# 2007 USL W-League season

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

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

Three teams were added for the season:
| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
| Fredericksburg Lady Gunners | Northern Virginia area | Fredericksburg, VA | expansion |
| Jersey Sky Blue | Northern New Jersey area | Madison, NJ | expansion |
| Washington Freedom | National Capital area | Washington, D.C. | associate member (former member of WUSA) |

### Teams Leaving

Five teams folded after the 2006 season:
* Central Florida Krush
* Cincinnati Ladyhawks
* New Hampshire Lady Phantoms
* South Jersey Banshees
* Sudbury Canadians
Carolina Dynamo Women went on hiatus for this season.

## Standings

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

### Central Conference
#### Atlantic Division

| 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 |
| 5 | Hampton Roads Piranhas | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 7 |
| 6 | Bradenton Athletics | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 32 | −23 | 4 |
| 7 | Fredericksburg Lady Gunners | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 33 | −27 | 4 |
* 1 2 3 4 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

| 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 |

### Eastern Conference
#### Northeast Division

| 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 |

#### Northern Division

| 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 |

### Western Conference

| 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 |

## Playoffs
### Format

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

Central Conference
| Central Semifinals | Central Semifinals | Central Semifinals | Central Championship | Central Championship | Central Championship |
| MW1 | Minnesota Lightning | 4 | | | |
| AT2 | Richmond Kickers Destiny | 2 | | | |
| AT2 | Richmond Kickers Destiny | 2 | MW1 | Minnesota Lightning | 2 |
| | | | AT1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 5 |
| AT1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women (AET) | 4 | AT1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 5 |
| MW2 | Michigan Hawks | 2 | | | |
Eastern Conference
| Eastern Divisional Round | Eastern Divisional Round | Eastern Divisional Round | Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Championship | Eastern Championship | 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 | Western Finals | Western Finals |
| W1 | San Diego Sunwaves | 1 |
| W2 | Seattle Sounders Women | 2 |

### W-League Championship Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| NE1 | Washington Freedom | 3 | | | |
| H | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 0 | | | |
| H | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 0 | NE1 | Washington Freedom | 3 |
| | | | AT1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 1 |
| AT1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 4 | AT1 | Atlanta Silverbacks Women | 1 |
| W2 | Seattle Sounders Women | 1 | Consolation | Consolation | Consolation |
| | | | W2 | Seattle Sounders Women | 2 |
| | | | H | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1 |