USL W-League

Season	2011
Champions	Atlanta Silverbacks Women
Matches played	158
Goals scored	493 (3.12 per match)
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The 2011 W-League season was the 17th season of the league's existence, and 8th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season began on May 14 and ended on July 17.

Changes from 2010 season

Name changes

One team changed their name in the off-season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Previous Name
Hamilton FC Rage	Hamilton area	Hamilton Avalanche

Expansion teams

Five teams were added for the season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Dayton Dutch Lions	Dayton area	Bellbrook, OH	expansion
D.C. United Women	Washington, D.C. area	Boyds, MD	expansion
Fredericksburg Impact	Fredericksburg area	Fredericksburg, VA	expansion
Los Angeles Strikers	Los Angeles area	Fullerton, CA	expansion
Victoria Highlanders Women	Victoria area	Victoria, BC	expansion

Teams leaving

Six teams either folded or left following the 2010 season:

• Chicago Red Eleven
• Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues
• Kalamazoo Outrage
• Tampa Bay Hellenic (joined WPSL)
• Washington Freedom Futures (disbanded when Washington Freedom franchise relocated to South Florida)
• Western New York Flash (joined WPS)

Standings

As of 7/17/2011 ^[1]
Orange indicates Host Team for W-League Championship
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Central Conference

Central Division

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ottawa Fury Women	12	12	0	0	43	5	+38	36
Laval Comets	12	6	4	2	21	20	+1	20
Quebec City Amiral	12	6	5	1	23	19	+4	19
Toronto Lady Lynx	12	5	5	2	12	18	−6	17
Hamilton FC Rage	12	3	7	2	16	22	−6	11
Rochester Ravens	12	2	6	4	12	23	−11	10
London Gryphons	12	1	8	3	10	30	−20	6

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Atlanta Silverbacks Women	10	9	1	0	25	5	+20	26 [a]
Charlotte Lady Eagles	10	6	2	2	17	6	+11	20
Dayton Dutch Lions	10	5	3	2	23	16	+7	17
Virginia Beach Piranhas	10	5	5	0	23	21	+2	15
Fredericksburg Impact	10	2	7	1	10	29	−19	7
Northern Virginia Majestics	10	0	9	1	4	25	−21	1

Northeast Division

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Long Island Rough Riders	10	7	1	2	30	7	+23	23
New Jersey Wildcats	10	6	1	3	15	8	+7	20 [a]
D.C. United Women	10	5	3	2	15	9	+6	17
North Jersey Valkyries	10	3	4	3	15	14	+1	12
New York Magic	10	3	6	1	14	22	−8	10
New Jersey Rangers	10	0	9	1	4	33	−29	0 [a]

Western Conference

Western Division

Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Santa Clarita Blue Heat	14	8	1	5	30	12	+18	29
Vancouver Whitecaps Women	14	8	2	4	27	14	+13	28
Pali Blues	14	7	1	6	20	10	+10	27
Colorado Rush Women	14	6	5	3	19	18	+1	21
Seattle Sounders Women	14	5	5	4	19	19	0	19
Los Angeles Strikers	14	4	9	1	17	31	−14	13
Colorado Force	14	3	9	2	16	25	−9	11
Victoria Highlanders Women	14	1	10	3	13	32	−19	6

Playoffs

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• Note: Seattle Sounders Women hosts the W-League Championship and gains an automatic berth in the National Semi-Finals.

Eastern Conference Playoffs

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	Divisional Semifinals					Divisional Final
	NE1	Long Island Rough Riders	1
	A2	Charlotte Lady Eagles	2
						A2	Charlotte Lady Eagles	0
						A1	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	1
	A1	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	3
	NE2	New Jersey Wildcats	2

Central Conference Playoffs

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	Divisional Semifinals					Divisional Final
	C1	Ottawa Fury Women	4
	C4	Toronto Lady Lynx	0
						C1	Ottawa Fury Women	6
						C3	Quebec City Amiral	1
	C2	Laval Comets	1
	C3	Quebec City Amiral	3

Western Conference Playoff

W-League Championship

Semi-finals

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Third Place Playoff

Championship

	Semi-Finals					Championship
	1	Ottawa Fury Women	3
	4	Seattle Sounders Women	2
						1	Ottawa Fury Women	1
						2	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	6
	2	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	3
	3	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	1

References