USL W-League
Season2006
ChampionsVancouver Whitecaps Women
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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
Florida Central Florida Krush Central Florida Area Winter Park, FL expansion
Florida Cocoa Expos Women Space Coast area Cocoa, FL expansion
Ontario Hamilton Avalanche Golden Horseshoe area Hamilton, ON expansion
Quebec Laval Comets Greater Montreal area Laval, QC expansion
Minnesota Minnesota Lightning Twin Cities area Falcon Heights, MN expansion

Teams Leaving

One team folded after the 2005 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
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:[citation needed]

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:[citation needed]

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:[citation needed]

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:[citation needed]

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:[citation needed]

Playoffs

Format

Conference Brackets

Central Conference

Central Semifinals Central Championship
      
MW1 Michigan Michigan Hawks 0
AT2 Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny 2
AT1 Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny 0
AT1 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 1
AT1 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles (p) 1 (4)
MW2 Minnesota Minnesota Lightning 1 (3)

Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

Western Finals
   
W2 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 1
W3 Colorado Mile High Edge 0

W-League Championship Bracket

Semifinals Championship
      
H British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women 5
W2 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 0
H British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women 3
AT1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 0
NO1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 2
AT1 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 1 Consolation
W1 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 1
At1 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 0

Divisional Round

New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders1 – 0Massachusetts Boston Renegades
DeCristoforo Yellow card 49'
Roebriy 66'		 (Report)
Bowditch Stadium
Framingham, Massachusetts
Attendance: 50
Referee: Rachael Woo (USA)
Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx2 – 3Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Riverso 8'
Maroszeky 84'		 (Report) Vermeulen 41' 62' (PK)
Parker 49'
Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 400
Referee: Dan Popescu (CAN)
Virginia Northern Virginia Majestics0 – 1Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers
(Report) D'Agostino 70'
Lusitano Stadium
Ludlow, Massachusetts
Referee: Scott Kachmarik (USA)

Conference semifinals

Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny2 – 0Michigan Michigan Hawks
Parsons 2' 68' (Report) Konheim Yellow card 87'
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 506
Referee: Rob Ellyson (USA)
Minnesota Minnesota Lightning1 – 1
(AET)		North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles
Smith 49'
Preiss Yellow card 58'
Gault Yellow card 79'		 (Report) Timbers-Rife 18'
Penalties
Gault soccer ball with red X
Schneeman soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark
McNallan soccer ball with red X
Almanzo soccer ball with check mark
Schwartz soccer ball with red X		 3 – 4 Ledford soccer ball with check mark
Woody soccer ball with check mark
Vandenbergh soccer ball with red X
Drummond soccer ball with check mark
Birdswell soccer ball with red X
Hollenbeck soccer ball with check mark
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 506
Referee: Carlos Aragano (USA)
Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers0 – 3Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Schoepfer Yellow card 22' (Report) Vermeulen 63' (PK)
Robinson 72'
Wilkinson 73'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Referee: Mike Deering (USA)
New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders2 – 3
(AET)		New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats
Shulman 27' Yellow card 120'
C. Arikian 90'
Cali Yellow card 108'		 (Report) Fletcher 22'
Formiga 56'
Tomecka 120'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 445
Referee: Hossam Saad (USA)

Conference finals

Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny0 – 1North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles
Raveia Yellow card 24'
Jones Yellow card 79'
Sauerbrunn Yellow card 85'
Anger Red card 89'
Woodie Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Mollon Yellow card 33'
Drummond 70' (PK)
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 353
Referee: Ronnie Canales (USA)
Ontario Ottawa Fury Women3 – 2New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats
Avner Yellow card 8'
Vermeulen 21' 30' 36'		 (Report) Formiga 20'
Yamaguchi 61'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 444
Referee: Bill Guarini (USA)
Colorado Mile High Edge0 – 1Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women
(Report) Pulse 76'
Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, Washington
Attendance: 355
Referee: Will Niccolls (USA)

W-League Semifinals

North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles1 – 2Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Deason Yellow card 79'
Swinehart 90'		 (Report) Vermeulen 6'
Robinson 80'
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Michelle Pye (CAN)
Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women0 – 5British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women
(Report) Sinclair 8' 81'
Smith 48'
Franko 53'
Milbrett 57'
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Darcy Konowalchuck (CAN)

W-League Third-Place Game

Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women1 – 0North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles
Patterson 36'
Arrant Yellow card 81'		 [ (Report)] Deason Yellow card 90'
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Jill Proctor (CAN)

W-League Finals

Ontario Ottawa Fury Women0 – 3British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Alcia Yellow card 56' (Report) Sinclair 33'
Franko 45'
Andrews 74'
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard (CAN)

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