The first professional women’s soccer league in the United States got off to a very successful initial season. Originally the United States Interregional Womens’ League, it changed its name later to the W-league. Although the league was hardly above amateur with some franchised, it made a very strong debut performance, providing a professional outlet for many of the top female soccer players in the country. Over the years it has grown steadily, expanding throughout the nation and in the early 21st century began to develop some strong rivalries and dynasties. The W-League is a major component of United Soccer Leagues Inc. It withstood the challenge posed by the Women’s United Soccer Association as that pro circuit took to the field. Since the demise of the WUSA, the W-league has assumed a more important position in the world of women’s soccer. The W-League’s official webpage may be found at: http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/.
Outdoor scoring system (1995): 6 points for a win, 4 points for a shootout win, 2 points for a shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss, 1 point for each goal scored up to 3 per game.
Outdoor scoring system (1996-1998): 3 points for a regulation win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss.
Outdoor scoring system (1999): 4 points for a regulation win, 2 points for a shootout win, 1 point for a shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss + 1 bonus point when scoring three or more goals in a game.
Outdoor scoring system (2000-2002): 4 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss + 1 bonus point when scoring three or more goals in a game.
Outdoor scoring system (2003-present): 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.
Final League Standings and Playoff results
CURRENT W-LEAGUE STANDINGSStandings 2006 – Present 2005 Before the season, Atlanta, Vermont, Central Florida, Toronto, and San Diego were added. Chicago became the Gaels. GP W L D GF GA Pts EASTERN CONFERENCE Northeast Division New Jersey Wildcats 14 13 1 0 57 2 39 Boston Renegades 14 9 5 0 43 23 27 Long Island Lady Riders 14 8 6 0 24 14 24 Western Mass Lady Pioneers 14 7 6 1 17 16 22 New York Magic 14 5 8 1 19 26 16 New Hampshire Lady Phantoms 14 3 11 0 14 56 6 South Jersey Banshees 14 1 13 0 6 57 3 New Hampshire deducted 3 points for violations Northern Division Ottawa Fury Women 14 13 1 0 64 7 39 Toronto Lady Lynx 14 11 3 0 44 16 33 Vermont Lady Voltage 14 7 7 0 21 21 21 Sudbury Canadians 14 3 11 0 15 50 9 Rochester Ravens 14 3 11 0 14 50 9 CENTRAL CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Charlotte Lady Eagles 14 11 2 1 37 11 34 Central Florida Kraze 14 11 3 0 32 13 33 Atlanta Silverbacks Women 14 8 5 1 30 20 25 Richmond Kickers Destiny 14 6 8 0 20 23 18 Hampton Roads Piranhas 14 5 6 3 28 29 18 Northern Virginia Majestics 14 5 9 0 22 33 15 Bradenton Athletics 14 4 7 3 12 25 15 Carolina Dynamo Women 14 1 11 2 10 37 5 Midwest Division Detroit Jaguars 14 11 3 0 38 13 33 Cleveland Internationals Women14 9 5 0 36 20 27 London Gryphons 14 8 4 2 31 18 26 Cincinnati Ladyhawks 14 6 7 1 33 40 19 Fort Wayne Fever Women 14 5 9 0 24 36 15 Chicago Gaels 14 4 8 2 27 38 14 West Michigan Firewomen 14 3 10 1 21 