2009 USL W-League season

August 2023 USL W-League 2009 Regular Season title Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues (1st Title) Pali Blues (2nd Title) SWE Angelika Johansson Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues ESP Laura del Río FC Indiana (18 Goals) USA Michelle Betos Atlanta Silverbacks Women 237 827 2008 2010 The 2009 W-League Season was the league's 15th. The regular season began on May 8 with the Hampton Roads Piranhas defeating the Charlotte Lady Eagles 2–1 in Charlotte. The season ended with 10 games on July 19. The playoffs began on July 22 and ended on August 7. Pali Blues repeated as W-League champions, defeating the Washington Freedom Reserves in come-from-behind fashion 2–1, which was also how they had won their previous title. Iris Mora was named the Playoffs MVP. FC Indiana's Laura del Río finished with the most points (40) and goals (18), while her teammate Mónica Ocampo led the league in assists (11). Shannon Lynn, also of FC Indiana, led the league in GAA (0.116) and shutouts (10), and only allowed 2 goals the entire regular season.PDL, W-League Statistical Honors Announced http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/350994.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091105053325/http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/350994.html 2009-11-05 live 2009-07-31 Changes from 2008 season Name Changes Six teams changed their name in the off-season: Team name Metro area Previous name North Carolina Cary Lady Clarets Research Triangle area Carolina RailHawks Women Illinois Chicago Red Eleven Chicago area Chicago Gaels Colorado Colorado Force Fort Collins area Fort Collins Force New Jersey Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues northern New Jersey area Jersey Sky Blue New York Rochester Ravens Rochester area Rochester Rhinos Women Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Reserves Washington, D.C. area Washington Freedom Expansion Teams Two teams were added for the season: Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation New York Buffalo Flash Buffalo area Buffalo, New York expansion Quebec Quebec City Amiral SC Quebec City area Quebec City, Quebec expansion Teams Leaving Six teams folded after the 2008 season: Bradenton Athletics Carolina Dynamo Fredericksburg Lady Gunners Michigan Hawks Vermont Lady Voltage West Virginia Illusion Jersey Sky Blue and Washington Freedom both have expansion teams in Women's Professional Soccer. Washington have chosen to keep their reserve squad in the W-League, while Jersey has sold the rights to their W-League team to New York-based Quickstrike FC, which became Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues.Quickstrike acquires Sky Blue franchise http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/294275.html 21 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081221220329/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/294275.html 21 December 2008 dead dmy-all Standings Orange indicates W-League title and bye into W-League semifinals. Purple indicates division title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched Central Conference Great Lakes Division main WDL Q y y OTT Ottawa Fury Women BUF Buffalo Flash QCA Quebec City Amiral SC TOR Toronto Lady Lynx LAV Laval Comets LON London Gryphons HAM Hamilton Avalanche ROC Rochester Ravens 11 1 2 40 9 9 2 3 40 10 9 4 1 29 17 6 4 4 25 17 7 5 1 21 14 3 9 2 23 33 3 9 2 14 35 0 13 1 5 61 #ccccff A #ccffcc B B complete Midwest Division main WDL Q y y IND FC Indiana CRE Chicago Red Eleven MIN Minnesota Lightning CIW Cleveland Internationals Women FWF Fort Wayne Fever KAL Kalamazoo Outrage WMF West Michigan Firewomen 10 0 2 63 2 10 1 1 37 6 7 3 2 37 11 4 6 2 15 28 3 7 2 19 40 2 8 2 11 39 0 10 1 5 61 #ccccff A #ccffcc B complete Eastern Conference Atlantic Division main WDL Q y y ASW Atlanta Silverbacks Women TBH Tampa Bay Hellenic CHE Charlotte Lady Eagles HRP Hampton Roads Piranhas CLC Cary Lady Clarets NVM Northern Virginia Majestics RKD Richmond Kickers Destiny 10 1 1 24 3 8 1 3 24 7 6 3 3 19 13 6 6 0 24 18 5 6 1 24 23 1 10 1 3 21 1 10 1 8 41 #ccccff A #ccffcc B B complete Northeast Division main WDL Q y y HVQ Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues WFR Washington Freedom Reserves BOS Boston Renegades LIR Long Island Rough Riders NJW New Jersey Wildcats CON Connecticut Passion NYM New York Magic WMP Western Mass Lady Pioneers 12 0 2 40 9 12 1 1 49 9 7 3 4 35 16 6 7 1 28 26 6 7 1 17 23 