Westchester United FC to field expansion team in WPSL
Westchester United FC, based in Westchester, N.Y., is the WPSL‘s latest expansion side, the league announced Thursday. The team will debut in 2021.
The 4-year-old club already fields a men’s squad in the UPSL, and now brings a women’s side to the second tier of the American pyramid.
Antonio Corrado has been appointed Westchester United FC’s manager for its first season. The team will host its home matches at Fox Lane High School.
“As an organization, we have strived to help players play at the highest level,” Corrado said. “With the addition of a women’s WPSL team and a men’s UPSL team we feel that we are providing player pathways that are fundamental to changing a soccer landscape within the USA that needs more consistent playing throughout the year and at a higher level.”
The club intends to take a very hands-on approach in the community. With several of the team’s staffers having worked as camp counselors at the nearby Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester, the plan is for the Westchester United FC players do to likewise.
“We are extremely excited to be the first WPSL based club in Westchester County, N.Y.,” Corrado added. “We believe that this will provide local female players in high school and at the collegiate level an immense opportunity to play over the late spring/summer months.”
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