The 2013
W-League season is the 19th season of the league's existence, and 10th season of second division women's soccer in the United States. The regular season started on May 11 and ended on July 14.
Changes from 2012 season
Name changes
Three teams changed their name in the off-season:
Expansion teams
Two teams were added for the season:
Teams leaving
*Five teams folded or self-relegated following the 2012 season:
**New Jersey Rangers - Denville, New Jersey
**Northern Virginia Majestics - Manassas, Virginia
**Rochester Ravens - Rochester, New York
**
Vancouver Whitecaps Women
The Vancouver Whitecaps FC women was a Canadian soccer club based in Vancouver, British Columbia that played in the USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada. The team was formed in 2001 under the name Van ...
- Vancouver, British Columbia
**
Victoria Highlanders Women
Victoria Highlanders FC is a Canadian women's soccer team based in Victoria, British Columbia.
The team was founded in 2001 as the Victoria Stars FC. In 2010, the team was acquired by the Victoria Highlanders and re-branded to serve as their wo ...
- Victoria, British Columbia
*One team moved following the 2012 season
**
D.C. United Women was renamed
Washington Spirit
The Washington Spirit are an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It is a continuation of the D.C. United Women of the USL W-League (1995†...
and moved to the
National Women's Soccer League
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a women's professional Association football, soccer league and the highest level of the United States soccer league system#Women's leagues, United States soccer league system (alongside the USL Supe ...
. The
Washington Spirit Reserves team was created, which then joined the W-League.
Standings
As of 7/14/2013
Northeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
Central Conference
Western Conference
Playoffs
Nine teams qualified for the postseason with one champion advancing from each conference to the 2013 W-League Championship, to be held at the
IMG Academy
IMG Academy is a University-preparatory school, preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. The organization is set across over 600 acres (243 ha) and features programs consisting of sport ca ...
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
Statistical leaders
Top scorers
Source:
Awards
* Most Valuable Player: Shan Jones, (
VIR
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Places
* Vir (island), an island on the Croatian coast of the Adriatic Sea
* Vir (municipality), the settlement on the Croatian island
* Vir, Posušje, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* VÃr, a municipality and village ...
)
* Rookie of the Year: Shan Jones, (
VIR
Vir or VIR may refer to:
Places
* Vir (island), an island on the Croatian coast of the Adriatic Sea
* Vir (municipality), the settlement on the Croatian island
* Vir, Posušje, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* VÃr, a municipality and village ...
)
* Defender of the Year: Blakely Mattern, (
CAR
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)
* Coach of the Year:
Cindy Walsh
Cindy Walsh (born September 13, 1979) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played as a defender. She has been a member of the Canada women's national team.
College career
She attended the University of Hartford, playing for the NCAA Divisio ...
, (
LAV
LAV or Lav may refer to:
Persons
* Lav, an alternative name for Lava (''Ramayana''), a son of the Hindu deity Rama and his wife Sita, whose story is told in the ''Ramayana''
* Lav, translation in some Slavic languages of the name Lev
* Luis A ...
)
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Genevieve Richard, (
LAV
LAV or Lav may refer to:
Persons
* Lav, an alternative name for Lava (''Ramayana''), a son of the Hindu deity Rama and his wife Sita, whose story is told in the ''Ramayana''
* Lav, translation in some Slavic languages of the name Lev
* Luis A ...
)
* Playoff MVP:
Ashley Nick, (
PAL
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)
All-League and All-Conference Teams
Northeastern Conference
F: Jessica Fuccello (
NJW), Grace Hawkins (
LIR
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), Shan Jones (
VIR
Vir or VIR may refer to:
Places
* Vir (island), an island on the Croatian coast of the Adriatic Sea
* Vir (municipality), the settlement on the Croatian island
* Vir, Posušje, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* VÃr, a municipality and village ...
) *
M: Esther Anyanwu (
VIR
Vir or VIR may refer to:
Places
* Vir (island), an island on the Croatian coast of the Adriatic Sea
* Vir (municipality), the settlement on the Croatian island
* Vir, Posušje, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* VÃr, a municipality and village ...
), Amber Stobbs (
WAS),
Alicia Tirelli (
NJW)
D:
Rachel Breton (
NJW), Gabby Charno (
LIR
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),
Meghan Cox (
WAS), Jessica Kalonji (
VIR
Vir or VIR may refer to:
Places
* Vir (island), an island on the Croatian coast of the Adriatic Sea
* Vir (municipality), the settlement on the Croatian island
* Vir, Posušje, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* VÃr, a municipality and village ...
)
G: Lauren Vetock (
VIR
Vir or VIR may refer to:
Places
* Vir (island), an island on the Croatian coast of the Adriatic Sea
* Vir (municipality), the settlement on the Croatian island
* Vir, Posušje, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* VÃr, a municipality and village ...
