2011 USL W-League season
Appearance
(Redirected from 2011 W-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
[edit]Name changes
[edit]One team changed their name in the off-season:
Team Name | Metro Area | Previous Name |
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Hamilton area | Hamilton Avalanche |
Expansion teams
[edit]Five teams were added for the season:
Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
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Dayton area | Bellbrook, OH | expansion |
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Washington, D.C. area | Boyds, MD | expansion |
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Fredericksburg area | Fredericksburg, VA | expansion |
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Los Angeles area | Fullerton, CA | expansion |
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Victoria area | Victoria, BC | expansion |
Teams leaving
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Central Division
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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
[edit]Atlantic Division
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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:
Western Conference
[edit]Western Division
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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
[edit]- Note: Seattle Sounders Women hosts the W-League Championship and gains an automatic berth in the National Semi-Finals.
Eastern Conference Playoffs
[edit]![]() | 2 - 1 | ![]() |
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Huecker ![]() ![]() |
Report | Fenix ![]() |
![]() | 3 - 2 | ![]() |
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Dennis ![]() Pollack ![]() Tomlinson ![]() Newfield ![]() |
Report | Lopez ![]() Fuccello ![]() |
Referee: Brandon Marion
![]() | 1 - 0 | ![]() |
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Newfield ![]() Balaam ![]() |
Report | Naeher ![]() |
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
[edit]![]() | 4 - 0 | ![]() |
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Busque ![]() ![]() ![]() Outerbridge ![]() |
Report | Afonso ![]() |
![]() | 1 - 3 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Charron-Delage ![]() Tremblay ![]() |
Report | Laverdiere ![]() ![]() Roy ![]() |
![]() | 6 - 0 | ![]() |
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Outerbridge ![]() Shufelt ![]() ![]() ![]() Julien ![]() ![]() |
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
[edit]![]() | 3 - 4 | ![]() |
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Franco ![]() Beard ![]() Fisher ![]() |
Report | Leroux ![]() Franko ![]() Kyle ![]() Marton ![]() ![]() Richardson ![]() |
W-League Championship
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]![]() | 3 - 1 | ![]() |
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Tomlinson ![]() ![]() Newfield ![]() Pollock ![]() |
Report | Weimer ![]() Kyle ![]() |
![]() | 3 - 2 | ![]() |
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Hastings ![]() Outerbridge ![]() ![]() Wetzel ![]() Ramirez ![]() Wollner ![]() |
Report | Baumgardt ![]() Charette ![]() |
Referee: Ron Labraff
Third Place Playoff
[edit]![]() | 2 - 1 | ![]() |
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Stoltenberg ![]() Kyle ![]() |
Report | Charette ![]() |
Referee: Will Nichols
Championship
[edit]![]() | 6 - 1 | ![]() |
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Tomlinson ![]() ![]() Dennis ![]() ![]() Pollock ![]() Bennett ![]() |
Report | Wetzel ![]() Outerbridge ![]() |
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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "W-League Standings". Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2013.