2005 W-League

W-League
Season	2005
Champions	New Jersey Wildcats
← 2004 2006 →

The 2005 W-League Season is the league's 11th.

Changes from 2004 season

Name Changes

Three teams changed their name in the off-season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Previous Name
Chicago Gaels	Chicago area	Chicago Cobras
Mile High Edge	Boulder area	Mile High Mustangs
Real Colorado Cougars	Denver area	Denver Lady Cougars

Expansion Teams

Five teams were added for the season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Atlanta Silverbacks Women	Atlanta area	Atlanta, GA	expansion
Central Florida Krush	Orlando area	Winter Park, FL	expansion
San Diego Gauchos Women	San Diego area	San Diego, CA	expansion
Toronto Lady Lynx	Toronto area	Toronto, ON	expansion
Vermont Lady Voltage	Burlington area	St. Albans, VT	expansion

Teams Leaving

One team left for the WPSL:

St. Louis Archers

Eight teams folded after the 2004 season:

Standings

Orange indicates W-League title and bye into W-League semifinals.
Blue indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Central Conference

Atlantic Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Charlotte Lady Eagles	14	11	2	1	37	11	+26	34
2	Central Florida Kraze	14	11	3	0	32	13	+19	33
3	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	14	8	5	1	30	20	+10	25
4	Hampton Roads Piranhas	14	5	6	3	28	29	-1	18
5	Richmond Kickers Destiny	14	6	8	0	20	23	-3	18
6	Northern Virginia Majestics	14	5	9	0	22	33	-11	15
7	Bradenton Athletics	14	4	7	3	12	25	-13	15
8	Carolina Dynamo Women	14	1	11	2	10	37	-27	5

Midwest Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Detroit Jaguars	14	11	3	0	38	13	+25	33
2	Cleveland Internationals Women	14	9	5	0	36	20	+16	27
3	London Gryphons	14	8	4	2	31	18	+13	26
4	Cincinnati Ladyhawks	14	6	7	1	33	40	-7	19
5	Fort Wayne Fever	14	5	9	0	24	36	-12	15
6	Chicago Gaels	14	4	8	2	27	38	-11	14
7	West Michigan Firewomen	14	3	10	1	21	45	-24	10

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	New Jersey Wildcats	14	13	1	0	57	2	+55	39
2	Boston Renegades	14	9	5	0	43	23	+20	27
3	Long Island Rough Riders	14	8	6	0	21	14	+7	24
4	Western Mass Lady Pioneers	14	7	6	1	17	16	+1	22
5	New York Magic	14	5	8	1	19	26	-7	16
6	New Hampshire Lady Phantoms*	14	3	11	0	14	56	-42	6
7	South Jersey Banshees	14	1	13	0	6	57	-51	3

* New Hampshire was docked 3 points for violations.

Northern Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Ottawa Fury Women	14	13	1	64	7	+57	39
2	Toronto Lady Lynx	14	11	3	44	16	+28	33
3	Vermont Lady Voltage	14	7	7	21	21	0	21
4	Sudbury Canadians	14	3	11	15	50	-35	9
5	Rochester Ravens	14	3	11	14	50	-36	9

Western Conference

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	14	13	1	0	47	4	+43	39
2	Arizona Heatwave	14	10	3	1	40	17	+23	31
3	Mile High Edge	14	10	4	0	40	20	+20	30
4	Denver Lady Cougars	14	7	6	1	26	24	+2	22
5	Seattle Sounders Women	14	5	8	1	25	27	-2	15
6	Fort Collins Force	14	2	11	1	13	44	-31	7
7	San Diego Gauchos Women	14	0	14	0	4	59	-55	0

Playoffs

Format

Five teams from the Eastern Conference, four teams from the Central Conference and two from the Western Conference qualify for the playoffs. All match-ups are in a one-leg format.

In the Central Conference, the division champions play the second-place team from the opposite division.

