2006 USL W-League season

USL W-League
Season2006
ChampionsVancouver 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
Central Florida Krush Central Florida Area Winter Park, FL expansion
Cocoa Expos Women Space Coast area Cocoa, FL expansion
Hamilton Avalanche Golden Horseshoe area Hamilton, ON expansion
Laval Comets Greater Montreal area Laval, QC expansion
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
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Charlotte Lady Eagles 14 10 4 0 32 14 +18 30
2 Richmond Kickers Destiny 14 9 4 1 31 13 +18 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
Source:

Midwest Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
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
8 West Michigan Firewomen 14 2 12 0 9 38 −29 6
Source:

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
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
Source:

Northern Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ottawa Fury Women 12 10 1 1 38 7 +31 31
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
Source:

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
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 9
Source:

Playoffs

Format

Conference Brackets

Central Conference

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

Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

Western Finals
   
W1 Seattle Sounders Women 1
W2 Mile High Edge 0

W-League Championship Bracket
  Semifinal            
  H Vancouver Whitecaps Women 5  
  W1 Seattle Sounders Women 0   Championship
      H Vancouver Whitecaps Women 3
  Semifinal   AT1 Ottawa Fury Women 0
  NO1 Ottawa Fury Women 2
  AT1 Charlotte Lady Eagles 1   Consolation
    W1 Seattle Sounders Women 1
    At1 Charlotte Lady Eagles 0

Divisional Round
Long Island Lady Riders1 – 0 Boston Renegades
DeCristoforo  49'
Roebriy  66'		 (Report)
Bowditch Stadium
Framingham, Massachusetts
Attendance: 50
Referee: Rachael Woo (USA)
Toronto Lady Lynx2 – 3 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)
Northern Virginia Majestics0 – 1 Western Mass Lady Pioneers
(Report) D'Agostino  70'
Referee: Scott Kachmarik (USA)

Conference Semifinals
Richmond Kickers Destiny2 – 0 Michigan Hawks
Parsons  2'  68' (Report) Konheim  87'
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 506
Referee: Rob Ellyson (USA)
Minnesota Lightning1 – 1
(AET)		 Charlotte Lady Eagles
Smith  49'
Preiss  58'
Gault  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)
Western Mass Lady Pioneers0 – 3 Ottawa Fury Women
Schoepfer  22' (Report) Vermeulen  63' (PK)
Robinson  72'
Wilkinson  73'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Referee: Mike Deering (USA)
Long Island Lady Riders2 – 3
(AET)		 New Jersey Wildcats
Shulman  27'  120'
C. Arikian  90'
Cali  108'		 (Report) Fletcher  22'
Formiga  56'
Tomecka  120'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 445
Referee: Hossam Saad (USA)

Conference Finals
Richmond Kickers Destiny0 – 1 Charlotte Lady Eagles
Raveia  24'
Jones  79'
Sauerbrunn  85'
Anger  89'
Woodie  90'		 (Report) Mollon  33'
Drummond  70' (PK)
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 353
Referee: Ronnie Canales (USA)
Ottawa Fury Women3 – 2 New Jersey Wildcats
Avner  8'
Vermeulen  21'  30'  36'		 (Report) Formiga  20'
Yamaguchi  61'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 444
Referee: Bill Guarini (USA)
Mile High Edge0 – 1 Seattle Sounders Women
(Report) Pulse  76'
Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, Washington
Attendance: 355
Referee: Will Niccolls (USA)

W-League Semifinals
Charlotte Lady Eagles1 – 2 Ottawa Fury Women
Deason  79'
Swinehart  90'		 (Report) Vermeulen  6'
Robinson  80'
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Michelle Pye (CAN)
Seattle Sounders Women0 – 5 Vancouver Whitecaps Women
(Report) Sinclair  8'  81'
Smith  48'
Franko  53'
Milbrett  57'
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Darcy Konowalchuck (CAN)

W-League Third-Place Game
Seattle Sounders Women1 – 0 Charlotte Lady Eagles
Patterson  36'
Arrant  81'		 [ (Report)] Deason  90'
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Jill Proctor (CAN)

W-League Finals
Ottawa Fury Women0 – 3 Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Alcia  56' (Report) Sinclair  33'
Franko  45'
Andrews  74'
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard (CAN)

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