2005 USL W-League season

The 2005 W-League Season was the USL W-League's 11th season.

USL W-League

Season	2005
Champions	New Jersey Wildcats
← 2004 2006 →

Changes from 2004 season

Name changes

Three teams changed their name in the off-season:

Team name	Metro area	Previous name
Chicago Gaels	Chicago area	Chicago Cobras
Mile High Edge	Boulder area	Mile High Mustangs
Real Colorado Cougars	Denver area	Denver Lady Cougars

Expansion teams

Five teams were added for the season:

Team name	Metro area	Location	Previous affiliation
Atlanta Silverbacks Women	Atlanta area	Atlanta, GA	expansion
Central Florida Krush	Orlando area	Winter Park, FL	expansion
San Diego Gauchos Women	San Diego area	San Diego, CA	expansion
Toronto Lady Lynx	Toronto area	Toronto, ON	expansion
Vermont Lady Voltage	Burlington area	St. Albans, VT	expansion

Teams leaving

One team left for the WPSL:

• St. Louis Archers

Eight teams folded after the 2004 season:

• Asheville Splash
• Calgary Wildfire
• Columbus Lady Shooting Stars
• Edmonton Aviators Women
• Montreal Xtreme
• Rhode Island Lady Stingrays
• Toronto Inferno
• Windy City Bluez

Standings

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

Central Conference

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Charlotte Lady Eagles	14	11	2	1	37	11	+26	34
2	Central Florida Kraze	14	11	3	0	32	13	+19	33
3	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	14	8	5	1	30	20	+10	25
4	Hampton Roads Piranhas	14	5	6	3	28	29	−1	18
5	Richmond Kickers Destiny	14	6	8	0	20	23	−3	18
6	Northern Virginia Majestics	14	5	9	0	22	33	−11	15
7	Bradenton Athletics	14	4	7	3	12	25	−13	15
8	Carolina Dynamo Women	14	1	11	2	10	37	−27	5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Midwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Detroit Jaguars	14	11	3	0	38	13	+25	33
2	Cleveland Internationals Women	14	9	5	0	36	20	+16	27
3	London Gryphons	14	8	4	2	31	18	+13	26
4	Cincinnati Ladyhawks	14	6	7	1	33	40	−7	19
5	Fort Wayne Fever	14	5	9	0	24	36	−12	15
6	Chicago Gaels	14	4	8	2	27	38	−11	14
7	West Michigan Firewomen	14	3	10	1	21	45	−24	10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New Jersey Wildcats	14	13	1	0	57	2	+55	39
2	Boston Renegades	14	9	5	0	43	23	+20	27
3	Long Island Rough Riders	14	8	6	0	21	14	+7	24
4	Western Mass Lady Pioneers	14	7	6	1	17	16	+1	22
5	New York Magic	14	5	8	1	19	26	−7	16
6	New Hampshire Lady Phantoms	14	3	11	0	14	56	−42	6[a]
7	South Jersey Banshees	14	1	13	0	6	57	−51	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. New Hampshire was docked 3 points for violations.

Northern Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ottawa Fury Women	14	13	1	0	64	7	+57	39
2	Toronto Lady Lynx	14	11	3	0	44	16	+28	33
3	Vermont Lady Voltage	14	7	7	0	21	21	0	21
4	Sudbury Canadians	14	3	11	0	15	50	−35	9
5	Rochester Ravens	14	3	11	0	14	50	−36	9

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	14	13	1	0	47	4	+43	39
2	Arizona Heatwave	14	10	3	1	40	17	+23	31
3	Mile High Edge	14	10	4	0	40	20	+20	30
4	Real Colorado Cougars	14	7	6	1	26	24	+2	22
5	Seattle Sounders Women	14	5	8	1	25	27	−2	16
6	Fort Collins Force	14	2	11	1	13	44	−31	7
7	San Diego Gauchos Women	14	0	14	0	4	59	−55	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Playoffs

Format

Five teams from the Eastern Conference, four teams from the Central Conference and two from the Western Conference qualify for the playoffs. All match-ups are in a one-leg format.

In the Central Conference, the division champions play the second-place team from the opposite division.

In the Eastern Conference, the division champion with the best record receives a bye, and will play the winner of the teams with the 4th and 5th-best conference records. The other division champion will play the seventh-place team, and plays the winner of the third-place and sixth-place teams.

The two teams in the Western Conference will play each other to advance to the W-League Semifinals.

The regular season champion, New Jersey Wildcats, received a bye into the W-League semifinals, with the eighth-place team from the Eastern Conference receiving a playoff berth.

Conference brackets

Central Conference

	Central Semifinals					Central Championship
	A1	Charlotte Lady Eagles	6
	MW2	Cleveland Internationals Women	2
						A1	Charlotte Lady Eagles	0
						A2	Central Florida Krush	1
	MW1	Detroit Jaguars	2
	A2	Central Florida Krush	3

Eastern Conference

Eastern Quarterfinals

Eastern Semifinals

Eastern Championship

E1

Ottawa Fury Women

5

E4

Long Island Rough Riders

1

E4

Long Island Rough Riders

3

E5

Western Mass Lady Pioneers

1

E1

Ottawa Fury Women

2

E3

Toronto Lady Lynx

0

E2

Boston Renegades

4

E7

New York Magic

0

E2

Boston Renegades

1

E3

Toronto Lady Lynx

2

E3

Toronto Lady Lynx

6

E6

Vermont Lady Voltage

0

Western Conference

	Western Finals
	W1	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	4
	W2	Arizona Heatwave	0

W-League Championship bracket

	Semifinals					Championship
	H	New Jersey Wildcats	2
	W1	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	1
						H	New Jersey Wildcats	3
						E1	Ottawa Fury Women	0
	E1	Ottawa Fury Women	2
	A2	Central Florida Krush	1			Third Place
						W1	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	3
						A2	Central Florida Krush	1

See also

• United Soccer Leagues 2005
• 2005 PDL Season

References