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2011 USL W-League season

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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 edit

Name changes edit

One team changed their name in the off-season:

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

Expansion teams edit

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 edit

Six teams either folded or left following the 2010 season:

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
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
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:
  1. ^ Atlanta Silverbacks Women deducted one point.

Northeast Division edit

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:
  1. ^ a b New Jersey Wildcats and New Jersey Rangers deducted one point.

Western Conference edit

Western Division edit

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 edit

[2]

  • Note: Seattle Sounders Women hosts the W-League Championship and gains an automatic berth in the National Semi-Finals.

Eastern Conference Playoffs edit

  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 edit

  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 edit

  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 edit

Semi-finals edit

  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 edit

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

Championship edit

  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 edit

  1. ^ "W-League Standings". Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
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