We are…

… the Great Lakes Women’s Soccer League
a USSF affiliated league run by volunteers
open to all adult women
– we have both 18+ and 30+ divisions –
with A/B/C and Premier levels of play within the age divisions

Official league play is outdoor, one summer season per year, June – September
We occasionally run a recreational unofficial outdoor fall session, too

Games are Sunday evenings (5pm or 7pm) and occasionally on weeknights

Teams are located throughout Metro-Detroit including Wayne, Oakland, Macomb ​and Washtenaw counties

Fall Soccer :)

It’s that time – time to play rec draft league small-field soccer!

Everything will be happening at Livonia Bicentennial Park, which is north off Seven Mile Rd. and east of Newburgh Rd. For your navigation system, tell it 36000 W Seven Mile Rd., Livonia, MI 48152. All of the games are in the “back”, so please proceed to the back of the park.

note the shifted game times beginning with the second weekend of play

Sunday 9/15
3p England v Australia
4p Japan v Netherlands
5p Spain v Columbia

Sunday 10/6
2p Australia v Columbia
3p Netherlands v England
4p Japan v Spain

Sunday 9/22
2p Australia v Japan
3p Netherlands v Spain
4p Columbia v England

Sunday 10/13
2p England v Spain
3p Japan v Columbia
4p Netherlands v Australia

Sunday 9/29
2p England v Japan
3p Australia v Spain
4p Netherlands v Columbia

Sunday 10/20
2p England v Australia
3p Japan v Netherlands
4p Spain v Columbia

Format for the season:

  • Games are 7 v 7 on a 9 v 9 field, 25-minute halves, with 1 referee.
  • Each player needs to bring a white and dark shirt – home team is white, away team is dark.
  • Each player will need to bring their driver’s license for verification purposes, if needed.
  • FIFA Laws of the games apply and include unlimited substitution at any stoppage of play.
  • Each team will need to supply their own ball.
  • In order to try to have fair teams, the teams were randomly decided and consist of equally divided Open, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th division players.

2024 Summer Season – Overview

Games began on the 1st weekend of June (squeeeee!!). Looking for the 2024 official division and team schedules? Click over to this page

Still filling in a few spots on your roster? No problem – we are constantly receiving inquiries from free agents looking to join the league. Please simply reach out and we’ll do our best to find you some candidates.

Here’s a quick run-down of important dates to bear in mind:

  • Team Registration Opened – January 27 – registration form here => click for the form
  • Team Registration Deadline – March 3
  • Player Registration Opened – March 25 
  • Scheduling conflicts and field location needed to have been submitted by – March 25
  • Preliminary schedules available – April 29
  • Schedule revision request – May 6
  • Final schedule – May 13
  • Late Pre-Season Player Registration – May 25
  • Player Mid-Season Registration (with late fee due) Deadline – July 15

Although player and coach/manager registration opened up months ago, there may be a few of you still trying to register. No sweat – see the news feed for more details on how-to. We also have some general answers to FAQs on this page.

Just FYI, the GLWSL Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held way back when on January 20th at Schoolcraft College. Teams were represented in person. All of the details, above, are the kinds of things discussed at the AGM. If you think we could do better for planning 2025, make sure you keep your eyes peeled for the January 2025 AGM schedule…