45 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE Vancouver Whitecaps Women 14 13 1 0 47 4 39 Arizona Heatwave 14 10 3 1 40 17 31 Mile High Mustangs 14 10 4 0 40 20 30 Denver Lady Cougars 14 7 6 1 26 24 22 Seattle Sounders Women 14 5 8 1 25 27 16 Fort Collins Force 14 2 11 1 13 44 7 San Diego Gauchos Women 14 0 14 0 4 59 0 Conference Quarterfinals: Toronto defeated Vermont 6-0 Long Island defeated Western Mass 3-1 Boston defeated New York 4-0 Conference Semifinals: Toronto defeated Boston 2-1 Ottawa defeated Long Island 5-1 Central Florida defeated Detroit 3-2 Charlotte defeated Cleveland 6-2 Conference Finals: Ottawa defeated Toronto 2-0 Central Florida defeated Charlotte 1-0 Vancouver defeated Arizona 4-0 Semifinals: Ottawa defeated Central Florida 2-1 New Jersey defeated Vancouver 2-1 3rd Place Game: Vancouver defeated Central Florida 3-1 FINAL: New jersey defeated Ottawa 3-0 After the season, Arizona folded. 2004 Before the season, Sudbury, Rhode Island, Montreal, Richmond, Bradenton, Ft. Wayne, Detroit, London, West Michigan, St. Louis, Edmonton, Western Mass and Calgary were added. Columbus was inactive this season. Greensboro became Carolina. GP W L D GF GA Pts EASTERN CONFERENCE New England Division Boston Renegades 14 10 4 0 56 28 30 Western Mass Lady Pioneers 14 7 7 0 30 23 21 New Hampshire Lady Phantoms 14 3 11 0 13 40 9 Rhode Island Lady Stingrays 14 2 12 0 10 68 6 Northeast Division New Jersey Wildcats 14 14 0 0 76 5 42 Long Island Lady Riders 14 11 3 0 48 29 33 New Jersey Lady Stallions 14 10 4 0 44 22 30 New York Magic 14 3 11 0 13 47 9 South Jersey Banshees 14 2 12 0 13 65 6 North Central Division Ottawa Fury 14 13 1 0 68 7 39 Montreal Xtreme 14 11 3 0 57 19 33 Rochester Ravens 14 8 6 0 33 26 24 Toronto Inferno 14 3 11 0 18 38 9 Sudbury Canadians 14 1 13 0 15 77 3 CENTRAL CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Hampton Roads Piranhas 14 12 1 1 30 8 37 Charlotte Lady Eagles 14 11 2 1 45 16 34 Asheville Splash 14 7 4 3 32 13 24 Richmond Kickers Destiny 14 5 7 2 32 29 17 Carolina Dynamo Women 14 5 8 1 24 35 16 Northern Virginia Majestics 14 2 11 1 17 44 7 Bradenton Athletics 14 2 11 1 18 53 7 Midwest Division Chicago Cobras 13 12 0 1 42 12 37 Fort Wayne Fever Women 13 10 2 1 48 16 31 Detroit Jaguars 13 8 5 0 33 18 24 Cleveland Internationals Women13 7 6 0 27 16 21 Cincinnati Ladyhawks 13 4 9 0 14 28 12 Windy City Bluez 13 4 9 0 21 39 12 London Gryphons 3 1 2 0 4 16 3 West Michigan Edge Women 13 1 12 0 6 36 3 St. Louis Archers 2 0 2 0 1 15 0 Columbus Lady Shooting Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WESTERN CONFERENCE Vancouver Whitecaps Women 14 13 0 1 57 11 40 Seattle Sounders Women 14 11 2 1 44 12 34 Edmonton Aviators Women 14 7 5 2 21 16 23 Denver Lady Cougars 14 6 7 1 24 25 19 Arizona Heatwave 14 6 7 1 25 36 19 Mile High Mustangs 14 4 7 3 18 34 15 Calgary Wildfire 14 2 12 0 13 41 6 Fort Collins Force 14 1 10 3 18 45 6 Semi-finals: New Jersey defeated Ottawa 2-1 Vancouver defeated Chicago 2-1 CHAMPIONSHIP: Vancouver defeated New Jersey 4-2 After the season, Montreal, Rhode Island, Windy City, Asheville, Calgary, Edmonton, St. Louis, Toronto, New Jersey Stallions and Columbus folded. 