2006 USL W-League season

USL W-League
Season2006
ChampionsVancouver Whitecaps Women (2nd Title)
Regular Season titleNew Jersey Wildcats (2nd Title)
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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 (p) 1 (4)
MW2 Minnesota Lightning 1 (3)

Eastern Conference

Eastern Divisional Eastern Semifinals Eastern Championship
         
NE1 New Jersey Wildcats (AET) 3
NE4 Long Island Lady Riders 2
NE3 Boston Renegades 0
NE4 Long Island Lady Riders 1
NE1 New Jersey Wildcats 2
NO1 Ottawa Fury Women 3
NO1 Ottawa Fury Women 3
NO2 Toronto Lady Lynx 2
NO1 Ottawa Fury Women 3
NE2 Western Mass Lady Pioneers 0
NE2 Western Mass Lady Pioneers 1
NE5 Northern Virginia Majestics 0

Western Conference

Western Finals
   
W2 Seattle Sounders Women 1
W3 Mile High Edge 0

W-League Championship Bracket

Semifinals Championship
      
H Vancouver Whitecaps Women 5
W2 Seattle Sounders Women 0
H Vancouver Whitecaps Women 3
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

Boston Renegades0 – 1 Long Island Lady Riders
(Report) DeCristoforo  49'
Roebriy 66'
Bowditch Stadium
Framingham, Massachusetts
Attendance: 50
Referee: Rachael Woo (USA)
Ottawa Fury Women3 – 2 Toronto Lady Lynx
Vermeulen 41' 62' (PK)
Parker 49'		 (Report) Riverso 8'
Maroszeky 84'
Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 400
Referee: Dan Popescu (CAN)
Western Mass Lady Pioneers1 – 0 Northern Virginia Majestics
D'Agostino 70' (Report)
Referee: Scott Kachmarik (USA)

Conference semifinals

Michigan Hawks0 – 2 Richmond Kickers Destiny
Konheim  87' (Report) Parsons 2' 68'
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 506
Referee: Rob Ellyson (USA)
Charlotte Lady Eagles1 – 1
(AET)		 Minnesota Lightning
Timbers-Rife 18' (Report) Smith 49'
Preiss  58'
Gault  79'
Penalties
Ledford
Woody
Vandenbergh
Drummond
Birdswell
Hollenbeck 		4 – 3 Gault
Schneeman
Smith
McNallan
Almanzo
Schwartz
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 506
Referee: Carlos Aragano (USA)
Ottawa Fury Women3 – 0 Western Mass Lady Pioneers
Vermeulen 63' (PK)
Robinson 72'
Wilkinson 73'		 (Report) Schoepfer  22'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Referee: Mike Deering (USA)
New Jersey Wildcats3 – 2
(AET)		 Long Island Lady Riders
Fletcher 22'
Formiga 56'
Tomecka 120'		 (Report) Shulman 27'  120'
C. Arikian 90'
Cali  108'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 445
Referee: Hossam Saad (USA)

Conference finals

Charlotte Lady Eagles1 – 0 Richmond Kickers Destiny
Mollon  33'
Drummond 70' (PK)		 (Report) Raveia  24'
Jones  79'
Sauerbrunn  85'
Anger  89'
Woodie  90'
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 353
Referee: Ronnie Canales (USA)
New Jersey Wildcats2 – 3 Ottawa Fury Women
Formiga 20'
Yamaguchi 61'		 (Report) Avner  8'
Vermeulen 21' 30' 36'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 444
Referee: Bill Guarini (USA)
Seattle Sounders Women1 – 0 Mile High Edge
Pulse 76' (Report)
Attendance: 355
Referee: Will Niccolls (USA)

W-League Semifinals

Ottawa Fury Women2 – 1 Charlotte Lady Eagles
Vermeulen 6'
Robinson 80'		 (Report) Deason  79'
Swinehart 90'
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Michelle Pye (CAN)
Vancouver Whitecaps Women5 – 0 Seattle Sounders Women
Sinclair 8' 81'
Smith 48'
Franko 53'
Milbrett 57'		 (Report)
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Darcy Konowalchuck (CAN)

W-League Third-Place Game

Charlotte Lady Eagles0 – 1 Seattle Sounders Women
Deason  90' [ (Report)] Patterson 36'
Arrant  81'
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Jill Proctor (CAN)

W-League Finals

Vancouver Whitecaps Women3 – 0 Ottawa Fury Women
Sinclair 33'
Franko 45'
Andrews 74'		 (Report) Alcia  56'
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard (CAN)

References

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