July, 1999 Poll Results: A Women’s Pro League

The following are the results of the July, 1999 socceramerica.com poll, in which 1,527 fans answered questions about the viability and structure of a women’s professional league: 1) Can a women’s pro league succeed in the U.S.? Yes (69.4%) No (30.6%) 2) What should the structure of such a league be like? WMLS – like the WNBA is for women’s basketball (43.8%) An independent league (30.5%) The existing W-League of the USISL (25.7%) 3) What type of venues should host matches in a women’s league? Smaller stadiums with a 5000-10000 capacity (74.7%) Larger stadiums such as the ones MLS currently uses (25.3%) 4) Assuming a league were to open play with 10 franchises (as MLS did in 1996) which 10 cities should host a team?