2009 WPS Schedule
Published on February 5, 2009 under Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) News Release
Return of Women's Pro League in the U.S. highlighted by WPS Inaugural Match, WPS Final and More Than 70 League Games
SAN FRANCISCO (February 5, 2009) - Taking another step closer towards the return of women's soccer to the professional sports landscape, Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) today announced its regular season schedule for the 2009 Inaugural Season, along with the featured match-ups for Fox Soccer Channel's "WPS Sunday on FSC." The previously announced home openers that begin Sunday, March 29 with the WPS Inaugural Match between the Los Angeles Sol and the Washington Freedom and continue during WPS Kick-Off Week with a full slate of league games on April 5 will be followed by regular weekly action over the next five months for a total of 70 league match-ups, three post-season contests and one WPS All-Star Game.
Teams will play a 20-game regular season schedule with 10 home games and 10 away games. Each team will play the other teams in the league three times with a fourth game against two regional rivals to round out the 20-game schedule. Games will be played primarily on weekends with 14 games scheduled for weeknights, primarily on Wednesdays. Weeknight games will not begin until midway through the season on June 3.
Every week, Fox Soccer Channel will broadcast "WPS Sunday on FSC" nationally to over 34 million homes with appointment television. The season culminates with the WPS Playoffs including the First Round, Super Semifinal and WPS Final. The WPS Final on August 22 will reach up to 80 million homes nationally on Fox Sports Net's owned and affiliated regional sports networks.
"The 2009 WPS Inaugural Season will feature world class soccer action from coast-to-coast with regular television coverage and an emphasis on weekend games and occasional Wednesday night action," said WPS Commissioner Tonya Antonucci. "We hope all fans will come out to catch the world's best players during the WPS season and follow along on Fox Soccer Channel each week."
The WPS Regular Season culminates the weekend of August 8/9 with three league games. The WPS First Round will be played August 15, the WPS Super Semifinal is set for August 18/19 with the WPS Final scheduled for August 22 at the home field of the 2009 WPS Regular Season Champion. The All-Star Game will be played following the conclusion of the season.
2009 WPS Inaugural Season Schedule
Week 1 Sunday, March 29 - WPS Inaugural Match Los Angeles Sol vs. Washington Freedom 6:00pm (FSC) - pregame show at 5:30pm
Week 2 Saturday, April 4 - WPS Kick-Off Week Saint Louis Athletica vs. Chicago Red Stars
Sunday, April 5 - WPS Kick-Off Week FC Gold Pride vs. Boston Breakers 6:00pm (FSC) Sky Blue FC vs. Los Angeles Sol
Week 3 Saturday, April 11 (Easter Weekend) Boston Breakers vs. Saint Louis Athletica Sky Blue FC vs. FC Gold Pride Washington Freedom vs. Chicago Red Stars 6:00pm (FSC)
Week 4 Saturday, April 18 Washington Freedom vs. Boston Breakers
Sunday, April 19 Chicago Red Stars vs. Sky Blue FC 6:00pm (FSC) Los Angeles Sol vs. FC Gold Pride
Week 5 Saturday, April 25 Saint Louis Athletica vs. Los Angeles Sol Chicago Red Stars vs. Boston Breakers
Sunday, April 26 FC Gold Pride vs. Washington Freedom 6:00pm (FSC)
Week 6 Saturday, May 2 Boston Breakers vs. Los Angeles Sol