4 8 2 20 33 1 11 3 8 45 1 13 0 8 44 The Boston Renegades qualified for the Eastern Conference playoffs but declined to participate, so the Charlotte Lady Eagles joined as the next most qualified team. -3 Western Mass forfeited a 1–0 victory to New York due to an ineligible player, and was docked an additional three points. #FFBF00 H #ccffcc B complete Western Conference main WDL Q y y LAB Pali Blues COL Colorado Force RCC Real Colorado Cougars SEA Seattle Sounders Women VWW Vancouver Whitecaps Women VCF Ventura County Fusion LAL Los Angeles Legends 9 0 3 25 9 4 2 6 16 13 4 5 3 16 15 3 3 6 12 15 3 4 5 15 19 2 5 5 13 22 2 7 3 15 20 #ccccff A #ccffcc B complete http://www.uslsoccer.com/schedules/2009/13598774.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100913000910/http://www.uslsoccer.com/schedules/2009/13598774.html 2010-09-13 2009 W-league standings Playoffs Format The Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues earned a bye directly to the W-League Semifinals. The Washington Freedom Reserves were moved into the top spot in the Northeast Division, and the Charlotte Lady Eagles received the division's second playoff spot (the Boston Renegades were the original holders of the second spot, but declined to enter). The Central Conference will have 5 playoff spots. The second and third place teams from the Great Lakes Division will play each other. The winner will play the Midwest Division champions, while the Great Lakes Division champion will play the second place team of the Midwest Division. The winners of those games will play to determine the conference champion. The Eastern Conference division champions will play the second place team of the opposite division, the winners facing off to determine who goes to the W-League Semifinals. The Western Conference will have their top two teams facing off to determine their conference champion. The W-League Semifinals will put the regular season champion against the lowest seeded conference champion, and the higher-ranked conference champions against each other. The winners of these games will play in the championship, while the losers will play in the Third Place game. Conference Brackets Central Conference Central Divisional Round Central Semifinals Central Championship GL2 New York Buffalo Flash 5 GL3 Quebec Quebec City Amiral SC 0 MW1 Indiana FC Indiana 3 GL2 New York Buffalo Flash 0 GL1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 4 MW2 Illinois Chicago Red Eleven 2 MW1 Indiana FC Indiana 1 GL1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 2 Eastern Conference Eastern Semifinals Eastern Championship NE1 Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Reserves 2 AT2 Florida Tampa Bay Hellenic 1 AT1 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women 1 NE2 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 2 NE1 Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Reserves 2 NE2 North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 1 Western Conference Western Finals W1 California Pali Blues 5 W2 Colorado Colorado Force 2 W-League Championship Bracket Semifinal Championship NE1 Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Reserves (AET/PSO) 0 (3) GL1 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 0 (1) WL New York Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues 0 W1 California Pali Blues 4 NE1 Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Reserves 1 W1 California Pali Blues 2 Divisional Round July 22, 20097:00 PM EDT Quebec Quebec City Arsenal 5–0 Report New York Buffalo Flash Ruiz 26Sutton 34 60Mosebo 44Lasek 79Craft 81 Orchard Park High School FieldOrchard Park, New York 500 Conference semifinals July 24, 20095:00 PM EDT Florida Tampa Bay Hellenic 2–1 (Report) Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Reserves Gordon 58 Tegeler 42Lenczyk 67 RE/MAX Greater Atlanta StadiumAtlanta 82 Patrick Baker (USA) July 24, 20095:00 PM EDT Illinois Chicago Red Eleven 4–2 Ontario Ottawa Fury Women Davison 11Cooper 90 Evans 20Hearn 31 76 82 Jefferson High SchoolLafayette, Indiana (USA) July 24, 20097:30 PM EDT North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 1–2 (Report) Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Women Ozimek 85 88 Hall 76Yempuku 84Ford 90 RE/MAX Greater Atlanta StadiumAtlanta 917 Mark Cleland (USA) July 24, 20097:30 PM EDT New York Buffalo Flash 3–0 Indiana FC Indiana Mosebo 45 Leyva 13 45 (PK)Del Rio 26 Jefferson High SchoolLafayette, Indiana (USA) Conference finals