2003 Before the season, Columbus was added. Vancouver became the Whitecaps Women. GP W L D GF GA BP Pts EASTERN CONFERENCE Northeast Division New Jersey Lady Stallions 14 11 3 0 36 11 33 Long Island Lady Riders 14 9 5 0 35 21 27 New Jersey Wildcats 14 7 7 0 29 20 21 New York Magic 14 7 7 0 33 25 21 South Jersey Banshees (-3) 14 1 13 0 8 48 0 Northern Division Boston Renegades 14 13 0 1 60 5 40 Ottawa Fury 14 11 2 1 61 9 34 Toronto Inferno 14 6 7 1 32 31 19 New Hampshire Lady Phantoms 14 3 11 0 21 53 9 Rochester Ravens 14 0 13 1 4 96 1 CENTRAL CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Hampton Roads Piranhas 12 12 0 0 33 5 36 Charlotte Lady Eagles 12 9 3 0 35 11 27 Northern Virginia Majestics 12 5 7 0 16 21 15 Asheville Splash 12 3 9 0 14 24 9 Greensboro Twisters 12 2 10 0 8 34 6 Midwest Division Chicago Cobras 12 10 1 1 33 8 31 Northern Kentucky TC Stars 12 5 5 2 16 21 17 Columbus Lady Shooting Stars 12 4 5 3 11 15 15 Cincinnati Ladyhawks 12 4 7 1 12 17 13 Windy City Bluez 12 3 8 1 18 29 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE Vancouver Whitecaps Women 12 10 1 1 51 10 31 Seattle Sounders Women 12 8 3 1 35 8 25 Denver Lady Cougars 12 6 4 2 36 24 20 Arizona Heatwave 12 6 6 0 21 24 18 Fort Collins Force 12 3 8 1 16 39 10 Mile High Mustangs 12 0 11 1 5 62 1 Conference Semi-Finals Charlotte defeated Northern Virginia, 4-1 Chicago defeated Northern Kentucky, 9-1 Ottawa defeated Boston, 3-2 New Jersey defeated Long Island, 4-2 Quarterfinals: Chicago defeated Charlotte 3-1 Ottawa defeated New Jersey, 4-2 Seattle defeated Vancouver, 2-2 (3-1 PK) Semifinals: Hampton Roads defeated Seattle, 4-1 Chicago defeated Ottawa, 3-0 3rd Place: Seattle defeated Ottawa, 4-1 CHAMPIONSHIP: Hampton Roads defeated Chicago, 1-0 After the season, Northern Kentucky folded. 2002 Before the season, the W-1 and W-2 divisions were eliminated. Seattle went on provisional status. Asheville, Northern Kentucky and Albuquerque were added. Piedmont became Greensboro. GP W L D GF GA BP Pts EASTERN CONFERENCE Northeast Division Long Island Lady Riders 14 11 3 0 35 13 4 48 New York Magic 14 9 3 2 44 21 7 45 Maryland Pride 14 7 5 2 48 30 8 38 New Jersey Wildcats 14 7 6 1 29 21 4 33 New Jersey Lady Stallions 14 5 8 1 33 28 5 26 South Jersey Banshees 14 3 11 0 21 39 1 13 Rochester Ravens 14 0 14 0 8 101 1 1 Northern Division Boston Renegades 12 11 1 0 55 13 11 55 Toronto Inferno 12 7 4 1 26 12 4 33 New Hampshire Lady Phantoms 12 6 6 0 23 29 4 28 Ottawa Fury 12 5 5 2 32 15 4 26 Rhode Island Rays 11 0 11 0- 7 51 0 0 CENTRAL CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Charlotte Lady Eagles 14 12 2 0 42 15 8 56 Northern Virginia Majestics 14 9 5 0 32 24 7 43 Hampton Roads Piranhas 14 8 5 1 36 21 9 42 Jacksonville Jade 14 7 6 1 40 38 5 34 Greensboro Twisters 14 5 7 2 14 18 1 23 Asheville Splash 14 3 9 2 11 27 1 15 Tampa Bay Extreme 14 2 10 2 14 41 3 13 Midwest Division Kansas City Mystics 13 11 2 0 45 16 8 52 Memphis Mercury 13 10 2 1 41 20 9 50 Chicago Cobras 13 9 3 1 32 18 5 42 Windy City Bluez 13 7 6 0 26 25 3 31 Cincinnati Ladyhawks 13 4 9 0 21 31 3 19 Northern Kentucky TC Stars 13 2 11 0 9 26 0 8 Kentucky Fillies 4 0 4 0 0 18 0 0 WESTERN CONFERENCE Vancouver Breakers 12 11 1 0 35 11 5 49 Denver Lady Cougars 12 10 2 0 32 