The 2010 W-League Season will be the league's 16th. The regular season will begin in May and end in July. The playoffs will begin in late July and end in August.
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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 |
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 |
10 teams folded after the 2009 season:
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
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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* |
Note: Colorado Force deducted 4 points.
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.
Central Conference
| Central Divisional Round | Central Semifinals | Central Championship | |||||||||||
| MW1 | Buffalo Flash | 3 | |||||||||||
| GL2 | Toronto Lady Lynx | 2 | GL2 | Toronto Lady Lynx | 0 | ||||||||
| GL3 | Laval Comets | 0 | MW1 | Buffalo Flash | 1 | ||||||||
| GL1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 0 | |||||||||||
| GL1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 2 | |||||||||||
| MW2 | Chicago Red Eleven | 0 | |||||||||||
Eastern Conference
| Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Championship | |||||||
| AT1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 5 | ||||||
| NE2 | New Jersey Wildcats | 1 | ||||||
| AT1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 1 | ||||||
| AT2 | Charlotte Lady Eagles | 0 | ||||||
| NE1 | Washington Freedom Futures | 2 (5) | ||||||
| AT2 | Charlotte Lady Eagles (AET/PSO) | 2 (6) | ||||||
Western Conference
| Western Finals | |||
| W1 | Vancouver Whitecaps Women | 2 | |
| W2 | Pali Blues | 1 | |
| W-League Semifinal | |||||||||||||
| MW1 | Buffalo Flash | 3 | |||||||||||
| AT1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 1 | W-League Championship | ||||||||||
| MW1 | Buffalo Flash | 3 | |||||||||||
| W-League Semifinal | W1 | Vancouver Whitecaps Women | 1 | ||||||||||
| WL | Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues | 1 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Vancouver Whitecaps Women | 3 | W-League Third Place | ||||||||||
| WL | Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues | 3 | |||||||||||
| AT1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 0 | |||||||||||
| July 21, 2010 3:30 PM EDT |
Laval Comets | 0 - 2 | Toronto Lady Lynx | Centennial Park Stadium Etobicoke, ON Attendance: 50 Referee: Ihor Bokiy(CAN) |
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| Pinard 88' | (Report) | Puopolo 12' Mottershead 25' Oduro 80' |
| July 23, 2010 5:00 PM EDT |
Charlotte Lady Eagles | 2 - 2 (a.e.t.) |
Washington Freedom Futures | RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium Atlanta, GA Referee: Tony Russo (USA) |
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| Bellingham 81' 120' | Lenczyk 69' Velaj 109' |
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Lyle |
6 - 5 |
| July 23, 2010 7:30 PM EDT |
New Jersey Wildcats | 1 - 5 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium Atlanta, GA Referee: Amy Mahan (USA) |
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| Brandao 71' | (Report) | Frierson 22' 38' Tomlinson 45' Newfield 69' Harbrueger 81' 84' |
| July 24, 2010 5:30 PM EDT |
Toronto Lady Lynx | 0 - 3 | Buffalo Flash | Niagara Field Lewiston, NY Attendance: 125 Referee: John Safar (USA) |
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| Afonso 28' | (Report) | Boquete 20' 41' Parker 69' |
| July 24, 2010 8:00 PM EDT |
Chicago Red Eleven | 0 - 2 | Ottawa Fury Women | Niagara Field Lewiston, NY Attendance: 75 Referee: Pat Road (USA) |
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| Kabellis 90' | (Report) | Evans 11' 71' Hearn 45' Taylor 67' |
| July 24, 2010 7:30 PM EDT |
Charlotte Lady Eagles | 0 - 1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium Atlanta, GA Referee: Veronica Brito (USA) |
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| (Report) | Garman 41' Powell 44' |
| July 24, 2010 7:00 PM PDT |
Pali Blues | 1 - 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps Women | Swangard Stadium Burnaby, BC Attendance: 1,712 Referee: Michelle Pye (CAN) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaner 58' Gama 61' |
(Report) | Tancredi 35' Vermeulen 41' Zurrer 68' Kyle 90' |
| July 25, 2010 6:00 PM EDT |
Ottawa Fury Women | 0 - 1 | Buffalo Flash | Niagara Field Lewiston, NY Attendance: 155 Referee: Steve Montanino (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romagnuolo 57' Wetzel 89', 90+' |
(Report) | Parker 20' Boquete 83' |
| July 29, 2010 2:00 PM PDT |
Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 1 - 3 | Buffalo Flash | Harry Welch Stadium Santa Clarita, CA Referee: Magic Berenji (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell 36' | (Report) | Hammond 18' Parker 53' 81' |
| July 29, 2010 5:00 PM PDT |
Vancouver Whitecaps Women | 3 - 1 | Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues | Harry Welch Stadium Santa Clarita, CA Attendance: 302 Referee: Ryan Van Dyne (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle 4' Franko 13' Stewart 57' Booth 76' |
(Report) | Edmonds 57' Demoner 85' |
| July 31, 2010 12:30 PM PDT |
Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 0 - 3 | Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues | Harry Welch Stadium Santa Clarita, CA Referee: (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Demoner Acevedo |
| July 31, 2010 4:00 PM PDT |
Vancouver Whitecaps Women | 1 - 3 | Buffalo Flash | Harry Welch Stadium Santa Clarita, CA Attendance: 362 Referee: Felisha Mariscal (USA) |
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| Vermeulen 53' 57' | (Report) | Davison 61' Boquete 64' 88' |
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