USL W-League
Season2010
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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:[citation needed]

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:[citation needed]

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:[citation needed]

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:[citation needed]

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:[citation needed]
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 New York (state) Buffalo Flash 3
GL2 Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx 0
GL2 Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx 2
GL3 Quebec Laval Comets 0
MW1 New York (state) Buffalo Flash 1
GL1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 0
GL1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 2
MW2 Illinois Chicago Red Eleven 0

Eastern Conference

Eastern Semifinals Eastern Championship
      
AT1 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women 5
NE2 New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats 1
AT1 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women 1
AT2 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 0
NE1 Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Futures 2 (5)
AT2 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles (AET/PSO) 2 (6)

Western Conference

Western Finals
   
W1 British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women 2
W2 California Pali Blues 1

W-League Championship Bracket

W-League Semifinals W-League Championship
      
MW1 New York (state) Buffalo Flash 3
AT1 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women 1
MW1 New York (state) Buffalo Flash 3
W1 British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women 1
WL New York (state) Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues 1
W1 British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women 3 W-League Third Place
WL New York (state) Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues 3
AT1 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women 0

Divisional Round

Quebec Laval Comets0 - 2Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx
Pinard Yellow card 88' (Report) Puopolo 12'
Mottershead 25'
Oduro Yellow card 80'
Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto, ON
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ihor Bokiy(CAN)

Conference semifinals

North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles2 - 2
(a.e.t.)		Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Futures
Bellingham 81' 120' Lenczyk 69'
Velaj 109'
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RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium
Atlanta, GA
Referee: Tony Russo (USA)
New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats1 - 5Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women
Brandao 71' (Report) Frierson 22' 38'
Tomlinson 45'
Newfield 69'
Harbrueger 81' Yellow card 84'
RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium
Atlanta, GA
Referee: Amy Mahan (USA)
Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx0 - 3New York (state) Buffalo Flash
Afonso Yellow card 28' (Report) Boquete 20' 41'
Parker 69'
Niagara Field
Lewiston, NY
Attendance: 125
Referee: John Safar (USA)
Illinois Chicago Red Eleven0 - 2Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Kabellis Yellow card 90' (Report) Evans 11' Yellow card 71'
Hearn 45'
Taylor Yellow card 67'
Niagara Field
Lewiston, NY
Attendance: 75
Referee: Pat Road (USA)

Conference finals

North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles0 - 1Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women
(Report) Garman Yellow card 41'
Powell 44'
RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium
Atlanta, GA
Referee: Veronica Brito (USA)
California Pali Blues1 - 2British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Shaner Yellow card 58'
Gama 61'		 (Report) Tancredi 35'
Vermeulen 41'
Zurrer Yellow card 68'
Kyle Yellow card 90'
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, BC
Attendance: 1,712
Referee: Michelle Pye (CAN)
Ontario Ottawa Fury Women0 - 1New York (state) Buffalo Flash
Romagnuolo Yellow card 57'
Wetzel Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card 90+'		 (Report) Parker 20'
Boquete Yellow card 83'
Niagara Field
Lewiston, NY
Attendance: 155
Referee: Steve Montanino (USA)

W-League Semifinals

Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women1 - 3New York (state) Buffalo Flash
Powell 36' (Report) Hammond 18'
Parker 53' 81'
Harry Welch Stadium
Santa Clarita, CA
Referee: Magic Berenji (USA)
British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women3 - 1New York (state) Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues
Kyle 4'
Franko 13'
Stewart Yellow card 57'
Booth 76'		 (Report) Edmonds Yellow card 57'
Demoner 85'
Harry Welch Stadium
Santa Clarita, CA
Attendance: 302
Referee: Ryan Van Dyne (USA)

W-League Third Place

Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women0 - 3New York (state) Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues
(Report) Demoner
Acevedo
Harry Welch Stadium
Santa Clarita, CA
Referee: (USA)

W-League Championship

British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women1 - 3New York (state) Buffalo Flash
Vermeulen Yellow card 53' 57' (Report) Davison 61'
Boquete 64' 88'
Harry Welch Stadium
Santa Clarita, CA
Attendance: 362
Referee: Felisha Mariscal (USA)

See also

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