14 6 46 Arizona Heatwave 12 8 4 0 30 19 5 37 Seattle Sounders Select Women 12 7 5 0 27 16 5 33 Oklahoma Outrage 12 3 8 1 20 33 3 16 Mile High Mustangs 12 3 8 1 16 30 2 15 Fort Collins Force 12 2 10 0 14 33 1 9 Albuquerque Crush 12 1 11 0 11 44 2 6 Texas Odyssey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals: Boston defeated Denver 2-1 Charlotte defeated Vancouver 1-1 (5-4 PK) 3rd Place: Vancouver defeated Denver 2-0. CHAMPIONSHIP: Boston defeated Charlotte 3-0. After the season, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, Kansas City, Memphis, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Albuquerque and Texas folded. Rhode Island and Maryland left to join the WPSL. 2001 W-1 Division Chicago was relegated to W-2. Mile High Mustangs, Portland, Seattle, Arizona, Vancouver and Texas were added. New York and Springfield were promoted from W-2. GP W D L GF GA BP Pts Northern Conference Long Island Lady Riders 14 11 1 2 36 11 6 51 Toronto Inferno 15 10 2 3 42 19 9 51 Boston Renegades 15 10 3 2 44 12 6 49 Springfield Sirens 14 9 2 3 33 14 5 43 Ottawa Fury 14 5 3 6 21 17 2 25 Laval Dynamites 14 3 1 10 22 32 5 18 New York Magic 14 2 2 10 21 36 3 13 Rochester Ravens 14 0 0 14 1 83 0 0 Eastern Conference Maryland Pride 13 12 1 0 30 11 6 55 Hampton Road Piranhas 14 10 2 2 38 9 7 49 Jacksonville Jade 14 5 1 8 19 30 2 23 New Jersey Lady Stallions 14 5 0 9 19 26 3 23 Tampa Bay Extreme 13 4 2 7 19 21 2 20 Western Conference Vancouver Breakers 14 12 1 1 39 9 7 56 Seattle Sounders Select Wmn 15 7 4 4 19 18 2 34 Texas Odyssey 14 7 1 6 34 21 5 34 Fort Collins Force 14 6 1 7 20 25 3 28 Mile High Mustangs 14 5 3 6 23 22 4 27 Arizona Heatwave 14 5 0 9 18 30 3 23 Portland Rain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Conference Semi-Finals: Boston defeated Toronto 4-1 Long Island defeated Springfield 2-1 Conferencce Finals: Boston defeated Long Island 3-1 Maryland defeated Tampa Bay 2-0 Vancouver defeated Texas 3-0 Semifinals: Boston defeated Maryland 3-0 Vancouver defeated Hampton Roads 1-0 CHAMPIONSHIP: Boston defeated Vancouver 5-1. W-2 Division Before the season, New York and Springfield were promoted to W-1. Chicago was relegated from W-1. Kansas City, Memphis, South Jersey, and Windy City were added. Colorado became Denver. GP W L D GF GA BP Pts Eastern Conference Charlotte Lady Eagles 10 9 0 1 42 7 9 45 South Jersey Banshees 12 7 1 4 23 15 5 34 Northern Virginia Majestics 9 4 1 4 19 13 4 21 New Hampshire Lady Phantoms 9 4 0 5 17 30 3 19 Piedmont Spark 9 4 0 5 18 21 1 17 New Jersey Wildcats 10 2 0 8 11 39 1 9 Rhode Island Rays 8 1 0 7 11 28 2 6 Central Conference Cincinnati Ladyhawks 12 8 1 3 35 20 6 39 Chicago Cobras 10 8 0 2 27 6 6 38 Kentucky Fillies 12 7 1 4 22 21 3 32 Indiana Blaze 11 4 1 6 12 15 1 18 Cleveland Eclipse 10 3 1 6 13 21 1 14 Windy City Bluez 11 0 2 9 10 36 0 2 Western Division Memphis Mercury 11 10 0 1 51 12 9 49 Kansas City Mystics 9 5 1 3 19 21 3 24 Denver Lady Cougars 10 5 0 5 28 18 2 22 Oklahoma Outrage 9 4 1 4 29 20 3 20 Houston Tornados 10 0 0 10 1 68 0 0 Conference Finals: Chicago defeated Cincinnati 3-0 Oklahoma defeated Kansas City 8-5 Charlotte defeated South Jersey 4-0 Semifinals: Charlotte defeated Oklahoma 3-1 Memphis defeated Chicago 3-2 Third Place: Chicago defeated Oklahoma 3-2 CHAMPIONSHIP: Charlotte defeated Memphis 3-1 After the season, Portland folded. The two divisions will be merged in 2002. Seattle will attain provisional status for 2002. 