2010 USL W-League season

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USL W-League
Season2010
Champions Buffalo Flash (1st Title)
Regular Season title Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues (2nd Title)
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The 2010 W-League Season was the league's 16th. The regular season began in May and ended in July. The playoffs began in late July and ended in August.

Contents

Changes from 2009 season

Name Changes

Two teams changed their name in the off-season:

Team NameMetro AreaPrevious Name
Flag of California.svg Santa Clarita Blue Heat Los Angeles area Ventura County Fusion
Flag of Washington, D.C..svg Washington Freedom Futures Washington, D.C. area Washington Freedom Reserves

Expansion Teams

Three teams were added for the season:

Team NameMetro AreaLocationPrevious Affiliation
Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Rush Denver area Denver, CO expansion
Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey Rangers North Jersey area Denville, NJ expansion
Flag of New Jersey.svg North Jersey Valkyries North Jersey area Wayne, NJ expansion

Teams Leaving

10 teams folded or left the league after the 2009 season:

Standings

Orange indicates W-League title and bye into W-League semifinals.
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Yellow indicates team would qualify for playoffs in current position
Red indicates team is eliminated from playoffs

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Ottawa Fury Women 12813255+2027
2 Toronto Lady Lynx 12723156+924
3 Laval Comets 126331710+721
4 Quebec City Amiral SC 126421612+420
5 Rochester Ravens 12291824−167
6 Hamilton Avalanche 121110529−243
Source: [ citation needed ]

Midwest Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Buffalo Flash 121002485+4332
2 Chicago Red Eleven 12822328+2426
3 Kalamazoo Outrage 124711826−813
4 Cleveland Internationals Women 123811639−2310
5 London Gryphons 12192625−195
Source: [ citation needed ]

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 10721227+1522
2 Charlotte Lady Eagles 10532154+1117
3 Tampa Bay Hellenic 105411213−116
4 Hampton Roads Piranhas 10262721−148
5 Northern Virginia Majestics 10280625−196
Source: [ citation needed ]

Northeast Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues 121110269+1733
2 Washington Freedom Futures 121011297+2231
3 New Jersey Wildcats 127412216+622
4 Long Island Rough Riders 127502314+921
5 New Jersey Rangers 124801630−1412
6 New York Magic 123902330−79
7 North Jersey Valkyries 120120530−250
Source: [ citation needed ]

Western Conference

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps Women 10604209+1122
2 Pali Blues 103431614+212
3 Seattle Sounders Women 102261212012
4 Colorado Rush 102261012−212
5 Santa Clarita Blue Heat 10262616−108
6 Colorado Force 102351112−17 [a]
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Colorado Force deducted 4 points

Playoffs

Format

The W-League champion will earn an automatic bye into the W-League Semifinals, with the highest-placed team in the division not making the playoffs will earn a playoff berth.

The Central Conference will have 5 playoff spots. The second and third place teams from the Great Lakes Division will play each other. The winner will play the Midwest Division champions, while the Great Lakes Division champion will play the second place team of the Midwest Division. The winners of those games will play to determine the conference champion. The Eastern Conference division champions will play the second place team of the opposite division, the winners facing off to determine who goes to the W-League Semifinals. The Western Conference will have their top two teams facing off to determine their conference champion.

The W-League Semifinals will put the regular season champion against the lowest seeded conference champion, and the higher-ranked conference champions against each other. The winners of these games will play in the championship.

Conference Brackets

Central Conference

Central Divisional Round Central Semifinals Central Championship
         
MW1 Flag of New York.svg Buffalo Flash 3
GL2 Flag of Ontario.svg Toronto Lady Lynx 0
GL2 Flag of Ontario.svg Toronto Lady Lynx 2
GL3 Flag of Quebec.svg Laval Comets 0
MW1 Flag of New York.svg Buffalo Flash 1
GL1 Flag of Ontario.svg Ottawa Fury Women 0
GL1 Flag of Ontario.svg Ottawa Fury Women 2
MW2 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Red Eleven 0

Eastern Conference

Eastern Semifinals Eastern Championship
      
AT1 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Atlanta Silverbacks Women 5
NE2 Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey Wildcats 1
AT1 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Atlanta Silverbacks Women 1
AT2 Flag of North Carolina.svg Charlotte Lady Eagles 0
NE1 Flag of Washington, D.C.svg Washington Freedom Futures 2 (5)
AT2 Flag of North Carolina.svg Charlotte Lady Eagles (AET/PSO) 2 (6)

