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2008 USL W-League season

December 02, 2023

The 2008 W-League Season was the league's 14th. The regular season began on May 10, 2008, and ended on July 20.

USL W-League
Season2008
ChampionsPali Blues
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Pali Blues finished the season as national champions, beating FC Indiana 2–1 in the W-League Championship game in Virginia Beach, Virginia on 2 August 2008.

The Pali Blues also finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning all 12 of their matches, and finishing with a +35 goal difference.

Atlanta Silverbacks Women's striker Sarah Steinmann was the league's top scorer, with 19 goals. FC Indiana's Laura Del Rio led the league with 13 assists, while Pali Blues goalkeeper Valerie Henderson enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.142 per game, and posting 6 shutouts.

Changes from 2007 season edit

Nine teams were added for the season:

Three teams folded after the 2007 season: Mile High Edge, and San Diego Sunwaves. Cocoa Expos Women left the league for the WPSL.

Standings edit

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

Central Conference edit

Midwest Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 FC Indiana 14 13 0 1 67 3 +64 40
2 Chicago Gaels 14 11 3 0 39 9 +30 33
3 Minnesota Lightning 14 9 3 2 32 19 +13 29
4 Cleveland Internationals Women 14 8 4 2 31 23 +8 26
5 Michigan Hawks 14 4 9 1 12 33 −21 13
6 Kalamazoo Outrage 14 2 10 2 6 36 −30 8
7 Fort Wayne Fever 13 2 10 1 16 39 −23 7[a]
8 West Michigan Firewomen 13 1 11 1 11 52 −41 4[a]
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fort Wayne and West Michigan did not play each other a second time, as the game could not be rescheduled before July 20 and would not affect the playoffs.

Northern Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ottawa Fury Women 14 13 1 0 51 7 +44 39
2 Toronto Lady Lynx 14 11 2 1 40 14 +26 34
3 Laval Comets 14 9 4 1 39 17 +22 28
4 Rochester Rhinos Women 14 6 6 2 18 33 −15 20
5 Hamilton Avalanche 14 5 6 3 19 21 −2 18
6 Western Mass Lady Pioneers 14 3 9 2 18 34 −16 11
7 London Gryphons 14 3 9 2 15 35 −20 11
8 Vermont Lady Voltage 14 0 13 1 5 44 −39 1
Source:[citation needed]

Eastern Conference edit

Atlantic Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 14 13 0 1 50 6 +44 40
2 Charlotte Lady Eagles 14 11 2 1 44 13 +31 34
3 Tampa Bay Hellenic 14 8 4 2 27 16 +11 26
4 Hampton Roads Piranhas 14 7 6 1 29 19 +10 22
5 Carolina RailHawks 14 7 6 1 22 17 +5 22
6 Richmond Kickers Destiny 14 6 8 0 18 28 −10 18
7 Carolina Dynamo 14 4 8 2 23 30 −7 14
8 Bradenton Athletics 14 2 12 0 11 52 −41 6
9 West Virginia Illusion 14 1 13 0 6 46 −40 3
Source:[citation needed]

Northeast Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Washington Freedom 14 11 1 2 32 7 +25 35
2 Long Island Rough Riders 14 9 3 2 28 13 +15 29
3 Boston Renegades 14 9 3 2 32 12 +20 29
4 Jersey Sky Blue 14 8 4 2 14 10 +4 26
5 Connecticut Passion 14 7 5 2 24 23 +1 23
6 Northern Virginia Majestics 14 3 6 5 17 23 −6 14
7 New York Magic 14 3 7 4 14 23 −9 13
8 New Jersey Wildcats 14 2 10 2 17 35 −18 8
9 Fredericksburg Lady Gunners 14 0 13 1 5 37 −32 1
Source:[citation needed]

Western Conference edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Pali Blues 12 12 0 0 39 4 +35 36
2 Vancouver Whitecaps Women 12 7 2 3 21 18 +3 24
3 Seattle Sounders Women 12 5 3 4 19 11 +8 19
4 Real Colorado Cougars 12 5 4 3 15 19 −4 18
5 Fort Collins Force 12 3 6 3 15 19 −4 12
6 Los Angeles Legends 12 1 9 2 11 26 −15 5
7 Ventura County Fusion 12 1 10 1 9 32 −23 4
Source:[citation needed]

Playoffs edit

Format edit

Five teams each from the Central and Eastern Conferences, and two from the Western Conference, qualify for the playoffs.

