2007 USL W-League season

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USL W-League
Season2007
ChampionsWashington Freedom
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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
Virginia Fredericksburg Lady Gunners Northern Virginia area Fredericksburg, VA expansion
New Jersey Jersey Sky Blue Northern New Jersey area Madison, NJ expansion
Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom National Capital area Washington, D.C. associate member (former member of WUSA)

Teams Leaving[]

Five teams folded after the 2006 season:

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
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]
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d The Fredericksburg at Cocoa and Bradenton at Hampton Roads games were unable to be rescheduled before the end of the season, and were not played due to having no effect on the playoffs.

Midwest Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
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
Source:[citation needed]

Eastern Conference[]

Northeast Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
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
Source:[citation needed]

Northern Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
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
Source:[citation needed]

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
Source:[citation needed]

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 Minnesota Minnesota Lightning 4
AT2 Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny 2
MW1 Minnesota Minnesota Lightning 2
AT1 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women 5
AT1 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women (AET) 4
MW2 Michigan Michigan Hawks 2

Eastern Conference

Eastern Divisional Round Eastern Semifinals Eastern Championship
NE1 Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom 6
NO2 Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx 3 NO2 Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx 1
NO3 Quebec Laval Comets 1 NE1 Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom 1
NO1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 0
NO1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 4
NE2 New Jersey Jersey Sky Blue 3 NE2 New Jersey Jersey Sky Blue 0
NE3 Virginia Northern Virginia Majestics 1

Western Conference

Western Finals
   
W1 California San Diego Sunwaves 1
W2 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 2

W-League Championship Bracket[]

Semifinals Championship
      
NE1 Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom 3
H New York (state) Rochester Raging Rhinos 0
NE1 Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom 3
AT1 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women 1
AT1 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women 4
W2 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 1 Consolation
W2 Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women 2
H New York (state) Rochester Raging Rhinos 1

Divisional Round[]

Quebec Laval Comets1 – 3Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx
Goal 7'
Yellow card 54'
Yellow card 83'		 (Report) Goal 47'
Yellow card 48' Goal 57'
Goal 70'
Yellow card 85'
Attendance: 647
Referee: Patricia Peebles (USA)
Virginia Northern Virginia Majestics1 – 3New Jersey Jersey Sky Blue
Goal 66' (Report) Goal 8'
Dickenmann Goal 19'
Goal 42'
Attendance: 263
Referee: Hossam Saad (USA)

Conference Semifinals[]

Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx1 – 6Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom
Yellow card 45'
Romagnuolo Yellow card 75'
Allysha Chapman Goal 78'		 (Report) Lindsey Goal 13' Goal 26'
Welsh Goal 31'
Watson Goal 76'
Goal 80'
Goal 90'
Keith Harris Stadium
Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 450
Referee: Marvin Mohring (CAN)
Michigan Michigan Hawks0 – 4Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women
Yellow card 59' (Report) Goal 14' Goal 74'
Goal 45' (OG)
Goal 87'
Attendance: 228
Referee: Jorge Ocontrillo (USA)
Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny2 – 4
(AET)		Minnesota Minnesota Lightning
Yellow card 68'
Sauerbrunn Goal 79'
Goal 88'
Yellow card 97'		 (Report) Goal 38'
Goal 69' Goal 103' Goal 110'
Attendance: 1,619
Referee: Mishaun Ahmad (USA)
New Jersey Jersey Sky Blue0 – 4Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
(Report) Taylor Goal 30' Goal 68'
Jeffers Yellow card 44'
Laue Goal 71'
Goal 77'
Keith Harris Stadium
Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 450
Referee: Joe Audi (CAN)

Conference Finals[]

Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women5 – 2Minnesota Minnesota Lightning
Latham Goal 4' Goal 30'
Goal 16'
Davey Goal 22'
Goal 69'
Yellow card 74'
Yellow card 85'		 (Report) Goal 85' Goal 86' (PK)
Red card 90'
Attendance: 1725
Referee: (USA)
Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom1 – 0Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Welsh Goal 24'
Huffman Yellow card 69'		 (Report) McCormack Yellow card 23'
Yellow card 61'
Keith Harris Stadium
Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 305
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women2 – 1California San Diego Sunwaves
Goal 34'
Patterson Goal 60'		 (Report) Goal 30' Yellow card 84'
Torero Stadium
San Diego, California
Attendance: 843
Referee: Marlene Duffy (USA)

W-League Semifinals[]

Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women1 – 4Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women
Patterson Goal 6' (Report) Latham Goal 44'
Goal 47'
Goal 68'
Goal 80'
Referee: Katherine Dziedzic (USA)
New York (state) Rochester Raging Rhinos0 – 3Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom
Yellow card 84'
Russell Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Huffman Goal 10'
Moros Goal 29'
Lindsey Goal 53'
Referee: Franco Bevilacqua (USA)

W-League Third-Place Game[]

New York (state) Rochester Raging Rhinos1 – 2Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women
Goal 70'
Yellow card 90'		 Report Goal 51'
Goal 75'
Smith Yellow card 90'
Referee: Jeffrey Mellen (USA)

W-League Final[]

Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women1 – 3Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom
Yellow card 59'
Davey Goal 67'
Yellow card 71'
Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Moros Goal 1'
Welsh Goal 40' Yellow card 85'
McCarty Goal 88'
Referee: Dino Sorbara (USA)

References[]

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