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2010 USL W-League season
The 2010 W-League Season was the league's 16th. The regular season began in May and ended in July. The playoffs began in late July and ended in August.
Changes from 2009 season
Name Changes
Two teams changed their name in the off-season:
| Team name | Metro area | Previous name | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Flag of California.svg | border | 20px]] Santa Clarita Blue Heat | Los Angeles area | Ventura County Fusion |
| [[Image:Flag of Washington, D.C..svg | border | 20px]] Washington Freedom Futures | Washington, D.C. area | Washington Freedom Reserves |
Expansion Teams
Three teams were added for the season:
| Team name | Metro area | Location | Previous affiliation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Flag of Colorado.svg | border | 20px]] Colorado Rush | Denver area | Denver, CO | expansion |
| [[Image:Flag of New Jersey.svg | border | 20px]] New Jersey Rangers | North Jersey area | Denville, NJ | expansion |
| [[Image:Flag of New Jersey.svg | border | 20px]] North Jersey Valkyries | North Jersey area | Wayne, NJ | expansion |
Teams Leaving
10 teams folded or left the league after the 2009 season:
- Boston Renegades
- Cary Lady Clarets
- Connecticut Passion
- FC Indiana
- Fort Wayne Fever
- Los Angeles Legends
- Minnesota Lightning
- Real Colorado Cougars
- Richmond Kickers Destiny
- Western Mass Lady Pioneers
Standings
Orange indicates W-League title and bye into W-League semifinals.
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Yellow indicates team would qualify for playoffs in current position
Red indicates team is eliminated from playoffs
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
Midwest Division
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Northeast Division
Western Conference
Playoffs
Format
The W-League champion will earn an automatic bye into the W-League Semifinals, with the highest-placed team in the division not making the playoffs will earn a playoff berth.
The Central Conference will have 5 playoff spots. The second and third place teams from the Great Lakes Division will play each other. The winner will play the Midwest Division champions, while the Great Lakes Division champion will play the second place team of the Midwest Division. The winners of those games will play to determine the conference champion. The Eastern Conference division champions will play the second place team of the opposite division, the winners facing off to determine who goes to the W-League Semifinals. The Western Conference will have their top two teams facing off to determine their conference champion.
The W-League Semifinals will put the regular season champion against the lowest seeded conference champion, and the higher-ranked conference champions against each other. The winners of these games will play in the championship.
Conference Brackets
Central Conference
| RD1-seed1=GL2 | RD1-team1=Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=GL3 | RD1-team2=Quebec Laval Comets | RD1-score2=0 | RD2-seed1=MW1 | RD2-team1=New York Buffalo Flash | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=GL2 | RD2-team2=Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx | RD2-score2=0 | RD2-seed3=GL1 | RD2-team3=Ontario Ottawa Fury Women | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4=MW2 | RD2-team4=Illinois Chicago Red Eleven | RD2-score4=0 | RD3-seed1=MW1 | RD3-team1=New York Buffalo Flash | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2=GL1 | RD3-team2=Ontario Ottawa Fury Women | RD3-score2=0
Eastern Conference | RD1-seed1=AT1 | RD1-team1=Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2=NE2 | RD1-team2=New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-seed3=NE1 | RD1-team3=Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Futures | RD1-score3=2 (5) | RD1-seed4=AT2 | RD1-team4=North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles (AET/PSO) | RD1-score4=2 (6) | RD2-seed1=AT1 | RD2-team1=Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2=AT2 | RD2-team2=North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles | RD2-score2=0
Western Conference | RD1-seed1=W1 | RD1-team1=British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=W2 | RD1-team2=California Pali Blues | RD1-score2=1
W-League Championship Bracket
| RD1-seed1 = MW1 | RD1-team1 = New York Buffalo Flash | RD1-score1 = 3 | RD1-seed2 = AT1 | RD1-team2 = Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women | RD1-score2 = 1
| RD1-seed3 = WL | RD1-team3 = New York Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues | RD1-score3 = 1 | RD1-seed4 = W1 | RD1-team4 = British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women | RD1-score4 = 3
| RD2-seed1 = MW1 | RD2-team1 = New York Buffalo Flash | RD2-score1 = 3 | RD2-seed2 = W1 | RD2-team2 = British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women | RD2-score2 = 1
| RD2-seed3 = WL | RD2-team3 = New York Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues | RD2-score3 = 3 | RD2-seed4 = AT1 | RD2-team4 = Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women | RD2-score4 = 0
Divisional Round
Mottershead Oduro Toronto, ON
Conference semifinals
(a.e.t.) Velaj Atlanta, GA
Lyle
Tomlinson
Newfield
Harbrueger
Atlanta, GA
Parker Lewiston, NY
Hearn Taylor Lewiston, NY
Conference finals
Powell Atlanta, GA
Gama Vermeulen Zurrer Kyle Burnaby, BC
Wetzel Boquete Lewiston, NY
W-League Semifinals
Parker
Santa Clarita, CA
Franko Stewart Booth Gabi Zanotti Santa Clarita, CA
W-League Third Place
Acevedo Santa Clarita, CA
W-League Championship
Boquete
Santa Clarita, CA
References
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