2004 USL W-League season
Season | 2004 |
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Champions | Vancouver Whitecaps Women |
← 2003 2005 → |
The 2004 W-League Season was the league's 10th. The Vancouver Whitecaps Women won the W-League title, defeating the New Jersey Wildcats 4-2 in Ottawa.
Changes from 2003 season
Name Changes
One team changed their name in the off-season:
Team Name | Metro Area | Previous Name |
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Greensboro area | Greensboro Twisters |
Expansion Teams
Fourteen teams were added for the season:
Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
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Sun Coast area | Bradenton, FL | expansion |
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Calgary area | Calgary, AB | expansion |
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Cleveland area | Cleveland, CA | expansion |
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Detroit area | Livonia, ON | expansion |
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Edmonton area | Edmonton, AB | expansion |
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Fort Wayne area | Fort Wayne, IN | expansion |
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London area | London, ON | expansion |
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Montreal area | Montreal, QC | expansion |
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Providence area | Providence, RI | WPSL |
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Richmond area | Richmond, VA | expansion |
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St. Louis area | St. Louis, MO | expansion |
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Sudbury area | Sudbury, ON | expansion |
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Springfield area | Ludlow, MA | expansion |
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Grand Rapids area | Grand Rapids, MI | expansion |
Teams Leaving
Two teams folded after the 2004 season:
Standings
Orange indicates bye into W-League semifinals as host.
Blue indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Central Conference
Atlantic Division
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Hampton Roads Piranhas | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 37 |
2 | Charlotte Lady Eagles | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 34 |
3 | Asheville Splash | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 24 |
4 | Richmond Kickers Destiny | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 17 |
5 | Carolina Dynamo Women | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 16 |
6 | Northern Virginia Majestics | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 44 | -27 | 7 |
7 | Bradenton Athletics | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 53 | -35 | 7 |
Midwest Division
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Chicago Cobras | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 37 |
2 | Fort Wayne Fever | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 31 |
3 | Detroit Jaguars | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 24 |
4 | Cleveland Internationals Women | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 21 |
5 | Cincinnati Ladyhawks | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 12 |
6 | Windy City Bluez | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 12 |
7 | West Michigan Firewomen | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 36 | -30 | 3 |
8 | London Gryphons* | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 3 |
9 | St. Louis Archers* | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 45 | -27 | 0 |
*St. Louis folded after two games, and London played three games as an associate member.
Eastern Conference
New England Division
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Boston Renegades | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 30 |
2 | Western Mass Lady Pioneers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 21 |
3 | New Hampshire Lady Phantoms | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 40 | -27 | 9 |
4 | Rhode Island Stingrays | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 68 | -58 | 6 |
North Central Division
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 7 | +61 | 39 |
2 | Montreal Xtreme | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 19 | +38 | 33 |
3 | Rochester Ravens | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 24 |
4 | Toronto Inferno | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 38 | +25 | 9 |
5 | Sudbury Canadians | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 77 | -62 | 3 |
Northeast Division
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | New Jersey Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 5 | +71 | 42 |
2 | Long Island Lady Riders | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 33 |
3 | New Jersey Lady Stallions | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 22 | +19 | 30 |
4 | New York Magic | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 47 | -34 | 9 |
5 | South Jersey Banshees | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 65 | -52 | 6 |
Western Conference
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Vancouver Whitecaps Women | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 11 | +46 | 40 |
2 | Seattle Sounders Women | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 12 | -32 | 34 |
3 | Edmonton Aviators Women | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 23 |
4 | Denver Lady Cougars | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 19 |
5 | Arizona Heatwave | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 19 |
6 | Mile High Mustangs | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 15 |
7 | Calgary Wildfire | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 41 | -28 | 6 |
8 | Fort Collins Force | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 45 | -27 | 6 |
Playoffs
Format
Seven teams each from the Eastern Conference, four teams from the Central Conference and two from the Western Conference qualify for the playoffs. The Ottawa Fury Women received a bye into the W-League semifinals as hosts. All matchups are in a one-leg format.