Western Conference

Western Finals
   
W1 Flag of British Columbia.svg Vancouver Whitecaps Women 2
W2 Flag of California.svg Pali Blues 1

W-League Championship Bracket

W-League Semifinals W-League Championship
      
MW1 Flag of New York.svg Buffalo Flash 3
AT1 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Atlanta Silverbacks Women 1
MW1 Flag of New York.svg Buffalo Flash 3
W1 Flag of British Columbia.svg Vancouver Whitecaps Women 1
WL Flag of New York.svg Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues 1
W1 Flag of British Columbia.svg Vancouver Whitecaps Women 3W-League Third Place
WL Flag of New York.svg Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues 3
AT1 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Atlanta Silverbacks Women 0

Divisional Round

Flag of Ontario.svg Toronto Lady Lynx 2–0 Flag of Quebec.svg Laval Comets
Puopolo Soccerball shade.svg12'
Mottershead Soccerball shade.svg25'
Oduro Yellow card.svg 80'		 (Report) Pinard Yellow card.svg 88'
Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto, ON
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ihor Bokiy(CAN)

Conference semifinals

Flag of New York.svg Buffalo Flash 3–0 Flag of Ontario.svg Toronto Lady Lynx
Boquete Soccerball shade.svg20'Soccerball shade.svg41'
Parker Soccerball shade.svg69'		 (Report) Afonso Yellow card.svg 28'
Niagara Field
Lewiston, NY
Attendance: 125
Referee: John Safar (USA)
Flag of Ontario.svg Ottawa Fury Women 2–0 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Red Eleven
Evans Soccerball shade.svg11'Yellow card.svg 71'
Hearn Soccerball shade.svg45'
Taylor Yellow card.svg 67'		 (Report) Kabellis Yellow card.svg 90'
Niagara Field
Lewiston, NY
Attendance: 75
Referee: Pat Road (USA)

Conference finals

Flag of British Columbia.svg Vancouver Whitecaps Women 2–1 Flag of California.svg Pali Blues
Tancredi Soccerball shade.svg35'
Vermeulen Soccerball shade.svg41'
Zurrer Yellow card.svg 68'
Kyle Yellow card.svg 90'		 (Report) Shaner Yellow card.svg 58'
Gama Soccerball shade.svg61'
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, BC
Attendance: 1,712
Referee: Michelle Pye (CAN)
Flag of New York.svg Buffalo Flash 1–0 Flag of Ontario.svg Ottawa Fury Women
Parker Soccerball shade.svg20'
Boquete Yellow card.svg 83'		 (Report) Romagnuolo Yellow card.svg 57'
Wetzel Yellow card.svg 89' Yellow-red card.svg 90+'
Niagara Field
Lewiston, NY
Attendance: 155
Referee: Steve Montanino (USA)

W-League Semifinals

Flag of New York.svg Buffalo Flash 3–1 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Atlanta Silverbacks Women
Hammond Soccerball shade.svg18'
Parker Soccerball shade.svg53'Soccerball shade.svg81'		 (Report) Powell Soccerball shade.svg36'
Harry Welch Stadium
Santa Clarita, CA
Referee: Magic Berenji (USA)
Flag of New York.svg Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues 1–3 Flag of British Columbia.svg Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Edmonds Yellow card.svg 57'
Gabi Zanotti Soccerball shade.svg85'		 (Report) Kyle Soccerball shade.svg4'
Franko Soccerball shade.svg13'
Stewart Yellow card.svg 57'
Booth Soccerball shade.svg76'
Harry Welch Stadium
Santa Clarita, CA
Attendance: 302
Referee: Ryan Van Dyne (USA)

W-League Third Place

W-League Championship

Flag of New York.svg Buffalo Flash 3–1 Flag of British Columbia.svg Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Davison Soccerball shade.svg61'
Boquete Soccerball shade.svg64'Soccerball shade.svg88'		 (Report) Vermeulen Yellow card.svg 53'Soccerball shade.svg57'
Harry Welch Stadium
Santa Clarita, CA
Attendance: 362
Referee: Felisha Mariscal (USA)

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