# 2011 USL W-League season

The 2011 W-League season was the 17th season of the league's existence, and 8th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season began on May 14 and ended on July 17.

## Changes from 2010 season
### Name changes

One team changed their name in the off-season:
| Team Name | Metro Area | Previous Name |
| Hamilton FC Rage | Hamilton area | Hamilton Avalanche |

### Expansion teams

Five teams were added for the season:
| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
| Dayton Dutch Lions | Dayton area | Bellbrook, OH | expansion |
| D.C. United Women | Washington, D.C. area | Boyds, MD | expansion |
| Fredericksburg Impact | Fredericksburg area | Fredericksburg, VA | expansion |
| Los Angeles Strikers | Los Angeles area | Fullerton, CA | expansion |
| Victoria Highlanders Women | Victoria area | Victoria, BC | expansion |

### Teams leaving

Six teams either folded or left following the 2010 season:
* Chicago Red Eleven
* Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues
* Kalamazoo Outrage
* Tampa Bay Hellenic (joined WPSL)
* Washington Freedom Futures (disbanded when Washington Freedom franchise relocated to South Florida)
* Western New York Flash (joined WPS)

## Standings

As of 7/17/2011 Orange indicates Host Team for W-League Championship Purple indicates division title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched

### Central Conference
#### Central Division

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ottawa Fury Women | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | +38 | 36 |
| Laval Comets | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 20 |
| Quebec City Amiral | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 19 |
| Toronto Lady Lynx | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 17 |
| Hamilton FC Rage | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 11 |
| Rochester Ravens | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 10 |
| London Gryphons | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 6 |

### Eastern Conference
#### Atlantic Division

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 26 |
| Charlotte Lady Eagles | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 20 |
| Dayton Dutch Lions | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 17 |
| Virginia Beach Piranhas | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 15 |
| Fredericksburg Impact | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 7 |
| Northern Virginia Majestics | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 1 |
* ↑ Atlanta Silverbacks Women deducted one point.

#### Northeast Division

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Long Island Rough Riders | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 23 |
| New Jersey Wildcats | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 20 |
| D.C. United Women | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 17 |
| North Jersey Valkyries | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 12 |
| New York Magic | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 10 |
| New Jersey Rangers | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 33 | −29 | 0 |
* 1 2 New Jersey Wildcats and New Jersey Rangers deducted one point.

### Western Conference
#### Western Division

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Santa Clarita Blue Heat | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 29 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps Women | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 28 |
| Pali Blues | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 27 |
| Colorado Rush Women | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 21 |
| Seattle Sounders Women | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Los Angeles Strikers | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 13 |
| Colorado Force | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 11 |
| Victoria Highlanders Women | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 6 |

## Playoffs

* Note: Seattle Sounders Women hosts the W-League Championship and gains an automatic berth in the National Semi-Finals.

### Eastern Conference Playoffs

| Divisional Semifinals | Divisional Semifinals | Divisional Semifinals | Divisional Final | Divisional Final | Divisional Final |
| NE1 | Long Island Rough Riders | 1 | | | |
| A2 | Charlotte Lady Eagles | 2 | | | |
| A2 | Charlotte Lady Eagles | 2 | A2 | Charlotte Lady Eagles | 0 |
| | | | A1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 1 |
| A1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 3 | A1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 1 |
| NE2 | New Jersey Wildcats | 2 | | | |

### Central Conference Playoffs

| Divisional Semifinals | Divisional Semifinals | Divisional Semifinals | Divisional Final | Divisional Final | Divisional Final |
| C1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 4 | | | |
| C4 | Toronto Lady Lynx | 0 | | | |
| C4 | Toronto Lady Lynx | 0 | C1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 6 |
| | | | C3 | Quebec City Amiral | 1 |
| C2 | Laval Comets | 1 | C3 | Quebec City Amiral | 1 |
| C3 | Quebec City Amiral | 3 | | | |

### Western Conference Playoff
## W-League Championship
### Championship

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| 1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders Women | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders Women | 2 | 1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 6 |
| 2 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 3 | 2 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 6 |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps Women | 1 | | | |