2010 USL W-League season

USL W-League
Season2010
ChampionsBuffalo Flash (1st Title)
Regular Season titleHudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues (2nd Title)
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The 2010 W-League Season was the league's 16th. The regular season began in May and ended in July. The playoffs began in late July and ended in August.

Changes from 2009 season

Name Changes

Two teams changed their name in the off-season:

Team Name Metro Area Previous Name
Santa Clarita Blue Heat Los Angeles area Ventura County Fusion
Washington Freedom Futures Washington, D.C. area Washington Freedom Reserves

Expansion Teams

Three teams were added for the season:

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Colorado Rush Denver area Denver, CO expansion
New Jersey Rangers North Jersey area Denville, NJ expansion
North Jersey Valkyries North Jersey area Wayne, NJ expansion

Teams Leaving

10 teams folded or left the league after the 2009 season:

Standings

Orange indicates W-League title and bye into W-League semifinals.
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Yellow indicates team would qualify for playoffs in current position
Red indicates team is eliminated from playoffs

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ottawa Fury Women 12 8 1 3 25 5 +20 27
2 Toronto Lady Lynx 12 7 2 3 15 6 +9 24
3 Laval Comets 12 6 3 3 17 10 +7 21
4 Quebec City Amiral SC 12 6 4 2 16 12 +4 20
5 Rochester Ravens 12 2 9 1 8 24 −16 7
6 Hamilton Avalanche 12 1 11 0 5 29 −24 3
Source:

Midwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Buffalo Flash 12 10 0 2 48 5 +43 32
2 Chicago Red Eleven 12 8 2 2 32 8 +24 26
3 Kalamazoo Outrage 12 4 7 1 18 26 −8 13
4 Cleveland Internationals Women 12 3 8 1 16 39 −23 10
5 London Gryphons 12 1 9 2 6 25 −19 5
Source:

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 10 7 2 1 22 7 +15 22
2 Charlotte Lady Eagles 10 5 3 2 15 4 +11 17
3 Tampa Bay Hellenic 10 5 4 1 12 13 −1 16
4 Hampton Roads Piranhas 10 2 6 2 7 21 −14 8
5 Northern Virginia Majestics 10 2 8 0 6 25 −19 6
Source:

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues 12 11 1 0 26 9 +17 33
2 Washington Freedom Futures 12 10 1 1 29 7 +22 31
3 New Jersey Wildcats 12 7 4 1 22 16 +6 22
4 Long Island Rough Riders 12 7 5 0 23 14 +9 21
5 New Jersey Rangers 12 4 8 0 16 30 −14 12
6 New York Magic 12 3 9 0 23 30 −7 9
7 North Jersey Valkyries 12 0 12 0 5 30 −25 0
Source:

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps Women 10 6 0 4 20 9 +11 22
2 Pali Blues 10 3 4 3 16 14 +2 12
3 Seattle Sounders Women 10 2 2 6 12 12 0 12
4 Colorado Rush 10 2 2 6 10 12 −2 12
5 Santa Clarita Blue Heat 10 2 6 2 6 16 −10 8
6 Colorado Force 10 2 3 5 11 12 −1 7[a]
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ Colorado Force deducted 4 points

Playoffs

Format

The W-League champion will earn an automatic bye into the W-League Semifinals, with the highest-placed team in the division not making the playoffs will earn a playoff berth.

The Central Conference will have 5 playoff spots. The second and third place teams from the Great Lakes Division will play each other. The winner will play the Midwest Division champions, while the Great Lakes Division champion will play the second place team of the Midwest Division. The winners of those games will play to determine the conference champion. The Eastern Conference division champions will play the second place team of the opposite division, the winners facing off to determine who goes to the W-League Semifinals. The Western Conference will have their top two teams facing off to determine their conference champion.

The W-League Semifinals will put the regular season champion against the lowest seeded conference champion, and the higher-ranked conference champions against each other. The winners of these games will play in the championship.

