2011 USL W-League season

The 2011 W-League season was the 17th season of the league's existence, and 8th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season began on May 14 and ended on July 17.

USL W-League

Season	2011
Champions	Atlanta Silverbacks Women
Matches played	158
Goals scored	493 (3.12 per match)
← 2010 2012 →

Changes from 2010 season

Name changes

One team changed their name in the off-season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Previous Name
Hamilton FC Rage	Hamilton area	Hamilton Avalanche

Expansion teams

Five teams were added for the season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Dayton Dutch Lions	Dayton area	Bellbrook, OH	expansion
D.C. United Women	Washington, D.C. area	Boyds, MD	expansion
Fredericksburg Impact	Fredericksburg area	Fredericksburg, VA	expansion
Los Angeles Strikers	Los Angeles area	Fullerton, CA	expansion
Victoria Highlanders Women	Victoria area	Victoria, BC	expansion

Teams leaving

Six teams either folded or left following the 2010 season:

• Chicago Red Eleven
• Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues
• Kalamazoo Outrage
• Tampa Bay Hellenic (joined WPSL)
• Washington Freedom Futures (disbanded when Washington Freedom franchise relocated to South Florida)
• Western New York Flash (joined WPS)

Standings

As of 7/17/2011 ^[1]
Orange indicates Host Team for W-League Championship
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Central Conference

Central Division

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ottawa Fury Women	12	12	0	0	43	5	+38	36
Laval Comets	12	6	4	2	21	20	+1	20
Quebec City Amiral	12	6	5	1	23	19	+4	19
Toronto Lady Lynx	12	5	5	2	12	18	−6	17
Hamilton FC Rage	12	3	7	2	16	22	−6	11
Rochester Ravens	12	2	6	4	12	23	−11	10
London Gryphons	12	1	8	3	10	30	−20	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Atlanta Silverbacks Women	10	9	1	0	25	5	+20	26[a]
Charlotte Lady Eagles	10	6	2	2	17	6	+11	20
Dayton Dutch Lions	10	5	3	2	23	16	+7	17
Virginia Beach Piranhas	10	5	5	0	23	21	+2	15
Fredericksburg Impact	10	2	7	1	10	29	−19	7
Northern Virginia Majestics	10	0	9	1	4	25	−21	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. Atlanta Silverbacks Women deducted one point.

Northeast Division

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Long Island Rough Riders	10	7	1	2	30	7	+23	23
New Jersey Wildcats	10	6	1	3	15	8	+7	20[a]
D.C. United Women	10	5	3	2	15	9	+6	17
North Jersey Valkyries	10	3	4	3	15	14	+1	12
New York Magic	10	3	6	1	14	22	−8	10
New Jersey Rangers	10	0	9	1	4	33	−29	0[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. New Jersey Wildcats and New Jersey Rangers deducted one point.

Western Conference

Western Division

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Santa Clarita Blue Heat	14	8	1	5	30	12	+18	29
Vancouver Whitecaps Women	14	8	2	4	27	14	+13	28
Pali Blues	14	7	1	6	20	10	+10	27
Colorado Rush Women	14	6	5	3	19	18	+1	21
Seattle Sounders Women	14	5	5	4	19	19	0	19
Los Angeles Strikers	14	4	9	1	17	31	−14	13
Colorado Force	14	3	9	2	16	25	−9	11
Victoria Highlanders Women	14	1	10	3	13	32	−19	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Playoffs

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• Note: Seattle Sounders Women hosts the W-League Championship and gains an automatic berth in the National Semi-Finals.

Eastern Conference Playoffs

Charlotte Lady Eagles	2 - 1	Long Island Rough Riders
Huecker 33' 42'	Report	Fenix 52' (o.g.)