2000 W-1 Division Before the season, Jacksonville, North Texas and Hampton Roads were promoted to W-1. Delaware and Atlanta were relegated to W-2. Charlotte, Ottawa, New Brunswick, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Colorado were added. GP W L D GF GA BP Pts Northern Division Toronto Inferno 14 8 5 1 24 28 2 35 Laval Dynamites 14 7 6 1 29 18 6 35 Ottawa Fury 14 6 5 3 21 15 2 29 Rochester Ravens 14 2 12 0 19 40 3 11 Northeast Division Boston Renegades 14 11 2 1 43 11 7 52 Long Island Lady Riders 14 10 3 1 40 14 7 48 Maryland Pride 14 9 4 1 32 19 6 43 New Jersey Lady Stallions 14 4 9 1 20 29 3 20 Central Division Chicago Cobras 14 14 0 0 51 2 10 66 Denver Diamonds 14 10 4 0 50 8 8 48 Fort Collins Force 14 8 6 0 36 22 6 38 North Texas Heat 14 7 7 0 35 25 5 33 South Division Raleigh Wings 14 12 0 2 50 7 8 58 Hampton Roads Piranhas 14 7 6 1 32 21 6 35 Tampa Bay Extreme 14 7 6 1 30 20 6 35 Jacksonville Jade 14 3 11 0 11 47 1 10 Semi-finals: Raleigh defeated Boston 3-0. Chicago defeated Toronto 3-1. 3rd Place Game: Boston defeated Toronto 6-1. CHAMPIONSHIP: Chicago defeated Raleigh 4-2. After the season, Denver, Raleigh and North Texas folded. W-2 Division GP W L D GF GA BP Pts Northern Division Springfield Sirens 12 11 1 0 35 19 6 50 New Brunswick Power 12 6 5 1 29 19 6 31 New York Magic 12 6 5 1 27 20 4 29 New Hampshire Lady Phantoms 12 5 7 0 23 37 4 24 Rhode Island Rays 12 4 8 0 22 39 4 20 New Jersey Wildcats 12 2 10 0 15 44 3 11 Atlantic Division Charlotte Lady Eagles 12 8 3 1 24 20 4 37 Atlanta Classics 12 7 4 1 20 21 3 32 Northern Virginia Majestics 12 5 5 2 30 18 5 27 Piedmont Spark 12 2 10 0 25 38 3 11 Delaware Genies 12 2 10 0 7 46 1 9 Central Division Indiana Blaze 12 9 2 1 34 20 6 43 Cincinnati Ladyhawks 12 6 4 2 35 21 6 32 Cleveland Eclipse 12 4 7 1 26 28 4 32 Kentucky Fillies 12 3 7 2 21 30 3 17 Rockford Dactyls 12 2 10 0 7 46 1 9 Western Division Oklahoma Outrage 12 7 4 1 29 24 5 34 Colorado Gold 12 7 4 1 33 18 4 33 Houston Tornados 12 3 9 0 13 54 0 12 Austin Lady Lone Stars 12 0 12 0 3 52 0 0 Semi-finals: Charleston defeated Indiana 2-1 Springfield defeated Oklahoma 6-1 3rd Place Game: Indiana defeated Oklahoma 2-1 CHAMPIONSHIP: Springfield defeated Charlotte 2-1 After the season, Delaware, Rockford, Austin, Atlanta and New Brunswick folded. 1999 Before the season, Laval, and Toronto were added to the W-1, while Springfield, Piedmont, Jacksonville, Northern Virginia, Austin, North Texas and Houston were added to the W-2. W-1 Division GP W L SW SL GF GA BP Pts North Division Maryland Pride 14 10 4 0 1 43 16 7 48 Long Island Lady Riders 14 10 4 1 1 30 12 7 46 Boston Renegades 14 11 3 2 1 35 12 4 45 New Jersey Lady Stallions 14 9 5 1 2 39 21 4 40 Laval Dynamites 14 5 9 0 1 19 28 3 24 Delaware Genies 14 2 12 2 0 5 47 0 4 Central Division Chicago Cobras 14 14 0 0 0 54 4 10 66 Denver Diamonds 14 12 2 0 0 36 10 10 58 Ft. Collins Force 14 6 8 0 1 18 28 1 26 Toronto Inferno 14 3 11 0 0 24 40 3 15 Rochester Ravens 14 2 12 0 1 10 38 1 10 