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
Ontario Hamilton FC Rage Hamilton area Hamilton Avalanche

Expansion teams

Five teams were added for the season:

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Ohio Dayton Dutch Lions Dayton area Bellbrook, OH expansion
Washington, D.C. D.C. United Women Washington, D.C. area Boyds, MD expansion
Virginia Fredericksburg Impact Fredericksburg area Fredericksburg, VA expansion
Virginia Los Angeles Strikers Los Angeles area Fullerton, CA expansion
British Columbia 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
North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles2 - 1New York (state) Long Island Rough Riders
Huecker 33' 42' Report Fenix 52' (o.g.)
Attendance: 466
Referee: Arthur Banning
Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women3 - 2New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats
Dennis 12'
Pollack 43'
Tomlinson 70'
Newfield Yellow card 84'		 Report Lopez 18'
Fuccello 63'
Referee: Brandon Marion
Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women1 - 0North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles
Newfield 9'
Balaam Yellow card 44'		 Report Naeher Yellow card 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
Ontario Ottawa Fury Women4 - 0Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx
Busque 12' 20' 58'
Outerbridge 31'		 Report Afonso Yellow card 82'
Attendance: 348
Referee: Michael Stenbring
Quebec Laval Comets1 - 3 (a.e.t.)Quebec Quebec City Amiral
Charron-Delage 51'
Tremblay Yellow card 80'		 Report Laverdiere 5' 101'
Roy 93'
Attendance: 130
Referee: Sean Hornsby
Ontario Ottawa Fury Women6 - 0Quebec 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
California Santa Clarita Blue Heat3 - 4British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Franco 18'
Beard 53'
Fisher 56'		 Report Leroux 32'
Franko 45'
Kyle 47'
Marton Yellow card 81' Red card
Richardson 87'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Absbeer Singh

W-League Championship

Semi-finals
Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women3 - 1British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Tomlinson 16' 54'
Newfield Yellow card 42'
Pollock 73'		 Report Weimer 18'
Kyle Yellow card 41'
Ontario Ottawa Fury Women3 - 2Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women
Hastings Yellow card 4'
Outerbridge 18' 55'
Wetzel 48'
Ramirez Red card 79'
Wollner Yellow card 85'		 Report Baumgardt 80'
Charette 89'
Referee: Ron Labraff

Third Place Playoff
British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women2 - 1Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women
Stoltenberg 47'
Kyle 65'		 Report Charette 21'
Referee: Will Nichols

Championship
Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women6 - 1Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Tomlinson 9' 74'
Dennis 30' 54'
Pollock 32'
Bennett 89'		 Report Wetzel Red card 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 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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