EXPANSION: WPSL PEORIA (AZ)

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OKLAHOMA CITY (12/13/2024) — The Women’s Premier Soccer League confirmed today an expansion from the Peoria, Ariz. market has committed to a 2025 debut as an official member of the WPSL. Moving forward, the club will be referred to as WPSL PEORIA (AZ) until it has selected its official brand identity – an initiative that club executives are asking the Peoria community to contribute to in naming this new team.

“The WPSL is thrilled to expand opportunities for women in the suburban Phoenix area,” Matt Homonoff, WPSL deputy commissioner, said. “As one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country, and a true hotbed for player development, the future is bright there.”

Club executives’ mission for WPSL PEORIA (AZ) is to offer the highest level of women’s soccer in the state while providing family-friendly entertainment at affordable prices. The club is targeting Peoria Sports Complex to become its home venue for its 2025 inaugural season. The complex is the current spring training home to the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).

“We look forward to providing a platform and competition structure for the innovative approach the club will bring to the field and community,” Homonoff said.

Arizona has long been a WPSL hotbed in the league’s tenure. In 2024, five Arizona-based clubs battled to unseat the Phoenix-based SC del Sol as reigning Desert Conference champions and national semifinalists. With more than a dozen colleges and universities with women’s varsity programs in Arizona and elite-level youth clubs in the metropolitan Phoenix area, WPSL PEORIA (AZ)  will feature a deep talent pool to build its inaugural roster.

Visit the club’s temporary website, arizonawomenssoccer.com, to vote for the team name and for other information about the WPSL’s newest Arizona-based club. A permanent website and social media channels will follow with the naming of the team. 

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About the Women’s Premier Soccer League 

The WPSL completed its 26th season of play in 2024 as the longest-active women’s soccer league in the United States. Boasting more than 140 clubs nationwide while occupying 32 states coast-to-coast, the WPSL solidifies itself as the largest women’s soccer league in the world. Team rosters feature elite collegiate, post-collegiate, international, and standout prep student-athletes. Many of the United States’ most accomplished women’s national team players have played in the WPSL since its inception in 1998, including household names such as Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Abby Wambach, and Brandi Chastain.