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2007 USL W-League season

December 07, 2023

The 2007 W-League Season was the league's 13th.

USL W-League
Season2007
ChampionsWashington Freedom
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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 edit

Name changes edit

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 edit

Three teams were added for the season:

Teams Leaving edit

Five teams folded after the 2006 season:

Carolina Dynamo Women went on hiatus for this season.

Standings edit

Blue indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Orange indicates bye into the W-League semifinals as hosts.

Central Conference edit

Atlantic Division edit

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. ^ 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 edit

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 edit

Northeast Division edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Format edit

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 edit

Central Conference

Central Semifinals Central Championship
      
MW1   Minnesota Lightning 4
AT2   Richmond Kickers Destiny 2
MW1   Minnesota Lightning 2
AT1   Atlanta Silverbacks Women 5
AT1   Atlanta Silverbacks Women (AET) 4
MW2   Michigan Hawks 2

Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

Western Finals
   
W1   San Diego Sunwaves 1
W2   Seattle Sounders Women 2

W-League Championship Bracket edit

Divisional Round edit

  Laval Comets1 – 3  Toronto Lady Lynx
Gagné   7'
Busque   54'
Bilodeau   83'		 Marton   47'
Ramsdale   48'   57'
Morra   70'
Harrison   85'
Attendance: 647
Referee: Patricia Peebles (USA)
  Northern Virginia Majestics1 – 3  Jersey Sky Blue
Banks   66' DiPaolo   8'
Dickenmann   19'
Griffin   42'
Ranger Stadium, Drew University
Madison, New Jersey
Attendance: 263
Referee: Hossam Saad (USA)

Conference semifinals edit

  Toronto Lady Lynx1 – 6  Washington Freedom
Harrison   45'
Romagnuolo   75'
Allysha Chapman   78'		 Lindsey   13'   26'
Welsh   31'
Watson   76'
Hammond   80'
Porto   90'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Marvin Mohring (CAN)
  Michigan Hawks0 – 4  Atlanta Silverbacks Women
Delvecchio   59' Steinmann   14'   74'
  45' (OG)
Harbrueger   87'
Macalester Stadium
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 228
Referee: Jorge Ocontrillo (USA)
  Richmond Kickers Destiny2 – 4
(AET)		  Minnesota Lightning
Grier   68'
Sauerbrunn   79'
J. Parsons   88'
Stephens-David   97'		 Mueller   38'
Smith   69'   103'   110'
Macalester Stadium
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 1,619
Referee: Mishaun Ahmad (USA)
  Jersey Sky Blue0 – 4  Ottawa Fury Women
Taylor   30'   68'
Jeffers   44'
Laue   71'
Hamel   77'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Joe Audi (CAN)

Conference finals edit

  Atlanta Silverbacks Women5 – 2  Minnesota Lightning
Latham   4'   30'
Schneider   16'
Davey   22'
Harbrueger   69'
Eriksson   74'
Hall   85'		 Smith   85'   86' (PK)
Storlien (coach)   90'
Macalester Stadium
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 1725
Referee: (USA)
  Washington Freedom1 – 0  Ottawa Fury Women
Welsh   24'
Huffman   69'		 McCormack   23'
Hamel   61'
Attendance: 305
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
  Seattle Sounders Women2 – 1  San Diego Sunwaves
Bridges   34'
Patterson   60'		 Epsten   30'   84'
Attendance: 843
Referee: Marlene Duffy (USA)

W-League Semifinals edit

  Seattle Sounders Women1 – 4  Atlanta Silverbacks Women
Patterson   6' Latham   44'
Minnax   47'
Buff   68'
Steinmann   80'
Referee: Katherine Dziedzic (USA)
  Rochester Raging Rhinos0 – 3  Washington Freedom
Kruze   84'
Russell   90'		 Huffman   10'
Moros   29'
Lindsey   53'
Referee: Franco Bevilacqua (USA)

W-League Third-Place Game edit

  Rochester Raging Rhinos1 – 2  Seattle Sounders Women
Kinmond   70'
Bybee   90'		 Arrant   51'
Slawson   75'
Smith   90'
Referee: Jeffrey Mellen (USA)

W-League Final edit

  Atlanta Silverbacks Women1 – 3  Washington Freedom
Schneider   59'
Davey   67'
Buff   71'
Harbrueger   90'		 Moros   1'
Welsh   40'   85'
McCarty   88'
Referee: Dino Sorbara (USA)

