2007 USL W-League season
Season | 2007 |
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Champions | Washington Freedom |
← 2006 2008 → |
The 2007 W-League Season was the league's 13th.
The Washington Freedom finished the season as national champions, beating the Atlanta Silverbacks Women 3–1 in the W-League Championship game in Rochester, New York on 7 August 2007.
Ottawa Fury Women finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 11 out of their 12 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +38 goal difference.
Changes from 2006 season
Name changes
Two teams changed their names: The Long Island Lady Riders changed their name to the Long Island Rough Riders, and the San Diego Lady Gauchos changed their name to the San Diego Sunwaves.
New teams
Three teams were added for the season:
Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
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Fredericksburg Lady Gunners | Northern Virginia area | Fredericksburg, VA | expansion |
Jersey Sky Blue | Northern New Jersey area | Madison, NJ | expansion |
Washington Freedom | National Capital area | Washington, D.C. | associate member (former member of WUSA) |
Teams Leaving
Five teams folded after the 2006 season:
- Central Florida Krush
- Cincinnati Ladyhawks
- New Hampshire Lady Phantoms
- South Jersey Banshees
- Sudbury Canadians
Carolina Dynamo Women went on hiatus for this season.
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 |
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1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 28 |
2 | Richmond Kickers Destiny | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 28 |
3 | Charlotte Lady Eagles | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 26 |
4 | Cocoa Expos Women | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 18[a] |
5 | Hampton Roads Piranhas | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 7[a] |
6 | Bradenton Athletics | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 4[a] |
7 | Fredericksburg Lady Gunners | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 33 | −27 | 4[a] |
Notes:
- ^ a b c d The Fredericksburg at Cocoa and Bradenton at Hampton Roads games were unable to be rescheduled before the end of the season, and were not played due to having no effect on the playoffs.
Midwest Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Minnesota Lightning | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 31 |
2 | Michigan Hawks | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 25 |
3 | Cleveland Internationals Women | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 24 |
4 | Chicago Gaels | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 22 |
5 | London Gryphons | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 41 | −22 | 12 |
6 | Fort Wayne Fever | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 5 |
7 | West Michigan Firewomen | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 4 |
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Washington Freedom | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 10 | +38 | 37 |
2 | Jersey Sky Blue | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 6 | +42 | 36 |
3 | Northern Virginia Majestics | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 22 |
4 | Boston Renegades | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 21 |
5 | New Jersey Wildcats | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 19 |
6 | Long Island Rough Riders | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 17 |
7 | New York Magic | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | −24 | 6 |
8 | Western Mass Lady Pioneers | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 54 | −45 | 4 |
Northern Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 9 | +38 | 34 |
2 | Toronto Lady Lynx | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 23 |
3 | Laval Comets | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 22 |
4 | Rochester Rhinos Women | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 15 |
5 | Hamilton Avalanche | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 42 | −31 | 6 |
6 | Vermont Lady Voltage | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 47 | −38 | 6 |
Western Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Diego Sunwaves | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 25 |
2 | Seattle Sounders Women | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 22 |
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps Women | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 21 |
4 | Fort Collins Force | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 13 |
5 | Mile High Edge | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 11 |
6 | Real Colorado Cougars | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 11 |
Playoffs
Format
Four teams qualify from the Central Conference, six from the Eastern Conference, and two from the Western Conference.
The Division Winners in the Central Conference will play the second place team of the other division. In the Eastern Conference, the second and third place team in each division will play, with the winner of that match playing the top team in the other division. Finally, the two winners of the latter matches will play for the Eastern Conference championship. The top two teams in the Western Conference will play each other.
The Rochester Raging Rhinos automatically qualify for the W-League Semifinals as hosts. They will play the highest-ranked Conference Champion in their semifinal, with the other two Conference Champions will play in the other.
