Northwest Premier League returns Sunday with two new teams, new playoff format

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The Northwest Premier League (NWPL) was founded in January of 2016 and returns on Sunday with three matches, two new teams and a new format as the statewide adult women’s soccer league looks to build on it’s hashtag slogan #FastForward.

The Northwest Premier League has adjusted its format in light of two new clubs coming into the circuit in 2017 as well as in response to a lack of parity in the 2016 table which was dominated by the Spokane Shadow and South Sound Shock.

The new clubs are North Central Washington Alliance (Wenatchee) and Washington Timbers (Vancouver, WA.)

The adjusted 9-club unbalanced schedule features matches against clubs with similar 2016 records as well as a shortened regular season and playoffs which will run for a few weekends in July.

The clubs of the NWPL:Fuerza FC (Marysville), NCW Alliance (Wenatchee), Olympic Force (Bremerton), Seattle Stars (Kent), Spokane Shadow,

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New NWPL Women’s Derby kicks off with a ‘friendly’ in Wenatchee

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WENATCHEE,WA—North Central Washington (NCW) Alliance hosted Yakima United in a preseason friendly on Sunday April 23 at the Apple Bowl in Wenatchee. The two Northwest Premier League (NWPL) sides had never met before because NCW are a new club and new to the league this season. Yakima United helped found the NWPL in 2016.

While this match was a preseason ‘friendly,’ the two sides will play each other in a NWPL counter on June 17 at Sozo Sports in Yakima.

(Cover photo by Tracie Fowler)

The final score of the match was 1-0 for Yakima. A free kick goal from Natalie Nagle was enough for the Hoppers to claim the first win in the fledgling central Washington derby.

Photos:Tracie Fowler / NCW Alliance

(Tracie Fowler photo)

The NWPL opens its second season this Sunday April 30 with three matches.

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NWPL season kicks off this weekend!

NWPL season nears as clubs gear up with weekend friendlies

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The second season of the Northwest Premier League(NWPL) will kick off Sunday April 30 around the state of Washington. The elite, amateur statewide league is entering year number two with plenty of momentum thanks to two new clubs and a revamped format that now includes ‘parity’ scheduling and a post-season.

(Cover photo: NCW Alliance FC training session)

The NWPL regular season kicks off April 30 with these three matches. (NWPL graphic)

This weekend the Olympic Force and Seattle Stars will be up in Port Angeles playing in the annual Rumble in the Rainforest  against each other and the Peninsula Pirates Women of the NWAC.

On Sunday April 23rd the expansion North Central Washington Alliance (Wenatchee) will host Yakima United at 3 PM in the Apple Bowl. The two league sides will take this future rivalry head on in what is a preseason friendly. In another preseason friendly just…

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