WPS Unveils 2011 Regular Season Schedule
February 17, 2011 - Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) News Release
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 17, 2011) - Women ¬â¢s Professional Soccer, the world ¬â¢s best women ¬â¢s soccer league, unveiled its complete 2011 Regular Season Schedule on Thursday with just under two months before opening weekend on April 9-10, marking the start to the league ¬â¢s third year of play.
The 2011 WPS Regular Season will run April 9-August 14, 2011 with the WPS Playoffs scheduled for the last two weeks of August for the top four teams in the WPS table. Teams will play a total of 54 regular season games across the summer with each team playing an 18-game schedule with nine home matches and nine away matches per club. The league will take a two-week break from June 25-July 4 during the group stage of the 2011 FIFA Women ¬â¢s World Cup� in Germany.
"This will be a great year to celebrate women ¬â¢s soccer," said WPS CEO Anne-Marie Eileraas. "WPS teams continue to bring the world ¬â¢s best players to America for our fans to enjoy week-in-week-out. The World Cup will introduce new fans to women ¬â¢s soccer and provide more exposure to the terrific stars and teams in our league."
For the third year in a row, FOX Soccer will carry a national television game of the week under the banner "WPS Sunday on FOX Soccer," with destination-viewing every Sunday evening throughout the spring and summer. The national television schedule includes eight appearances for the newest WPS expansion franchise, Western New York Flash, which has signed five-time FIFA World Player of the Year Marta, and seven appearances each for last year ¬â¢s WPS Super Semifinal playoff rivals Boston Breakers and Philadelphia Independence. The Breakers, which led WPS in attendance last season, will host five national television games at Harvard Stadium, the most among WPS teams.
"We are thrilled to embark on a third year of our exclusive broadcast relationship with WPS," said David Nathanson, General Manager of FOX Soccer. "We are proud to showcase the world ¬â¢s greatest female players, particularly in a FIFA Women ¬â¢s World Cup year."
On May 8, the FOX Soccer game of the week will visit the new stadium for the Philadelphia Independence at Widener University for the first time, as the Independence take on the Boston Breakers in a re-match of the 2010 WPS Super Semifinal.
On May 22, FOX Soccer will feature the home television debut for the Western New York Flash at Sahlen ¬â¢s Stadium in Rochester, NY, as the Flash face magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom, which will be making its 2011 television debut that weekend.
The home venue for magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom will be Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. The team might play one or two of its home games in the Washington, D.C. area.
2011 FOX Soccer National Television Appearances
Team Home Away Total Venue
WNY 3 5 8 Sahlen ¬â¢s Stadium
BOS 5 2 7 Harvard University
PHI 4 3 7 Widener University
ATL 3 3 6 KSU Soccer Stadium
NJ 2 2 4 Yurcak Field, Rutgers
mJ/WF 0 2 2 Florida Atlantic University
2011 WPS Season Schedule
Saturday, April 9
Atlanta Beat vs. Boston Breakers KSU Soccer Stadium 7:00PM
Sunday, April 10
Sky Blue FC vs. Philadelphia Independence Yurcak Field 6:00PM (FSC)
Saturday, April 16
Atlanta Beat vs. Sky Blue FC KSU Soccer Stadium 7:00PM
Philadelphia Independence vs. magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom Widener Univ. 7:00PM
Sunday, April 17
Boston Breakers vs. Western New York Flash Harvard University 6:00PM (FSC)
Saturday, April 23
magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom vs. Boston Breakers TBA 7:00PM
Sunday, April 24
Atlanta Beat vs. Western New York Flash KSU Soccer Stadium 6:00PM (FSC)
Sunday, May 1
Atlanta Beat vs. Western New York Flash KSU Soccer Stadium 4:00PM
magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom vs. Philadelphia Independence TBA 4:00PM
