2006 USL W-League season

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

Changes from 2005 season

Name changes

• Denver Lady Cougars became Real Colorado Cougars.
• Detroit Jaguars became Michigan Hawks.
• Mile High Mustangs became the Mile High Edge.

New teams

Five teams were added for the season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Central Florida Krush	Central Florida Area	Winter Park, FL	expansion
Cocoa Expos Women	Space Coast area	Cocoa, FL	expansion
Hamilton Avalanche	Golden Horseshoe area	Hamilton, ON	expansion
Laval Comets	Greater Montreal area	Laval, QC	expansion
Minnesota Lightning	Twin Cities area	Falcon Heights, MN	expansion

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

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Charlotte Lady Eagles	14	10	4	0	32	14	+18	30
2	Richmond Kickers Destiny	14	9	4	1	31	13	+19	28
3	Cocoa Expos Women	14	9	4	1	17	16	+1	28
4	Central Florida Krush	14	7	5	2	25	21	+4	23
5	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	14	6	7	1	23	17	+6	19
6	Hampton Roads Piranhas	14	5	8	1	18	28	-10	16
7	Bradenton Athletics	14	2	7	5	12	27	-15	11
8	Carolina Dynamo Women	14	1	10	3	7	29	-22	6

Midwest Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Michigan Hawks	14	10	2	2	41	13	+28	32
2	Minnesota Lightning	14	9	3	2	34	19	+15	29
3	Cleveland Internationals Women	14	9	4	1	36	22	+14	28
4	Chicago Gaels	14	7	4	3	29	19	+10	24
5	Cincinnati Ladyhawks	14	5	6	3	33	33	0	18
6	London Gryphons	14	4	9	1	28	45	-17	13
7	Fort Wayne Fever	14	3	9	2	16	37	-21	11
7	West Michigan Firewomen	14	2	12	0	9	38	-29	6

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	New Jersey Wildcats	14	14	0	0	61	3	+58	42
2	Western Mass Lady Pioneers	14	10	3	1	43	10	+33	31
3	Boston Renegades	14	9	3	2	52	16	+36	29
4	Long Island Lady Riders	14	7	5	2	28	17	+11	23
5	Northern Virginia Majestics	14	5	9	0	28	28	0	15
6	New York Magic	14	4	8	2	20	26	-6	14
7	South Jersey Banshees	14	2	11	1	10	50	-40	7
8	New Hampshire Lady Phantoms	14	0	12	2	14	96	-82	2

Northern Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Ottawa Fury Women	12	10	1	1	38	7	+31	30
2	Toronto Lady Lynx	12	7	1	4	37	4	+33	25
3	Laval Comets	12	6	3	3	30	13	+17	21
4	Hamilton Avalanche	12	6	5	1	20	25	-5	19
5	Vermont Lady Voltage	12	4	7	1	12	24	-12	13
6	Rochester Rhinos Women	12	4	8	0	22	30	-8	12
7	Sudbury Canadians	12	0	12	0	2	58	-56	0

Western Conference

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	12	11	0	1	38	7	+31	34
2	Seattle Sounders Women	12	5	4	3	21	18	+3	18
3	Mile High Edge	12	4	6	2	22	23	-1	14
4	Real Colorado Cougars	12	3	4	5	25	27	-2	14
5	Fort Collins Force	12	3	7	2	15	25	-10	11
6	San Diego Lady Gauchos	12	2	7	3	14	35	-21	2

Playoff Format

Playoff section under construction.

Playoffs

Conference Brackets

Central Conference

	Central Semifinals					Central Championship
	MW1	Michigan Hawks	0
	AT2	Richmond Kickers Destiny	2
						AT1	Richmond Kickers Destiny	0
						AT1	Charlotte Lady Eagles	1
	AT1	Charlotte Lady Eagles (AET/PSO)	1 (5)
	MW2	Minnesota Lightning	1 (4)

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

	Western Finals
	W1	Seattle Sounders Women	1
	W2	Mile High Edge	0