# 2024 USL W League season

The 2024 USL W League season was the 3rd season for the league. The regular season began on May 4 and ended on June 30. 80 teams participated, playing in 4 conferences with 12 divisions total.

## Team changes
### New teams

* AC Houston Sur (Houston, TX)
* AHFC Royals (Houston, TX)
* Albion SC Colorado (Lafayette, CO)
* Athens United (Athens, GA)
* Brevard SC Riptide (Melbourne, FL)
* Brooke House FC (Maitland, FL)
* Carolina Ascent FC (Charlotte, NC)
* Challenge SC Women (Tomball, TX)
* Charlotte Eagles (Charlotte, NC)
* Charlottesville Blues FC (Charlottesville, VA)
* CISA (Colorado International Soccer Academy)
* Colorado Storm (Denver, CO)
* Fayetteville Fury (Fayetteville, NC)
* Flatirons FC (Arvada, CO)
* Lancaster Inferno FC (Lancaster, PA)
* Lonestar SC Women (Austin, TX)
* Michiana FC (South Bend, IN)
* Northern Colorado Rain FC (Windsor)
* Richmond Ivy SC (Richmond, VA)
* River Light FC (Aurora, IL)
* San Antonio Athenians SC
* Tacoma Galaxy
* TLH Reckoning (Tallahassee, FL)

### Departing teams

* Charlotte Independence
* FA Euro New York
* FC Carolinas
* FC Miami City
* Green Bay Glory (moved to Women's Premier Soccer League)
* McLean Soccer women (moved to Women's Premier Soccer League)
* North Alabama SC
* PDX FC

### Renamed Teams

* Oly Town FC to FC Olympia

## Standings
### Eastern Conference
#### Metropolitan Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Long Island Rough Riders (Q) | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 9 | +60 | 32 | 2.67 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 2 | Morris Elite SC | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 11 | +58 | 26 | 2.17 | |
| 3 | Paisley Athletic FC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 20 | 1.67 | |
| 4 | Cedar Stars | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 20 | 1.67 | |
| 5 | Westchester Flames | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 43 | −30 | 11 | 0.92 | |
| 6 | Manhattan SC | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 53 | −36 | 8 | 0.67 | |
| 7 | AC Connecticut | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 87 | −75 | 3 | 0.25 | |

#### Mid Atlantic Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Eagle FC (Q) | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | +31 | 31 | 2.58 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 2 | Lancaster Inferno FC (Q) | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 7 | +43 | 31 | 2.58 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 3 | Virginia Marauders FC | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 24 | 2.00 | |
| 4 | Richmond Ivy SC | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 19 | 1.58 | |
| 5 | Christos FC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 18 | 1.50 | |
| 6 | Northern Virginia FC | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 12 | 1.00 | |
| 7 | Charlottesville Blues FC | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 6 | 0.50 | |
| 8 | Patuxent Football Athletics | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 92 | −87 | 0 | 0.00 | |

#### South Atlantic Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | North Carolina Courage U23 (Q) | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 6 | +50 | 34 | 2.83 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 2 | Tormenta FC | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 29 | 2.42 | |
| 3 | Carolina Ascent FC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 22 | 1.83 | |
| 4 | North Carolina Fusion | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 21 | 1.75 | |
| 5 | Wake FC | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 19 | 1.58 | |
| 6 | South Carolina United FC | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 13 | 1.08 | |
| 7 | Charlotte Eagles | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 41 | −36 | 3 | 0.25 | |
| 8 | Fayetteville Fury | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 55 | −54 | 0 | 0.00 | |

### Central Conference
#### Great Lakes Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Detroit City FC (Q) | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 32 | 2.67 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 2 | Kalamazoo FC | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 23 | 1.92 | |
| 3 | Midwest United FC | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 21 | 1.75 | |
| 4 | Cleveland Force SC | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 16 | 1.33 | |
| 5 | AFC Ann Arbor | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 16 | 1.33 | |
| 6 | Flint City AFC | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 12 | 1.00 | |
| 7 | Michiana Lions FC | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 52 | −40 | 3 | 0.25 | |