In the Eastern Conference, the division champion with the best record receives a bye, and will play the winner of the teams with the 4th and 5th-best conference records. The other division champion will play the seventh-place team, and plays the winner of the third-place and sixth-place teams.

The two teams in the Western Conference will play each other to advance to the W-League Semifinals.

The regular season champion, New Jersey Wildcats, received a bye into the W-League semifinals, with the eighth-place team from the Eastern Conference receiving a playoff berth.

Conference brackets

Central Conference

Central Semifinals			Central Championship


A1	Charlotte Lady Eagles	6

MW2	Cleveland Internationals Women	2
			A1	Charlotte Lady Eagles	0

			A2	Central Florida Krush	1
MW1	Detroit Jaguars	2

A2	Central Florida Krush	3

Eastern Conference

Eastern Quarterfinals

Eastern Semifinals

Eastern Championship

Long Island Rough Riders

Western Mass Lady Pioneers

Ottawa Fury Women

Long Island Rough Riders

Ottawa Fury Women

Boston Renegades

Toronto Lady Lynx

New York Magic

Boston Renegades

Toronto Lady Lynx

Vermont Lady Voltage

Western Conference

Western Finals


W1	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	4

W2	Arizona Heatwave	0

W-League Championship bracket

Semifinal
WL	New Jersey Wildcats	2
W1	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	1	Championship
			WL	New Jersey Wildcats	3
Semifinal			E1	Ottawa Fury Women	0
E1	Ottawa Fury Women	2
A2	Central Florida Krush	1		Third Place
			W1	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	3
			A2	Central Florida Krush	1

References

USL W-League seasons

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Soccer in the United States

Overview	U.S. Soccer USASA USCS League system History Hall of Fame Clubs Champions Venues (stadiums by capacity, SSS) Women's soccer in the United States

Men's national teams	Senior (statistics) U23 U21 U20 U18 U17 U15

Men's outdoor leagues	MLS Playoffs MLS Cup NASL Soccer Bowl USL PDL NPSL ASL USL Super-20 U.S. Development Academy

Men's indoor leagues	MASL PASL-Premier WISL

Cup competitions	Open Cup National Amateur Cup Women's Cup

Men's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Women's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U17

Women's leagues	NWSL WPSL UWS

Women's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Defunct men's outdoor leagues	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) NAFL (1895–98) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–33) ASL (1933–83) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–84) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–92) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) A-League (1995–2004) USL 1st (2005–10) D2 Pro League (2010)

Defunct men's indoor leagues	NASL (1975–76, 1979–84) MISL (1978–92) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–97) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2001–08) XSL (2008–09) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2008–14)

Defunct women's leagues	WUSA (2000–03) WPS (2007–12) WPSL Elite (2012–13) W-League (1995–2015)

Soccer in Canada

Overview	Canada Soccer Association League system History Hall of Fame Clubs Champions Coaches Venues (stadiums by capacity, SSS) Women's soccer in Canada

Men's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U17

Leagues	MLS MLS Cup Canadian Premier League NASL Soccer Bowl USL PDL League1 Ontario PLSQ PCSL USL Super-20 CMISL VMSL OSL AMSL MMSL LSEQ

CIS	Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's soccer Atlantic University Sport Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec Ontario University Athletics Canada West Universities Athletic Association

CCAA	Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association Quebec Student Sports Federation Ontario Colleges Athletic Association Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference British Columbia Colleges Athletic Association

Cup competitions	Canadian Championship Open Cup (defunct) Challenge Cup C-NA ST Victoria Challenge Cup (defunct) Canada Games

Men's college soccer	CIS Men's Soccer Championship CCAA Championship

Women's national teams	Senior U20 U17

Women's leagues	USL W-League

Women's college soccer	CIS Women's Soccer Championship

Defunct leagues	USSF Division 2 USL First Division Canadian National Soccer League Canadian Soccer League (1987–92)

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