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2004 USL W-League season
The 2004 W-League Season was the league's 10th. The Vancouver Whitecaps Women won the W-League title, defeating the New Jersey Wildcats 4-2 in Ottawa.
Changes from 2003 season
Name changes
One team changed their name in the off-season:
| Team name | Metro area | Previous name |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Carolina Dynamo | Greensboro area | Greensboro Twisters |
Expansion teams
Fourteen teams were added for the season:
| Team name | Metro area | Location | Previous affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Bradenton Athletics | Sun Coast area | Bradenton, FL | expansion |
| Alberta Calgary Wildfire | Calgary area | Calgary, AB | expansion |
| Ohio Cleveland Internationals Women | Cleveland area | Cleveland, CA | expansion |
| Michigan Detroit Jaguars | Detroit area | Livonia, ON | expansion |
| Alberta Edmonton Aviators Women | Edmonton area | Edmonton, AB | expansion |
| Indiana Fort Wayne Fever | Fort Wayne area | Fort Wayne, IN | expansion |
| Ontario London Gryphons | London area | London, ON | expansion |
| Quebec Montreal Xtreme | Montreal area | Montreal, QC | expansion |
| Rhode Island Rhode Island Stingrays | Providence area | Providence, RI | WPSL |
| Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny | Richmond area | Richmond, VA | expansion |
| Missouri St. Louis Archers | St. Louis area | St. Louis, MO | expansion |
| Ontario Sudbury Canadians | Sudbury area | Sudbury, ON | expansion |
| Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers | Springfield area | Ludlow, MA | expansion |
| Michigan West Michigan Firewomen | Grand Rapids area | Grand Rapids, MI | expansion |
Teams leaving
Two teams folded after the 2004 season:
- New Jersey Lady Stallions
- Northern Kentucky TC Stars
Standings
Orange indicates bye into W-League semifinals as host.
Blue indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Central Conference
Atlantic Division
Midwest Division
Eastern Conference
New England Division
North Central Division
Northeast Division
Western Conference
Playoffs
Format
Seven teams each from the Eastern Conference, four teams from the Central Conference and two from the Western Conference qualify for the playoffs. The Ottawa Fury Women received a bye into the W-League semifinals as hosts. All matchups are in a one-leg format.
In the Central Conference, the Division champions play the second-place team from the same division, who will play each other to advance to the W-League Semifinals.
In the Eastern Conference, the top two teams in each division play each other, except for the Division champion with the best record, that receives a bye to the Conference Semifinals, and Ottawa, who has a bye to the W-League Semifinals. The team with the worst record in the Conference Semifinals plays the team with the Divisional Finals bye, and the other two teams play each other. The winners play to advance to the W-League Semifinals.
The two teams in the Western Conference will play each other to advance to the W-League Semifinals.
Conference Brackets
Central Conference
| RD1-seed1=MW1 | RD1-team1=Illinois Chicago Cobras | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=MW2 | RD1-team2=Indiana Fort Wayne Fever | RD1-score2=2 | RD1-seed3=A1 | RD1-team3=Virginia Hampton Roads Piranhas | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4=A2 | RD1-team4=North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles | RD1-score4=2 | RD2-seed1=MW | RD2-team1=Illinois Chicago Cobras (AET) | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=A2 | RD2-team2=North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles | RD2-score2=2
Eastern Conference | RD1-seed1=NWE1 | RD1-team1=Massachusetts Boston Renegades (AET) | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2=NWE2 | RD1-team2=Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers | RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3=NC1 | RD1-team3=Quebec Montreal Xtreme | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=NC2 | RD1-team4=New York Rochester Ravens | RD1-score4=0 | RD1-seed5=NE2 | RD1-team5=New York Long Island Lady Riders (AET) | RD1-score5=1 | RD1-seed6=NE3 | RD1-team6=New Jersey New Jersey Lady Stallions | RD1-score6=0 | RD2-seed1=NE1 | RD2-team1=New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=NWE1 | RD2-team2=Massachusetts Boston Renegades | RD2-score2=0 | RD2-seed3=NC1 | RD2-team3=Quebec Montreal Xtreme (AET) | RD2-score3=6 | RD2-seed4=NE2 | RD2-team4=New York Long Island Lady Riders | RD2-score4=5 | RD3-seed1=NE1 | RD3-team1=New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats | RD3-score1=6 | RD3-seed2=NC1 | RD3-team2=Quebec Montreal Xtreme | RD3-score2=5
Western Conference | RD1-seed1=W1 | RD1-team1=British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2=W2 | RD1-team2=Washington Seattle Sounders Women | RD1-score2=0
W-League Championship Bracket
| RD1-seed1 = H | RD1-team1 = Ontario Ottawa Fury Women | RD1-score1 = 1 | RD1-seed2 = NE1 | RD1-team2 = New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats | RD1-score2 = 2
| RD1-seed3 = W1 | RD1-team3 = British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women | RD1-score3 = 2 | RD1-seed4 = MW1 | RD1-team4 = Illinois Chicago Cobras | RD1-score4 = 1
| RD2-seed1 = NE1 | RD2-team1 = New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats (AET/PK) | RD2-score1 = 0 (2) | RD2-seed2 = W1 | RD2-team2 = British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women | RD2-score2 = 0 (4)
| RD2-seed3 = H | RD2-team3 = Ontario Ottawa Fury Women | RD2-score3 = 1 | RD2-seed4 = MW1 | RD2-team4 = Illinois Chicago Cobras | RD2-score4 = 0
Divisional Round
7:30 PM EDT (AET) Boston, Massachusetts
5:00 PM EDT Morneau Le Palme Holland Montreal, Quebec
8:30 PM EDT (AET) Prinzevalli Shulman Stony Brook, New York
Conference semifinals
Swinehart Virginia Beach, Virginia
7:00 PM CDT Boland (PK) Lindenmuth Mooseheart, Illinois
5:00 PM EDT
(AET)
Vanderpool
Bilodeau
None
Pinard
Mustonen
O'Brien
Stansfield
DeCristoforo
Mullen
West Windsor, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT Frederick West Windsor, New Jersey
Conference finals
7:00 PM PDT Neil Burnaby, British Columbia
1:00 PM CDT (AET) Schneider B. Cooper Mooseheart, Illinois
5:00 EDT
Vaillancourt
Pinard
Hemsley
Makoski
West Windsor, New Jersey
W-League Semifinals
MacNamara J. Willis Robinson (PK) Ottawa, Ontario
Allen Ottawa, Ontario
W-League Third Place
Ottawa, Ontario
W-League Finals
Ottawa, Ontario Pichon St. Louis Makoski Neil Lang McLeod
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