2012 USL W-League season

Women's soccer league season August 2023 USL W-League 2012 Regular Season title Pali Blues (2nd Title) Ottawa Fury Women (1st Title) USA Grace Hawkins Long Island Lady Riders ITA Anna Maria Picarelli Pali Blues 188 637 2011 2013 The 2012 W-League season was the 18th season of the league's existence, and 9th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season started on May 11 and ended on July 15.United Soccer Leagues (USL) https://web.archive.org/web/20120706103013/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/teamdirectory/index_E.html 2012-07-06 Changes from 2011 season Name changes One team changed their name in the off-season: Team name Metro area Previous name Colorado Colorado Rapids Women Denver, Colorado Colorado Force FC Expansion teams Three teams were added for the season: Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation South Carolina Central SC Cobras Columbia, SC Columbia, South Carolina expansion Florida VSI Tampa Flames Tampa Bay area Brandon, Florida expansion Florida FC JAX Destroyers Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville, Florida expansion Teams leaving No teams either folded or left following the 2011 season: Standings As of 7/15/2012 United Soccer Leagues (USL) https://web.archive.org/web/20100531061024/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/standings/index_E.html 2010-05-31 Orange indicates Host Team for W-League Championship Purple indicates division title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched Eastern Conference Atlantic Division main WDL Q y y n DCU D.C. United Women VBP Virginia Beach Piranhas FRE Fredericksburg Impact NVM Northern Virginia Majestics DDL Dayton Dutch Lions 11 0 1 37 8 6 3 3 18 11 6 4 2 27 20 2 9 1 7 28 0 9 3 10 32 #ccf A #cfc B complete Northeast Division main WDL Q y y n LIR Long Island Rough Riders NJV North Jersey Valkyries NJW New Jersey Wildcats NYM New York Magic NJR New Jersey Rangers 9 3 0 37 8 7 3 2 33 12 6 2 4 38 15 3 7 2 18 24 1 11 0 9 76 #ccf A complete Southeast Division main WDL Q y y n CHE Charlotte Lady Eagles ASW Atlanta Silverbacks Women CEN Central SC Cobras VTF VSI Tampa Flames JAX FC JAX Destroyers 9 1 2 29 10 8 1 3 36 8 3 5 4 22 24 3 7 2 15 31 1 10 1 9 38 #ccf A complete Central Conference Central Division main WDL Q y y n OTT Ottawa Fury Women QCA Quebec City Amiral LAV Laval Comets TOR Toronto Lady Lynx HAM Hamilton FC Rage ROC Rochester Ravens LON London Gryphons 10 2 0 32 8 8 2 2 23 15 6 3 3 17 10 6 5 1 16 13 5 5 2 14 15 2 10 0 9 22 0 10 2 10 38 #ffbf00 C #cfc B B B B complete Western Conference Western Division main WDL Q y y n LAB Pali Blues SEA Seattle Sounders Women COR Colorado Rush CRW Colorado Rapids Women SCB Santa Clarita Blue Heat VWW Vancouver Whitecaps Women LAS Los Angeles Strikers VHW Victoria Highlanders Women 13 0 1 36 3 10 3 1 31 8 5 4 5 18 19 5 5 4 20 23 4 6 4 25 22 3 5 6 15 16 3 9 2 19 35 1 12 1 7 45 #ccf A #cfc B complete Playoffs http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/645509.html United Soccer Leagues (USL) 2012-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20120728131624/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/645509.html 2012-07-28 dead Note: Ottawa Fury hosts the W-League Championship and gains an automatic berth in the National Semi-Finals. Eastern Conference Playoffs July 21, 20123:30 PM EDT North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 4–0 https://archive.today/20130208215557/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/stats/2012/3188870.html Report New York Long Island Rough Riders Naeher 5, 44Wingo 52Braam 63 Maryland SoccerPlexBoyds, MD 628 Matthew Richardson July 21, 20126:00 PM EDT District of Columbia D.C. United Women 3–0 https://archive.today/20130205074545/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/stats/2012/3188872.html Report Virginia Virginia Beach Piranhas Siegel 23Lohman 33, 80Sanderson 45 Clarke 30Kalonji 33 Maryland SoccerPlexBoyds, MD 628 Michael Piercey July 22, 20124:00 PM EDT North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 3–0 Report District of Columbia D.C. United Women Naeher 65 Sanderson 28 52Siegel 42 Maryland SoccerPlexBoyds, MD 688 Rebekah Friedrich Divisional Semifinals Divisional Final 30px 160px SE1 Charlotte Lady Eagles 4 NE1 Long Island Rough Riders 0 A1 D.C. United Women 3 A2 Virginia Beach Piranhas 0 SE1 Charlotte Lady Eagles 0 A1 D.C. United Women 3 Central Conference Playoffs July 21, 20121:00 PM EDT Quebec Quebec City Amiral 6–1 https://archive.today/20130205071609/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/stats/2012/3188869.html Report Ontario Hamilton FC Rage Belanger 12Trodi 43Mamay 44Gosselin 65Guy 68, 70, 89 Uremovich 71 Collège François-Xavier-GarneauQuebec City, QE 512 Jean-Philippe Jalbert July 21, 20124:00 PM EDT