 and competed that summer.
 

Now gearing up for its second women’s season, the club calls the acceptance to compete in the WPSL “an honor and a privilege to participate in a high-level competitive environment.”
 

“Our women’s team will now be reintroduced to the surrounding community providing them with a sense of belonging, ambition, and empowerment to take part in the game we all love called soccer,” Walk said. “We look forward to seeing what the new season brings our way and are overly excited to see what pops of talent we get to embrace.”
 

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For more information about FC Birmingham visit its official website or social platforms on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  More information about the WPSL can be found at wpslsoccer.com

 

About the Women’s Premier Soccer League

Celebrating its 25th season of play in 2023, the Women’s Premier Soccer League is the most tenured and largest women’s soccer league in the world – with an all-time high 130 teams competing in 33 U.S. states and 73 metro areas. Team rosters feature current and former collegiate players, the nation’s top prep prospects, and international standouts. The amateur summer league produced more than 70 percent of the selections in the 2023 NWSL College Draft and WPSL alumnae represent 50 percent of the members of the United States women’s national team.