The Independence defeated Washington Freedom at home in the Quarterfinal, then won at Boston in the WPS Super Semifinal.

[5][6] The Independence practiced and held preseason games at their training home, United Sports, in West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania.

Grassroots support was instrumental in bringing top-tier women's professional soccer back to the Philadelphia area.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

Paul Riley, Steven Fraser and Skip Thorp were selected as coaches for the 2010 WPS All-Star game held in Atlanta.

[12] Paul Riley was voted the WPS Coach of the Year in 2010 for his team's third place regular season performance as an expansion franchise and subsequent playoff berth.

[citation needed] The Halsteads purchased the franchise from WPS in March 2009 and orchestrated the team's success in both 2010 and 2011 seasons (they never won a championship, but were runners-up both years).

On January 30, 2012, Women's Professional Soccer announced suspension of the 2012 season, citing several internal organization struggles as the primary cause.