In the Central Conference, the second and third place teams from the Northern Division play a one-leg playoff with the winner advancing to the Conference Semifinals, where they will play the Midwest Division champion. The other semifinal will have the second place team from the Midwest Division playing the Northern Division champion.

In the Eastern Conference, the second and third place teams from the Northeast Division play a one-leg playoff with the winner advancing to play the Atlantic Division champion. The other semifinal will have the second place team from the Atlantic Division playing the Northeast Division champion.

The two teams in the Western Conference will play each other to advance to the W-League Semifinals.

The Regular Season champion, Pali Blues, receive a bye into the W-League semifinals, with the second and third place teams from the Western Conference receiving playoff berths.

Conference Brackets edit

Central Conference

Central Divisional Round Central Semifinals Central Championship
         
MW1   FC Indiana 5
NO3   Laval Comets 1
NO2   Toronto Lady Lynx 0
NO3   Laval Comets 2
MW1   FC Indiana (AET) 4
NO1   Ottawa Fury Women 3
NO1   Ottawa Fury Women 3
MW2   Chicago Gaels 2

Eastern Conference

Eastern Divisional Round Eastern Semifinals Eastern Championship
         
AT1   Atlanta Silverbacks Women 1
NE2   Long Island Rough Riders 0
NE2   Long Island Rough Riders 1
NE3   Boston Renegades 0
AT1   Atlanta Silverbacks Women 1
NE1   Washington Freedom (AET) 2
NE1   Washington Freedom (AET) 6
AT2   Charlotte Lady Eagles 5

Western Conference

Western Finals
   
W1   Vancouver Whitecaps Women 0
W2   Seattle Sounders Women 1

Pali captured the W-League regular season title and bye into W-League semifinals, enabling Vancouver to take their spot in the Conference Playoffs, and allowing Seattle to clinch a playoff berth.

W-League Championship Bracket edit

Semifinals Championship
      
WL   Pali Blues 2
NE1   Washington Freedom 0
WL   Pali Blues 2
MW1   FC Indiana 1
MW1   FC Indiana 1
W2   Seattle Sounders Women 0 Consolation
NE1   Washington Freedom 2
W1   Seattle Sounders Women 0

Divisional Rounds edit

  Boston Renegades0 – 1  Long Island Rough Riders
DeRosa  
Attendance: 387
Referee: Samir Souidi (USA)
  Laval Comets2 – 0  Toronto Lady Lynx
Gagné   8'   40'
Walsh   89'		 Chapman   40'   89'
Afonso   66'
Attendance: 344
Referee: Michael Izzo (CAN)

Conference semifinals edit

  Chicago Gaels2 – 3  Ottawa Fury Women
Mutters   12'
Spacht   26'
Trevillian   74'
Maynard   89' (PK)		 Taylor   12'   62' (PK)
Powell   15'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Tony Deldis (USA)
  Charlotte Lady Eagles5 – 6
(AET)		  Washington Freedom
Rife   11'
Schmedes   29'
Murphy   59'   107'
Lyons   66'		 Welsh   2'   16'   103'
Keller   22'
Moros   70' (PK)
Janss   97'
Attendance: 152
Referee: William Deland (USA)
  Laval Comets1 – 5  FC Indiana
Gagné   55' (PK) Hamel   14'
Sesselmann   16'   25'   27'
Parker   63'
Phewa   72'
Attendance: 128
Referee: Andrew Scott (USA)
  Long Island Rough Riders0 – 1  Atlanta Silverbacks Women
Fitzgerald (coach)   82'
Speck   90'		 Latham   51'
Buff   70'
Harbrueger   90'
Attendance: 485
Referee: Patrick Baker (USA)

Conference finals edit

Attendance: 4,991
Referee: Darci Kurse (USA)
  Washington Freedom2 – 1
(AET)		  Atlanta Silverbacks Women
Golebiowski   48'
Welsh   77'   90'
Andrzejewski   118'		 Bobo   16'
Latham   23'
Phillips   73'
Attendance: 428
Referee: Tony Russo (USA)
  Ottawa Fury Women3 – 4
(AET)		  FC Indiana
Kennedy   27'
Milyak   53' (OG)
Hance   65'
Avner   85'
Taylor   116' (PK)
Raber   120'		 Sesselmann   15'
Nault   63'
Del Rio   90+2'   96'
Phewa   101'
Referee: (USA)

