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2006 USL W-League season

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The 2006 W-League Season was the league's 12th.

USL W-League
Season2006
ChampionsVancouver Whitecaps Women
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Changes from 2005 season edit

Name changes edit

New teams edit

Five teams were added for the season:

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
  Central Florida Krush Central Florida Area Winter Park, FL expansion
  Cocoa Expos Women Space Coast area Cocoa, FL expansion
  Hamilton Avalanche Golden Horseshoe area Hamilton, ON expansion
  Laval Comets Greater Montreal area Laval, QC expansion
  Minnesota Lightning Twin Cities area Falcon Heights, MN expansion

Teams Leaving edit

One team folded after the 2005 season:

  • Arizona Heatwave

Standings edit

Blue indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Orange indicates bye into the W-League semifinals as hosts.

Central Conference edit

Atlantic Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Charlotte Lady Eagles 14 10 4 0 32 14 +18 30
2 Richmond Kickers Destiny 14 9 4 1 31 13 +18 28
3 Cocoa Expos Women 14 9 4 1 17 16 +1 28
4 Central Florida Krush 14 7 5 2 25 21 +4 23
5 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 14 6 7 1 23 17 +6 19
6 Hampton Roads Piranhas 14 5 8 1 18 28 −10 16
7 Bradenton Athletics 14 2 7 5 12 27 −15 11
8 Carolina Dynamo Women 14 1 10 3 7 29 −22 6
Source: [citation needed]

Midwest Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Michigan Hawks 14 10 2 2 41 13 +28 32
2 Minnesota Lightning 14 9 3 2 34 19 +15 29
3 Cleveland Internationals Women 14 9 4 1 36 22 +14 28
4 Chicago Gaels 14 7 4 3 29 19 +10 24
5 Cincinnati Ladyhawks 14 5 6 3 33 33 0 18
6 London Gryphons 14 4 9 1 28 45 −17 13
7 Fort Wayne Fever 14 3 9 2 16 37 −21 11
8 West Michigan Firewomen 14 2 12 0 9 38 −29 6
Source: [citation needed]

Eastern Conference edit

Northeast Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 New Jersey Wildcats 14 14 0 0 61 3 +58 42
2 Western Mass Lady Pioneers 14 10 3 1 43 10 +33 31
3 Boston Renegades 14 9 3 2 52 16 +36 29
4 Long Island Lady Riders 14 7 5 2 28 17 +11 23
5 Northern Virginia Majestics 14 5 9 0 28 28 0 15
6 New York Magic 14 4 8 2 20 26 −6 14
7 South Jersey Banshees 14 2 11 1 10 50 −40 7
8 New Hampshire Lady Phantoms 14 0 12 2 14 96 −82 2
Source: [citation needed]

Northern Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ottawa Fury Women 12 10 1 1 38 7 +31 31
2 Toronto Lady Lynx 12 7 1 4 37 4 +33 25
3 Laval Comets 12 6 3 3 30 13 +17 21
4 Hamilton Avalanche 12 6 5 1 20 25 −5 19
5 Vermont Lady Voltage 12 4 7 1 12 24 −12 13
6 Rochester Rhinos Women 12 4 8 0 22 30 −8 12
7 Sudbury Canadians 12 0 12 0 2 58 −56 0
Source: [citation needed]

Western Conference edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps Women 12 11 0 1 38 7 +31 34
2 Seattle Sounders Women 12 5 4 3 21 18 +3 18
3 Mile High Edge 12 4 6 2 22 23 −1 14
4 Real Colorado Cougars 12 3 4 5 25 27 −2 14
5 Fort Collins Force 12 3 7 2 15 25 −10 11
6 San Diego Lady Gauchos 12 2 7 3 14 35 −21 9
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs edit

Format edit

Conference Brackets edit

Central Conference

Central Semifinals Central Championship
      
MW1   Michigan Hawks 0
AT2   Richmond Kickers Destiny 2
AT1   Richmond Kickers Destiny 0
AT1   Charlotte Lady Eagles 1
AT1   Charlotte Lady Eagles (p) 1 (4)
MW2   Minnesota Lightning 1 (3)