)
Southeastern Conference
F: Emilie Fillion (
DDL), Savannah Jordan (
ATL) *, Cherie Sayon (
ATL)
M: Stacy Bishop (
TAM),
Leah Fortune (
CHR
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* Canadians for Health Research, a national not-for-profit organisation
* Centre for Human Rights, an organisation promoting human rights in Africa
* Christ Church Secondary School, a government-aided school ...
), Amanda Naeher (
CHR
CHR or chr may refer to: Organisations
* Canadians for Health Research, a national not-for-profit organisation
* Centre for Human Rights, an organisation promoting human rights in Africa
* Christ Church Secondary School, a government-aided school ...
)
D: McCallie Jones (
CHR
CHR or chr may refer to: Organisations
* Canadians for Health Research, a national not-for-profit organisation
* Centre for Human Rights, an organisation promoting human rights in Africa
* Christ Church Secondary School, a government-aided school ...
), Blakely Mattern (
CAR
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) *, Meghan Scharer (
DDL), Ashley Swinehart (
CAR
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)
G: Elizabeth Hull (
CAR
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)
Central Conference
F: Nkemjika Ezurike Nathalie (
LAV
LAV or Lav may refer to:
Persons
* Lav, an alternative name for Lava (''Ramayana''), a son of the Hindu deity Rama and his wife Sita, whose story is told in the ''Ramayana''
* Lav, translation in some Slavic languages of the name Lev
* Luis A ...
), Emily Gielnik (
OTT), Furtuna Velaj (
TOR
Tor, TOR or ToR may refer to:
Places
* Toronto, Canada
** Toronto Raptors
* Tor, Pallars, a village in Spain
* Tor, former name of Sloviansk, Ukraine, a city
* Mount Tor, Tasmania, Australia, an extinct volcano
* Tor Bay, Devon, England
* Tor ...
)
M: Chantelle Campbell (
LAV
LAV or Lav may refer to:
Persons
* Lav, an alternative name for Lava (''Ramayana''), a son of the Hindu deity Rama and his wife Sita, whose story is told in the ''Ramayana''
* Lav, translation in some Slavic languages of the name Lev
* Luis A ...
), Catherine Charron-Delage (
LAV
LAV or Lav may refer to:
Persons
* Lav, an alternative name for Lava (''Ramayana''), a son of the Hindu deity Rama and his wife Sita, whose story is told in the ''Ramayana''
* Lav, translation in some Slavic languages of the name Lev
* Luis A ...
), Alyscha Mottershead (
OTT) *
D: Kathryn Acton (
LON Lon or LON may refer to:
People
* Lon (photographer), pseudonym of Alonzo Hanagan, also known as "Lon of New York"
* Lon (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname
Fictional characters
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) *,
Kadeisha Buchanan (
TOR
Tor, TOR or ToR may refer to:
Places
* Toronto, Canada
** Toronto Raptors
* Tor, Pallars, a village in Spain
* Tor, former name of Sloviansk, Ukraine, a city
* Mount Tor, Tasmania, Australia, an extinct volcano
* Tor Bay, Devon, England
* Tor ...
),
Diamond Simpson
Diamond Simpson (born April 28, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a defender. She made four appearances for the Canada national team.
Early life
She began playing youth soccer at age 8 with North Mississauga SC, later playing w ...
(
KWU),
Shelina Zadorsky
Shelina Laura Zadorsky (born October 24, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Canada national team. She previously played for Australian W-League club Pe ...
(
OTT)
G: Genevieve Richard (
LAV
LAV or Lav may refer to:
Persons
* Lav, an alternative name for Lava (''Ramayana''), a son of the Hindu deity Rama and his wife Sita, whose story is told in the ''Ramayana''
* Lav, translation in some Slavic languages of the name Lev
* Luis A ...
) *
Western Conference
F: Ana Borges (
SCL SCL may refer to:
Computing
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* SC++L, the C++ standard library
* Software Collections in the CentOS Linux distribution
* System Command Language of the NOS/VE CDC Cyber operating syst ...
),
Danica Evans (
COL
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COL, CoL or col may also refer to:
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* Caldera OpenLinux, a defunct Linux distribution
* , an HTML element specifying a column
* A collision sig ...
), Kristen Hamilton (
CRW) *
M: Melissa Busque (
SEA
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) *, Sarah Killion (
PAB), Ashley Nick (
PAB) *
D: Sasha Andrews (
PAB),
Rachel Daly
Rachel Ann Daly (born 6 December 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays predominantly as a striker for Aston Villa in the FA Women's Super League. Having spent most of her career with Houston Dash in the NWSL, she spent her yout ...
(
LAS), Danielle Johnson (
BAB
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* Bab (toponymy), a component of Arabic toponyms literally meaning "gate"
* Set (mythology) (also known as Bab, Baba, or Seth) ancient Egyptian god
* Bab (Shia Islam), a term designating deputies of the Imams in Shia Isla ...
) *, Brooke Spence (
COR) *
G: Erin McNulty (
SEA
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)
''
* denotes All-League player''
References
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