Quebec Laval Comets 3–1 https://archive.today/20130205111617/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/stats/2012/3188871.html Report Ontario Toronto Lady Lynx Sanderson 2Pierre-Louis 45Thouvenot 83 Spencer 43Young 81 Collège François-Xavier-GarneauQuebec City, QE 48 Arfa Lyes July 22, 20121:00 PM EDT Quebec Quebec City Amiral 1–1 yes Report Quebec Laval Comets Paradis 30 Thouvenot 10 Collège François-Xavier-GarneauQuebec City, QE 580 Christopher Grabas Sanderson Robbins Pierre Louis Pinard Walsh 5–4 Gosselin Paradis Trodi Leclerc Guy Divisional Semifinals Divisional Final 30px 200px C2 Quebec City Amiral 6 C5 Hamilton FC Rage 1 C3 Laval Comets 3 C4 Toronto Lady Lynx 1 C2 Quebec City Amiral (PEN) 1 (5) C3 Laval Comets 1 (4) Western Conference Playoff July 22, 20121:00 PM PDT California Pali Blues 1–0 Report Washington Seattle Sounders Women Andrews 42Williams 63Huffman 81 Titan StadiumFullerton, CA 287 Felisha Mariscal W-League Championship http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/647796.html United Soccer Leagues (USL) 2012-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120813010845/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/647796.html 2012-08-13 dead Semi-finals July 27, 20124:30PM EDT California Pali Blues 2–0 Report Quebec Quebec City Amiral Bogus 31 77 Paradis 19th Algonquin College Soccer ComplexOttawa, ON 185 Shauna Poirier July 27, 20127:30PM EDT District of Columbia D.C. United Women 1–0 https://archive.today/20130205165033/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/stats/2012/3209866.html Report Ontario Ottawa Fury Women Skogerboe 79 Hastings 44Gorry 77 Algonquin College Soccer ComplexOttawa, ON 585 Sheena Dickson Third Place Playoff July 29, 20121:00 PM EDT District of Columbia D.C. United Women 1–1no (a.e.t.) https://archive.today/20130205065558/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/stats/2012/3209867.html ReportReport Quebec Quebec City Amiral Skogerbee 53 Belanger 17 Algonquin College Soccer ComplexOttawa, ON 140 Alexis Vaughn Howell Menchel Sanderson Brown Weigel Lohman Skogerboe Abegg 7–6 Manay Paradis Guy Roy Leclerc Fortin Gauthier Belanger Championship July 29, 20124:00 PM EDT California Pali Blues 1–1(a.e.t.) https://archive.today/20130208220135/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/stats/2012/3209868.html ReportReporthttps://archive.today/20130411150413/http://www.ottawafury.com/fullstory.php?id=2581 ReportReport Ontario Ottawa Fury Women Washington 2Shaner 54 Busque 90+4Conheeney 98Williamson 113 Algonquin College Soccer ComplexOttawa, ON 785 Michelle Pye Lytle Engen Nogueira Huffman Bogus 4–3 Wetzel Seal Woods Ryan Conheeney Semi-Finals Championship 30px 160px 1 Pali Blues 2 4 Quebec City Amiral 0 2 D.C. United Women 0 3 Ottawa Fury Women 1 1 Pali Blues 1(3) 3 Ottawa Fury Women 1(4) Awards http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/649161.html United Soccer Leagues (USL) 2012-07-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20120806102659/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/649161.html 2012-08-06 dead Most Valuable Player: USA Grace Hawkins, (LIR) Rookie of the Year: USA Lynn Williams, (PAB) Defender of the Year: CAN Cindy Walsh, (LAV) Coach of the Year: USA Charlie Naimo, (PAB) Goalkeeper of the Year: ITA Anna Maria Picarelli, (PAB) All-League and All-Conference Teams United Soccer Leagues (USL) https://web.archive.org/web/20121112010415/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/647963.html November 12, 2012 http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/648278.html United Soccer Leagues (USL) 2012-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20130705110729/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/648278.html 2013-07-05 dead Eastern Conference F: USA Kristin Burton (ATL), USA Grace Hawkins (LIR)*, ENG Mikaela Howell (DCU) M: USA Yael Averbuch (NJW)*, USA Ashley Clarke (NJV), USA Hayley Siegel (DCU) D: USA Marisa Abegg (DCU), SCO Vaila Barsley (LIR)*, USA Sabbath McKiernan-Allen (CHR), USA Tabitha Padgett (CSC) G: USA Robyn Jones (CHR) Central Conference F: CAN Nkem Ezurike (LAV), CAN Kinley McNicoll (TOR), TUN Imen Trodi (QUE)* M: CAN Catherine Charron-Delage (LAV), AUS Katrina Gorry (OTT), NOR Lisa-Marie Woods (OTT) D: CAN Alyscha Mottershead (TOR), CAN Haillie Price (HAM), CAN Cindy Walsh (LAV)*, USA Kathryn Williamson (OTT) G: CAN Jasmine Phillips (OTT) Western Conference F: POR Edite Fernandes (SCL), CAN Jenna Richardson (VAN), USA Lynn Williams (PAB)* M: USA Brittany Bock (COL), USA Sarah Huffman (PAB)*, MEX Verónica Pérez (SEA)* D: CAN Sasha Andrews (PAB)*, USA Stephanie Cox (SEA)*, TAI Michelle Pao (PAB), AUS Brooke Spence (COR) G: ITA Anna Maria Picarelli (PAB)* * denotes All-League player References defunct 2 Category:USL W-League (1995–2015) seasons W