South Division Raleigh Wings 14 13 1 1 0 51 5 8 58 Atlanta Classics 14 10 4 0 0 52 21 8 48 Tampa Bay Extreme 14 8 6 1 0 20 28 3 33 Charlotte Speed 14 4 10 0 1 19 45 2 19 Jackson Chargers 14 1 13 0 0 8 52 1 5 First Round: Maryland defated Long Island, 4-1. Atlanta defeated Tampa Bay, 1-0. Chicago defeated Denver, 1-0. Semifinals: Chicago defeated Atlanta, 4-1. Raleigh defeated Maryland, 4-1. Third-Place Match: Maryland defeated Atlanta, 3-0. CHAMPIONSHIP: Raleigh defeated Chicago, 2-2 (3-2 SO). W-2 Division GP W L SW SL GF GA BP Pts North Division Springfield Sirens 12 9 3 0 0 27 10 5 41 New York Magic 14 8 4 0 0 45 17 6 38 Central Jersey Splash 12 8 4 0 0 30 15 5 37 New Jersey Wildcats 12 4 8 0 1 29 37 3 17 Rhode Island Rays 11 3 8 0 0 11 36 1 13 New Hampshire Lady Phantoms 12 1 11 1 0 10 61 0 0 South Division Piedmont Spark 12 9 3 0 1 33 22 6 43 Hampton Roads Piranhas 12 8 4 0 0 32 23 7 39 Jacksonville Jade 12 6 6 1 0 20 22 2 24 Miami Gliders 11 4 7 1 0 16 19 3 11 Northern Virginia Majestics 11 0 11 0 0 10 53 0 0 Central Division Midwest Indiana Blaze 12 8 4 0 0 33 16 7 39 Cleveland Eclipse 12 8 4 0 0 31 18 6 38 Kalamazoo Quest 12 5 7 1 0 15 35 3 21 Rockford Dactyls 12 1 11 0 1 11 35 2 7 Southwest North Texas Heat 10 8 2 0 1 46 8 7 40 Austin Lady Lone Stars 10 6 4 1 0 23 16 3 25 Houston Tornados 10 2 8 0 0 11 28 1 9 First Round: Hampton Roads defeated Piedmont, 1-0. New York defeated Central Jersey, 4-3 (SO) North Texas defeated Indiana, 1-0. Semifinals: North Texas defeated New York, 0-0 (SO 2-1). Springfield defeated Hampton Roads, 4-3. CHAMPIONSHIP: North Texas defeated Springfield, 5-1. After the season, Delaware dropped to W-2, and Hampton Roads, Jacksonville advanced to W-1. Jackson, Charlotte, Central Jersey, Miami and Kalamazoo folded. 1998 Before the season, the league divided into two levels, W-1 and W-2. Charlotte, Raleigh, Finger Lakes, Miami, New Jersey Wildcats, New Jersey Lady Stallions, Central Jersey, Orlando, and Kalamazoo were added. W-1 Division GP W L SW SL GF GA Pt North Division Boston Renegades 14 11 3 0 0 31 14 33 Maryland Pride 14 10 4 1 0 24 11 28 Long Island Lady Riders 14 10 4 3 0 31 14 24 Delaware Genies 14 5 9 1 2 23 27 13 New Jersey Wildcats 14 3 11 1 0 18 53 7 South Division Raleigh Wings 14 14 0 0 0 58 9 42 Atlanta Classics 14 9 5 0 0 38 26 27 Jackson Calypso 14 6 8 0 0 24 36 18 Tampa Bay Extreme 14 6 8 0 0 34 24 18 Charlotte Speed 14 5 9 0 1 36 31 15 Central Division Chicago Cobras 13 11 2 0 0 45 20 33 Denver Diamonds 14 11 3 0 1 43 10 33 New Jersey Lady Stallions 14 11 3 0 1 43 10 33 Columbus Ziggx 13 6 7 0 0 32 31 18 Rochester Ravens 12 3 9 0 2 17 27 9 Buffalo Ffillies 5 0 5 0 0 2 19 0 Divisonal Finals: Maryland defeated Long Island, 2-1 Raleigh defeated Atlanta, 2-1 New Jersey defeated Chicago, 1-0 Semi-finals: Raleigh defeated Maryland, 5-0 Boston defeated New Jersey 2-0 Third place: New Jersey defeated Maryland 1-0 CHAMPIONSHIP Raleigh defeated Boston 4-3 W-2 Division GP W L SW SL GF GA Pt North Division New York Magic 12 9 2 0 1 33 2 27 Finger Lakes Heartbreakers 12 6 6 1 1 10 20 16 Central Jersey Splash 12 5 7 0 0 16 19 15 Connecticut Lady Wolves 12 4 8 0 0 11 21 12 Rhode Island Rays 12 2 10 0 2 11 34 6 New Hampshire Lady Phantoms 12 