#### Heartland Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Minnesota Aurora FC (Q) | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 6 | +55 | 32 | 2.67 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 2 | River Light FC (Q) | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 11 | +38 | 25 | 2.08 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 3 | Chicago City SC | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 19 | 1.58 | |
| 4 | Bavarian United SC | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 19 | 1.58 | |
| 5 | Rochester FC | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 12 | 1.00 | |
| 6 | Chicago Dutch Lions | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 45 | −34 | 9 | 0.75 | |
| 7 | RKC Soccer Club | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 62 | −49 | 7 | 0.58 | |

#### Valley Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Indy Eleven (Q) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 23 | 2.30 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 2 | Kings Hammer FC | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 20 | 2.00 | |
| 3 | Lexington SC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 14 | 1.40 | |
| 4 | Racing Louisville FC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 14 | 1.40 | |
| 5 | St. Charles FC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 65 | −63 | 0 | 0.00 | |

### Southern Conference
#### South Central Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Tennessee SC (Q) | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 12 | +37 | 29 | 2.42 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 2 | Asheville City SC (Q) | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 26 | 2.17 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 3 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 18 | 1.50 | |
| 4 | Southern Soccer Academy | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 16 | 1.33 | |
| 5 | Greenville Liberty SC | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 16 | 1.33 | |
| 6 | Birmingham Legion WFC | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 13 | 1.08 | |
| 7 | Athens United | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 71 | −67 | 1 | 0.08 | |

#### Southeast Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Florida Elite SA (Q) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6 | +67 | 36 | 3.00 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 2 | Tampa Bay United | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 10 | +35 | 25 | 2.27 | |
| 3 | Palm City Americanas | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 22 | 2.00 | |
| 4 | Miami AC | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 19 | 1.73 | |
| 5 | TLH Reckoning | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 60 | −44 | 11 | 0.92 | |
| 6 | Brooke House FC | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 46 | −36 | 8 | 0.67 | |
| 7 | Brevard SC | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 47 | −38 | 7 | 0.64 | |
| 8 | Swan City SC | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 6 | 0.50 | |

#### Lone Star Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | AHFC Royals (Q) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | +39 | 30 | 3.00 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 2 | Challenge SC | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 16 | 1.60 | |
| 3 | Lonestar SC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 14 | 1.40 | |
| 4 | San Antonio Athenians SC | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 13 | 1.30 | |
| 5 | AC Houston Sur | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 59 | −59 | 0 | 0.00 | |

### Western Conference
#### Northwest Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Olympia (Q) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 4 | +41 | 28 | 2.80 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 2 | United PDX | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 23 | 2.30 | |
| 3 | Tacoma Galaxy | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 10 | 1.00 | |
| 4 | Capital FC Atletica | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 35 | −26 | 6 | 0.60 | |
| 5 | Lane United FC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 5 | 0.50 | |

#### Nor Cal Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | California Storm (Q) | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 5 | +33 | 30 | 2.50 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 2 | Oakland Soul SC (Q) | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 30 | 2.50 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 3 | San Francisco Glens | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 14 | +22 | 26 | 2.17 | |
| 4 | Stockton Cargo SC | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 23 | 1.92 | |
| 5 | Olympic Club SC | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 41 | −32 | 10 | 0.83 | |
| 6 | Academica SC | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 9 | 0.75 | |
| 7 | Pleasanton RAGE | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 6 | 0.50 | |
| 8 | Marin FC Siren | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 3 | 0.25 | |