W-League Semifinals edit

  Seattle Sounders Women0 – 1  FC Indiana
Phewa   16'
Leyva   87'
Referee: Debbie Coleman (USA)
  Washington Freedom0 – 2  Pali Blues
Welsh   76' Report Adams   26'   82'
Attendance: 427
Referee: Meredith Hackett (USA)

W-League Third-Place Game edit

  Seattle Sounders Women0 – 2  Washington Freedom
Welsh   11'   40'
Huffman   76'
Andrzejewski   86'
Referee: Shawn Fitch (USA)

W-League Finals edit

  FC Indiana1 – 2  Pali Blues
O'Rourke   47' Wilson   49'
LePeilbet   83'
Pasqui   88'
Attendance: 558
Referee: Sandra Serafini (USA)

References edit

External links edit

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The 2008 W League Season was the league s 14th The regular season began on May 10 2008 and ended on July 20 USL W LeagueSeason2008ChampionsPali Blues 20072009 Pali Blues finished the season as national champions beating FC Indiana 2 1 in the W League Championship game in Virginia Beach Virginia on 2 August 2008 The Pali Blues also finished with the best regular season record in the league winning all 12 of their matches and finishing with a 35 goal difference Atlanta Silverbacks Women s striker Sarah Steinmann was the league s top scorer with 19 goals FC Indiana s Laura Del Rio led the league with 13 assists while Pali Blues goalkeeper Valerie Henderson enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics with a goals against average of 0 142 per game and posting 6 shutouts Contents 1 Changes from 2007 season 2 Standings 2 1 Central Conference 2 1 1 Midwest Division 2 1 2 Northern Division 2 2 Eastern Conference 2 2 1 Atlantic Division 2 2 2 Northeast Division 2 3 Western Conference 3 Playoffs 3 1 Format 3 2 Conference Brackets 3 3 W League Championship Bracket 3 4 Divisional Rounds 3 5 Conference semifinals 3 6 Conference finals 3 7 W League Semifinals 3 8 W League Third Place Game 3 9 W League Finals 4 References 5 External linksChanges from 2007 season editNine teams were added for the season Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation nbsp Carolina Dynamo Greensboro area Greensboro NC expansion nbsp Carolina RailHawks Research Triangle area Cary NC expansion nbsp Connecticut Passion Hartford and New Haven areas Berlin CT expansion nbsp FC Indiana Indianapolis area Indianapolis IN previously in WPSL nbsp Kalamazoo Outrage Kalamazoo area Kalamazoo MI expansion nbsp Los Angeles Legends suburban Los Angeles area Azusa CA expansion nbsp Pali Blues Los Angeles area Los Angeles CA expansion nbsp Tampa Bay Hellenic Tampa Bay area Tampa FL expansion nbsp West Virginia Illusion Morgantown North Central West Virginia areas Fairmont WV expansionThree teams folded after the 2007 season Mile High Edge and San Diego Sunwaves Cocoa Expos Women left the league for the WPSL Standings editOrange indicates W League title and bye into W League semifinals Blue indicates division title clinchedGreen indicates playoff berth clinched Central Conference edit Midwest Division edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts1 FC Indiana 14 13 0 1 67 3 64 402 Chicago Gaels 14 11 3 0 39 9 30 333 Minnesota Lightning 14 9 3 2 32 19 13 294 Cleveland Internationals Women 14 8 4 2 31 23 8 265 Michigan Hawks 14 4 9 1 12 33 21 136 Kalamazoo Outrage 14 2 10 2 6 36 30 87 Fort Wayne Fever 13 2 10 1 16 39 23 7 a 8 West Michigan Firewomen 13 1 11 1 11 52 41 4 a Source citation needed Notes a b Fort Wayne and West Michigan did not play each other a second time as the game could not be rescheduled before July 20 and would not affect the playoffs Northern Division edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts1 Ottawa Fury Women 14 13 1 0 