5 7 3 0 11 32 9 South Division Miami Gliders 12 9 3 0 0 51 18 27 Hampton Road Piranhas 12 5 7 1 0 21 28 13 Alabama Angels 12 2 10 0 0 7 62 6 Orlando Ladyhawks 12 0 12 0 0 4 61 0 Dallas Lightning (folded early in season) Mississippi Chaos (folded early in season) Central Division Cleveland Eclipse 12 9 3 2 0 34 21 23 Fort Collins Force 12 7 5 0 0 36 23 21 Indiana Blaze 12 5 7 1 1 17 34 13 Kalamazoo Quest 12 4 8 1 0 14 44 10 Rockford Dactyls 12 2 10 0 3 18 30 6 Madison Freeze (folded early in season) Divisional Playoffs: New York defeated Finger Lakes, 1-0 Fort Collins defeated Cleveland 1-0 Semi-Finals: Hampton Roads defeated New York, 2-1 Fort Collins defeated Miami, 4-0 Third Place: New York defeated Miami, 3-0 CHAMPIONSHIP: Fort Collins defeated Hampton Roads, 3-0 After the season, Columbus, and Buffalo folded from the W-1, and Finger Lakes, Connecticut, Alabama, and Orlando folded from the W-2. 1997 Before the season, New York, Delaware, Jersey, Atlanta, Carolina, Jackson, Nashville, Tampa, Indiana, Milwaukee, and Fort Collins were added. Sacramento became California. Rhode Island became the Rays. GP W SW SL L F A Pts Northeast Division Long Island Lady Riders 10 9 1 1 1 19 5 25 Rochester Ravens 9 7 0 0 2 20 10 21 Boston Renegades 9 6 0 0 3 21 13 18 Connecticut Lady Wolves 9 4 0 0 5 26 17 12 New York Magic 9 3 0 1 6 13 15 9 Buffalo Ffillies 10 3 0 0 7 14 26 9 Rhode Island Rays 10 1 0 0 9 7 33 3 Central Atlantic Division Maryland Pride 9 8 1 0 1 24 12 22 Hampton Roads Piranhas 10 7 0 0 3 20 14 21 Delaware Genies 10 6 0 0 4 19 15 18 Central Jersey Splash 8 3 0 1 5 20 15 9 Philadelphia Frenzy 9 3 0 0 6 12 21 9 New Jersey Wildcats 9 1 0 0 8 12 29 5 South Division Atlanta Classics 10 7 0 2 3 30 8 21 Carolina Speed 10 7 1 0 3 20 10 19 Dallas Lightning 9 6 1 0 3 25 14 16 Tampa Bay Extreme 10 5 0 0 5 17 15 15 Jackson Calypso 10 5 0 0 5 17 24 15 Mississipi Gulf Coast Chaos 9 3 1 1 6 8 15 7 Alabama Angels 10 2 0 0 8 12 28 6 Midwest Division Chicago Cobras 10 9 0 0 1 24 8 27 Columbus Ziggx 10 6 1 0 4 26 22 16 Indiana Blaze 10 5 0 1 5 28 20 15 Rockford Dactyls 10 5 0 0 5 21 16 15 Cleveland Eclipse 10 4 0 0 6 17 27 12 Madison Freeze 10 1 0 0 9 13 36 3 West Division California Storm 9 9 0 0 0 27 9 27 Denver Diamonds 9 8 1 0 1 22 5 22 Norcal Shockwaves 10 5 1 1 5 20 17 13 Silicon Valley Red Devils 10 4 0 2 6 15 17 12 San Francisco Nighthawks 10 2 0 0 8 14 23 6 Fort Collins Force 10 1 1 0 9 10 37 1 Divisional playoffs: Long Island defeated Boston 1-0 (SO) Maryland defeated Hampton Roads, 7-0 Atlanta defeated Carolina, 1-0 Chicago defeated Columbus 2-1 (OT) California defeated NorCal 5-1* * – Norcal replaced Denver which was unable to field a full team. Playoff Tournament: California defeated Atlanta 2-0 Long Island defeated Maryland 2-0 Chicago defeated Rochester 5-0 Maryland defeated Chicago 3-2 California defeated Long Island 2-2 (1-0 SO) Rochester defeated Atlanta 1-0 Third-Place Game: Maryland defeated California 4-3 CHAMPIONSHIP: Long Island defeated Chicago 1-1 (2-1 SO)
After the season, Central Jersey, Philadelphia, Madison, and San Francisco folded. California, Norcal, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley left to cofound the new Women’s Premier Soccer League.
