2004 USL W-League season

August 2023 USL W-League 2004 Regular Season title New Jersey Wildcats (1st Title) Vancouver Whitecaps Women (1st Title) 251 1120 2003 2005 The 2004 W-League Season was the league's 10th. The Vancouver Whitecaps Women won the W-League title, defeating the New Jersey Wildcats 4-2 in Ottawa. Changes from 2003 season Name changes One team changed their name in the off-season: Team name Metro area Previous name North Carolina Carolina Dynamo Greensboro area Greensboro Twisters Expansion teams Fourteen teams were added for the season: Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation Florida Bradenton Athletics Sun Coast area Bradenton, FL expansion Alberta Calgary Wildfire Calgary area Calgary, AB expansion Ohio Cleveland Internationals Women Cleveland area Cleveland, CA expansion Michigan Detroit Jaguars Detroit area Livonia, ON expansion Alberta Edmonton Aviators Women Edmonton area Edmonton, AB expansion Indiana Fort Wayne Fever Fort Wayne area Fort Wayne, IN expansion Ontario London Gryphons London area London, ON expansion Quebec Montreal Xtreme Montreal area Montreal, QC expansion Rhode Island Rhode Island Stingrays Providence area Providence, RI WPSL Virginia Richmond Kickers Destiny Richmond area Richmond, VA expansion Missouri St. Louis Archers St. Louis area St. Louis, MO expansion Ontario Sudbury Canadians Sudbury area Sudbury, ON expansion Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers Springfield area Ludlow, MA expansion Michigan West Michigan Firewomen Grand Rapids area Grand Rapids, MI expansion Teams leaving Two teams folded after the 2004 season: New Jersey Lady Stallions Northern Kentucky TC Stars Standings Orange indicates bye into W-League semifinals as host. Blue indicates division title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched Central Conference Atlantic Division main WDL Q y y HRP Hampton Roads Piranhas CHE Charlotte Lady Eagles ASH Asheville Splash RKD Richmond Kickers Destiny CDW Carolina Dynamo Women NVM Northern Virginia Majestics BRA Bradenton Athletics 12 1 1 30 8 11 2 1 45 16 7 4 3 32 13 5 7 2 32 29 5 8 1 24 35 2 11 1 17 44 2 11 1 18 53 #ADD8E6 A #ccffcc B complete Midwest Division main WDL Q y y CHI Chicago Cobras FWF Fort Wayne Fever MIC Detroit Jaguars CIW Cleveland Internationals Women CIN Cincinnati Ladyhawks WCB Windy City Bluez WMF West Michigan Firewomen LON London Gryphons SLA St. Louis Archers 12 0 1 42 12 10 2 1 48 16 8 5 0 33 18 7 6 0 27 16 4 9 0 14 28 4 9 0 21 39 1 12 0 6 36 1 2 0 4 16 0 2 0 18 45 St. Louis folded after two games, and London played three games as an associate member. LON #ADD8E6 A #ccffcc B complete Eastern Conference New England Division main WDL Q y y BOS Boston Renegades WMP Western Mass Lady Pioneers NHP New Hampshire Lady Phantoms RIS Rhode Island Stingrays 10 4 0 56 28 7 7 0 30 23 3 11 0 13 40 2 12 0 10 68 #ADD8E6 A #ccffcc B complete North Central Division main WDL Q y y OTT Ottawa Fury Women MXT Montreal Xtreme ROC Rochester Ravens TOR Toronto Inferno SUD Sudbury Canadians 13 1 0 68 7 11 3 0 57 19 8 6 0 33 26 3 11 0 13 38 1 13 0 15 77 #FFBF00 A #ccffcc B B complete Northeast Division main WDL Q y y NJW New Jersey Wildcats LIR Long Island Lady Riders NJS New Jersey Lady Stallions NYM New York Magic SJB South Jersey Banshees 14 0 0 76 5 11 3 0 48 29 10 4 0 44 22 3 11 0 13 47 2 12 0 13 65 #ADD8E6 A #ccffcc B B complete Western Conference main WDL Q y y VWW Vancouver Whitecaps Women SEA Seattle Sounders Women EAW Edmonton Aviators Women RCC Denver Lady Cougars ARI Arizona Heatwave MHE Mile High Mustangs CAL Calgary Wildfire COL Fort Collins Force 13 0 1 57 11 11 2 1 44 12 7 5 2 21 16 6 7 1 24 25 6 7 1 25 36 4 7 3 18 34 2 12 0 13 41 1 10 3 18 45 #ADD8E6 A #ccffcc B complete Playoffs Format Seven teams each from the Eastern Conference, four teams from the Central Conference and two from the Western Conference qualify for the playoffs. The Ottawa Fury Women received a bye into the W-League semifinals as hosts. All matchups are in a one-leg format. In the Central Conference, the Division champions play the second-place team from the same division, who will play each other to advance to the W-League Semifinals. In the Eastern Conference, the top two teams in each division play each other, except for the Division champion with the best record, that receives a bye to the Conference Semifinals, and Ottawa, who has a bye to the W-League Semifinals. The team with the worst record in the Conference Semifinals plays the team with the Divisional Finals bye, and the other two teams play each other. The winners play to advance to the W-League Semifinals. The two teams in the Western Conference will play each other to advance to the W-League Semifinals. Conference Brackets Central Conference Divisional Finals Central Finals MW1 Illinois Chicago Cobras 3 MW2 Indiana Fort Wayne Fever 2 A1 Virginia Hampton Roads Piranhas 0 A2 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 2 MW Illinois Chicago Cobras (AET) 3 A2 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 2 Eastern Conference Division Finals Eastern Semifinals