Eastern Conference

Eastern Divisional Eastern Semifinals Eastern Championship
         
NE1   New Jersey Wildcats (AET) 3
NE4   Long Island Lady Riders 2
NE3   Boston Renegades 0
NE4   Long Island Lady Riders 1
NE1   New Jersey Wildcats 2
NO1   Ottawa Fury Women 3
NO1   Ottawa Fury Women 3
NO2   Toronto Lady Lynx 2
NO1   Ottawa Fury Women 3
NE2   Western Mass Lady Pioneers 0
NE2   Western Mass Lady Pioneers 1
NE5   Northern Virginia Majestics 0

Western Conference

Western Finals
   
W2   Seattle Sounders Women 1
W3   Mile High Edge 0

W-League Championship Bracket edit

Semifinals Championship
      
H   Vancouver Whitecaps Women 5
W2   Seattle Sounders Women 0
H   Vancouver Whitecaps Women 3
AT1   Ottawa Fury Women 0
NO1   Ottawa Fury Women 2
AT1   Charlotte Lady Eagles 1 Consolation
W1   Seattle Sounders Women 1
At1   Charlotte Lady Eagles 0

Divisional Round edit

  Long Island Lady Riders1 – 0  Boston Renegades
DeCristoforo   49'
Roebriy   66'		 (Report)
Attendance: 50
Referee: Rachael Woo (USA)
  Toronto Lady Lynx2 – 3  Ottawa Fury Women
Riverso   8'
Maroszeky   84'		 (Report) Vermeulen   41'   62' (PK)
Parker   49'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Dan Popescu (CAN)
  Northern Virginia Majestics0 – 1  Western Mass Lady Pioneers
(Report) D'Agostino   70'
Referee: Scott Kachmarik (USA)

Conference semifinals edit

  Richmond Kickers Destiny2 – 0  Michigan Hawks
Parsons   2'   68' (Report) Konheim   87'
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 506
Referee: Rob Ellyson (USA)
  Minnesota Lightning1 – 1
(AET)		  Charlotte Lady Eagles
Smith   49'
Preiss   58'
Gault   79'		 (Report) Timbers-Rife   18'
Penalties
Gault  
Schneeman  
Smith  
McNallan  
Almanzo  
Schwartz  		 3 – 4 Ledford  
Woody  
Vandenbergh  
Drummond  
Birdswell  
Hollenbeck  
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 506
Referee: Carlos Aragano (USA)
  Western Mass Lady Pioneers0 – 3  Ottawa Fury Women
Schoepfer   22' (Report) Vermeulen   63' (PK)
Robinson   72'
Wilkinson   73'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Referee: Mike Deering (USA)
  Long Island Lady Riders2 – 3
(AET)		  New Jersey Wildcats
Shulman   27'   120'
C. Arikian   90'
Cali   108'		 (Report) Fletcher   22'
Formiga   56'
Tomecka   120'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 445
Referee: Hossam Saad (USA)

Conference finals edit

  Richmond Kickers Destiny0 – 1  Charlotte Lady Eagles
Raveia   24'
Jones   79'
Sauerbrunn   85'
Anger   89'
Woodie   90'		 (Report) Mollon   33'
Drummond   70' (PK)
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 353
Referee: Ronnie Canales (USA)
  Ottawa Fury Women3 – 2  New Jersey Wildcats
Avner   8'
Vermeulen   21'   30'   36'		 (Report) Formiga   20'
Yamaguchi   61'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 444
Referee: Bill Guarini (USA)
  Mile High Edge0 – 1  Seattle Sounders Women
(Report) Pulse   76'
Attendance: 355
Referee: Will Niccolls (USA)

W-League Semifinals edit

  Charlotte Lady Eagles1 – 2  Ottawa Fury Women
Deason   79'
Swinehart   90'		 (Report) Vermeulen   6'
Robinson   80'
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Michelle Pye (CAN)
  Seattle Sounders Women0 – 5  Vancouver Whitecaps Women
(Report) Sinclair   8'   81'
Smith   48'
Franko   53'
Milbrett   57'
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Darcy Konowalchuck (CAN)

W-League Third-Place Game edit

  Seattle Sounders Women1 – 0  Charlotte Lady Eagles
Patterson   36'
Arrant   81'		 [ (Report)] Deason   90'
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Jill Proctor (CAN)

W-League Finals edit

  Ottawa Fury Women0 – 3  Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Alcia   56' (Report) Sinclair   33'
Franko   45'
Andrews   74'
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard (CAN)

References edit

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