Sunday, May 3 FC Gold Pride vs. Sky Blue FC Washington Freedom vs. Saint Louis Athletica 6:00pm (FSC)
Week 7 Saturday, May 9 Saint Louis Athletica vs. FC Gold Pride
Sunday, May 10 Los Angeles Sol vs. Boston Breakers Chicago Red Stars vs. Sky Blue FC 6:00pm (FSC)
Week 8 Friday, May 15 Los Angeles Sol vs. Sky Blue FC
Saturday, May 16 Chicago Red Stars vs. FC Gold Pride
Sunday, May 17 Boston Breakers vs. Washington Freedom 6:00pm (FSC)
Week 9 Saturday, May 23 Chicago Red Stars vs. Saint Louis Athletica Washington Freedom vs. Sky Blue FC
Sunday, May 24 FC Gold Pride vs. Los Angeles Sol 7:00pm (FSC)
Week 10 Saturday, May 30 Los Angeles Sol vs. Saint Louis Athletica
Sunday, May 31 Sky Blue FC vs. Boston Breakers 6:00pm (FSC) Washington Freedom vs. FC Gold Pride
Week 11 Wednesday, June 3 Los Angeles Sol vs. Chicago Red Stars
Saturday, June 6 Saint Louis Athletica vs. Sky Blue FC
Sunday, June 7 FC Gold Pride vs. Chicago Red Stars Los Angeles Sol vs. Washington Freedom 6:00pm (FSC)
Week 12 Saturday, June 13 Sky Blue FC vs. Los Angeles Sol
Sunday, June 14 Boston Breakers vs. Saint Louis Athletica 6:00pm (FSC) Washington Freedom vs. Chicago Red Stars
Week 13 Wednesday, June 17 Boston Breakers vs. FC Gold Pride Sky Blue FC vs. Chicago Red Stars
Saturday, June 20 Chicago Red Stars vs. Boston Breakers Saint Louis Athletica vs. Washington Freedom
Sunday, June 21 Los Angeles Sol vs. FC Gold Pride 6:00pm (FSC)
Week 14 Wednesday, June 24 Boston Breakers vs. Washington Freedom Saint Louis Athletica vs. Los Angeles Sol
Saturday, June 27 Los Angeles Sol vs. Chicago Red Stars
Sunday, June 28 Sky Blue FC vs. Saint Louis Athletica 6:00pm (FSC)
Week 15 Wednesday, July 1 Chicago Red Stars vs. Washington Freedom
Saturday, July 4 Sky Blue FC vs. Boston Breakers
Sunday, July 5 FC Gold Pride vs. Saint Louis Athletica Washington Freedom vs. Los Angeles Sol 6:00pm (FSC)
Week 16 Wednesday, July 8 Los Angeles Sol vs. Saint Louis Athletica
Sunday, July 12 Boston Breakers vs. Sky Blue FC tbd (FSC) Chicago Red Stars vs. FC Gold Pride
Week 17 Wednesday, July 15 Boston Breakers vs. Chicago Red Stars Sky Blue FC vs. Washington Freedom
Saturday, July 18 Washington Freedom vs. Saint Louis Athletica
Sunday, July 19 FC Gold Pride vs. Boston Breakers Sky Blue FC vs. Chicago Red Stars tbd (FSC)
Week 18 Wednesday, July 22 Saint Louis Athletica vs. Sky Blue FC
Thursday, July 23 FC Gold Pride vs. Los Angeles Sol
Saturday, July 25 Boston Breakers vs. Sky Blue FC
Sunday, July 26 Saint Louis Athletica vs. FC Gold Pride tbd (FSC) Chicago Red Stars vs. Washington Freedom
Week 19 Wednesday, July 29 Washington Freedom vs. Boston Breakers
Saturday, August 1 FC Gold Pride vs. Washington Freedom Saint Louis Athletica vs. Boston Breakers
Sunday, August 2 Chicago Red Stars vs. Los Angeles Sol 6:00pm (FSC)
Week 20 Wednesday, August 5 Saint Louis Athletica vs. Chicago Red Stars Sky Blue FC vs. FC Gold Pride
Saturday, August 8 Washington Freedom vs. Sky Blue FC
Sunday, August 9 FC Gold Pride vs. Saint Louis Athletica 6:00pm (FSC) Boston Breakers vs. Los Angeles Sol ** End of WPS Regular Season **
WPS Playoffs Saturday, August 15 First Round No. 3 vs. No 4 tbd (FSN)
August 18/19 Super Semifinal No. 2 vs. Winner of First Round tbd (FSC)
Saturday, August 22 WPS Final No. 1 vs. Winner of Super Semifinal tbd (FSN)
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