Eastern Championship NWE1 Massachusetts Boston Renegades (AET) 1 NWE2 Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers 0 NC1 Quebec Montreal Xtreme 3 NC2 New York Rochester Ravens 0 NE2 New York Long Island Lady Riders (AET) 1 NE3 New Jersey New Jersey Lady Stallions 0 NE1 New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats 2 NWE1 Massachusetts Boston Renegades 0 NC1 Quebec Montreal Xtreme (AET) 6 NE2 New York Long Island Lady Riders 5 NE1 New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats 6 NC1 Quebec Montreal Xtreme 5 Western Conference Western Finals W1 British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women 1 W2 Washington Seattle Sounders Women 0 W-League Championship Bracket y y Semifinals Championship Third Place H Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 1 NE1 New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats 2 W1 British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women 2 MW1 Illinois Chicago Cobras 1 NE1 New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats (AET/PK) 0 (2) W1 British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women 0 (4) H Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 1 MW1 Illinois Chicago Cobras 0 Divisional Round July 27, 20047:30 PM EDT Massachusetts Western Mass Lady Pioneers 1 - 0(AET) Report Massachusetts Boston Renegades Welcome 104 Bowditch StadiumBoston, Massachusetts 400 Niko Bratsis (USA) July 28, 20045:00 PM EDT New York Rochester Lady Rhinos 3 - 0 Report Quebec Montreal Xtreme Vieira 14 Bilodeau 41Morneau 45Le Palme 51Holland 81 Soccerplexe CatalognaMontreal, Quebec 647 Carole Anne Chenara (USA) July 28, 20048:30 PM EDT New Jersey New Jersey Lady Stallions 1 - 0(AET) Report New York Long Island Lady Riders Stansfield 44Prinzevalli 90Shulman 104 Kenneth P. Lavalle StadiumStony Brook, New York 1,865 Richard Sanchez (USA) Conference semifinals July 28, 2004 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 0 - 2 Report Virginia Hampton Roads Piranhas Okosieme 19Swinehart 63 Virginia Wesleyan CollegeVirginia Beach, Virginia 565 Scott Johnson (USA) July 28, 20047:00 PM CDT Indiana Fort Wayne Fever 3–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20040811171503/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2004/2105006.html Illinois Chicago Cobras Cinalli 45 68Boland 85 (PK) Graczyk 21 41Lindenmuth 67 Mooseheart Memorial StadiumMooseheart, Illinois 390 July 31, 20045:00 PM EDT Quebec Montreal Xtreme 4 - 5(AET) Report New York Long Island Lady Riders Lesage 6 17Vanderpool 41 57Bilodeau 69None 77Pinard 117 McCabe 4Mustonen 8O'Brien 26Stansfield 35DeCristoforo 63Mullen 74 Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, New Jersey 676 Teri O'Connor (USA) July 31, 20047:30 PM EDT Massachusetts Boston Renegades 2 - 0 Report New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats Munoz 25Frederick 39 Makinen 18 55 (PK) Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, New Jersey 676 John Schleckman Conference finals July 31, 20047:00 PM PDT Washington Seattle Sounders Women 1 - 0 Report British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women Franko 45Neil 90 Swangard StadiumBurnaby, British Columbia 3,886 Jill Proctor (USA) August 1, 20041:00 PM CDT North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 2 - 1(AET) https://web.archive.org/web/20040822123125/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2004/2116850.html Illinois Chicago Cobras Cooper 26 (OG) Bogus 81Schneider 85B. Cooper 100 Mooseheart Memorial StadiumMooseheart, Illinois 110 Victor Herrera (USA) August 1, 20045:00 EDT Quebec Montreal Xtreme 6 - 5 Report New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats Walsh 45Vaillancourt 47 55 90Pinard 48Hemsley 66 Pichon 16 21 44 79 85 89Makoski 65 Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, New Jersey 645 Hossam Saad (USA) W-League Semifinals August 7, 2004 New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats 1 - 2 Report Ontario Ottawa Fury Women Pichon 35 (PK), 68Makoski 45MacNamara 72J. Willis 82 Matheson 0 32Robinson 83 (PK) Keith Harris Stadium Ottawa, Ontario 850 August 7, 2004 Illinois Chicago Cobras 2 - 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20050511092911/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/2004championship/80410.html British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women Janss 68 Neil 53Allen 58 Keith Harris Stadium Ottawa, Ontario 850 W-League Third Place August 8, 2004 Illinois Chicago Cobras 1 - 0 https://web.archive.org/web/20070811231348/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/2004championship/80441.html Ontario Ottawa Fury Women Vermeulen 11 Keith Harris Stadium Ottawa, Ontario W-League Finals August 8, 2004 New Jersey New Jersey Wildcats 0 - 0 Report British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Women Keith Harris Stadium Ottawa, Ontario Makinen Pichon St. Louis Makoski 2 – 4 Franko Neil Lang McLeod See also United Soccer Leagues 2004 2004 PDL Season defunct 2004 Women Category:2004 in American women's soccer Category:2004 in Canadian women's soccer