July 21, 2011
5:30 PM EDT

Charlotte Christian Stadium
Charlotte, NC

Attendance: 466

Referee: Arthur Banning

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Atlanta Silverbacks Women	3 - 2	New Jersey Wildcats
Dennis 12' Pollack 43' Tomlinson 70' Newfield  84'	Report	Lopez 18' Fuccello 63'

July 21, 2011
8:00 PM EDT

Charlotte Christian Stadium
Charlotte, NC

Referee: Brandon Marion

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Atlanta Silverbacks Women	1 - 0	Charlotte Lady Eagles
Newfield 9' Balaam  44'	Report	Naeher  72'

July 22, 2011
5:30 PM EDT

Charlotte Christian Stadium
Charlotte, NC

Attendance: 700

Referee: Aaron Hernandez

	Divisional Semifinals					Divisional Final
	NE1	Long Island Rough Riders	1
	A2	Charlotte Lady Eagles	2
						A2	Charlotte Lady Eagles	0
						A1	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	1
	A1	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	3
	NE2	New Jersey Wildcats	2

Central Conference Playoffs

Ottawa Fury Women	4 - 0	Toronto Lady Lynx
Busque 12' 20' 58' Outerbridge 31'	Report	Afonso  82'

July 23, 2011
3:00 PM EDT

Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, ON

Attendance: 348

Referee: Michael Stenbring

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Laval Comets	1 - 3 (a.e.t.)	Quebec City Amiral
Charron-Delage 51' Tremblay  80'	Report	Laverdiere 5' 101' Roy 93'

July 23, 2011
6:00 PM EDT

Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, ON

Attendance: 130

Referee: Sean Hornsby

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Ottawa Fury Women	6 - 0	Quebec City Amiral
Outerbridge 17' Shufelt 24' 39' 55' Julien 83' 90+'	Report

July 24, 2012
3:00 PM EDT

Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, ON

Attendance: 674

Referee: Joe Audi

	Divisional Semifinals					Divisional Final
	C1	Ottawa Fury Women	4
	C4	Toronto Lady Lynx	0
						C1	Ottawa Fury Women	6
						C3	Quebec City Amiral	1
	C2	Laval Comets	1
	C3	Quebec City Amiral	3

Western Conference Playoff

Santa Clarita Blue Heat	3 - 4	Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Franco 18' Beard 53' Fisher 56'	Report	Leroux 32' Franko 45' Kyle 47' Marton  81'  Richardson 87'

July 24, 2011
7:00 PM PDT

Cougar Stadium
Santa Clarita, CA

Attendance: 450

Referee: Absbeer Singh

W-League Championship

Semi-finals

Atlanta Silverbacks Women	3 - 1	Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Tomlinson 16' 54' Newfield  42' Pollock 73'	Report	Weimer 18' Kyle  41'

July 29, 2011
4:00PM PDT

Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, WA

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Ottawa Fury Women	3 - 2	Seattle Sounders Women
Hastings  4' Outerbridge 18' 55' Wetzel 48' Ramirez  79' Wollner  85'	Report	Baumgardt 80' Charette 89'

July 29, 2011
7:00PM PDT

Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, WA

Referee: Ron Labraff

Third Place Playoff

Vancouver Whitecaps Women	2 - 1	Seattle Sounders Women
Stoltenberg 47' Kyle 65'	Report	Charette 21'

July 31, 2011
1:00 PM PDT

Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, WA

Referee: Will Nichols

Championship

Atlanta Silverbacks Women	6 - 1	Ottawa Fury Women
Tomlinson 9' 74' Dennis 30' 54' Pollock 32' Bennett 89'	Report	Wetzel  31' Outerbridge 49'

July 31, 2011
4:00 PM PDT

Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, WA

Referee: Ekaterina Koraevtt

	Semi-Finals					Championship
	1	Ottawa Fury Women	3
	4	Seattle Sounders Women	2
						1	Ottawa Fury Women	1
						2	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	6
	2	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	3
	3	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	1

References

1. "W-League Standings". Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
2. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2013.