Boston Breakers vs. Sky Blue FC Harvard University 6:00PM (FSC)
Friday, May 6
Western New York Flash vs. Sky Blue FC Sahlen ¬â¢s Stadium 7:30PM
Sunday, May 8
magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom vs. Atlanta Beat TBA 4:00PM
Philadelphia Independence vs. Boston Breakers Widener University 6:00PM (FSC)
Friday, May 13
Western New York Flash vs. Boston Breakers Sahlen ¬â¢s Stadium 7:30PM
Sunday, May 15
Atlanta Beat vs. Philadelphia Independence KSU Soccer Stadium 6:00PM (FSC)
Saturday, May 21
Sky Blue FC vs. Atlanta Beat Yurcak Field 7:00PM
Sunday, May 22
Boston Breakers vs. Philadelphia Independence Harvard University 4:00PM
Western New York Flash vs. magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom Sahlen ¬â¢s Stadium TBA (FSC)
Saturday, May 28
magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom vs. Atlanta Beat TBA 7:00PM
Sky Blue FC vs. Boston Breakers Yurcak Field 7:00PM
Sunday, May 29
Philadelphia Independence vs. Western New York Flash Widener University 6:00PM (FSC)
Friday, June 3
Western New York Flash vs. Sky Blue FC Sahlen ¬â¢s Stadium 7:30PM
Saturday, June 4
Philadelphia Independence vs. Atlanta Beat Widener University (WPS) 7:00PM
Sunday, June 5
Boston Breakers vs. magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom Harvard University TBA (FSC)
Saturday, June 11
Atlanta Beat vs. magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom KSU Soccer Stadium 6:00PM
Sunday, June 12
Sky Blue FC vs. Boston Breakers Yurcak Field 4:00PM
Western New York Flash vs. Philadelphia Independence Sahlen ¬â¢s Stadium TBA (FSC)
Saturday, June 18
Philadelphia Independence vs. magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom Widener Univ. 7:00PM
Sunday, June 19
Atlanta Beat vs. Boston Breakers KSU Soccer Stadium TBA (FSC)
Wednesday, June 22
Sky Blue FC vs. Atlanta Beat Yurcak Field 7:00PM
Wednesday, July 6
Philadelphia Independence vs. Sky Blue FC Widener University 7:00PM
Saturday, July 9
Philadelphia Independence vs. Western New York Flash Widener University 7:00PM
Sky Blue FC vs. magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom Yurcak Field 7:00PM
Sunday, July 10
Boston Breakers vs. Atlanta Beat Harvard University 6:00PM (FSC)
Saturday, July 16
Atlanta Beat vs. Philadelphia Independence KSU Soccer Stadium 7:00PM
Sunday, July 17
Sky Blue FC vs. Western New York Flash Sahlen ¬â¢s Stadium 6:00PM (FSC)
Wednesday, July 20
Western New York Flash vs. magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom Sahlen ¬â¢s Stadium 7:30PM
Saturday, July 23
Sky Blue FC vs. Philadelphia Independence Yurcak Field 7:00PM
Atlanta Beat vs. magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom KSU Soccer Stadium 7:00PM
Sunday, July 24
Boston Breakers vs. Western New York Flash Harvard University 6:00PM (FSC)
Wednesday, July 27
Boston Breakers vs. Philadelphia Independence Harvard University 7:00PM
magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom vs. Sky Blue FC TBA 7:00PM
Saturday, July 30
Sky Blue FC vs. Western New York Flash Yurcak Field 7:00PM
magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom vs. Boston Breakers TBA 7:00PM
Sunday, July 31
Philadelphia Independence vs. Atlanta Beat Widener University 6:00PM (FSC)
Wednesday, August 3
Western New York Flash vs. Boston Breakers Sahlen ¬â¢s Stadium 7:30PM
magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom vs. Sky Blue FC TBA 7:00PM
Saturday, August 6
Atlanta Beat vs. Western New York Flash KSU Soccer Stadium 7:00PM
Boston Breakers vs. magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom Harvard University 7:00PM
Sunday, August 7
Philadelphia Independence vs. Sky Blue FC Widener University 6:00PM (FSC)
Wednesday, August 10
magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom vs. Western New York Flash TBA 7:00PM
Sunday, August 14
magicJack ¬â¢s Washington Freedom vs. Philadelphia Independence TBA 4:00PM
Boston Breakers vs. Sky Blue FC Harvard University 4:00PM
Western New York Flash vs. Atlanta Beat Sahlen ¬â¢s Stadium 6:00PM (FSC)
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