Western Premier League

The Western Premier League, also known as the WPL, is a soccer league in the Western Republic. Every year, the top 8 teams in the league (top 4 in each conference) advance to the playoffs. There are three rounds of the playoffs; the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and the Premiership Finals. The Premiership Finals are held in the main stadium of the team who did better that season than the other. As of 2019, the winner of the Premiership Finals was the Seattle Sounders FC against the Los Angeles FC. The game was held in the CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Cascadia.
The Western Premier League was founded in 1993. The first Premiership Finals were held between the San Jose Earthquakes and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The game was held in the Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California, and resulted in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning the game 2-1.
The first eight teams were the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, the Seattle Sounders FC, the Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, the Los Angeles Galaxy, the San Jose Earthquakes, the Colorado Rapids, and the Club Tijuana.
Every year, the best players in the league will play in the Premier Game. The Premier Game is held annually in the Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.
The Western Premier League‘s headquarters are located in San Jose, California.
== Teams ==
The Western Premier League has sixteen teams. There are two conferences, eight teams in each conference.
Conference	Team 	City 	Venue 	Capacity	Logo
Northern 	Cavalry FC 	Calgary, AB 	ATCO Field 	20,000 	
Northern 	Dakota FC 	Fargo, DT 	Fargodome 	19,000 	
Northern 	FC Edmonton 	Edmonton, AB 	Clarke Stadium 	20,000 	
Northern 	Pacific FC 	Victoria, BC 	Westhills Stadium 	17,800 	
Northern 	Portland Timbers 	Portland, OR 	Providence Park 	21,100 	
Northern 	Seattle Sounders FC 	Seattle, CS 	CenturyLink Field 	39,400 	
Northern 	Valour FC 	Winnipeg, MB 	Investors Group Field 	33,100 	
Northern 	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Vancouver, BC 	Empire Field 	27,500 	
Southern 	Colorado Rapids 	Commerce City, CO	DSG Park 	18,000 	
Southern 	Club Tijuana 	Tijuana, BA 	Caliente Stadium 	33,300 	
Southern 	Los Angeles FC 	Los Angeles, CA 	Banc of California Stadium	22,000 	
Southern 	Los Angeles Galaxy 	Carson, CA 	Dignity Sports Park 	30,000 	
Southern 	Phoenix Rising FC 	Tempe, AZ 	Tempe Stadium 	21,000 	
Southern 	Real Salt Lake 	Sandy, UT 	Rio Tinto Stadium 	20,200 	
Southern 	Sacramento Republic FC	Sacramento, CA 	Republic Stadium 	25,000 	
Southern 	San Jose Earthquakes 	San Jose, CA 	Avaya Stadium 	18,500 	
== 2019 Playoffs ==
 - Indicates that this team placed first in the league's regular season.
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