2006 USL W-League season

USL W-League
Season2006
ChampionsVancouver Whitecaps Women (2nd Title)
Regular Season titleNew Jersey Wildcats (2nd Title)
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The 2006 W-League Season was the league's 12th.

Changes from 2005 season

Name changes

New teams

Five teams were added for the season:

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Florida Central Florida Krush Central Florida Area Winter Park, FL expansion
Florida Cocoa Expos Women Space Coast area Cocoa, FL expansion
Ontario Hamilton Avalanche Golden Horseshoe area Hamilton, ON expansion
Quebec Laval Comets Greater Montreal area Laval, QC expansion
Minnesota Minnesota Lightning Twin Cities area Falcon Heights, MN expansion

Teams Leaving

One team folded after the 2005 season:

  • Arizona Heatwave

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

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Charlotte Lady Eagles 14 10 4 0 32 14 +18 30
2 Richmond Kickers Destiny 14 9 4 1 31 13 +18 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
Source:

Midwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
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
8 West Michigan Firewomen 14 2 12 0 9 38 −29 6
Source:

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
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
Source:

Northern Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ottawa Fury Women 12 10 1 1 38 7 +31 31
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
Source:

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
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 9
Source:

Playoffs

Format

Conference Brackets

Central Conference

Central Semifinals Central Championship
      
MW1 Michigan Michigan Hawks 0
AT2 Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny 2
AT1 Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny 0
AT1 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 1
AT1 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles (p) 1 (4)
MW2 Minnesota Minnesota Lightning 1 (3)

Eastern Conference

Eastern Divisional Eastern Semifinals Eastern Championship
         
NE1 New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats (AET) 3
NE4 New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders 2
NE3 Massachusetts Boston Renegades 0
NE4 New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders 1
NE1 New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats 2
NO1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 3
NO1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 3
NO2 Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx 2
NO1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 3
NE2 Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers 0
NE2 Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers 1
NE5 Virginia Northern Virginia Majestics 0

Western Conference

Western Finals
   
W2 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 1
W3 Colorado Mile High Edge 0

W-League Championship Bracket

Semifinals Championship
      
H British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women 5
W2 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 0
H British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women 3
AT1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 0
NO1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 2
AT1 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 1 Consolation
W1 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 1
At1 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 0

Divisional Round

Massachusetts Boston Renegades0 – 1New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders
(Report) DeCristoforo Yellow card 49'
Roebriy 66'
Bowditch Stadium
Framingham, Massachusetts
Attendance: 50
Referee: Rachael Woo (USA)
Ontario Ottawa Fury Women3 – 2Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx
Vermeulen 41' 62' (PK)
Parker 49'		 (Report) Riverso 8'
Maroszeky 84'
Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 400
Referee: Dan Popescu (CAN)
Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers1 – 0Virginia Northern Virginia Majestics
D'Agostino 70' (Report)
Referee: Scott Kachmarik (USA)

Conference semifinals

Michigan Michigan Hawks0 – 2Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny
Konheim Yellow card 87' (Report) Parsons 2' 68'
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 506
Referee: Rob Ellyson (USA)
North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles1 – 1
(AET)		Minnesota Minnesota Lightning
Timbers-Rife 18' (Report) Smith 49'
Preiss Yellow card 58'
Gault Yellow card 79'
Penalties
Ledford soccer ball with check mark
Woody soccer ball with check mark
Vandenbergh soccer ball with red X
Drummond soccer ball with check mark
Birdswell soccer ball with red X
Hollenbeck soccer ball with check mark		 4 – 3 soccer ball with red X Gault
soccer ball with check mark Schneeman
soccer ball with check mark Smith
soccer ball with red X McNallan
soccer ball with check mark Almanzo
soccer ball with red X Schwartz
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 506
Referee: Carlos Aragano (USA)
Ontario Ottawa Fury Women3 – 0Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers
Vermeulen 63' (PK)
Robinson 72'
Wilkinson 73'		 (Report) Schoepfer Yellow card 22'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Referee: Mike Deering (USA)
New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats3 – 2
(AET)		New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders
Fletcher 22'
Formiga 56'
Tomecka 120'		 (Report) Shulman 27' Yellow card 120'
C. Arikian 90'
Cali Yellow card 108'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 445
Referee: Hossam Saad (USA)

Conference finals

North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles1 – 0Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny
Mollon Yellow card 33'
Drummond 70' (PK)		 (Report) Raveia Yellow card 24'
Jones Yellow card 79'
Sauerbrunn Yellow card 85'
Anger Red card 89'
Woodie Yellow card 90'
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 353
Referee: Ronnie Canales (USA)
New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats2 – 3Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Formiga 20'
Yamaguchi 61'		 (Report) Avner Yellow card 8'
Vermeulen 21' 30' 36'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 444
Referee: Bill Guarini (USA)
Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women1 – 0Colorado Mile High Edge
Pulse 76' (Report)
Attendance: 355
Referee: Will Niccolls (USA)

W-League Semifinals

Ontario Ottawa Fury Women2 – 1North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles
Vermeulen 6'
Robinson 80'		 (Report) Deason Yellow card 79'
Swinehart 90'
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Michelle Pye (CAN)
British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women5 – 0Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women
Sinclair 8' 81'
Smith 48'
Franko 53'
Milbrett 57'		 (Report)
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Darcy Konowalchuck (CAN)

W-League Third-Place Game

North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles0 – 1Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women
Deason Yellow card 90' [ (Report)] Patterson 36'
Arrant Yellow card 81'
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Jill Proctor (CAN)

W-League Finals

British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women3 – 0Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Sinclair 33'
Franko 45'
Andrews 74'		 (Report) Alcia Yellow card 56'
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard (CAN)

References

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