The 2011 W-League

W-League

The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....

 season was the 17th season of the league's existence, and 8th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season began on May 25 and ended on July 10.

Name Changes

One team changed their name in the off-season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Previous Name
Hamilton FC Rage Hamilton Avalanche Hamilton FC Rage is a Canadian women’s soccer team, founded in 2006. The team is a member of the W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...	Hamilton area Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...	Hamilton Avalanche

Expansion Teams

Three teams were added for the season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Dayton Dutch Lions	Dayton area Dayton, Ohio Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...	Bellbrook, OH Bellbrook, Ohio Bellbrook is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,943 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Bellbrook was first settled in 1814...	expansion
D.C. United Women D.C. United Women D.C. United Women is an American soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the W-League, the second tier of professional women's soccer in the United States. The team is an affiliate of Major League Soccer club, D.C...	Washington, D.C. area Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....	Boyds, MD Boyds, Maryland Boyds, Maryland is an unincorporated community in rural Montgomery County, Maryland, located north of Washington, DC. Its ZIP Code is 20841.According to the United States 2000 Census, the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for the town of Boyds covers an area of and has a population of 2,025...	expansion
Fredericksburg Impact	Fredericksburg area Fredericksburg, Virginia Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...	Fredericksburg, VA Fredericksburg, Virginia Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...	expansion
Los Angeles Strikers Los Angeles Strikers Los Angeles Strikers Football Club is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2011. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...	Los Angeles area Greater Los Angeles Area The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is a term used for the Combined Statistical Area sprawled over five counties in the southern part of California, namely Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County and Ventura County...	Fullerton, CA Fullerton, California Fullerton is a city located in northern Orange County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 135,161.It was founded in 1887 by George and Edward Amerige and named for George H. Fullerton, who secured the land on behalf of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway...	expansion
Victoria Highlanders Women Victoria Highlanders Women Victoria Highlanders Women is a Canadian women's soccer team founded in 2010. The women Highlanders join the USL W-League in 2011 , the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...	Victoria area Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...	Victoria, BC Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...	expansion

Teams Leaving

Five teams either folded or left following the 2010 season:

• Chicago Red Eleven
• Kalamazoo Outrage
  Kalamazoo Outrage (W-League)
  Kalamazoo Outrage was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2007. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...
  
  
• Tampa Bay Hellenic
  Tampa Bay Hellenic
  Tampa Bay Hellenic are an American women's soccer team based in Tampa, Florida. They are currently scheduled to play in the Women's Premier Soccer League , at the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada, for the 2011 season....
  
   (joined WPSL
  Women's Premier Soccer League
  The Women's Premier Soccer League is a national women's soccer league in the United States and Puerto Rico, and is on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the W-League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
  
  )
• Washington Freedom Futures (disbanded when Washington Freedom
  Washington Freedom
  The Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Germantown, Maryland that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was originally founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. Since 2004, the...
  
   franchise relocated to South Florida)
• Western New York Flash (joined WPS
  Women's Professional Soccer
  Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
  
  )

Central Conference

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Ottawa Fury Ottawa Fury Ottawa Fury is a Canadian soccer team based in Ottawa, Ontario. Founded in 2005, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference....	12	12	0	0	43	5
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Laval Comets Laval Comets The Laval Comets is a Canadian women’s soccer team established in 2006 in the city of Laval, Quebec, a northern suburb of Montreal. The team is a member of the W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...	12	6	4	2	21	20
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Quebec City Amiral	12	6	5	1	23	19
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Toronto Lady Lynx Toronto Lady Lynx Toronto Lady Lynx is a Canadian women’s soccer team, founded in 2005. The team is a member of the W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...	12	5	5	2	12	18	−6	17
Hamilton FC Rage	12	3	7	2	16	22	−6	11
Rochester Ravens Rochester Ravens The Rochester Ravens are an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2009 . The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada...	6	2	6	4	12	23	−11	10
London Gryphons	6	1	8	3	10	30	−20	6