July 25, 20097:30 PM EDT North Carolina Charlotte Lady Eagles 2–1 (Report) Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Reserves Swinehart 25Swift 79 Lenczyk 7685 RE/MAX Greater Atlanta StadiumAtlanta 114 Serdar Ertep (USA) July 25, 20097:00 PM PDT Colorado Colorado Force 5–2 (Report) California Pali Blues Marshall 60 72 Press 11 75Mora 67 90 90+O'Hara 88 Stadium by the SeaLos Angeles 342 Felisha Mariscal (USA) July 26, 20097:30 PM EDT Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 1–2 Indiana FC Indiana Moore 20 (OG)Thomas 76 (OG) Lyons 11 Jefferson High SchoolLafayette, Indiana (USA) W-League Semifinals July 31, 20097:30 PM EDT California Pali Blues 0–4 (Report) New York Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues Taylor 14Mora 45O'Hara 50Cheney 65 69 Gunning 75 Newburgh Free Academy StadiumNewburgh, New York 1,007 Edwin Cespedas (USA) August 1, 20096:00 EDT Ontario Ottawa Fury Women 0 – 0AET (Report) Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Reserves Romagnuolo 32Percival 47Evans 50 Maryland SoccerPlexGermantown, Maryland Dean Fairweather (USA) Moorwood Percival Wetzel Evans 3–1 Matute Toulouse Miskel W-League Championship August 7, 20097:30 PM EDT California Pali Blues 1–2 Washington, D.C. Washington Freedom Reserves Billingsley 14 37Mora 86 Matute 14 Maryland SoccerPlexGermantown, Maryland (USA) Awards The finalists for W-League MVP, U19 Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Defender of the Year were announced on August 3, 2009, with the winners to be announced on August 5. The Goalkeeper of the Year was announced on August 3.W-League All-League Teams unveiled http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/353139.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090806174205/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/353139.html 2009-08-06 dead 2009-08-04 Most Valuable Player Finalists SWE Angelika Johansson, F, Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues (Winner) ESP Laura del Río, F, FC Indiana NZL Amber Hearn, F, Ottawa Fury Women U19 Player of the Year Finalists GUY Chanté Sandiford, G, Washington Freedom Reserves (Winner) USA Sarah Chapman, M, Tampa Bay Hellenic ALB Furtuna Velaj, F, Connecticut Passion Defender of the Year Finalists USA Brittany Taylor, Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues (Winner) USA Ashleigh Gunning, Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues NZL Ria Percival, Ottawa Fury Women Goalkeeper of the Year USA Michelle Betos, Atlanta Silverbacks Women Coach of the Year Finalists CAN Fabien Cottin, Quebec City Arsenal (Winner) USA Tony Anglin, Chicago Red Eleven USA George Fotopoulos, Tampa Bay Hellenic USA Jesse Kolmel, Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues All-League and All-Conference teams Central Conference F: ESP Laura del Río*, IND; NZL Amber Hearn*, OTT; USA Caroline Smith, MIN M: ENG Gemma Davison*, CHI; USA Jennifer Hance, OTT; MEX Fatima Leyva, IND; USA Rosa Tantillo*, BUF D: USA Jenny Jeffers, CHI; NZL Ria Percival*, OTT; CAN Clare Rustad, TOR G: SCO Shannon Lynn, IND Honorable Mention: USA Margaret Allgeier, D, FW; USA Haley Ford, D, CLE; CAN Christina Julien, F, LAV; CAN Melissa Lesage, F, QC; USA Heather MacDougall, M, HAM; USA Courtney Nash, M, WMi; USA Anna Stinson, M, KAL; CAN Jenn Wolbert, G, LON; USA Casey Zimny, D, ROC Eastern Conference F: SWE Angelika Johansson*, HV; CAN Jen Parsons, WAS; USA Brittany Tegeler, WAS M: USA Lindsay Ozimek, CHA; USA Christina Rife, CHA; USA Megan Tomlinson, ATL D: USA Casey Brown, BOS; USA Ashleigh Gunning*, HV; JAM Philisha Lewis, TB; USA Brittany Taylor*, HV G: USA Michelle Betos*, ATL Honorable Mention: USA Mary Casey, G, NV; USA Brooke DeRosa, M, LI; JAM Shaneka Gordon, F, HR; USA Robyn Jones, G, NJ; USA Courtney McMahon, M, NY; USA Rachel Richards, M, WMa; ALB Furtuna Velaj, F, & USA Lindsay Vera, F, CON; USA Jennifer Woodie, D, RIC Western Conference F: MEX Iris Mora, PAL; CAN Jodi Ann Robinson, VAN M: USA Michelle French*, SEA; USA Tobin Heath, PAL; USA Nikki Marshall, COL; CAN Carmelina Moscato, VAN; USA Nikki Washington*, PAL D: USA Jenea Gibbons, LA; USA Kelli Smith, SEA; USA Leah Tapscott, PAL G: USA Katie Hultin, SEA Honorable Mention: ENG Kay Hawke, G, VEN, USA Taryn Hemmings, M, RC * denotes All-League selections. See also United Soccer Leagues 2009 2009 PDL Season Source website USL historical stats References 3 defunct Category:USL W-League (1995–2015) seasons 2 Category:2009 United Soccer Leagues W