2007 USL W-League season
Season | 2007 |
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Champions | Washington Freedom |
← 2006 2008 → |
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.
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 |
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Northern Virginia area | Fredericksburg, VA | expansion |
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Northern New Jersey area | Madison, NJ | expansion |
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National Capital area | Washington, D.C. | associate member (former member of WUSA) |
Teams Leaving
Five teams folded after the 2006 season:
- Central Florida Krush
- Cincinnati Ladyhawks
- New Hampshire Lady Phantoms
- South Jersey Banshees
- Sudbury Canadians
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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[a] |
5 | Hampton Roads Piranhas | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 7[a] |
6 | Bradenton Athletics | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 4[a] |
7 | Fredericksburg Lady Gunners | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 33 | −27 | 4[a] |
Notes:
Midwest Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 | −18 | 4 |
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 9 | +38 | 34 |
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Playoffs
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.
Conference Brackets
Central Conference
Central Semifinals | Central Championship | ||||||||
MW1 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||
AT2 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
MW1 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
AT1 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||
AT1 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||
MW2 | ![]() | 2 |
Eastern Conference
Eastern Divisional Round | Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Championship | ||||||||||||
NE1 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||
NO2 | ![]() | 3 | NO2 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||
NO3 | ![]() | 1 | NE1 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||
NO1 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
NO1 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
NE2 | ![]() | 3 | NE2 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||
NE3 | ![]() | 1 |
Western Conference
Western Finals | ||||
W1 | ![]() | 1 | ||
W2 | ![]() | 2 |
W-League Championship Bracket
Template:4TeamBracket-Consolation
Divisional Round
![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() |
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Gagné ![]() Busque ![]() Bilodeau ![]() |
(Report) | Marton ![]() Ramsdale ![]() ![]() Morra ![]() Harrison ![]() |
![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() |
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Banks ![]() |
(Report) | DiPaolo ![]() Dickenmann ![]() Griffin ![]() |
Conference Semifinals
![]() | 1 – 6 | ![]() |
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Harrison ![]() Romagnuolo ![]() Allysha Chapman ![]() |
(Report) | Lindsey ![]() ![]() Welsh ![]() Watson ![]() Hammond ![]() Porto ![]() |
![]() | 0 – 4 | ![]() |
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Delvecchio ![]() |
(Report) | Steinmann ![]() ![]() ![]() Harbrueger ![]() |
![]() | 2 – 4 (AET) | ![]() |
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Grier ![]() Sauerbrunn ![]() J. Parsons ![]() Stephens-David ![]() |
(Report) | Mueller ![]() Smith ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 0 – 4 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Taylor ![]() ![]() Jeffers ![]() Laue ![]() Hamel ![]() |
Conference Finals
![]() | 5 – 2 | ![]() |
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Latham ![]() ![]() Schneider ![]() Davey ![]() Harbrueger ![]() Eriksson ![]() Hall ![]() |
(Report) | Smith ![]() ![]() Storlien (coach) ![]() |
![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Welsh ![]() Huffman ![]() |
(Report) | McCormack ![]() Hamel ![]() |
![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Bridges ![]() Patterson ![]() |
(Report) | Epsten ![]() ![]() |
W-League Semifinals
![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() |
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Patterson ![]() |
(Report) | Latham ![]() Minnax ![]() Buff ![]() Steinmann ![]() |
![]() | 0 – 3 | ![]() |
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Kruze ![]() Russell ![]() |
(Report) | Huffman ![]() Moros ![]() Lindsey ![]() |
W-League Third-Place Game
![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
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Kinmond ![]() Bybee ![]() |
Report | Arrant ![]() Slawson ![]() Smith ![]() |
W-League Final
![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() |
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Schneider ![]() Davey ![]() Buff ![]() Harbrueger ![]() |
(Report) | Moros ![]() Welsh ![]() ![]() McCarty ![]() |