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WPSL EXPANSION CONTINUES IN SUNSHINE STATE

 

 

OKLAHOMA CITY (1/21/2025) — The Women’s Premier Soccer League officially welcomes Florida Premier FC as the league’s latest expansion slide for the 2025 season. With the announcement, the legacy Tampa Bay-area club adds to the league’s competitive history in the Florida region.

 

 

 “We are thrilled to join the WPSL and provide an incredible platform for our players to compete at the highest level while representing Florida Premier FC,” Novi Maric, Florida Premier FC CEO, said. “This is a significant step in our mission to foster development and showcase the immense talent within our club and community.”

 

 

Founded in 1979, Florida Premier FC has grown to become one of Western Florida’s most respected full-service soccer clubs, offering programs from youth recreational to pre-professional levels. The non-profit club currently features more than 5,000 members, fields more than 300 competitive teams. To date, more than 300 Florida Premier FC players have committed to college soccer teams. 

 

 

 

 

“Joining the WPSL is an exciting opportunity for our players to experience top-tier competition and take their development to the next level,” Ljubo Korda, Florida Premier FC Girls director of coaching, said. 

 

 

Having served the Tampa area for nearly 50 years, Florida Premier FC is deeply rooted in the community, participating in numerous philanthropic ventures including the metropolitan ministries food drive during the holiday season, and aided in multiple disaster-relief drives after last year’s hurricanes. 

 

 

The WPSL will unveil its official alignment for the 2025 season at its Annual General Meeting in Oklahoma City later this month. 

 

 

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For more information on Florida Premier FC, visit . www.floridapremierfc.com, or follow its social media channels Instagram, and Facebook.

 

 

For more information on the WPSL, visit wpslsoccer.com.

 

 

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About the Women’s Premier Soccer League

The WPSL is set to open its 27th season in May 2025 to retain itself as the most tenured women’s league in North America. The WPSL continues to operate as the largest women’s soccer league in the world. An all-time high of 141 teams in 34 U.S. states competed in the league’s first division of the 2024 season. 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.