51 7 44 392 Toronto Lady Lynx 14 11 2 1 40 14 26 343 Laval Comets 14 9 4 1 39 17 22 284 Rochester Rhinos Women 14 6 6 2 18 33 15 205 Hamilton Avalanche 14 5 6 3 19 21 2 186 Western Mass Lady Pioneers 14 3 9 2 18 34 16 117 London Gryphons 14 3 9 2 15 35 20 118 Vermont Lady Voltage 14 0 13 1 5 44 39 1Source citation needed Eastern Conference edit Atlantic Division edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts1 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 14 13 0 1 50 6 44 402 Charlotte Lady Eagles 14 11 2 1 44 13 31 343 Tampa Bay Hellenic 14 8 4 2 27 16 11 264 Hampton Roads Piranhas 14 7 6 1 29 19 10 225 Carolina RailHawks 14 7 6 1 22 17 5 226 Richmond Kickers Destiny 14 6 8 0 18 28 10 187 Carolina Dynamo 14 4 8 2 23 30 7 148 Bradenton Athletics 14 2 12 0 11 52 41 69 West Virginia Illusion 14 1 13 0 6 46 40 3Source citation needed Northeast Division edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts1 Washington Freedom 14 11 1 2 32 7 25 352 Long Island Rough Riders 14 9 3 2 28 13 15 293 Boston Renegades 14 9 3 2 32 12 20 294 Jersey Sky Blue 14 8 4 2 14 10 4 265 Connecticut Passion 14 7 5 2 24 23 1 236 Northern Virginia Majestics 14 3 6 5 17 23 6 147 New York Magic 14 3 7 4 14 23 9 138 New Jersey Wildcats 14 2 10 2 17 35 18 89 Fredericksburg Lady Gunners 14 0 13 1 5 37 32 1Source citation needed Western Conference edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts1 Pali Blues 12 12 0 0 39 4 35 362 Vancouver Whitecaps Women 12 7 2 3 21 18 3 243 Seattle Sounders Women 12 5 3 4 19 11 8 194 Real Colorado Cougars 12 5 4 3 15 19 4 185 Fort Collins Force 12 3 6 3 15 19 4 126 Los Angeles Legends 12 1 9 2 11 26 15 57 Ventura County Fusion 12 1 10 1 9 32 23 4Source citation needed Playoffs editFormat edit Five teams each from the Central and Eastern Conferences and two from the Western Conference qualify for the playoffs In the Central Conference the second and third place teams from the Northern Division play a one leg playoff with the winner advancing to the Conference Semifinals where they will play the Midwest Division champion The other semifinal will have the second place team from the Midwest Division playing the Northern Division champion In the Eastern Conference the second and third place teams from the Northeast Division play a one leg playoff with the winner advancing to play the Atlantic Division champion The other semifinal will have the second place team from the Atlantic Division playing the Northeast Division champion The two teams in the Western Conference will play each other to advance to the W League Semifinals The Regular Season champion Pali Blues receive a bye into the W League semifinals with the second and third place teams from the Western Conference receiving playoff berths Conference Brackets edit Central Conference Central Divisional RoundCentral SemifinalsCentral Championship MW1 nbsp FC Indiana5NO3 nbsp Laval Comets1NO2 nbsp Toronto Lady Lynx0NO3 nbsp Laval Comets2MW1 nbsp FC Indiana AET 4NO1 nbsp Ottawa Fury Women3NO1 nbsp Ottawa Fury Women3MW2 nbsp Chicago Gaels2Eastern Conference Eastern Divisional RoundEastern SemifinalsEastern Championship AT1 nbsp Atlanta Silverbacks Women1NE2 nbsp Long Island Rough Riders0NE2 nbsp Long Island Rough Riders1NE3 nbsp Boston Renegades0AT1 nbsp Atlanta Silverbacks Women1NE1 nbsp Washington Freedom AET 2NE1 nbsp Washington Freedom AET 6AT2 nbsp Charlotte Lady Eagles5Western Conference Western Finals W1 nbsp Vancouver Whitecaps Women0W2 nbsp Seattle Sounders Women1Pali captured the W League regular season title and bye into W League semifinals enabling Vancouver to take their spot in the