In the Central Conference, the Division champions play the second-place team from the same division, who will play each other to advance to the W-League Semifinals.
In the Eastern Conference, the top two teams in each division play each other, except for the Division champion with the best record, that receives a bye to the Conference Semifinals, and Ottawa, who has a bye to the W-League Semifinals. The team with the worst record in the Conference Semifinals plays the team with the Divisional Finals bye, and the other two teams play each other. The winners play to advance to the W-League Semifinals.
The two teams in the Western Conference will play each other to advance to the W-League Semifinals.
Conference Brackets
Central Conference
Divisional Finals | Central Finals | ||||||||
MW1 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||
MW2 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
MW | ![]() | 3 | |||||||
A2 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
A1 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||
A2 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
Eastern Conference
Division Finals | Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Championship | |||||||||||
NWE1 | ![]() |
1 | |||||||||||
NWE2 | ![]() |
0 | |||||||||||
NE1 | ![]() |
2 | |||||||||||
NWE1 | ![]() |
0 | |||||||||||
NE1 | ![]() |
6 | |||||||||||
NC1 | ![]() |
3 | NC1 | ![]() |
5 | ||||||||
NC2 | ![]() |
0 | |||||||||||
NC1 | ![]() |
6 | |||||||||||
NE2 | ![]() |
5 | |||||||||||
NE2 | ![]() |
1 | |||||||||||
NE3 | ![]() |
0 |
Western Conference
Western Finals | ||||
W1 | ![]() | 1 | ||
W2 | ![]() | 0 | ||
W-League Championship Bracket
Semifinal | |||||||||
H | ![]() |
1 | |||||||
NE1 | ![]() |
2 | Championship | ||||||
NE1 | ![]() |
0 (2) | |||||||
Semifinal | W1 | ![]() |
0 (4) | ||||||
W1 | ![]() |
2 | |||||||
MW1 | ![]() |
1 | Third Place | ||||||
H | ![]() |
1 | |||||||
MW1 | ![]() |
0 |
Divisional Round
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0 - 1 (AET) |
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Report | Welcome ![]() |
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0 - 3 | ![]() |
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Vieira ![]() |
Report | Bilodeau ![]() Morneau ![]() Le Palme ![]() Holland ![]() |
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0 - 1 (AET) |
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Report | Stansfield ![]() Prinzevalli ![]() Shulman ![]() |
Conference semifinals
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2 - 0 | ![]() |
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Okosieme ![]() Swinehart ![]() |
Report |
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2 - 3 | ![]() |
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Cinalli ![]() ![]() Boland ![]() |
Report | Graczyk ![]() ![]() Lindenmuth ![]() |
Mooseheart, Illinois
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5 - 4 (AET) |
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Lesage ![]() ![]() Vanderpool ![]() ![]() Bilodeau ![]() None ![]() Pinard ![]() |
Report | McCabe ![]() Mustonen ![]() O'Brien ![]() Stansfield ![]() DeCristoforo ![]() Mullen ![]() |
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0 - 2 | ![]() |
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Munoz ![]() Frederick ![]() |
Report | Makinen ![]() ![]() |
Conference finals
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0 - 1 | ![]() |
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Report | Franko ![]() Neil ![]() |
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1 - 2 (AET) |
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Cooper ![]() |
Report | Bogus ![]() Schneider ![]() B. Cooper ![]() |
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5 - 6 | ![]() |
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Walsh ![]() Vaillancourt ![]() ![]() ![]() Pinard ![]() Hemsley ![]() |
Report | Pichon ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Makoski ![]() |
W-League Semifinals
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2 - 1 | ![]() |
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Pichon ![]() ![]() Makoski ![]() MacNamara ![]() J. Willis ![]() |
Report | Matheson ![]() Robinson ![]() |
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1 - 2 | ![]() |
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Janss ![]() |
Report | Neil ![]() Allen ![]() |
W-League Third Place
W-League Finals
See also
- United Soccer Leagues 2004
- 2004 PDL Season