Season 2005 Start date 2005 End date October 9, 2005 | ||
The 2005 W-League Season is the league's 11th.
Contents
Name changes
Three teams changed their name in the off-season:
Expansion teams
Five teams were added for the season:
Teams Leaving
One team left for the WPSL:
Eight teams folded after the 2004 season:
Standings
Orange indicates W-League title and bye into W-League semifinals.
Blue indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Northeast Division
* New Hampshire was docked 3 points for violations.
Format
Five teams from the Eastern Conference, four teams from the Central Conference and two from the Western Conference qualify for the playoffs. All match-ups are in a one-leg format.
In the Central Conference, the division champions play the second-place team from the opposite division.
In the Eastern Conference, the division champion with the best record receives a bye, and will play the winner of the teams with the 4th and 5th-best conference records. The other division champion will play the seventh-place team, and plays the winner of the third-place and sixth-place teams.
The two teams in the Western Conference will play each other to advance to the W-League Semifinals.
The regular season champion, New Jersey Wildcats, received a bye into the W-League semifinals, with the eighth-place team from the Eastern Conference receiving a playoff berth.
Conference brackets
Central Conference
Eastern Conference
Western Conference