2005 WPSL season

The 2005 Women's Premier Soccer League season was the 8th season of the WPSL. The league consisted of 20 teams split into 3 regional divisions.

FC Indiana finished the season as national champions, beating California Storm on penalty kicks after a 4-4 tie in the WPSL Championship game.^[1]

Women's Premier Soccer League

Season	2005
Champions	FC Indiana
Longest winning run	California Storm
Longest unbeaten run	California Storm Entire Season
Longest losing run	Lamorinda East Bay Power
← 2004 2006 →

Changes From 2004

Name Changes

• San Diego WFC to San Diego WFC SeaLions
• Ajax of Southern California to Ajax America Women

New Franchises

• FC Indiana
• Houston Stars
• Everton FC America
• St. Louis Archers
• Bay State Select
• Philadelphia Pirates
• Boston-North Aztecs

Folding

• Northern California Blues
• Central California Gold
• Rochester Reign

Hiatus

• Denver Diamonds

Final standings

Purple indicates division title clinched ^{[2] [3]}

West Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	California Storm	14	13	0	1	45	7		40
2	Ajax America Women	14	12	2	0	42	14		36
3	Utah Spiders	14	7	5	2	26	22		23
4	San Diego WFC SeaLions	14	5	9	0	26	24		15
5	Elk Grove Pride	14	4	7	3	22	22		15
6	Las Vegas Tabagators	14	4	6	3	21	34		15
7	San Francisco Nighthawks	14	3	10	1	11	45		10
8	Lamorinda East Bay Power	14	1	9	4	15	42		7

Central Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	FC Indiana	4	4	0	0	20	3		12
2	Houston Stars	6	2	2	2	10	17		8
3	Everton FC America	4	0	2	2	6	8		2
4	St. Louis Archers	2	0	2	0	1	9		0

East Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	New England Mutiny	13	13	0	0	37	7		39
2	Steel City Sparks	13	7	3	3	28	22		24
3	Bay State Select	13	7	5	1	29	17		22
4	Philadelphia Pirates	13	5	5	3	18	25		18
5	Massachusetts Stingers	14	3	5	6	20	19		15
6	Rhode Island Rays	11	2	5	4	13	19		10
7	Boston-North Aztecs	13	3	9	1	9	28		10
8	Maryland Pride	12	2	10	0	16	34		6

Playoffs

Semi finals

California Storm 3-0 Steel City Sparks
FC Indiana 4-0 New England Mutiny

Third Place Playoff

New England Mutiny 2-1 Steel City Sparks

WPSL Championship Game

FC Indiana 4-4 California Storm (Indiana wins 4-3 on penalties)

References

1. "WPSL All-Time Tournament Champions". National Soccer Network. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
2. "2005 WPSL Standings". Archived from the original on October 5, 2006. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
3. "WPSL Historical Results". Society for American Soccer History. Retrieved January 17, 2026.