WPL

About

Since 2003

Founded
2003
Championship
Helge Boes Cup
Affiliation
MSSA · USASA

Washington Premier League has run competitive men's 11v11 soccer in the Washington, D.C. region since 2003, playing full 90-minute matches on premium fields across the metro area. League competition has been held every season since, with the exception of Spring 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The league championship is contested for the Helge Boes Cup. WPL is home to three-time Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualifiers and to the 2009 U.S. Amateur National Champions, Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks FC, and was recognized by USASA as an Elite Amateur League in 2014.

Affiliation

WPL is affiliated through the Maryland State Soccer Association and is a member league of the United States Adult Soccer Association, placing its teams and players within the U.S. Soccer structure and, through it, the international game governed by FIFA.

  1. Maryland State Soccer Association (MSSA)

    State association and governing body of amateur soccer in Maryland

  2. United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA)

    National association for adult amateur soccer; a member of U.S. Soccer

  3. U.S. Soccer

    National governing body for soccer in the United States and FIFA's member association