The 2010 W-League Season will be the league's 16th. The regular season will begin in May and end in July. The playoffs will begin in late July and end in August.

Name Changes

Two teams changed their name in the off-season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Previous Name
Santa Clarita Blue Heat Santa Clarita Blue Heat Santa Clarita Blue Heat is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2008. The club was known as the Ventura County Fusion for its first two years of existence. 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 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...	Ventura County Fusion
Washington Freedom Futures	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....	Washington Freedom Reserves

Expansion Teams

Three teams were added for the season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Colorado Rush	Denver area Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...	Denver, CO	expansion
New Jersey Rangers New Jersey Rangers (W-League) New Jersey Rangers is an American soccer team based in Denville, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the W-League, the second tier of Women's Soccer in America, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference....	North Jersey area North Jersey North Jersey is a colloquial term, with no precise consensus definition, for the northern portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. A straightforward, noncolloquial term for the region is northern New Jersey.- Two-portion approaches :...	Denville, NJ Denville, New Jersey Denville is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 16,635. Denville is known as the "Hub of Morris County" for its location along major transportation routes at the center of the county...	expansion
North Jersey Valkyries North Jersey Valkyries North Jersey Valkyries is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2009 based in Wayne, New Jersey, United States. 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. The team plays in the Northeast Division of the...	North Jersey area North Jersey North Jersey is a colloquial term, with no precise consensus definition, for the northern portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. A straightforward, noncolloquial term for the region is northern New Jersey.- Two-portion approaches :...	Wayne, NJ Wayne, New Jersey Wayne is a Township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, located less than from midtown Manhattan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 54,069....	expansion

Teams Leaving

10 teams folded after the 2009 season:

• Boston Renegades
  Boston Renegades
  Boston Renegades was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2003. 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. The team plays in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference...
  
  
• Cary Lady Clarets
• Connecticut Passion
  Connecticut Passion
  Connecticut Passion 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. The team plays in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team folded after the...
  
  
• FC Indiana
• Fort Wayne Fever
  Fort Wayne Fever (W-League)
  Fort Wayne Fever was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2004. 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. The team plays in the Midwest Division of the Central Conference. The team folded after the 2009...
  
  
• Los Angeles Legends
  Los Angeles Legends (W-League)
  Los Angeles Legends was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2008. The team folded after the 2009 season. 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...
  
  
• Minnesota Lightning
  Minnesota Lightning
  Minnesota Lightning was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2006. 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. The team plays in the Midwest Division of the Central Conference...
  
  
• Real Colorado Cougars
  Real Colorado Cougars
  Real Colorado Cougars is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2003. 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...
  
  
• Richmond Kickers Destiny
  Richmond Kickers Destiny
  Richmond Kickers Destiny was an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2004. 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. The team played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference...
  
  
• Western Mass Lady Pioneers
  Western Mass Lady Pioneers
  Western Mass Lady Pioneers were an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2004. 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. The team played in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference...
  
  

Standings

Orange indicates W-League title and bye into W-League semifinals.

Purple indicates division title clinched

Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Yellow indicates team would qualify for playoffs in current position

Red indicates team is eliminated from playoffs

Great Lakes Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Ottawa Fury Women Ottawa Fury Women Ottawa Fury Women is a Canadian women’s soccer team, founded in 2003. 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...	12	8	1	3	25	5	+20	27
2	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	7	2	3	15	6	+9	24
3	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	3	3	17	10	+7	21
4	Quebec City Amiral SC Quebec City Arsenal Quebec City Amiral SC is a Canadian soccer club, founded in 2008. The women’s team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team debuted in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference against teams from ...	12	6	4	2	16	12	+4	20
5	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...	12	2	9	1	8	24	-16	7
6	Hamilton Avalanche 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...	12	1	11	0	5	29	-24	3

