2007 W-League

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.

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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
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:

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

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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
5 Hampton Roads Piranhas* 11 2 8 1 9 22 -13 7
6 Bradenton Athletics* 11 1 9 1 9 32 -23 4
7 Fredericksburg Lady Gunners* 11 1 9 1 6 33 -27 4

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

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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 -28 4

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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
Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Ottawa Fury Women 12 11 0 1 47 9 +38 0
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

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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

Playoff 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.

Playoffs

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

  Semifinal                    
  NE1   Washington Freedom 3  
  H   Rochester Raging Rhinos 0   Championship
      NE1   Washington Freedom 3
  Semifinal   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

July 25, 2007
7:30 PM ET
 Laval Comets 1 – 3 Toronto Lady Lynx Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 647
Referee: Patricia Peebles (USA)
Gagné  7'
Busque 54'
Bilodeau 83'		 (Report) Marton  47'
Ramsdale 48'  57'
Morra  70'
Harrison 85'
July 25, 2007
7:30 PM ET
 Northern Virginia Majestics 1 – 3 Jersey Sky Blue Ranger Stadium, Drew University
Madison, New Jersey
Attendance: 263
Referee: Hossam Saad (USA)
Banks  66' (Report) DiPaolo  8'
Dickenmann  19'
Griffin  42'

Conference Semifinals

July 28, 2007
2:00 PM ET
 Toronto Lady Lynx 1 – 6 Washington Freedom Keith Harris Stadium
Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 450
Referee: Marvin Mohring (CAN)
Harrison 45'
Romagnuolo 75'
Allysha Chapman  78'		 (Report) Lindsey  13'  26'
Welsh  31'
Watson  76'
Hammond  80'
Porto  90'
July 27, 2007
5:00 PM CT
 Michigan Hawks 0 – 4 Atlanta Silverbacks Women Macalester Stadium
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 228
Referee: Jorge Ocontrillo (USA)
Delvecchio 59' (Report) Steinmann  14'  74'
 45' (OG)
Harbrueger  87'
July 27, 2007
7:30 PM CT
 Richmond Kickers Destiny 2 – 4
(AET)		 Minnesota Lightning Macalester Stadium
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 1,619
Referee: Mishaun Ahmad (USA)
Grier 68'
Sauerbrunn  79'
J. Parsons  88'
Stephens-David 97'		 (Report) Mueller  38'
Smith  69'  103'  110'
July 28, 2007
5:00 PM ET
 Jersey Sky Blue 0 – 4 Ottawa Fury Women Keith Harris Stadium
Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 450
Referee: Joe Audi (CAN)
(Report) Taylor  30'  68'
Jeffers 44'
Laue  71'
Hamel  77'

Conference Finals

July 28, 2007
7:00 PM ET
 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 5 – 2 Minnesota Lightning Macalester Stadium
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 1725
Referee: (USA)
Latham  4'  30'
Schneider  16'
Davey  22'
Harbrueger  69'
Eriksson 74'
Hall 85'		 (Report) Smith  85'  86' (PK)
Storlien (coach)  90'
July 29, 2007
5:00 PM ET
 Washington Freedom 1 – 0 Ottawa Fury Women Keith Harris Stadium
Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 305
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
Welsh  24'
Huffman 69'		 (Report) McCormack 23'
Hamel 61'
July 30, 2007
6:30 PM PT
 Seattle Sounders Women 2 – 1 San Diego Sunwaves Torero Stadium
San Diego, California
Attendance: 843
Referee: Marlene Duffy (USA)
Bridges  34'
Patterson  60'		 (Report) Epsten  30' 84'

W-League Semifinals

August 3, 2007
5:30 PM ET
 Seattle Sounders Women 1 – 4 Atlanta Silverbacks Women PAETEC Park
Rochester, New York
Referee: Katherine Dziedzic (USA)
Patterson  6' (Report) Latham  44'
Minnax  47'
Buff  68'
Steinmann  80'
August 3, 2007
8:00 PM ET
 Rochester Raging Rhinos 0 – 3 Washington Freedom PAETEC Park
Rochester, New York
Referee: Franco Bevilacqua (USA)
Kruze 84'
Russell 90'		 (Report) Huffman  10'
Moros  29'
Lindsey  53'

W-League Third-Place Game

August 5, 2007
2:30 PM ET
 Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 – 2 Seattle Sounders Women PAETEC Park
Rochester, New York
Referee: Jeffrey Mellen (USA)
Kinmond  70'
Bybee 90'		 (Report) Arrant  51'
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Smith 90'

W-League Final

August 5, 2007
5:30 PM ET
 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 1 – 3 Washington Freedom PAETEC Park
Rochester, New York
Referee: Dino Sorbara (USA)
Schneider 59'
Davey  67'
Buff 71'
Harbrueger 90'		 (Report) Moros  1'
Welsh  40' 85'
McCarty  88'
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