2006 USL W-League season

USL W-League
Season 2006
Champions Vancouver Whitecaps Women
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The 2006 W-League Season was the league's 12th.

Changes from 2005 season

Name changes

New teams

Five teams were added for the season:

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

Teams Leaving

One team folded after the 2005 season:

  • Arizona Heatwave

Standings

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

Central Conference

Atlantic Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Charlotte Lady Eagles 14 10 4 0 32 14 +18 30
2 Richmond Kickers Destiny 14 9 4 1 31 13 +19 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

Midwest Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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
7 West Michigan Firewomen 14 2 12 0 9 38 -29 6

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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

Northern Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Ottawa Fury Women 12 10 1 1 38 7 +31 30
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

Western Conference

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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 2

Playoffs

Conference Brackets

Central Conference

Central Semifinals Central Championship
      
MW1 Michigan Michigan Hawks 0
AT2 Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny 2
AT1 Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny 0
AT1 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 1
AT1 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles (AET/PSO) 1 (4)
MW2 Minnesota Minnesota Lightning 1 (3)

Eastern Conference

  Eastern Divisional     Eastern Semifinals     Eastern Championship
                           
  NE1 New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats bye    
  NE3 Massachusetts Boston Renegades 0    
        NE1 New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats (AET) 3  
            NE4 New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders 2    
               
      NE1 New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats 2
  NE4 New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders 1               NO1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 3
  NO1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 3              
        NO1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 3    
        NE2 Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx 0  
  NO2 Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx 2    
  NE2 Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers 1  

Western Conference

Western Finals
   
W1 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 1
W2 Colorado Mile High Edge 0

W-League Championship Bracket

  Semifinal            
  H British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women 5  
  W1 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 0   Championship
      H British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women 3
  Semifinal   AT1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 0
  NO1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 2
  AT1 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 1   Consolation
    W1 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 1
    At1 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 0

Divisional Round

New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders 1 – 0 Massachusetts Boston Renegades
DeCristoforo Yellow card 49'
Roebriy  66'		 (Report)
Bowditch Stadium
Framingham, Massachusetts
Attendance: 50
Referee: Rachael Woo (USA)
Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx 2 – 3 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Riverso  8'
Maroszeky  84'		 (Report) Vermeulen  41'  62' (PK)
Parker  49'
Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 400
Referee: Dan Popescu (CAN)
Virginia Northern Virginia Majestics 0 – 1 Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers
(Report) D'Agostino  70'
Referee: Scott Kachmarik (USA)

Conference Semifinals

Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny 2 – 0 Michigan Michigan Hawks
Parsons  2'  68' (Report) Konheim Yellow card 87'
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 506
Referee: Rob Ellyson (USA)
Minnesota Minnesota Lightning 1 – 1
(AET)		 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles
Smith  49'
Preiss Yellow card 58'
Gault Yellow card 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)
Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers 0 – 3 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Schoepfer Yellow card 22' (Report) Vermeulen  63' (PK)
Robinson  72'
Wilkinson  73'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Referee: Mike Deering (USA)
New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders 2 – 3
(AET)		 New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats
Shulman  27' Yellow card 120'
C. Arikian  90'
Cali Yellow card 108'		 (Report) Fletcher  22'
Formiga  56'
Tomecka  120'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 445
Referee: Hossam Saad (USA)

Conference Finals

Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny 0 – 1 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles
Raveia Yellow card 24'
Jones Yellow card 79'
Sauerbrunn Yellow card 85'
Anger Red card 89'
Woodie Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Mollon Yellow card 33'
Drummond  70' (PK)
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 353
Referee: Ronnie Canales (USA)
Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 3 – 2 New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats
Avner Yellow card 8'
Vermeulen  21'  30'  36'		 (Report) Formiga  20'
Yamaguchi  61'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 444
Referee: Bill Guarini (USA)
Colorado Mile High Edge 0 – 1 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women
(Report) Pulse  76'
Attendance: 355
Referee: Will Niccolls (USA)

W-League Semifinals

North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 1 – 2 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Deason Yellow card 79'
Swinehart  90'		 (Report) Vermeulen  6'
Robinson  80'
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Michelle Pye (CAN)
Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 0 – 5 British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women
(Report) Sinclair  8'  81'
Smith  48'
Franko  53'
Milbrett  57'
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Darcy Konowalchuck (CAN)

W-League Third-Place Game

Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 1 – 0 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles
Patterson  36'
Arrant Yellow card 81'		 [ (Report)] Deason Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Jill Proctor (CAN)

W-League Finals

Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 0 – 3 British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Alcia Yellow card 56' (Report) Sinclair  33'
Franko  45'
Andrews  74'
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard (CAN)

References

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