Midwest Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Buffalo Flash Buffalo Flash The Western New York Flash is an American professional soccer club based in Buffalo, New York . It was founded in 2008 and played its inaugural season in 2009...	12	10	0	2	48	5	+43	32
2	Chicago Red Eleven	12	8	2	2	32	8	+24	26
3	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...	12	4	7	1	18	26	-8	13
4	Cleveland Internationals Women Cleveland Internationals Women Cleveland International Women is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2004. The team is a member of Women's Major League Soccer , a new women’s soccer league in the United States that uses an open league model of promotion and relegation....	12	3	8	1	16	39	-23	10
5	London Gryphons	12	1	9	2	6	25	-19	5

Atlantic Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Atlanta Silverbacks Women Atlanta Silverbacks Women Atlanta Silverbacks Women is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2007. 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...	10	7	2	1	22	7	+15	22
2	Charlotte Lady Eagles Charlotte Lady Eagles Charlotte Lady Eagles is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2003. 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...	10	5	3	2	15	4	+11	17
3	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....	10	5	4	1	12	13	-1	16
4	Hampton Roads Piranhas Hampton Roads Piranhas Hampton Roads Piranhas is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 1995. 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...	10	2	6	2	7	21	-14	8
5	Northern Virginia Majestics Northern Virginia Majestics Northern Virginia Majestics is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 1998. 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...	10	2	8	0	6	25	-19	6

Northeast Division

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues	12	11	1	0	26	9	+17	33
2	Washington Freedom Futures	12	10	1	1	29	7	+22	31
3	New Jersey Wildcats New Jersey Wildcats New Jersey Wildcats is an American women’s soccer team, founded by Vincent Baldino in 1996. 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. The team plays in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference against the D.C...	12	7	4	1	22	16	+6	22
4	Long Island Rough Riders Long Island Rough Riders (W-League) Long Island Rough Riders, also known as Long Island Lady Riders, is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2003. 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. The team plays in the Northeast Division of the...	12	7	5	0	23	14	+9	21
5	New Jersey Rangers New Jersey Rangers (W-League) New Jersey Rangers is an American soccer team based in Denville, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the W-League, the second tier of Women's Soccer in America, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference....	12	4	8	0	16	30	-14	12
6	New York Magic New York Magic New York Magic is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2003. 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. The team plays in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference against the D.C...	12	3	9	0	23	30	-7	9
7	North Jersey Valkyries North Jersey Valkyries North Jersey Valkyries is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2009 based in Wayne, New Jersey, United States. 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. The team plays in the Northeast Division of the...	12	0	12	0	5	30	-25	0

Western Conference

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Vancouver Whitecaps Women Vancouver Whitecaps Women The Vancouver Whitecaps FC women are a Canadian women's soccer team founded in 2001 and a part of the greater Vancouver Whitecaps FC club. Originally called the Vancouver Breakers in 2001-02, the team is a member of the W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada...	10	6	0	4	20	9	+11	22
2	Pali Blues Pali Blues Pali Blues is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2008. 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...	10	3	4	3	16	14	+2	12
3	Seattle Sounders Women Seattle Sounders Women The Seattle Sounders Women is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2003. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States, and as a club in the Western Division, they play against Colorado Force, Colorado Rush, LA Strikers, ...	10	2	2	6	12	12	0	12
4	Colorado Rush	10	2	2	6	10	12	-2	12
5	Santa Clarita Blue Heat Santa Clarita Blue Heat Santa Clarita Blue Heat is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2008. The club was known as the Ventura County Fusion for its first two years of existence. 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...	10	2	6	2	6	16	-10	8
6	Colorado Force	10	2	3	5	11	12	-1	7*

Note: Colorado Force deducted 4 points.

Format

The W-League champion will earn an automatic bye into the W-League Semifinals, with the highest-placed team in the division not making the playoffs will earn a playoff berth.

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.

Conference Brackets

Central Conference
Eastern Conference
Western Conference

W-League Championship Bracket

Divisional Round

Conference Semifinals

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Conference Finals

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W-League Semifinals

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W-League Third Place

W-League Championship