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The Western Ultimate League (WUL) is a women's professional ultimate league in the Western United States. It was founded in 2020. The WUL's stated mission is to "promote visibility, opportunity, and equity within women's ultimate".[1]
The WUL was formed to parallel the Premier Ultimate League (PUL), another women's ultimate league established in 2019, with an eye toward a future merger.[2][3] The WUL shares resources and communicates closely with the PUL.[2]
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The WUL started with a 2017 and 2018 series of women's and mixed showcase games affiliated with the American Ultimate Disc League (now the Ultimate Frisbee Association), and a 2019 series of professional women's showcase games along the west coast including games between Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver-based teams and between Los Angeles and San Diego–based teams.[4][5]
The inaugural 2020 Western Ultimate League season began with tryouts in January and February 2020 with seven teams.[6] Competition, which had been set to begin in March 2020 and continue through May, was postponed[7] and then canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]
In January 2021, the Portland Swifts announced they were withdrawing from the WUL.[10] The six remaining WUL teams first competed in December 2021 at the Winter Cup in San Diego.[11] The Utah Wild emerged victorious,[12][13] and two plays from the Winter Cup were featured on SportsCenter.[14] After the Winter Cup, the league announced the addition of a seventh team, the Oregon Onyx.[14]
The first regular season was conducted in 2022, with the Seattle Tempest emerging as champions.[15] In October 2022, the league announced the addition of an eighth team, the Colorado Alpenglow,[16] and in March 2023 they announced the creation of two conferences, Northwest and Southwest.[17]
The Oregon Onyx[18] and Los Angeles Astra[19] departed the league after the 2023 season.
The Oregon Soar joined the league after the 2024 season.[20]
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Teams
The WUL consists of seven teams as of the 2025 season.
Arizona Sidewinders
Colorado Alpenglow
San Diego Super Bloom
Bay Area Falcons
Seattle Tempest
Utah Wild
Oregon Soar
WUL team locations (Northwest in blue, Southwest in yellow)
Former teams
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