Maryland SoccerPlex
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Maryland Soccerplex is a sports complex in Germantown, Maryland, United States
(Boyds, Maryland
mailing address). There are nineteen natural grass fields, three artificial fields, and eight indoor courts. Two miniature golf courses, a driving range, and a swim center have recently been added.
The main stadium holds 5,200 and was home to the Washington Freedom
, a team in Women's Professional Soccer
, the successor to the defunct Women's United Soccer Association
in which the team originally played. The Soccerplex now hosts the D.C. United Women
of the W-League
.
The Soccerplex is home to many other events: D.C. United Open Cup matches
, Real Maryland, NCAA Conference Championships, Discovery Cup, and the Mid-Atlantic Cup.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Boyds, Maryland
Boyds, Maryland
Boyds, Maryland is an unincorporated community in rural Montgomery County, Maryland, located north of Washington, DC. Its ZIP Code is 20841.According to the United States 2000 Census, the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for the town of Boyds covers an area of and has a population of 2,025...
mailing address). There are nineteen natural grass fields, three artificial fields, and eight indoor courts. Two miniature golf courses, a driving range, and a swim center have recently been added.
The main stadium holds 5,200 and was home to the Washington Freedom
Washington Freedom
The Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Germantown, Maryland that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was originally founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. Since 2004, the...
, a team in Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
, the successor to the defunct Women's United Soccer Association
Women's United Soccer Association
The Women's United Soccer Association, often abbreviated to the WUSA, was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams in the United States...
in which the team originally played. The Soccerplex now hosts the D.C. United Women
D.C. United Women
D.C. United Women is an American soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the W-League, the second tier of professional women's soccer in the United States. The team is an affiliate of Major League Soccer club, D.C...
of the W-League
W-League
The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
.
The Soccerplex is home to many other events: D.C. United Open Cup matches
D.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...
, Real Maryland, NCAA Conference Championships, Discovery Cup, and the Mid-Atlantic Cup.