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Alignment for 10th W-League season announced
W-League expands to 37 clubs for 2004 season with 12 new teams
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Wednesday, December 10, 2003
TAMPA, FL -- United Soccer Leagues announced today the official alignment for the 10th Anniversary season of the W-League in 2004. The league expands to 37 for the 2004 season with the addition of a dozen expansion franchises.
The W-League will maintain its three-conference alignment from 2003, but has split the newly-named Northern (formerly Eastern) Conference into three divisions for the upcoming season, the New England Division, North Central Division and Northeast Division. The Central Conference will still be comprised of the Atlantic and Midwest Divisions and the Western Conference will remain as one group.
Six of the 12 expansion clubs in 2004 will be in the Central Conference.
Half of the Midwest Division will be new teams with the Cleveland Internationals, Detroit Jaguars, Fort Wayne Fever and West Michigan Edge taking to the field with the Cincinnati Ladyhawks, Columbus Lady Shooting Stars, Windy City Bluez and 2003 league finalist Chicago Cobras.
Richmond, name to be announced, and the Bradenton Athletics, will join the Atlantic Division alongside the Asheville Splash, newly-named Carolina Dynamo (formerly Greensboro Twisters), Charlotte Lady Eagles, Northern Virginia Majestics and defending champion Hampton Roads Piranhas.
Four new teams will play in the Northern Conference.
The Rochester Ravens, Toronto Inferno and 2003 semifinalist Ottawa Fury will be joined in the North Central Division by the Sudbury Canadians, who played a handful of exhibition games last season, and a club in Montreal to be announced in January.
The New Hampshire Lady Phantoms and two-time W-League champion Boston Renegades will compete with the Rhode Island Lady Stingrays and the new Western Mass Lady Pioneers in the New England Division.
The Northeast Division will be comprised entirely of veteran clubs with the New Jersey Lady Stallions, New Jersey Wildcats, New York Magic, South Jersey Banshees and the W-League inaugural 1995 season champion Long Island Lady Riders.
The Western Conference adds two new Canadian teams for 2004 with the Edmonton Aviators Women and a new club in Calgary. They join the Arizona Heatwave, Denver Lady Cougars, Fort Collins Force, Mile High Mustangs, Vancouver Whitecaps and 2003 semifinalist Seattle Sounders.
Alignment for 10th W-League season announced
W-League expands to 37 clubs for 2004 season with 12 new teams
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Wednesday, December 10, 2003
TAMPA, FL -- United Soccer Leagues announced today the official alignment for the 10th Anniversary season of the W-League in 2004. The league expands to 37 for the 2004 season with the addition of a dozen expansion franchises.
The W-League will maintain its three-conference alignment from 2003, but has split the newly-named Northern (formerly Eastern) Conference into three divisions for the upcoming season, the New England Division, North Central Division and Northeast Division. The Central Conference will still be comprised of the Atlantic and Midwest Divisions and the Western Conference will remain as one group.
Six of the 12 expansion clubs in 2004 will be in the Central Conference.
Half of the Midwest Division will be new teams with the Cleveland Internationals, Detroit Jaguars, Fort Wayne Fever and West Michigan Edge taking to the field with the Cincinnati Ladyhawks, Columbus Lady Shooting Stars, Windy City Bluez and 2003 league finalist Chicago Cobras.
Richmond, name to be announced, and the Bradenton Athletics, will join the Atlantic Division alongside the Asheville Splash, newly-named Carolina Dynamo (formerly Greensboro Twisters), Charlotte Lady Eagles, Northern Virginia Majestics and defending champion Hampton Roads Piranhas.
Four new teams will play in the Northern Conference.
The Rochester Ravens, Toronto Inferno and 2003 semifinalist Ottawa Fury will be joined in the North Central Division by the Sudbury Canadians, who played a handful of exhibition games last season, and a club in Montreal to be announced in January.
The New Hampshire Lady Phantoms and two-time W-League champion Boston Renegades will compete with the Rhode Island Lady Stingrays and the new Western Mass Lady Pioneers in the New England Division.
The Northeast Division will be comprised entirely of veteran clubs with the New Jersey Lady Stallions, New Jersey Wildcats, New York Magic, South Jersey Banshees and the W-League inaugural 1995 season champion Long Island Lady Riders.
The Western Conference adds two new Canadian teams for 2004 with the Edmonton Aviators Women and a new club in Calgary. They join the Arizona Heatwave, Denver Lady Cougars, Fort Collins Force, Mile High Mustangs, Vancouver Whitecaps and 2003 semifinalist Seattle Sounders.