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 (A) 18 13 3 2 40 18 +22 42 2011 WPS Championship
2 Philadelphia Independence (A) 18 11 3 4 31 18 +13 36 2011 WPS Super Semifinal
3 magicJack (A) 18 9 2 7 29 29 0 28[lower-alpha 1] 2011 WPS Playoffs
4 Boston Breakers (A) 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.
(A) Advances to 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs.
Notes:
  1. magicJack were deducted a point for various league violations.[1]
  2. BOS: 7 pts; SKY: 4 pt

Bracket
  First Round Super Semifinal WPS Final
                           
    1 Western New York Flash 1(5)
    2 Philadelphia Independence 2     2 Philadelphia Independence 1(4)
3 magicJack 3     3 magicJack 0  
4 Boston Breakers 1

Results

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

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

WPS Championship
Western New York Flash1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Philadelphia Independence
Edwards  25'
Sinclair  64'
Goebel  96'  108'
Marta  103'		 Rodriguez  88',  90+3'
Penalties
Marta
Sinclair
Zerboni
Seger
Averbuch 		5 – 4 Sanderson
Adams
Robinson
Boquete
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. 12 May 2011.

See also
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