The 2006 W-League Season was the league's 12th.

Changes from 2005 season

Name changes

New teams

Five teams were added for the season:

Team nameMetro areaLocationPrevious affiliation
Florida Central Florida KrushCentral Florida AreaWinter Park, FLexpansion
Florida Cocoa Expos WomenSpace Coast areaCocoa, FLexpansion
Ontario Hamilton AvalancheGolden Horseshoe areaHamilton, ONexpansion
Quebec Laval CometsGreater Montreal areaLaval, QCexpansion
Minnesota Minnesota LightningTwin Cities areaFalcon Heights, MNexpansion

Teams Leaving

One team folded after the 2005 season:

  • Arizona Heatwave

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

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Charlotte Lady Eagles1410403214+1830
2Richmond Kickers Destiny149413113+1828
3Cocoa Expos Women149411716+128
4Central Florida Krush147522521+423
5Atlanta Silverbacks Women146712317+619
6Hampton Roads Piranhas145811828−1016
7Bradenton Athletics142751227−1511
8Carolina Dynamo Women141103729−226

Midwest Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Michigan Hawks1410224113+2832
2Minnesota Lightning149323419+1529
3Cleveland Internationals Women149413622+1428
4Chicago Gaels147432919+1024
5Cincinnati Ladyhawks145633333018
6London Gryphons144912845−1713
7Fort Wayne Fever143921637−2111
8West Michigan Firewomen142120938−296

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1New Jersey Wildcats141400613+5842
2Western Mass Lady Pioneers1410314310+3331
3Boston Renegades149325216+3629
4Long Island Lady Riders147522817+1123
5Northern Virginia Majestics145902828015
6New York Magic144822026−614
7South Jersey Banshees1421111050−407
8New Hampshire Lady Phantoms1401221496−822

Northern Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Ottawa Fury Women121011387+3131
2Toronto Lady Lynx12714374+3325
3Laval Comets126333013+1721
4Hamilton Avalanche126512025−519
5Vermont Lady Voltage124711224−1213
6Rochester Rhinos Women124802230−812
7Sudbury Canadians120120258−560

Western Conference

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Vancouver Whitecaps Women121101387+3134
2Seattle Sounders Women125432118+318
3Mile High Edge124622223−114
4Real Colorado Cougars123452527−214
5Fort Collins Force123721525−1011
6San Diego Lady Gauchos122731435−219

Playoffs

Format

Conference Brackets

Central Conference

Central SemifinalsCentral Championship
MW1Michigan Michigan Hawks0
AT2Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny2
AT1Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny0
AT1North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles1
AT1North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles (p)1 (4)
MW2Minnesota Minnesota Lightning1 (3)

Eastern Conference

Eastern DivisionalEastern SemifinalsEastern Championship
NE1New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats (AET)3
NE4New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders2
NE3Massachusetts Boston Renegades0
NE4New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders1
NE1New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats2
NO1Ontario Ottawa Fury Women3
NO1Ontario Ottawa Fury Women3
NO2Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx2
NO1Ontario Ottawa Fury Women3
NE2Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers0
NE2Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers1
NE5Virginia Northern Virginia Majestics0

Western Conference

Western Finals
W2Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women1
W3Colorado Mile High Edge0

W-League Championship Bracket

SemifinalsChampionship
HBritish Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women5
W2Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women0
HBritish Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women3
AT1Ontario Ottawa Fury Women0
NO1Ontario Ottawa Fury Women2
AT1North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles1Consolation
W1Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women1
At1North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles0

Divisional Round

Massachusetts Boston Renegades0 – 1New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders
DeCristoforo 49' Roebriy 66'
Ontario Ottawa Fury Women3 – 2Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx
Vermeulen 41' 62' (PK) Parker 49'Riverso 8' Maroszeky 84'
Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers1 – 0Virginia Northern Virginia Majestics
D'Agostino 70'

Conference semifinals

Michigan Michigan Hawks0 – 2Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny
Konheim 87'Parsons 2' 68'
North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles1 – 1 (AET)Minnesota Minnesota Lightning
Timbers-Rife 18'Smith 49' Preiss 58' Gault 79'
Penalties
Ledford Woody Vandenbergh Drummond Birdswell Hollenbeck4 – 3Gault Schneeman Smith McNallan Almanzo Schwartz
Ontario Ottawa Fury Women3 – 0Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers
Vermeulen 63' (PK) Robinson 72' Wilkinson 73'Schoepfer 22'
New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats3 – 2 (AET)New York (state) Long Island Lady Riders
Fletcher 22' Formiga 56' Tomecka 120'Shulman 27' 120' C. Arikian 90' Cali 108'

Conference finals

North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles1 – 0Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny
Mollon 33' Drummond 70' (PK)Raveia 24' Jones 79' Sauerbrunn 85' Anger 89' Woodie 90'
New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats2 – 3Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Formiga 20' Yamaguchi 61'Avner 8' Vermeulen 21' 30' 36'
Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women1 – 0Colorado Mile High Edge
Pulse 76'

W-League Semifinals

Ontario Ottawa Fury Women2 – 1North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles
Vermeulen 6' Robinson 80'Deason 79' Swinehart 90'
British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women5 – 0Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women
Sinclair 8' 81' Smith 48' Franko 53' Milbrett 57'

W-League Third-Place Game

North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles0 – 1Washington (state) Seattle Sounders Women
Deason 90'[ (Report)]Patterson 36' Arrant 81'

W-League Finals

British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women3 – 0Ontario Ottawa Fury Women
Sinclair 33' Franko 45' Andrews 74'Alcia 56'