#### Mountain Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Colorado Storm (Q) | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 4 | +52 | 31 | 2.58 | Advance to USL W League Playoffs |
| 2 | Northern Colorado Rain FC | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 25 | 2.08 | |
| 3 | Albion SC Colorado | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 24 | 2.00 | |
| 4 | Flatirons SC | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 9 | 0.75 | |
| 5 | CISA | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 91 | −88 | 0 | 0.00 | |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| NC Courage U23 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Lancaster Inferno FC | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Lancaster Inferno FC | 0 | NC Courage U23 | 3 | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | NC Courage U23 | 3 | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Long Island Rough Riders | 0 | | | | | |
| Long Island Rough Riders | 2 | Long Island Rough Riders | 0 | | | | | |
| Eagle FC* | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Eagle FC* | 1 | | | NC Courage U23* | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Tennessee SC | 1 | | | |
| Florida Elite SA | 1 | | | | | Tennessee SC | 1 | | | |
| Asheville City SC* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Asheville City SC* | 2 | Asheville City SC* | 0 | | | | | |
| Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Asheville City SC* | 0 | | | | | |
| Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Tennessee SC | 1 | | | | | |
| AHFC Royals | 0 | Tennessee SC | 1 | | | | | |
| Tennessee SC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee SC | 1 | | | | | | NC Courage U23* | 3 |
| | | | | | | | Colorado Storm | 2 |
| Minnesota Aurora FC | 1 | | | | | | | | Colorado Storm | 2 |
| Indy Eleven | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Indy Eleven | 2 | Indy Eleven | 1 | | | | | |
| Central Conference | Central Conference | Indy Eleven | 1 | | | | | |
| Central Conference | Central Conference | Detroit City FC* | 3 | | | | | |
| Detroit City FC* | 3 | Detroit City FC* | 3 | | | | | |
| River Light FC | 0 | | | | | | | |
| River Light FC | 0 | | | Detroit City FC* | 1 | | | |
| | | | | Colorado Storm | 2 | | | |
| FC Olympia | 2 | | | | | Colorado Storm | 2 | | | |
| Oakland Soul SC* | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Oakland Soul SC* | 1 | FC Olympia | 0 | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | FC Olympia | 0 | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Colorado Storm | 1 | | | | | |
| Colorado Storm | 3 | Colorado Storm | 1 | | | | | |
| California Storm* | 0 | | | | | | | |
(*) Host cities for Conference Semifinals and Finals; National Semis

### Final
## Awards
### Individual awards

| Award | Winner | Team | Reason |
| Player of the Year | Anna Haddock | Tennessee SC | 22 goal contributions (11 goals, 11 assists) |
| Golden Boot | Luciana Setteducate | Long Island Rough Riders | 18 goals |
| Golden Glove | Gabrielle Schriver | Detroit City FC | 8 clean sheets, 0.294 goal against average |
| Defender of the Year | Georgia Brown | Florida Elite Soccer Academy | Defense only allowed 6 goals |
| Young (U20) Player of the Year | Abby Droner | Paisley Athletic FC | 12 goals, 1 assist |
| Coach of the Year | Stephanie Cleaves | Lancaster Inferno | 10-1-1 record, 2nd place, 50 goals |

### All-league teams

First team :
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Gabby Schriver (DET) | Ryelle Shuey (LAN) Georgia Brown (FLE) Ella Offer (DET) Kayleigh Herr (NCC) | Katie Duong (MNA) Alexis Meyer (COL) Anna Haddock (TEN) Zoe Main (AHFC) | Luciana Setteducate (LIR) Ivy Garner (NCC) |
Second team :
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Adelyn Todd (COL) | Lucy Fazackerley (EAG) Alyssa Bourgeois (CAL) Jenna Butler (CAR) | Macey Bader (NCC) Sam Tran (OAK) Ella Rogers (IND) Ilana Izquierdo (ASH) | Shaelan Murison (OAK) McKenna Martinez (OLY) Abby Droner (PAA) |
Divisional Players of the Year :
| Division | Player | Team |
| Great Lakes | Gabby Schriver | Detroit City FC |
| Heartland | Katie Duong | Minnesota Aurora FC |
| Lone Star | Zoe Main | AHFC Royals |
| Metropolitan | Lucianna Setteducate | Long Island Rough Riders |
| Mid Atlantic | Ryelle Shuey | Lancaster Inferno |
| Mountain | Alexis Meyer | Colorado Storm |
| NorCal | Alyssa Bourgeois | California Storm |
| Northwest | McKenna Martinez | FC Olympia |
| Southeast | Georgia Brown | Florida Elite Soccer Academy |
| South Atlantic | Kayleigh Herr | North Carolina Courage U23 |
| South Central | Anna Haddock | Tennessee SC |
| Valley | Ella Roger | Indy Eleven |