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.
Season | 2004 |
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Champions | Vancouver Whitecaps Women |
← 2003 2005 → |
Changes from 2003 season
editName changes
editOne team changed their name in the off-season:
Team Name | Metro Area | Previous Name |
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Greensboro area | Greensboro Twisters |
Expansion teams
editFourteen teams were added for the season:
Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
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Sun Coast area | Bradenton, FL | expansion | |
Calgary area | Calgary, AB | expansion | |
Cleveland area | Cleveland, CA | expansion | |
Detroit area | Livonia, ON | expansion | |
Edmonton area | Edmonton, AB | expansion | |
Fort Wayne area | Fort Wayne, IN | expansion | |
London area | London, ON | expansion | |
Montreal area | Montreal, QC | expansion | |
Providence area | Providence, RI | WPSL | |
Richmond area | Richmond, VA | expansion | |
St. Louis area | St. Louis, MO | expansion | |
Sudbury area | Sudbury, ON | expansion | |
Springfield area | Ludlow, MA | expansion | |
Grand Rapids area | Grand Rapids, MI | expansion |
Teams leaving
editTwo teams folded after the 2004 season:
Standings
editOrange indicates bye into W-League semifinals as host.
Blue indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Central Conference
editAtlantic Division
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hampton Roads Piranhas | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 37 |
2 | Charlotte Lady Eagles | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 34 |
3 | Asheville Splash | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 24 |
4 | Richmond Kickers Destiny | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 17 |
5 | Carolina Dynamo Women | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 16 |
6 | Northern Virginia Majestics | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 44 | −27 | 7 |
7 | Bradenton Athletics | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 53 | −35 | 7 |
Midwest Division
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chicago Cobras | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 37 |
2 | Fort Wayne Fever | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 31 |
3 | Detroit Jaguars | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 24 |
4 | Cleveland Internationals Women | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 21 |
5 | Cincinnati Ladyhawks | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 12 |
6 | Windy City Bluez | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 12 |
7 | West Michigan Firewomen | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 36 | −30 | 3 |
8 | London Gryphons[a] | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 |
9 | St. Louis Archers[a] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 0 |
Notes:
Eastern Conference
editNew England Division
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Boston Renegades | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 30 |
2 | Western Mass Lady Pioneers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 21 |
3 | New Hampshire Lady Phantoms | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 9 |
4 | Rhode Island Stingrays | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 68 | −58 | 6 |
North Central Division
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ottawa Fury Women | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 7 | +61 | 39 |
2 | Montreal Xtreme | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 19 | +38 | 33 |
3 | Rochester Ravens | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 24 |
4 | Toronto Inferno | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 38 | −25 | 9 |
5 | Sudbury Canadians | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 77 | −62 | 3 |
Northeast Division
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New Jersey Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 5 | +71 | 42 |
2 | Long Island Lady Riders | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 33 |
3 | New Jersey Lady Stallions | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 30 |
4 | New York Magic | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 47 | −34 | 9 |
5 | South Jersey Banshees | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 65 | −52 | 6 |
Western Conference
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Vancouver Whitecaps Women | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 11 | +46 | 40 |
2 | Seattle Sounders Women | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 12 | +32 | 34 |
3 | Edmonton Aviators Women | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 23 |
4 | Denver Lady Cougars | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 19 |
5 | Arizona Heatwave | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 19 |
6 | Mile High Mustangs | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 15 |
7 | Calgary Wildfire | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 41 | −28 | 6 |
8 | Fort Collins Force | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 6 |
Playoffs
editFormat
editSeven 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
editCentral Conference
Divisional Finals | Central Finals | ||||||||
MW1 | 3 | ||||||||
MW2 | 2 | ||||||||
MW | 3 | ||||||||
A2 | 2 | ||||||||
A1 | 0 | ||||||||
A2 | 2 |
Eastern Conference
Division Finals | Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Championship | ||||||||||||
NE1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
NWE1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
NWE1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
NWE2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
NE1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
NC1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
NC1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
NC2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
NC1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
NE2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
NE2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
NE3 | 0 |
Western Conference
Western Finals | ||||
W1 | 1 | |||
W2 | 0 |
W-League Championship Bracket
editSemifinals | Championship | ||||||||
H | 1 | ||||||||
NE1 | 2 | ||||||||
NE1 | 0 (2) | ||||||||
W1 | 0 (4) | ||||||||
W1 | 2 | ||||||||
MW1 | 1 | Third Place | |||||||
H | 1 | ||||||||
MW1 | 0 |
Divisional Round
edit0 - 1 (AET) | ||
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Report | Welcome |
0 - 3 | ||
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Vieira |
Report | Bilodeau Morneau Le Palme Holland |
0 - 1 (AET) | ||
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Report | Stansfield Prinzevalli Shulman |
Conference semifinals
edit2–3 | ||
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Cinalli Boland |
Report | Graczyk Lindenmuth |
5 - 4 (AET) | ||
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Lesage Vanderpool Bilodeau None Pinard |
Report | McCabe Mustonen O'Brien Stansfield DeCristoforo Mullen |
0 - 2 | ||
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Munoz Frederick |
Report | Makinen |
Conference finals
edit0 - 1 | ||
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Report | Franko Neil |
1 - 2 (AET) | ||
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Cooper |
Report | Bogus Schneider B. Cooper |
5 - 6 | ||
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Walsh Vaillancourt Pinard Hemsley |
Report | Pichon Makoski |
W-League Semifinals
edit2 - 1 | ||
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Pichon Makoski MacNamara J. Willis |
Report | Matheson Robinson |
1 - 2 | ||
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Janss |
Report | Neil Allen |