References edit

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The 2007 W League Season was the league s 13th USL W LeagueSeason2007ChampionsWashington Freedom 20062008 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 Contents 1 Changes from 2006 season 1 1 Name changes 1 2 New teams 1 3 Teams Leaving 2 Standings 2 1 Central Conference 2 1 1 Atlantic Division 2 1 2 Midwest Division 2 2 Eastern Conference 2 2 1 Northeast Division 2 2 2 Northern Division 2 3 Western Conference 3 Playoffs 3 1 Format 3 2 Conference Brackets 3 3 W League Championship Bracket 3 4 Divisional Round 3 5 Conference semifinals 3 6 Conference finals 3 7 W League Semifinals 3 8 W League Third Place Game 3 9 W League Final 4 ReferencesChanges from 2006 season editName changes edit 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 edit Three teams were added for the season Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation nbsp Fredericksburg Lady Gunners Northern Virginia area Fredericksburg VA expansion nbsp Jersey Sky Blue Northern New Jersey area Madison NJ expansion nbsp Washington Freedom National Capital area Washington D C associate member former member of WUSA Teams Leaving edit Five teams folded after the 2006 season Central Florida Krush Cincinnati Ladyhawks New Hampshire Lady Phantoms South Jersey Banshees Sudbury CanadiansCarolina Dynamo Women went on hiatus for this season Standings editBlue indicates division title clinchedGreen indicates playoff berth clinchedOrange indicates bye into the W League semifinals as hosts Central Conference edit Atlantic Division edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts1 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 12 9 2 1 25 10 15 282 Richmond Kickers Destiny 12 9 2 1 25 10 15 283 Charlotte Lady Eagles 12 8 2 2 31 10 21 264 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 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 edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts1 Minnesota Lightning 12 10 1 1 27 8 19 312 Michigan Hawks 12 8 3 1 27 13 14 253 Cleveland Internationals Women 12 8 4 0 30 16 14 244 Chicago Gaels 12 7 4 1 39 17 22 225 London Gryphons 12 4 8 0 19 41 22 126 Fort Wayne Fever 12 1 9 2 8 27 19 57 West Michigan Firewomen 12 1 10 1 7 25 18 4Source citation needed Eastern Conference edit Northeast Division edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts1 Washington Freedom 14 12 1 1 48 10 38 372 Jersey Sky Blue 14 12 2 0 48 6 42 363 Northern Virginia Majestics 14 7 6 1 28 26 2 224 Boston Renegades 14 7 7 0 19 31 12 215 New Jersey Wildcats 14 5 5 4 16 13 3 196 Long Island Rough Riders 14 5 7 2 20 24 4 177 New York Magic 14 1 10 3 8 32 24 68 Western Mass Lady Pioneers 14 1 12 1 9 54 45 4Source citation needed Northern Division edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts1 Ottawa Fury Women 12 11 0 1 47 9 38 342 Toronto Lady Lynx 12 7 3 2 29 16 13 233 Laval Comets 12 7 4 1 35 10 25 224 Rochester Rhinos Women 12 5 7 0 21 28 7 155 Hamilton Avalanche 12 2 10 0 11 42 31 66 Vermont Lady Voltage 12 2 10 0 9 47 38 6Source citation needed Western Conference edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts1 San Diego Sunwaves 12 8 3 1 28 12 16 252 Seattle Sounders Women 12 7 4 1 21 14 7 223 Vancouver Whitecaps Women 12 6 3 3 24 17 7 214 Fort Collins Force 12 4 7 1 18 31 13 135 Mile High Edge 12 3 7 2 16 26 10 116 Real Colorado Cougars 12 3 7 2 11 18 7 11Source citation needed Playoffs editFormat edit 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 edit Central Conference Central SemifinalsCentral Championship MW1 nbsp Minnesota Lightning4AT2 nbsp Richmond Kickers Destiny2MW1 nbsp Minnesota Lightning2AT1 nbsp Atlanta Silverbacks Women5AT1 nbsp Atlanta Silverbacks Women AET 4MW2 nbsp Michigan Hawks2Eastern Conference Eastern Divisional RoundEastern SemifinalsEastern ChampionshipNE1 nbsp Washington Freedom6NO2 nbsp Toronto Lady Lynx3NO2 nbsp Toronto Lady Lynx1NO3 nbsp Laval Comets1NE1 nbsp Washington Freedom1NO1 nbsp Ottawa Fury Women0NO1 nbsp Ottawa Fury Women4NE2 nbsp Jersey Sky Blue3NE2 