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2007 USL W-League season

Football league

Football league

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 nameMetro areaLocationPrevious affiliation
Fredericksburg Lady GunnersNorthern Virginia areaFredericksburg, VAexpansion
Jersey Sky BlueNorthern New Jersey areaMadison, NJexpansion
Washington FreedomNational Capital areaWashington, 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

Midwest Division

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Northern Division

Western Conference

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

| RD1-seed1=MW1 | RD1-team1=Minnesota Lightning | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=AT2 | RD1-team2=Richmond Kickers Destiny | RD1-score2=2 | RD1-seed3=AT1 | RD1-team3=Atlanta Silverbacks Women (AET) | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4=MW2 | RD1-team4=Michigan Hawks | RD1-score4=2 | RD2-seed1=MW1 | RD2-team1=Minnesota Lightning | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=AT1 | RD2-team2=Atlanta Silverbacks Women | RD2-score2=5

Eastern Conference | RD1-seed1=NO2 | RD1-team1=Toronto Lady Lynx | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=NO3 | RD1-team2=Laval Comets | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-seed3=NE2 | RD1-team3=Jersey Sky Blue | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=NE3 | RD1-team4=Northern Virginia Majestics | RD1-score4=1 | RD2-seed1=NE1 | RD2-team1=Washington Freedom | RD2-score1=6 | RD2-seed2=NO2 | RD2-team2=Toronto Lady Lynx | RD2-score2=1 | RD2-seed3=NO1 | RD2-team3=Ottawa Fury Women | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4=NE2 | RD2-team4=Jersey Sky Blue | RD2-score4=0 | RD3-seed1=NE1 | RD3-team1=Washington Freedom | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2=NO1 | RD3-team2=Ottawa Fury Women | RD3-score2=0

Western Conference | RD1-seed1=W1 | RD1-team1=San Diego Sunwaves | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2=W2 | RD1-team2=Seattle Sounders Women | RD1-score2=2

W-League Championship Bracket

| RD1-seed1 = NE1 | RD1-team1 = Washington Freedom | RD1-score1 = 3 | RD1-seed2 = H | RD1-team2 = Rochester Raging Rhinos | RD1-score2 = 0

| RD1-seed3 = AT1 | RD1-team3 = Atlanta Silverbacks Women | RD1-score3 = 4 | RD1-seed4 = W2 | RD1-team4 = Seattle Sounders Women | RD1-score4 = 1

| RD2-seed1 = NE1 | RD2-team1 = Washington Freedom | RD2-score1 = 3 | RD2-seed2 = AT1 | RD2-team2 = Atlanta Silverbacks Women | RD2-score2 = 1

| RD2-seed3 = W2 | RD2-team3 = Seattle Sounders Women | RD2-score3 = 2 | RD2-seed4 = H | RD2-team4 = Rochester Raging Rhinos | RD2-score4 = 1

Divisional Round

Busque
Bilodeau Ramsdale
Morra
Harrison Toronto, Ontario

Dickenmann
Griffin Madison, New Jersey

Conference semifinals

Romagnuolo
Allysha Chapman Welsh
Watson
Hammond
Porto Ottawa, Ontario

(OG) Harbrueger Saint Paul, Minnesota

(AET) Sauerbrunn
J. Parsons
Stephens-David Smith
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Jeffers
Laue
Hamel Ottawa, Ontario

Conference finals

Schneider
Davey
Harbrueger
Eriksson
Hall Storlien (coach) Saint Paul, Minnesota

Huffman Hamel Ottawa, Ontario

Patterson San Diego, California

W-League Semifinals

Minnax
Buff
Steinmann Rochester, New York

Russell Moros
Lindsey Rochester, New York

W-League Third-Place Game

Bybee Slawson
Smith Rochester, New York

W-League Final

Davey
Buff
Harbrueger Welsh
McCarty Rochester, New York

References

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