Conference Playoffs and allowing Seattle to clinch a playoff berth W League Championship Bracket edit SemifinalsChampionship WL nbsp Pali Blues2NE1 nbsp Washington Freedom0WL nbsp Pali Blues2MW1 nbsp FC Indiana1MW1 nbsp FC Indiana1W2 nbsp Seattle Sounders Women0ConsolationNE1 nbsp Washington Freedom2W1 nbsp Seattle Sounders Women0Divisional Rounds edit July 23 2008 7 00 ET nbsp Boston Renegades0 1 nbsp Long Island Rough Riders Report DeRosa nbsp St Anthony s High School South Huntington New YorkAttendance 387Referee Samir Souidi USA July 23 2008 7 30 ET nbsp Laval Comets2 0 nbsp Toronto Lady LynxGagne nbsp 8 nbsp 40 Walsh nbsp 89 Report Chapman nbsp 40 nbsp 89 Afonso nbsp 66 Centennial Park Stadium Toronto OntarioAttendance 344Referee Michael Izzo CAN Conference semifinals edit July 25 2008 4 00 ET nbsp Chicago Gaels2 3 nbsp Ottawa Fury WomenMutters nbsp 12 Spacht nbsp 26 Trevillian nbsp 74 Maynard nbsp 89 PK Report Taylor nbsp 12 nbsp 62 PK Powell nbsp 15 Varsity Soccer Complex West Lafayette IndianaAttendance 50Referee Tony Deldis USA July 25 2008 5 00 ET nbsp Charlotte Lady Eagles5 6 AET nbsp Washington FreedomRife nbsp 11 Schmedes nbsp 29 Murphy nbsp 59 nbsp 107 Lyons nbsp 66 Report Welsh nbsp 2 nbsp 16 nbsp 103 Keller nbsp 22 Moros nbsp 70 PK Janss nbsp 97 RE MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium Atlanta GeorgiaAttendance 152Referee William Deland USA July 25 2008 6 30 ET nbsp Laval Comets1 5 nbsp FC IndianaGagne nbsp 55 PK Report Hamel nbsp 14 Sesselmann nbsp 16 nbsp 25 nbsp 27 Parker nbsp 63 Phewa nbsp 72 Varsity Soccer Complex West Lafayette IndianaAttendance 128Referee Andrew Scott USA July 25 2008 8 00 ET nbsp Long Island Rough Riders0 1 nbsp Atlanta Silverbacks WomenFitzgerald coach nbsp 82 Speck nbsp 90 Report Latham nbsp 51 Buff nbsp 70 Harbrueger nbsp 90 RE MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium Atlanta GeorgiaAttendance 485Referee Patrick Baker USA Conference finals edit July 26 2008 7 00 ET nbsp Seattle Sounders Women1 0 nbsp Vancouver Whitecaps WomenBaysa nbsp 67 nbsp 84 Report Swangard Stadium Burnaby British ColumbiaAttendance 4 991Referee Darci Kurse USA July 26 2008 8 00 ET nbsp Washington Freedom2 1 AET nbsp Atlanta Silverbacks WomenGolebiowski nbsp 48 Welsh nbsp 77 nbsp 90 Andrzejewski nbsp 118 Report Bobo nbsp 16 Latham nbsp 23 Phillips nbsp 73 RE MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium Atlanta GeorgiaAttendance 428Referee Tony Russo USA July 27 2008 6 30 ET nbsp Ottawa Fury Women3 4 AET nbsp FC IndianaKennedy nbsp 27 Milyak nbsp 53 OG Hance nbsp 65 Avner nbsp 85 Taylor nbsp 116 PK Raber nbsp 120 Report Sesselmann nbsp 15 Nault nbsp 63 Del Rio nbsp 90 2 nbsp 96 Phewa nbsp 101 Varsity Soccer Complex West Lafayette IndianaReferee USA W League Semifinals edit July 31 2008 5 00 PM ET nbsp Seattle Sounders Women0 1 nbsp FC IndianaPhewa nbsp 16 Leyva nbsp 87 Foster Field Virginia Beach VirginiaReferee Debbie Coleman USA July 31 2008 8 00 PM ET nbsp Washington Freedom0 2 nbsp Pali BluesWelsh nbsp 76 Report Adams nbsp 26 nbsp 82 Foster Field Virginia Beach VirginiaAttendance 427Referee Meredith Hackett USA W League Third Place Game edit August 2 2008 4 30 PM ET nbsp Seattle Sounders Women0 2 nbsp Washington FreedomWelsh nbsp 11 nbsp 40 Huffman nbsp 76 Andrzejewski nbsp 86 Foster Field Virginia Beach VirginiaReferee Shawn Fitch USA W League Finals edit August 2 2008 7 30 PM ET nbsp FC Indiana1 2 nbsp Pali BluesO Rourke nbsp 47 Wilson nbsp 49 LePeilbet nbsp 83 Pasqui nbsp 88 Foster Field Virginia Beach VirginiaAttendance 558Referee Sandra Serafini USA References 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