nbsp Jersey Sky Blue0NE3 nbsp Northern Virginia Majestics1Western Conference Western Finals W1 nbsp San Diego Sunwaves1W2 nbsp Seattle Sounders Women2W League Championship Bracket edit SemifinalsChampionship NE1 nbsp Washington Freedom3H nbsp Rochester Raging Rhinos0NE1 nbsp Washington Freedom3AT1 nbsp Atlanta Silverbacks Women1AT1 nbsp Atlanta Silverbacks Women4W2 nbsp Seattle Sounders Women1ConsolationW2 nbsp Seattle Sounders Women2H nbsp Rochester Raging Rhinos1Divisional Round edit July 25 2007 7 30 PM ET nbsp Laval Comets1 3 nbsp Toronto Lady LynxGagne nbsp 7 Busque nbsp 54 Bilodeau nbsp 83 Report Marton nbsp 47 Ramsdale nbsp 48 nbsp 57 Morra nbsp 70 Harrison nbsp 85 Centennial Park Stadium Toronto OntarioAttendance 647Referee Patricia Peebles USA July 25 2007 7 30 PM ET nbsp Northern Virginia Majestics1 3 nbsp Jersey Sky BlueBanks nbsp 66 Report DiPaolo nbsp 8 Dickenmann nbsp 19 Griffin nbsp 42 Ranger Stadium Drew University Madison New JerseyAttendance 263Referee Hossam Saad USA Conference semifinals edit July 28 2007 2 00 PM ET nbsp Toronto Lady Lynx1 6 nbsp Washington FreedomHarrison nbsp 45 Romagnuolo nbsp 75 Allysha Chapman nbsp 78 Report Lindsey nbsp 13 nbsp 26 Welsh nbsp 31 Watson nbsp 76 Hammond nbsp 80 Porto nbsp 90 Keith Harris Stadium Ottawa OntarioAttendance 450Referee Marvin Mohring CAN July 27 2007 5 00 PM CT nbsp Michigan Hawks0 4 nbsp Atlanta Silverbacks WomenDelvecchio nbsp 59 Report Steinmann nbsp 14 nbsp 74 nbsp 45 OG Harbrueger nbsp 87 Macalester Stadium Saint Paul MinnesotaAttendance 228Referee Jorge Ocontrillo USA July 27 2007 7 30 PM CT nbsp Richmond Kickers Destiny2 4 AET nbsp Minnesota LightningGrier nbsp 68 Sauerbrunn nbsp 79 J Parsons nbsp 88 Stephens David nbsp 97 Report Mueller nbsp 38 Smith nbsp 69 nbsp 103 nbsp 110 Macalester Stadium Saint Paul MinnesotaAttendance 1 619Referee Mishaun Ahmad USA July 28 2007 5 00 PM ET nbsp Jersey Sky Blue0 4 nbsp Ottawa Fury Women Report Taylor nbsp 30 nbsp 68 Jeffers nbsp 44 Laue nbsp 71 Hamel nbsp 77 Keith Harris Stadium Ottawa OntarioAttendance 450Referee Joe Audi CAN Conference finals edit July 28 2007 7 00 PM ET nbsp Atlanta Silverbacks Women5 2 nbsp Minnesota LightningLatham nbsp 4 nbsp 30 Schneider nbsp 16 Davey nbsp 22 Harbrueger nbsp 69 Eriksson nbsp 74 Hall nbsp 85 Report Smith nbsp 85 nbsp 86 PK Storlien coach nbsp 90 Macalester Stadium Saint Paul MinnesotaAttendance 1725Referee USA July 29 2007 5 00 PM ET nbsp Washington Freedom1 0 nbsp Ottawa Fury WomenWelsh nbsp 24 Huffman nbsp 69 Report McCormack nbsp 23 Hamel nbsp 61 Keith Harris Stadium Ottawa OntarioAttendance 305Referee Carol Anne Chenard CAN July 30 2007 6 30 PM PT nbsp Seattle Sounders Women2 1 nbsp San Diego SunwavesBridges nbsp 34 Patterson nbsp 60 Report Epsten nbsp 30 nbsp 84 Torero Stadium San Diego CaliforniaAttendance 843Referee Marlene Duffy USA W League Semifinals edit August 3 2007 5 30 PM ET nbsp Seattle Sounders Women1 4 nbsp Atlanta Silverbacks WomenPatterson nbsp 6 Report Latham nbsp 44 Minnax nbsp 47 Buff nbsp 68 Steinmann nbsp 80 PAETEC Park Rochester New YorkReferee Katherine Dziedzic USA August 3 2007 8 00 PM ET nbsp Rochester Raging Rhinos0 3 nbsp Washington FreedomKruze nbsp 84 Russell nbsp 90 Report Huffman nbsp 10 Moros nbsp 29 Lindsey nbsp 53 PAETEC Park Rochester New YorkReferee Franco Bevilacqua USA W League Third Place Game edit August 5 2007 2 30 PM ET nbsp Rochester Raging Rhinos1 2 nbsp Seattle Sounders WomenKinmond nbsp 70 Bybee nbsp 90 Report Arrant nbsp 51 Slawson nbsp 75 Smith nbsp 90 PAETEC Park Rochester New YorkReferee Jeffrey Mellen USA W League Final edit August 5 2007 5 30 PM ET nbsp Atlanta Silverbacks Women1 3 nbsp Washington FreedomSchneider nbsp 59 Davey nbsp 67 Buff nbsp 71 Harbrueger nbsp 90 Report Moros nbsp 1 Welsh nbsp 40 nbsp 85 McCarty nbsp 88 PAETEC Park Rochester New YorkReferee Dino Sorbara USA References edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 USL W League season amp oldid 1185966151, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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