2011 Women's Professional Soccer season

Women's Professional Soccer
Season2011
ChampionsWestern New York Flash
Matches54
Goals150 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorerMarta, WNY;Christine Sinclair, WNY (10) [1]
Biggest home winPHI 6-0 mJ
Biggest away winATL 1-4 BOSNJ 1-4 WNY
Highest scoringPHI 4-3 NJ
Highest attendance15,404 WNY vs. mJ (July 20)
Lowest attendance864 mJ vs. ATL (May 29)
Average attendance3,518
← 2010

The 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season is the third season for the WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. The season started with the opening match on April 9, with the 2011 WPS Championship scheduled for the weekend of August 27–28.[2]

Changes from the 2010 Season

Competition Format/Schedule

  • The regular season will begin on April 9 and end on August 14, with most teams playing few games during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. The playoffs will be held during the last two weeks of August and end with the WPS Championship presented by Citi on either August 27 or 28.
  • Each team will play a total of eighteen games, two at home and two away against every other team minus one home game for one opponent and one away game for a different opponent.
  • The playoff format was identical to that of the 2010 season. The four teams with the most points from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. The third- and fourth-placed regular season finishers played each other in the single-match First Round, with the winner traveling to face the second-placed regular season finisher in the Super Semifinal midweek. The Super Semifinal winner then traveled to face the first-placed regular season finisher in the WPS Championship.
Abbreviation and Color Key:Atlanta Beat - ATL • Boston Breakers - BOS • magicJack - mJPhiladelphia Independence - PHI • Sky Blue FC - NJ • Western New York Flash - WNYWin  • Loss  • Tie  • Home
Club Match
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Atlanta BeatBOSNJWNYWNYmJPHINJmJPHImJBOSNJBOSPHImJPHIWNYWNY
1-41-02-23-02-01-23-04-00-02-30-01-02-00-10-01-00-22-0
Boston BreakersATLWNYmJNJPHIWNYPHINJmJNJATLATLWNYPHImJWNYmJNJ
1-41-21-01-02-03-21-12-12-10-00-02-02-20-14-02-10-22-0
magicJackBOSPHIATLWNYATLBOSATLPHIPHINJWNYATLNJBOSNJBOSWNYPHI
1-02-12-03-04-02-12-36-03-12-23-10-00-24-03-20-21-22-1
Philadelphia IndependenceNJmJBOSATLBOSWNYATLWNYmJmJNJWNYATLNJBOSATLNJmJ
2-22-12-01-21-11-20-00-16-03-14-32-10-12-00-11-02-12-1
Sky Blue FCPHIATLBOSWNYATLBOSWNYBOSATLPHImJWNYPHImJWNYmJPHIBOS
2-21-01-03-13-02-12-20-01-04-32-20-22-00-21-43-22-12-0
Western New York FlashBOSATLATLNJBOSmJPHINJPHIPHINJmJBOSNJBOSATLmJATL
1-22-23-03-13-23-01-22-20-12-10-23-12-21-42-10-21-22-0

Standings

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Western New York Flash18 13 3 2 40 18 +22 42 Advance to Championship
2 Philadelphia Independence18 11 3 4 31 18 +13 36 Advance to Super Semifinal
3 magicJack18 9 2 7 29 29 0 28[a]Advance to First round
4 Boston Breakers18 5 4 9 19 24 −5 19[b]
5 Sky Blue FC18 5 4 9 24 29 −5 19[b]
6 Atlanta Beat18 1 4 13 7 32 −25 7
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: soccerwayRules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.Notes:
  1. ^magicJack were deducted a point for various league violations.[6]
  2. ^ abBOS: 7 pts; SKY: 4 pt

Playoffs

First RoundAugust 17, 2011Super SemifinalAugust 20, 2011WPS ChampionshipAugust 27, 2011
1Western New York Flash1(5)
2Philadelphia Independence22Philadelphia Independence1(4)
3magicJack33magicJack0
4Boston Breakers1

