STATESBORO, Ga. – The USL W League announced today the quarter-final pairings of the inaugural USL W League Playoffs, pairing South Georgia Tormenta FC with FC Miami City at Tropical Park Stadium. Tormenta FC will battle the undefeated FC Miami City on Wednesday, July 13, at 6 p.m. ET, with the match broadcasted nationally on Eleven Sports.
Tormenta FC enters the inaugural W League Playoffs after winning the South Central Division. An 8-0 win on Sunday against the SC United Bantams saw the team clinch the playoffs in its first year competing in the W League. Forward Amy Andrew’s impressive regular season saw her finish with sixteen goals in ten games played. In regular-season play, Tormenta FC ended with a record of 7-1-4 (W-L-D).
FC Miami City closed its regular season as the winner of the Southeast Division, finishing the season undefeated. FC Miami City defeated Caledonia SC 0-2 in its last game of the regular season after clinching the playoffs a couple of weeks before the season ended. In regular-season play, FC Miami City ended with a record of 10-0-1 (W-L-D)
The W League is a pre-professional women’s soccer league, which began in May 2022. The W League strives to use women’s soccer as a force for societal good by creating a national platform to increase opportunity, gender equity, and career development. The League and its member clubs are committed to investing in women’s soccer – through not only financial resources but also with time, energy, and attention – and are united in our mission to grow the women’s game.
The W League will serve as the nation’s premier pre-professional league developing the next generation of women’s talent both on and off the field, enhancing the women’s soccer pipeline between college and professional soccer. With 44 teams across 20 states in its inaugural season, the USL W League will bring elite women’s soccer to communities across the U.S., creating more opportunities to play, watch and work in the women’s game.
