2011 USL W-League season
Football league season
Season | 2011 |
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Champions | Atlanta Silverbacks Women |
Matches played | 158 |
Goals scored | 493 (3.12 per match) |
← 2010 2012 → |
The 2011 W-League season was the 17th season of the league's existence, and 8th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season began on May 14 and ended on July 17.
Changes from 2010 season
Name changes
One team changed their name in the off-season:
Team Name | Metro Area | Previous Name |
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Hamilton FC Rage | Hamilton area | Hamilton Avalanche |
Expansion teams
Five teams were added for the season:
Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
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Dayton Dutch Lions | Dayton area | Bellbrook, OH | expansion |
D.C. United Women | Washington, D.C. area | Boyds, MD | expansion |
Fredericksburg Impact | Fredericksburg area | Fredericksburg, VA | expansion |
Los Angeles Strikers | Los Angeles area | Fullerton, CA | expansion |
Victoria Highlanders Women | Victoria area | Victoria, BC | expansion |
Teams leaving
Six teams either folded or left following the 2010 season:
- Chicago Red Eleven
- Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues
- Kalamazoo Outrage
- Tampa Bay Hellenic (joined WPSL)
- Washington Freedom Futures (disbanded when Washington Freedom franchise relocated to South Florida)
- Western New York Flash (joined WPS)
Standings
As of 7/17/2011 [1]
Orange indicates Host Team for W-League Championship
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Central Conference
Central Division
Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ottawa Fury Women | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | +38 | 36 |
Laval Comets | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 20 |
Quebec City Amiral | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 19 |
Toronto Lady Lynx | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 17 |
Hamilton FC Rage | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 11 |
Rochester Ravens | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 10 |
London Gryphons | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 6 |
Source: [citation needed]
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 26[a] |
Charlotte Lady Eagles | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 20 |
Dayton Dutch Lions | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 17 |
Virginia Beach Piranhas | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 15 |
Fredericksburg Impact | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 7 |
Northern Virginia Majestics | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Atlanta Silverbacks Women deducted one point.
Northeast Division
Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long Island Rough Riders | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 23 |
New Jersey Wildcats | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 20[a] |
D.C. United Women | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 17 |
North Jersey Valkyries | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 12 |
New York Magic | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 10 |
New Jersey Rangers | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 33 | −29 | 0[a] |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b New Jersey Wildcats and New Jersey Rangers deducted one point.
Western Conference
Western Division
Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Santa Clarita Blue Heat | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 29 |
Vancouver Whitecaps Women | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 28 |
Pali Blues | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 27 |
Colorado Rush Women | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 21 |
Seattle Sounders Women | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
Los Angeles Strikers | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 13 |
Colorado Force | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 11 |
Victoria Highlanders Women | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 6 |
Source: [citation needed]
Playoffs
[2]
- Note: Seattle Sounders Women hosts the W-League Championship and gains an automatic berth in the National Semi-Finals.
Eastern Conference Playoffs
Charlotte Lady Eagles | 2 - 1 | Long Island Rough Riders |
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Huecker 33' 42' | Report | Fenix 52' (o.g.) |
Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 3 - 2 | New Jersey Wildcats |
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Dennis 12' Pollack 43' Tomlinson 70' Newfield 84' | Report | Lopez 18' Fuccello 63' |
Referee: Brandon Marion
Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 1 - 0 | Charlotte Lady Eagles |
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Newfield 9' Balaam 44' | Report | Naeher 72' |
Divisional Semifinals | Divisional Final | ||||||||
NE1 | Long Island Rough Riders | 1 | |||||||
A2 | Charlotte Lady Eagles | 2 | |||||||
A2 | Charlotte Lady Eagles | 0 | |||||||
A1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 1 | |||||||
A1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 3 | |||||||
NE2 | New Jersey Wildcats | 2 |
Central Conference Playoffs
Ottawa Fury Women | 4 - 0 | Toronto Lady Lynx |
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Busque 12' 20' 58' Outerbridge 31' | Report | Afonso 82' |
Laval Comets | 1 - 3 (a.e.t.) | Quebec City Amiral |
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Charron-Delage 51' Tremblay 80' | Report | Laverdiere 5' 101' Roy 93' |
Ottawa Fury Women | 6 - 0 | Quebec City Amiral |
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Outerbridge 17' Shufelt 24' 39' 55' Julien 83' 90+' | Report |
Divisional Semifinals | Divisional Final | ||||||||
C1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 4 | |||||||
C4 | Toronto Lady Lynx | 0 | |||||||
C1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 6 | |||||||
C3 | Quebec City Amiral | 1 | |||||||
C2 | Laval Comets | 1 | |||||||
C3 | Quebec City Amiral | 3 |
Western Conference Playoff
Santa Clarita Blue Heat | 3 - 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps Women |
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Franco 18' Beard 53' Fisher 56' | Report | Leroux 32' Franko 45' Kyle 47' Marton 81' Richardson 87' |
W-League Championship
Semi-finals
Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 3 - 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps Women |
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Tomlinson 16' 54' Newfield 42' Pollock 73' | Report | Weimer 18' Kyle 41' |
Ottawa Fury Women | 3 - 2 | Seattle Sounders Women |
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Hastings 4' Outerbridge 18' 55' Wetzel 48' Ramirez 79' Wollner 85' | Report | Baumgardt 80' Charette 89' |
Referee: Ron Labraff
Third Place Playoff
Vancouver Whitecaps Women | 2 - 1 | Seattle Sounders Women |
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Stoltenberg 47' Kyle 65' | Report | Charette 21' |
Referee: Will Nichols
Championship
Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 6 - 1 | Ottawa Fury Women |
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Tomlinson 9' 74' Dennis 30' 54' Pollock 32' Bennett 89' | Report | Wetzel 31' Outerbridge 49' |
Referee: Ekaterina Koraevtt
Semi-Finals | Championship | ||||||||
1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 3 | |||||||
4 | Seattle Sounders Women | 2 | |||||||
1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 1 | |||||||
2 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 6 | |||||||
2 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 3 | |||||||
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps Women | 1 |
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