Conference Brackets

Central Conference

Central Divisional Round Central Semifinals Central Championship
         
MW1 Buffalo Flash 3
GL2 Toronto Lady Lynx 0
GL2 Toronto Lady Lynx 2
GL3 Laval Comets 0
MW1 Buffalo Flash 1
GL1 Ottawa Fury Women 0
GL1 Ottawa Fury Women 2
MW2 Chicago Red Eleven 0

Eastern Conference

Eastern Semifinals Eastern Championship
      
AT1 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 5
NE2 New Jersey Wildcats 1
AT1 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 1
AT2 Charlotte Lady Eagles 0
NE1 Washington Freedom Futures 2 (5)
AT2 Charlotte Lady Eagles (AET/PSO) 2 (6)

Western Conference

Western Finals
   
W1 Vancouver Whitecaps Women 2
W2 Pali Blues 1

W-League Championship Bracket

W-League Semifinals W-League Championship
      
MW1 Buffalo Flash 3
AT1 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 1
MW1 Buffalo Flash 3
W1 Vancouver Whitecaps Women 1
WL Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues 1
W1 Vancouver Whitecaps Women 3 W-League Third Place
WL Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues 3
AT1 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 0

Divisional Round

Toronto Lady Lynx2–0 Laval Comets
Puopolo 12'
Mottershead 25'
Oduro  80'		 (Report) Pinard  88'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ihor Bokiy(CAN)

Conference semifinals

Washington Freedom Futures2 – 2
(a.e.t.)		 Charlotte Lady Eagles
Lenczyk 69'
Velaj 109'		 Bellingham 81' 120'
Penalties







 5–6






Lyle
Referee: Tony Russo (USA)
Atlanta Silverbacks Women5–1 New Jersey Wildcats
Frierson 22' 38'
Tomlinson 45'
Newfield 69'
Harbrueger 81'  84'		 (Report) Brandao 71'
Referee: Amy Mahan (USA)
Buffalo Flash3–0 Toronto Lady Lynx
Boquete 20' 41'
Parker 69'		 (Report) Afonso  28'
Niagara Field
Lewiston, NY
Attendance: 125
Referee: John Safar (USA)
Ottawa Fury Women2–0 Chicago Red Eleven
Evans 11'  71'
Hearn 45'
Taylor  67'		 (Report) Kabellis  90'
Niagara Field
Lewiston, NY
Attendance: 75
Referee: Pat Road (USA)

Conference finals

Atlanta Silverbacks Women1–0 Charlotte Lady Eagles
Garman  41'
Powell 44'		 (Report)
Referee: Veronica Brito (USA)
Vancouver Whitecaps Women2–1 Pali Blues
Tancredi 35'
Vermeulen 41'
Zurrer  68'
Kyle  90'		 (Report) Shaner  58'
Gama 61'
Attendance: 1,712
Referee: Michelle Pye (CAN)
Buffalo Flash1–0 Ottawa Fury Women
Parker 20'
Boquete  83'		 (Report) Romagnuolo  57'
Wetzel  89'  90+'
Niagara Field
Lewiston, NY
Attendance: 155
Referee: Steve Montanino (USA)

W-League Semifinals

Buffalo Flash3–1 Atlanta Silverbacks Women
Hammond 18'
Parker 53' 81'		 (Report) Powell 36'
Harry Welch Stadium
Santa Clarita, CA
Referee: Magic Berenji (USA)
Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues1–3 Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Edmonds  57'
Gabi Zanotti 85'		 (Report) Kyle 4'
Franko 13'
Stewart  57'
Booth 76'
Harry Welch Stadium
Santa Clarita, CA
Attendance: 302
Referee: Ryan Van Dyne (USA)

W-League Third Place

Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues3–0 Atlanta Silverbacks Women
Gabi Zanotti
Acevedo 		(Report)
Harry Welch Stadium
Santa Clarita, CA
Referee: (USA)

W-League Championship

Buffalo Flash3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Davison 61'
Boquete 64' 88'		 (Report) Vermeulen  53' 57'
Harry Welch Stadium
Santa Clarita, CA
Attendance: 362
Referee: Felisha Mariscal (USA)

See also

References

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