2006 W-League

The 2006 W-League Season was the league's 12th.

Contents

Changes from 2005 season

Name changes

New teams

Five teams were added for the season:

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Central Florida Krush Central Florida Area Winter Park, FL expansion
Cocoa Expos Women Space Coast area Cocoa, FL expansion
Hamilton Avalanche Golden Horseshoe area Hamilton, ON expansion
Laval Comets Greater Montreal area Laval, QC expansion
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

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Charlotte Lady Eagles 14 10 4 0 32 14 +18 30
2 Richmond Kickers Destiny 14 9 4 1 31 13 +19 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

Midwest Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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
7 West Michigan Firewomen 14 2 12 0 9 38 -29 6

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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
Northern Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Ottawa Fury Women 12 10 1 1 38 7 +31 30
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

Western Conference

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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 2

Playoff Format

Playoff section under construction.

Playoffs

Conference Brackets

Central Conference

  Central Semifinals Central Championship
                 
MW1   Michigan Hawks 0  
AT2   Richmond Kickers Destiny 2  
    AT1   Richmond Kickers Destiny 0
  AT1   Charlotte Lady Eagles 1
AT1   Charlotte Lady Eagles (AET/PSO) 1 (4)
MW2   Minnesota Lightning 1 (3)  

Eastern Conference

  Eastern Divisional     Eastern Semifinals     Eastern Championship
                           
  NE1   New Jersey Wildcats bye    
  NE3   Boston Renegades 0    
        NE1   New Jersey Wildcats (AET) 3  
            NE4   Long Island Lady Riders 2    
               
      NE1   New Jersey Wildcats 2
  NE4   Long Island Lady Riders 1               NO1   Ottawa Fury Women 3
  NO1   Ottawa Fury Women 3              
        NO1   Ottawa Fury Women 3    
        NE2   Toronto Lady Lynx 0  
  NO2   Toronto Lady Lynx 2    
  NE2   Western Mass Lady Pioneers 1  

Western Conference

  Western Finals
W1   Seattle Sounders Women 1
W2   Mile High Edge 0

W-League Championship Bracket

  Semifinal                    
  H   Vancouver Whitecaps Women 5  
  W1   Seattle Sounders Women 0   Championship
      H   Vancouver Whitecaps Women 3
  Semifinal   AT1   Ottawa Fury Women 0
  NO1   Ottawa Fury Women 2
  AT1   Charlotte Lady Eagles 1   Consolation
    W1   Seattle Sounders Women 1
    At1   Charlotte Lady Eagles 0

Divisional Round

July 26, 2006
6:00 PM EDT
 Long Island Lady Riders 1 – 0 Boston Renegades Bowditch Stadium
Framingham, Massachusetts
Attendance: 50
Referee: Rachael Woo (USA)
DeCristoforo 49'
Roebriy  66'		 (Report)
July 26, 2006
6:00 PM EDT
 Toronto Lady Lynx 2 – 3 Ottawa Fury Women Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 400
Referee: Dan Popescu (CAN)
Riverso  8'
Maroszeky  84'		 (Report) Vermeulen  41'  62' (PK)
Parker  49'
July 26, 2006
7:30 PM EDT
 Northern Virginia Majestics 0 – 1 Western Mass Lady Pioneers Lusitano Stadium
Ludlow, Massachusetts
Referee: Scott Kachmarik (USA)
(Report) D'Agostino  70'

Conference Semifinals

July 28, 2006
5:30 PM EDT
 Richmond Kickers Destiny 2 – 0 Michigan Hawks Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 506
Referee: Rob Ellyson (USA)
Parsons  2'  68' (Report) Konheim 87'
July 28, 2006
8:00 PM EDT
 Minnesota Lightning 1 – 1
(AET)		 Charlotte Lady Eagles Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 506
Referee: Carlos Aragano (USA)
Smith  49'
Preiss 58'
Gault 79'		 (Report) Timbers-Rife  18'
  Penalties  
Gault
Schneeman
Smith
McNallan
Almanzo
Schwartz		 3 – 4 Ledford
Woody
Vandenbergh
Drummond
Birdswell
Hollenbeck
July 29, 2006
5:00 PM EDT
 Western Mass Lady Pioneers 0 – 3 Ottawa Fury Women Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Referee: Mike Deering (USA)
Schoepfer 22' (Report) Vermeulen  63' (PK)
Robinson  72'
Wilkinson  73'
July 29, 2006
7:30 PM EDT
 Long Island Lady Riders 2 – 3
(AET)		 New Jersey Wildcats Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 445
Referee: Hossam Saad (USA)
Shulman  27' 120'
C. Arikian  90'
Cali 108'		 (Report) Fletcher  22'
Formiga  56'
Tomecka  120'

Conference Finals

July 29, 2006
5:00 PM EDT
 Richmond Kickers Destiny 0 – 1 Charlotte Lady Eagles Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 353
Referee: Ronnie Canales (USA)
Raveia 24'
Jones 79'
Sauerbrunn 85'
Anger  89'
Woodie 90'		 (Report) Mollon 33'
Drummond  70' (PK)
July 30, 2006
5:00 PM EDT
 Ottawa Fury Women 3 – 2 New Jersey Wildcats Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 444
Referee: Bill Guarini (USA)
Avner 8'
Vermeulen  21'  30'  36'		 (Report) Formiga  20'
Yamaguchi  61'
July 30, 2006
7:00 PM PDT
 Mile High Edge 0 – 1 Seattle Sounders Women Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, Washington
Attendance: 355
Referee: Will Niccolls (USA)
(Report) Pulse  76'

W-League Semifinals

August 4, 2006
5:00 PM EDT
 Charlotte Lady Eagles 1 – 2 Ottawa Fury Women Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Michelle Pye (CAN)
Deason 79'
Swinehart  90'		 (Report) Vermeulen  6'
Robinson  80'
August 4, 2006
7:30 PM PDT
 Seattle Sounders Women 0 – 5 Vancouver Whitecaps Women Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Darcy Konowalchuck (CAN)
(Report) Sinclair  8'  81'
Smith  48'
Franko  53'
Milbrett  57'

W-League Third-Place Game

August 6, 2006
2:00 PM PDT
 Seattle Sounders Women 1 – 0 Charlotte Lady Eagles Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Jill Proctor (CAN)
Patterson  36'
Arrant 81'		 [ (Report)] Deason 90'

W-League Finals

August 6, 2006
5:00 PM PDT
 Ottawa Fury Women 0 – 3 Vancouver Whitecaps Women Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard (CAN)
Alcia 56' (Report) Sinclair  33'
Franko  45'
Andrews  74'
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