WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers through Oct. 6, 2025

By: Don Rebel
Monday, October 6, 2025 | 11:04 PM

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Section play in the 2025 WPIAL girls soccer regular season has reached the final week and 55 teams have qualified for the upcoming district postseason.

The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot where head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason.

Don’t miss the WPIAL Soccer Playoff Pairings Show on Trib HSSN on Wednesday, Oct. 15.

Here is the latest list of district teams that have qualified for the WPIAL girls soccer playoffs through Monday, plus the playoff picture for the remaining postseason berths.

Class 4A

Set with 12 playoffs teams and four first-round byes

Section 1

Norwin Knights

Penn-Trafford Warriors

Latrobe Wildcats

Armstrong River Hawks

Section 2

Peters Township Indians

Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils

Canon-McMillan Big Macs

Upper St. Clair Panthers

Section 3

Seneca Valley Raiders

Pine-Richland Rams

North Allegheny Tigers

Butler Golden Tornado

Class 3A

13 of a possible 16 teams have clinched

Section 1

Fox Chapel Foxes

Mars Fightin’ Planets

• Shaler (4-4) needs one win or tie against Hampton on Wednesday or Gateway on Monday to clinch. Hampton (3-4-1) needs one win against Shaler on Wednesday or Penn Hills on Monday to clinch. Gateway (2-5-1) needs wins against Fox Chapel on Wednesday and Shaler on Monday to remain alive. Gateway loses the head-to-head tiebreaker against Hampton but would qualify if it finished tied with Shaler.

Section 2

Moon Tigers

Montour Spartans

West Allegheny Indians

• Chartiers Valley (3-5-2) needs one win against West Allegheny on Wednesday or Trinity on Monday to qualify. Blackhawk (2-6-2) needs to beat Bethel Park on Wednesday and win or tie West Allegheny on Monday and have Chartiers Valley lose both section games because the Cougars lose the head-to-head tiebreaker to the Colts.

Section 3

South Fayette Lions

Thomas Jefferson Jaguars

Oakland Catholic Eagles

Laurel Highlands Mustangs

Section 4

Plum Mustangs

Franklin Regional Panthers

Kiski Area Cavaliers

Elizabeth Forward Warriors

Class 2A

15 of a possible 17 teams have clinched

Section 1

South Park Eagles

Belle Vernon Leopards

Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles

• Ringgold (5-5-1) can clinch with a win or a tie against McGuffey on Monday. McGuffey (4-6) needs to beat or tie South Park on Wednesday and beat Ringgold on Monday to qualify. If the Rams and Highlanders finished tied, they both qualify.

Section 2

Freeport Yellowjackets

North Catholic Trojans

Burrell Buccaneers

Shady Side Academy Bulldogs

Section 3

Quaker Valley Quakers

Central Valley Warriors

Beaver Bobcats

Avonworth Antelopes

Section 4

Mt. Pleasant Vikings

Deer Lakes Lancers

Southmoreland Scotties

Yough Cougars

Class A

15 of a possible 17 teams have clinched

Section 1

Riverside Panthers

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers

Eden Christian Academy Warriors

Freedom Bulldogs

Section 2

Bentworth Bearcats

Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers

Brownsville Falcons

Waynesburg Raiders

Section 3

Sewickley Academy Panthers

Seton LaSalle Rebels

Carlynton Cougars

Aquinas Academy Crusaders

Section 4

Springdale Dynamos

Riverview Raiders

Winchester Thurston Bears

• Greensburg Central Catholic (3-5) has matches against Winchester Thurston on Wednesday and Springdale on Monday. Ellis School (2-5) has matches against Apollo-Ridge on Wednesday, Springdale on Thursday and Winchester Thurston on Monday. If they finish tied, they both qualify.