WPIAL Boys Soccer 2026-2027 Realignment Projections

Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Sports League (WPIAL — PIAA’s District 7) realignment of classifications for the 2026 and 2027 Fall Sports cycles, including for boys and girls soccer will be reviewed and finalized in the next Board of Directors’ meeting.

Check out the full breakdown below to find Pittsburgh Soccer Now‘s complete realignment per classification projections for the next two seasons.

PSN’s projections are based on PIAA’s most updated boys and girls enrollment numbers released in late November, the new cycle will see some movement of schools up and down in classifications for 2026 and 2027, while there are also a few schools which may or may not elect to remain in higher classifications.  That remains to be seen.  In recent years, some schools including Peters Township and Shady Side Academy boys elected to keep their schools in a higher classification despite enrollment numbers for lower classification.

PIAA Soccer 2026-2027 Classifications 

PIAA Classification Parameters (based on boys’ enrollment)

• 1A — 1 – 166
• 2A — 167 – 280
• 3A — 281 – 474
• 4A — 475 and above

WPIAL Boys Soccer Realignment 2026-2027

Class 4A

Moving up in 2026-2027: Moon, Bethel Park and Baldwin

Moving Down to 3A in 2026-2027:  Plum, Penn Hills, Woodland Hills

SECTION 1

• Central Catholic
• Gateway
• Hempfield Area
• Norwin
• Connellsville (in Section 2 in 2024-25)
• Fox Chapel (in Section 3 in 2024-25)

SECTION 2

• Canon-McMillan
• Baldwin
• Mt. Lebanon
• Peters Township
• Upper St. Clair
• Bethel Park

SECTION 3

• Butler
• Moon 
• North Allegheny
• North Hills
• Pine-Richland
• Seneca Valley

 

Class 3A

Moving Down to 3A in 2026-2027:  Plum, Penn Hills, Woodland Hills

Moving Up to 3A in 2026-2027:  Central Valley, Greensburg Salem

Moving Down to 2A in 2026-2027: Belle Vernon, Knoch, West Mifflin

SECTION 1

• Armstrong
• Hampton
• Indiana
• Kiski Area
• Mars
• Shaler
• Woodland Hills

SECTION 2

• Albert Gallatin
• Laurel Highlands
• McKeesport
• Ringgold
• Thomas Jefferson
• Trinity
• Uniontown

SECTION 3

• Franklin Regional
• Greater Latrobe
• Penn-Trafford
• Plum
• Penn Hills 
• Greensburg Salem

SECTION 4

• Ambridge
• Blackhawk
• Chartiers Valley
• Montour
• West Allegheny
• Central Valley
• South Fayette

Non-Section / District 8 only

• Brashear (friendlies only **)
• Allderdice (friendlies only **)
• Obama Academy (friendlies only **)

Class 2A

Moving Down to 2A in 2026-2027: Belle Vernon, Knoch, West Mifflin

Moving Up to 2A from 1A in 2026-2027: None

SECTION 1

• Burrell
• Deer Lakes
• Freeport
• Highlands
• Knoch
• Leechburg
• North Catholic
• Shady Side Academy
• Valley

SECTION 2

• Avonworth
• Beaver
• Central Valley
• Ellwood City
• Hopewell
• Keystone Oaks
• Mohawk
• Quaker Valley
• Riverside

SECTION 3

• East Allegheny
• Elizabeth Forward
• Ligonier Valley
• McGuffey
• Seton LaSalle
• South Allegheny
• South Park
• Steel Valley
• West Mifflin

SECTION 4

• Belle Vernon
• Brownsville
• Charleroi
• Derry
• Greensburg Salem
• Mt. Pleasant
• Southmoreland
• Waynesburg Central
• Yough

 

Class 1A

SECTION 1

• Beaver County Christian
• Eden Christian Academy
• Freedom Area
• Neshannock
• Sewickley Academy
• South Side

 

SECTION 2

•  Bentworth
• Bethlehem-Center
• California
• Chartiers-Houston
•  Greensburg Central Catholic

SECTION 3

•  Aquinas Academy
•  Bishop Canevin
• Brentwood
•  Carlynton
• Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
• Serra Catholic

SECTION 4

• Jeannette
• Riverview
• Saint Joseph
• Springdale
• Trinity Christian
• Winchester Thurston