1996
Before the season, Maryland, Rochester, New Jersey, Alabama,
Rhode Island, Lehigh, Dallas, Chicago, Cleveland, Madison,
Buffalo, Denver, Silicon Valley, and NorCal were added.
Philadelphia became the Frenzy. Boston became the Renegades.
San Francisco became the Night Hawks. Baltimore became the Maryland Bays.
GP W L SW GF GA PTS
East Region
Maryland Pride 10 9 1 0 34 11 27
Long Island Lady Riders 10 7 3 0 18 9 21
Connecticut Lady Wolves 10 6 4 0 20 14 18
Rochester Ravens 10 5 5 2 20 11 17
Hampton Roads Piranhas 10 5 5 0 16 12 15
New Jersey Wildcats 10 5 5 1 19 26 13
Boston Renegades 9 5 4 1 14 12 13
Alabama Angels 5 3 2 0 11 9 9
Rhode Island Lady Rays 10 1 9 0 13 32 3
Philadelphia Frenzy 10 4 6 0 16 18 2
Lehigh Valley Cougars 3 0 3 0 ? ? 0
Central Region
Dallas Lightening 10 9 1 0 41 10 27
Chicago Cobras 10 8 2 0 35 11 24
Columbus Ziggx 10 7 3 0 27 15 21
Rockford Dactyls 9 4 5 0 21 23 12
Cleveland Eclipse 5 3 2 0 17 10 9
Madison Freeze 6 2 4 0 9 16 6
Buffalo Ffillies 10 0 10 0 6 41 0
West Region
Denver Diamonds 10 8 2 0 23 8 24
Nitemares of South. California 10 7 3 0 24 15 21
Silicon Valley Red Devils 10 7 3 1 26 20 19
Sacramento Storm 10 6 4 0 20 18 18
San Francisco Night Hawks 9 4 5 0 11 15 12
NorCal Shockwaves 10 1 9 1 11 23 1
1st Round: Dallas defeated Rockford 4-0
Denver defeated Chicago 3-0.
Semifinals: Columbus defeated Dallas 0-0 (shootout)
Maryland defeated Rockford 4-0
Championship: Maryland defeated Dallas 3-0
During the season, Lehigh Valey folded. After the season,
Southern California folded.
1995
G W L GF GA BP PTS SW SL
Eastern Division
Long Island Lady Riders 10 9 1 30 11 26 78 1 0
Pennsylvania Freedom 10 7 3 11 10 11 53 1 1
Connecticut Lady Wolves 10 6 4 16 16 16 52 1 1
Mass Bay Crusaders 10 6 4 20 14 15 49 2 1
Boston Tornado 10 4 6 16 17 16 44 0 2
Baltimore Lady Bays 9 4 5 16 14 13 37 0 0
Hampton Road Piranhas 6 0 6 7 26 7 7 0 0
Rhode Island Stingrays 9 0 9 2 22 2 2 0 0
Central Division
Rockford 'Dactyls 9 8 1 38 5 24 72 0 0
Texas Lightning 8 6 2 31 12 20 56 0 0
Columbus Ziggx 9 5 4 22 26 19 49 0 0
Cincinnati Leopards 10 5 5 24 26 17 47 0 0
Tulsa Roughnecks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wichita Lady Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Western Division
S. California Nitemares 9 7 2 31 12 22 64 0 0
San Francisco Vikings 9 7 2 20 12 20 62 0 0
Sacramento Storm 9 5 4 22 17 17 49 0 0
San Diego Lady Top Guns 9 2 7 16 20 10 24 0 1
Arizona Heatwave 8 2 6 5 25 5 15 1 0
SWIZZLING SIX TOURNAMENT: Southern California defeated Rockford 3-0
Texas defeated Pennsylvania 1-0
Long Island defeated Cincinnati 1-0
Long Island defeated Texas 2-0
Rockford defeated Pennsylvania 2-1
Southern California defeated Cincinnati 2-0
CHAMPIONSHIP: Long Island 2 - 0 Southern California
The Wichita Lady Blues and the Tulsa Roughnecks folded early in the
season. After the season, Mass Bay, Cincinnati, Wichita,
San Diego and Arizona folded.