New England Mutiny

New England Mutiny
Founded1999 (1999)
Stadium
LeagueUSL W League
2025
Websitemutinysoccer.com

The New England Mutiny are a women's soccer club based in Ludlow, Massachusetts. They compete in the USL W League, in the amateur level of the United States league system, and play their home games at Lusitano Stadium. Founded in 1999 as the Springfield Sirens, the club commenced play in the original incarnation of the W League, before moving to the Women's Premier Soccer League in 2003, and joining a secession of WPSL clubs to become a founding member of United Women's Soccer in 2016. The Mutiny returned to the W League in 2026.

History

Established in 1999 as Springfield Sirens, the club played in the amateur W-League. After winning the W-2 (second division) championship in 2000,[1] the club played one more season in the W-League, then a season as an exhibition team before changing the team name to the New England Mutiny and accepting promotion to WPSL as one of the founding members of the East Division.[2] On July 29, 2004, in a match preparing women's national team of China for international tournament, the Mutiny surprised the fifth ranked team in the world, in front of 3000 fans in Agawam, Massachusetts, with a 3–1 lead, and losing 4–3 only in the final minutes. The Mutiny consider this match one of their two crowning achievements.

After the folding of WPS in 2012, the club joined the new Women's Premier Soccer League Elite, which included three former WPS teams. Although they finished fifth out of the eight WPSLE teams, they recorded wins over the Chicago Red Stars and Boston Breakers as well as a draw at the Western New York Flash – the former WPS teams – in the last month of the season. Their win over the Breakers is the first occurrence of an amateur side beating a professional side in US women's soccer,[3] (Chicago fielded an amateur roster in WPSLE,) and is the second of the Mutiny's crowning achievements. WPSL-Elite lasted just one year as the former WPS teams joined the newly formed National Women's Soccer League, while the remaining teams either folded or, like the Mutiny, returned to the WPSL in 2013. The Mutiny spent three further years in the WPSL, but after dissatisfaction with playoff procedures and handling in the WPSL,[4] the team branched off to join the inaugural 2016 season of United Women's Soccer.[5]

Team

Notable former players

The following former players have played at the senior international and/or professional level:[6]

Seasons

List of New England Mutiny seasons
Season League Pld W D L GF GA GD Pos Playoffs Ref
1999 USL-W2 12 9 3 0 27 10 +17 1st of 6 Runners-up [8]
2000 USL-W2 12 11 1 0 35 19 +16 1st of 6 Champions [8]
2001 USL-W 14 9 2 3 33 14 +19 4th of 8 DNQ [8]
2002 Did not play
2003 WPSL 8 7 0 1 28 5 +23 1st of 4 National semi-finals [9]
2004 WPSL 10 10 0 0 41 6 +35 1st of 6 Runners-up [10]
2005 WPSL 13 13 0 0 38 7 31 1st of 8 National semi-finals [11][12]
2006 WPSL 10 6 1 3 24 13 +11 3rd of 8 DNQ [13][14]
2007 WPSL 10 7 3 0 34 3 +31 1st of 8 Runners-up [15][16][17]
2008 WPSL 12 10 0 2 46 7 +39 2nd of 7 National semi-finals [18]
2009 WPSL 10 4 0 6 19 14 +5 8th of 14 DNQ [19]
2010 WPSL 10 3 3 4 17 11 +6 3rd of 6 DNQ [20]
2011 WPSL 10 4 3 3 10 10 +0 4th of 7 DNQ [21]
2012 WPSLE 14 6 3 5 25 34 –9 5th of 8 DNQ
2013 WPSL 10 5 0 5 19 5 +14 1st of 6 National semi-finals
2014 WPSL 10 4 2 4 31 18 +13 3rd of 6 DNQ [22]
2015 WPSL 10 8 0 2 22 7 +15 1st of 5 Regional finals
2016 UWS 10 6 0 4 21 16 +5 2nd of 6 DNQ
2017 UWS 10 7 0 3 23 10 +13 3rd of 8 DNQ
2018 UWS 10 4 2 4 19 17 +2 6th of 9 DNQ
2019 UWS 10 8 2 0 30 7 +23 1st of 8 Conference final
2020 UWS Season cancelled
2021 UWS 10 3 4 3 24 18 +6 8th of 13 DNQ
2022 UWS 10 9 0 1 27 8 +9 1st of 6 Conference semi-finals
2023 UWS 8 4 2 2 20 11 +9 6th of 17 Regional semi-finals
2024 UWS 10 10 0 0 38 4 +34 1st of 18 Runners-up
2025 UWS 7 7 0 0 23 3 +20 1st of 12 Runners-up
2026 USLW Future season

Honors

References

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  2. ^ "Womens Premier Soccer League". The American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Stoppage time goals see Mutiny upset Breakers 2-1 – Equalizer Soccer". July 8, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  4. ^ Ryan, Conor (December 15, 2015). "After struggles with former league, New England Mutiny helping form new United Women's Soccer league". masslive. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  5. ^ Ryan, Conor (December 15, 2015). "After struggles with former league, New England Mutiny helping form new United Women's Soccer league". MassLive Sports. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  6. ^ "Scanlan could be set for professional soccer return". Fingal Independent. September 22, 2000. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Five More UWS Alumnae Sign Pro Deals" (Press release). United Women's Soccer. August 17, 2020. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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  10. ^ "2004 League Standings". Women's Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 25, 2006. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
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  15. ^ "Standings". Women's Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  16. ^ "F.C. Indiana 3, New England Mutiny 0". Women's Premier Soccer League. July 29, 2007. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
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  18. ^ "Standings". Women's Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  19. ^ "Standings". Women's Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  20. ^ "Standings". Women's Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  21. ^ "Standings". Women's Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  22. ^ "2014 Standings". Women's Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
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