2011 USL W-League season

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.

USL W-League
Season2011
ChampionsAtlanta Silverbacks Women
Matches played158
Goals scored493 (3.12 per match)
← 2010
2012 →

Changes from 2010 season

Name changes

One team changed their name in the off-season:

Team Name Metro Area Previous Name
Hamilton FC Rage Hamilton area Hamilton Avalanche

Expansion teams

Five teams were added for the season:

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
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:

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 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:

Atlantic Division
Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
Atlanta Silverbacks Women 10 9 1 0 25 5 +20 26[lower-alpha 1]
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:
Notes:
  1. 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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. New Jersey Wildcats and New Jersey Rangers deducted one point.

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:

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 Eagles2 - 1 Long Island Rough Riders
Huecker 33' 42' Report Fenix 52' (o.g.)
Attendance: 466
Referee: Arthur Banning
Atlanta Silverbacks Women3 - 2 New Jersey Wildcats
Dennis 12'
Pollack 43'
Tomlinson 70'
Newfield  84'		 Report Lopez 18'
Fuccello 63'
Referee: Brandon Marion
Atlanta Silverbacks Women1 - 0 Charlotte Lady Eagles
Newfield 9'
Balaam  44'		 Report Naeher  72'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
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 Women4 - 0 Toronto Lady Lynx
Busque 12' 20' 58'
Outerbridge 31'		 Report Afonso  82'
Attendance: 348
Referee: Michael Stenbring
Laval Comets1 - 3 (a.e.t.) Quebec City Amiral
Charron-Delage 51'
Tremblay  80'		 Report Laverdiere 5' 101'
Roy 93'
Attendance: 130
Referee: Sean Hornsby
Ottawa Fury Women6 - 0 Quebec City Amiral
Outerbridge 17'
Shufelt 24' 39' 55'
Julien 83' 90+'		 Report
Attendance: 674
Referee: Joe Audi
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 Heat3 - 4 Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Franco 18'
Beard 53'
Fisher 56'		 Report Leroux 32'
Franko 45'
Kyle 47'
Marton  81' 
Richardson 87'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Absbeer Singh

W-League Championship

Semi-Finals
Atlanta Silverbacks Women3 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Tomlinson 16' 54'
Newfield  42'
Pollock 73'		 Report Weimer 18'
Kyle  41'
Ottawa Fury Women3 - 2 Seattle Sounders Women
Hastings  4'
Outerbridge 18' 55'
Wetzel 48'
Ramirez  79'
Wollner  85'		 Report Baumgardt 80'
Charette 89'
Referee: Ron Labraff

Third Place Playoff
Vancouver Whitecaps Women2 - 1 Seattle Sounders Women
Stoltenberg 47'
Kyle 65'		 Report Charette 21'
Referee: Will Nichols

Championship
Atlanta Silverbacks Women6 - 1 Ottawa Fury Women
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

References
  1. "W-League Standings". Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  2. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.