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The 2011 W-League 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 14 and ended on July 17.

Changes from 2010 season

Name changes

One team changed their name in the off-season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Previous Name
Hamilton FC Rage	Hamilton area	Hamilton Avalanche

Expansion teams

Five teams were added for the season:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Dayton Dutch Lions	Dayton area	Bellbrook, OH	expansion
D.C. United Women	Washington, D.C. area	Boyds, MD	expansion
Fredericksburg Impact	Fredericksburg area	Fredericksburg, VA	expansion
Los Angeles Strikers	Los Angeles area	Fullerton, CA	expansion
Victoria Highlanders Women	Victoria area	Victoria, BC	expansion

Teams leaving

Six teams either folded or left following the 2010 season:

• Chicago Red Eleven
• Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues
• Kalamazoo Outrage
• Tampa Bay Hellenic (joined WPSL)
• Washington Freedom Futures (disbanded when Washington Freedom franchise relocated to South Florida)
• Western New York Flash (joined WPS)

Standings

As of 7/17/2011
Orange indicates Host Team for W-League Championship
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Central Conference

Central Division

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

1. Atlanta Silverbacks Women deducted one point.

Northeast Division

1. ^ New Jersey Wildcats and New Jersey Rangers deducted one point.

Western Conference

Western Division

Playoffs

• Note: Seattle Sounders Women hosts the W-League Championship and gains an automatic berth in the National Semi-Finals.

Eastern Conference Playoffs

Charlotte Lady Eagles	2 - 1	Long Island Rough Riders
Huecker 33' 42'	Report	Fenix 52' (o.g.)

Atlanta Silverbacks Women	3 - 2	New Jersey Wildcats
Dennis 12' Pollack 43' Tomlinson 70' Newfield  84'	Report	Lopez 18' Fuccello 63'

Atlanta Silverbacks Women	1 - 0	Charlotte Lady Eagles
Newfield 9' Balaam  44'	Report	Naeher  72'

Central Conference Playoffs

Ottawa Fury Women	4 - 0	Toronto Lady Lynx
Busque 12' 20' 58' Outerbridge 31'	Report	Afonso  82'

Laval Comets	1 - 3 (a.e.t.)	Quebec City Amiral
Charron-Delage 51' Tremblay  80'	Report	Laverdiere 5' 101' Roy 93'

Ottawa Fury Women	6 - 0	Quebec City Amiral
Outerbridge 17' Shufelt 24' 39' 55' Julien 83' 90+'	Report

Western Conference Playoff

Santa Clarita Blue Heat	3 - 4	Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Franco 18' Beard 53' Fisher 56'	Report	Leroux 32' Franko 45' Kyle 47' Marton  81'  Richardson 87'

W-League Championship

Semi-finals

Atlanta Silverbacks Women	3 - 1	Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Tomlinson 16' 54' Newfield  42' Pollock 73'	Report	Weimer 18' Kyle  41'

Ottawa Fury Women	3 - 2	Seattle Sounders Women
Hastings  4' Outerbridge 18' 55' Wetzel 48' Ramirez  79' Wollner  85'	Report	Baumgardt 80' Charette 89'

Third Place Playoff

Vancouver Whitecaps Women	2 - 1	Seattle Sounders Women
Stoltenberg 47' Kyle 65'	Report	Charette 21'

Championship

Atlanta Silverbacks Women	6 - 1	Ottawa Fury Women
Tomlinson 9' 74' Dennis 30' 54' Pollock 32' Bennett 89'	Report	Wetzel  31' Outerbridge 49'

References

1. "W-League Standings". Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
2. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2013.

• USL W-League (1995–2015) seasons
• 2011 in American women's soccer leagues
• 2011 in Canadian women's soccer