2006 USL W-League season

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USL W-League
Season2006
ChampionsVancouver Whitecaps Women
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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:[citation needed]

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:[citation needed]

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:[citation needed]

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:[citation needed]

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:[citation needed]

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 (AET/PSO) 1 (4)
MW2 Minnesota Minnesota Lightning 1 (3)

Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

Western Finals
   
W1 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 1
W2 Colorado Mile High Edge 0

W-League Championship Bracket[]

Semifinals Championship
      
H British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women 5
W1 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[]

New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders1 – 0Massachusetts Boston Renegades
Yellow card 49'
Goal 66'		 (Report)
Attendance: 50
Referee: Rachael Woo (USA)
Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx2 – 3Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Goal 8'
Goal 84'		 (Report) Vermeulen Goal 41' Goal 62' (PK)
Parker Goal 49'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Dan Popescu (CAN)
Virginia Northern Virginia Majestics0 – 1Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers
(Report) D'Agostino Goal 70'
Referee: Scott Kachmarik (USA)

Conference Semifinals[]

Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny2 – 0Michigan Michigan Hawks
Goal 2' Goal 68' (Report) Yellow card 87'
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 506
Referee: Rob Ellyson (USA)
Minnesota Minnesota Lightning1 – 1
(AET)		North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles
Goal 49'
Yellow card 58'
Yellow card 79'		 (Report) Goal 18'
Penalties
Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty missed		 3 – 4 Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Vandenbergh Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 506
Referee: Carlos Aragano (USA)
Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers0 – 3Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Schoepfer Yellow card 22' (Report) Vermeulen Goal 63' (PK)
Robinson Goal 72'
Wilkinson Goal 73'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Referee: Mike Deering (USA)
New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders2 – 3
(AET)		New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats
Goal 27' Yellow card 120'
Goal 90'
Yellow card 108'		 (Report) Fletcher Goal 22'
Formiga Goal 56'
Tomecka Goal 120'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 445
Referee: Hossam Saad (USA)

Conference Finals[]

Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny0 – 1North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles
Yellow card 24'
Yellow card 79'
Sauerbrunn Yellow card 85'
Red card 89'
Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Mollon Yellow card 33'
Goal 70' (PK)
Livonia-Stevenson HS Stadium
Livonia, Michigan
Attendance: 353
Referee: Ronnie Canales (USA)
Ontario Ottawa Fury Women3 – 2New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats
Yellow card 8'
Vermeulen Goal 21' Goal 30' Goal 36'		 (Report) Formiga Goal 20'
Yamaguchi Goal 61'
Robbinsville HS Stadium
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Attendance: 444
Referee: Bill Guarini (USA)
Colorado Mile High Edge0 – 1Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women
(Report) Goal 76'
Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, Washington
Attendance: 355
Referee: Will Niccolls (USA)

W-League Semifinals[]

North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles1 – 2Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Yellow card 79'
Goal 90'		 (Report) Vermeulen Goal 6'
Robinson Goal 80'
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Michelle Pye (CAN)
Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women0 – 5British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women
(Report) Sinclair Goal 8' Goal 81'
Goal 48'
Franko Goal 53'
Milbrett Goal 57'
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 3234
Referee: Darcy Konowalchuck (CAN)

W-League Third-Place Game[]

Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women1 – 0North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles
Patterson Goal 36'
Yellow card 81'		 [ (Report)] Yellow card 90'
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Jill Proctor (CAN)

W-League Finals[]

Ontario Ottawa Fury Women0 – 3British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Alcia Yellow card 56' (Report) Sinclair Goal 33'
Franko Goal 45'
Andrews Goal 74'
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 4218
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard (CAN)

References[]

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