2011 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs

The 2011 WPS Playoffs were the postseason to Women's Professional Soccer's 2011 Season, which started on August 17 and culminated on August 27 at Sahlen's Stadium in Rochester, New York.

The Independence (gray) and the Flash (red/white) are recognized after the championship game

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Western New York Flash 18 13 3 2 40 18 +22 42 Advance to Championship
2 Philadelphia Independence 18 11 3 4 31 18 +13 36 Advance to Super Semifinal
3 magicJack 18 9 2 7 29 29 0 28[lower-alpha 1] Advance to First round
4 Boston Breakers 18 5 4 9 19 24 −5 19[lower-alpha 2]
5 Sky Blue FC 18 5 4 9 24 29 −5 19[lower-alpha 2]
6 Atlanta Beat 18 1 4 13 7 32 −25 7
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.
Notes:
  1. magicJack were deducted a point for various league violations.[1]
  2. BOS: 7 pts; SKY: 4 pt

Bracket

Results

First round
magicJack3 – 1Boston Breakers
Wambach 6', 57' (pen)
Rapinoe 61'		 Buehler Yellow card 17'
Winters 31', Yellow card 81'
Hemmings Yellow card 35'
Attendance: 2,075
Referee: Christina Ibanez

Super Semifinal
Philadelphia Independence2 – 0magicJack
Kai 46'
Rodriguez 81'		 Rampone Yellow card 12'
Wambach Yellow card 86'
Attendance: 5,410
Referee: Ted Unkel

WPS Championship
Western New York Flash1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Philadelphia Independence
Edwards Yellow card 25'
Sinclair 64'
Goebel Yellow card 96' Yellow-red card 108'
Marta Yellow card 103'		 Rodriguez 88', Yellow card 90+3'
Penalties
Marta soccer ball with check mark
Sinclair soccer ball with check mark
Zerboni soccer ball with check mark
Seger soccer ball with check mark
Averbuch soccer ball with check mark		 5 – 4 soccer ball with check mark Sanderson
soccer ball with check mark Adams
soccer ball with check mark Robinson
soccer ball with check mark Boquete
soccer ball with red X del Rio
Attendance: 10,461
Referee: Kari Seitz

Media coverage

The First Round will be viewable on Fox Soccer Channel with the others on Fox Sports Net; all will be simultaneously webcast on the WPS website.

Notes and references
  1. "WPS Imposes Punishment on magicJack with Point Deduction, Loss of Draft Picks". allwhitekit.com. May 12, 2011.

See also
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