2014 USL W-League season

W-League

Season	2014
Champions	Los Angeles Blues
Matches played	145
Goals scored	502 (3.46 per match)
Top goalscorer	Danica Evans (13)
Biggest home win	LAB 7, SED 0 (May 23) COR 7, SED 0 (July 11)
Biggest away win	LAB 9, SED 0 (May 16) PRI 9, SED 0 (June 7)
Highest scoring	LAB 9, SED 0 (May 16) PRI 9, SED 0 (June 7)
Highest attendance	4,598 WAS vs. BRSE (May 17)
Lowest attendance	35 LON vs. LAV (May 24)
Average attendance	324 (128 of 145 games reported)
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The 2014 W-League season is the 20th season of the league's existence, and 11th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season started on May 10 and ended on July 13. The Los Angeles Blues won their fourth league championship, finishing the season undefeated and tie-free. They scored 63 goals and had only 6 scored against them in 15 regular season & playoff games.

Changes from 2013 season

Name changes

One team changed their name in the off-season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Previous Name
Quebec Dynamo ARSQ	Quebec City area	Quebec City Amiral

Expansion teams

Five teams were added for the season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Braddock Road Stars Elite	Northern Virginia	Fairfax, Virginia	expansion
Colorado Pride	Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area	Colorado Springs, Colorado	expansion
Colorado Storm	Denver-Aurora metropolitan area	Centennial, Colorado	expansion
Gulf Coast Texans	Pensacola metropolitan area	Pensacola, Florida	WPSL
Sedona FC Strikers	Verde Valley region	Sedona, Arizona	expansion

Teams leaving

• Three teams folded or self-relegated following the 2013 season:
  • Fredericksburg Impact - Fredericksburg, Virginia
  • VSI Tampa Bay FC - Tampa, Florida
  • Virginia Beach Piranhas - Virginia Beach, Virginia

Merger

• Pali Blues merged with the Los Angeles Strikers to form the Los Angeles Blues.

Standings

As of 7/13/2014
  2014 W-League Champion
  2014 Division Title
  2014 Playoff Team

Northeastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Washington Spirit Reserves	12	10	0	2	36	5	+31	32
2	Braddock Road Stars Elite	12	5	6	1	21	24	−3	16
3	New York Magic	12	4	5	3	13	19	−6	15
4	New Jersey Wildcats	12	4	6	2	22	28	−6	14
5	Long Island Rough Riders	12	3	5	4	11	20	−9	13
6	North Jersey Valkyries	12	2	6	4	13	20	−7	10

Southeastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Gulf Coast Texans	10	5	1	4	23	11	+12	19
2	Charlotte Lady Eagles	10	5	1	4	18	11	+7	19
3	Carolina Elite Cobras	10	5	2	3	16	10	+6	18
4	Dayton Dutch Lions	10	3	7	0	16	29	−13	9
5	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	10	1	8	1	11	23	−12	4

Central Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ottawa Fury Women	12	11	0	1	33	3	+30	34
2	K-W United FC	12	6	3	3	18	16	+2	21
3	Laval Comets	12	6	4	2	18	10	+8	20
4	Toronto Lady Lynx	12	4	3	5	12	18	−6	17
5	Quebec Dynamo ARSQ	12	1	8	3	13	25	−12	6
6	London Gryphons	12	0	10	2	6	28	−22	2

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Los Angeles Blues	12	12	0	0	50	4	+46	36
2	Colorado Pride	12	9	2	1	38	7	+31	28
3	Seattle Sounders Women	12	7	4	1	28	19	+9	22
4	Colorado Rush	12	6	3	3	38	14	+24	21
5	Bay Area Breeze	12	6	5	1	17	11	+6	19
6	Santa Clarita Blue Heat	12	4	8	0	15	32	−17	12
7	Colorado Storm	12	1	11	0	13	47	−34	3
8	Sedona FC Strikers	12	0	12	0	3	68	−65	0

Playoffs

The top two finishers in the Northeastern, Southeastern and Western Conferences and the top three finishers in the Central Conference will qualify for the conference playoffs. The conference winners will play for the 2014 W-League Championship, to be held July 25–27 at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Northeastern Conference Playoff

Southeastern Conference Playoff

Central Conference Playoffs

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Western Conference Playoff

W-League Championship

Semi-finals

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Third Place Playoff

Championship

	Semi-Finals					Championship
	1	Los Angeles Blues	4
	4	Charlotte Lady Eagles	0
						1	Los Angeles Blues	6
						3	Washington Spirit Reserves	1
	2	Ottawa Fury Women	1 (2)
	3	Washington Spirit Reserves	1 (4)

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