Conference Brackets
Central Conference
Central Semifinals | Central Championship | ||||||||
MW1 | Minnesota Lightning | 4 | |||||||
AT2 | Richmond Kickers Destiny | 2 | |||||||
MW1 | Minnesota Lightning | 2 | |||||||
AT1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 5 | |||||||
AT1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women (AET) | 4 | |||||||
MW2 | Michigan Hawks | 2 |
Eastern Conference
Eastern Divisional Round | Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Championship | ||||||||||||
NE1 | Washington Freedom | 6 | ||||||||||||
NO2 | Toronto Lady Lynx | 3 | NO2 | Toronto Lady Lynx | 1 | |||||||||
NO3 | Laval Comets | 1 | NE1 | Washington Freedom | 1 | |||||||||
NO1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 0 | ||||||||||||
NO1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 4 | ||||||||||||
NE2 | Jersey Sky Blue | 3 | NE2 | Jersey Sky Blue | 0 | |||||||||
NE3 | Northern Virginia Majestics | 1 |
Western Conference
Western Finals | ||||
W1 | San Diego Sunwaves | 1 | ||
W2 | Seattle Sounders Women | 2 |
W-League Championship Bracket
Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
NE1 | Washington Freedom | 3 | |||||||
H | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 0 | |||||||
NE1 | Washington Freedom | 3 | |||||||
AT1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 1 | |||||||
AT1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 4 | |||||||
W2 | Seattle Sounders Women | 1 | Consolation | ||||||
W2 | Seattle Sounders Women | 2 | |||||||
H | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1 |
Divisional Round
Laval Comets | 1 – 3 | Toronto Lady Lynx |
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Gagné 7' Busque 54' Bilodeau 83' | (Report) | Marton 47' Ramsdale 48' 57' Morra 70' Harrison 85' |
Northern Virginia Majestics | 1 – 3 | Jersey Sky Blue |
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Banks 66' | (Report) | DiPaolo 8' Dickenmann 19' Griffin 42' |
Conference semifinals
Toronto Lady Lynx | 1 – 6 | Washington Freedom |
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Harrison 45' Romagnuolo 75' Allysha Chapman 78' | (Report) | Lindsey 13' 26' Welsh 31' Watson 76' Hammond 80' Porto 90' |
Michigan Hawks | 0 – 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women |
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Delvecchio 59' | (Report) | Steinmann 14' 74' 45' (OG) Harbrueger 87' |
Richmond Kickers Destiny | 2 – 4 (AET) | Minnesota Lightning |
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Grier 68' Sauerbrunn 79' J. Parsons 88' Stephens-David 97' | (Report) | Mueller 38' Smith 69' 103' 110' |
Jersey Sky Blue | 0 – 4 | Ottawa Fury Women |
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(Report) | Taylor 30' 68' Jeffers 44' Laue 71' Hamel 77' |
Conference finals
Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 5 – 2 | Minnesota Lightning |
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Latham 4' 30' Schneider 16' Davey 22' Harbrueger 69' Eriksson 74' Hall 85' | (Report) | Smith 85' 86' (PK) Storlien (coach) 90' |
Washington Freedom | 1 – 0 | Ottawa Fury Women |
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Welsh 24' Huffman 69' | (Report) | McCormack 23' Hamel 61' |
Seattle Sounders Women | 2 – 1 | San Diego Sunwaves |
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Bridges 34' Patterson 60' | (Report) | Epsten 30' 84' |
W-League Semifinals
Seattle Sounders Women | 1 – 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women |
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Patterson 6' | (Report) | Latham 44' Minnax 47' Buff 68' Steinmann 80' |
Rochester Raging Rhinos | 0 – 3 | Washington Freedom |
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Kruze 84' Russell 90' | (Report) | Huffman 10' Moros 29' Lindsey 53' |
W-League Third-Place Game
Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1 – 2 | Seattle Sounders Women |
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Kinmond 70' Bybee 90' | Report | Arrant 51' Slawson 75' Smith 90' |
W-League Final
Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 1 – 3 | Washington Freedom |
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Schneider 59' Davey 67' Buff 71' Harbrueger 90' | (Report) | Moros 1' Welsh 40' 85' McCarty 88' |
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