Awards

Player of the Week

Week Player of the Week Club Week's Statline
Week 1United StatesAllie LongSky Blue FCNJ 2-2 PHI
Week 2United StatesAllison LipsherAtlanta Beat11 SVS, SHO
Week 3United StatesAllison LipsherAtlanta Beat10 SVS
Week 4CanadaChristine SinclairWestern New York Flash2 G, GWG
Week 5BrazilMartaWestern New York Flash2 A, 1 G, GWA
Week 6United StatesMcCall ZerboniWestern New York Flash1 A, 2 G, GWG
Week 7SwedenCaroline SegerWestern New York Flash2 G
Week 8United StatesAbby WambachmagicJack3 G, GWG
Week 9United StatesMeghan KlingenbergBoston Breakers1 A, 1 G, GWG
Week 10United StatesAlyssa NaeherBoston Breakers6 SVS, SHO
Week 11SpainVerónica BoquetePhiladelphia Independence3 A, 1 G
Week 12United StatesCasey NogueiraSky Blue FC1 G, GWG
Week 13United StatesNatasha KaiPhiladelphia Independence3 G
1 G
Week 14SpainVerónica BoquetePhiladelphia Independence1 G
Week 15CanadaChristine SinclairWestern New York Flash1 A, 2 G, GWG
BOS 2-2 WNY
Week 16SpainVerónica BoquetePhiladelphia Independence1 G, GWG
1 G, GWG
Week 17United StatesAbby WambachmagicJack2 G
2 G, GWG
Week 18United StatesLauren CheneyBoston Breakers2 G, GWG

Player of the Month

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
May United StatesMcCall ZerboniWestern New York Flash2 G, 2 A in 5 games; Flash 5-0 in May
June
July

WPS Year End Awards

Award Player Club Notes
Michelle Akers Player of the Year SpainVerónica BoquetePhiladelphia IndependenceAlso earned league’s top honor as MVP
WPS Defender of the Year United StatesWhitney EngenWestern New York FlashStarted and played the full 90 in all but one game
US Coast Guard Goalkeeper of the Year United StatesAshlyn HarrisWestern New York FlashLed the league in regular season goals per game average (1.00)
US Soccer Federation Rookie of the Year United StatesChristen PressmagicJackFirst-ever hat trick scored by a rookie on July 30, 2011
WPS Coach of the Year EnglandPaul RileyPhiladelphia IndependenceLed his team to a seven-game unbeaten streak and playoff final
Citi Sportswoman of the Year United StatesNikki KrzysikPhiladelphia IndependenceTeam captain selected by her peers for exemplary leadership
PUMA Golden Boot (Top Scorer) BrazilMartaWestern New York FlashScored ten goals, earning her third consecutive award

Source: 2011 WPS Year End Awards[7]

2011 WPS Best XI

PlayerPositionSquad
Ashlyn HarrisGoalkeeperWestern New York Flash
Whitney Engen *DefenseWestern New York Flash
Kia McNeillDefensePhiladelphia Independence
Nikki KrzysikDefensePhiladelphia Independence
Ali RileyDefenseWestern New York Flash
Veronica Boquete *MidfieldPhiladelphia Independence
Caroline SegerMidfieldWestern New York Flash
Jen BuczkowskiMidfieldPhiladelphia Independence
Christine Sinclair *ForwardWestern New York Flash
MartaForwardWestern New York Flash
Abby WambachForwardmagicJack

* – unanimous selection Source: WPS Announces Best XI of 2011

Statistics

Scoring

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateMinutes
United StatesAbby WambachmagicJackAtlanta4–0May 28, 20119', 67', 89'
United StatesNatasha KaiPhiladelphiaSky Blue4–3July 6, 20113', 38', 58'
United StatesChristen PressmagicJackBoston4–0July 30, 201136', 76', 83'
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals
  • 5 Player scored 5 goals

Discipline

Streaks

Home Team Record

(Regular season only)

  • 30 wins, 14 losses, 10 ties - 1.852 PPG
  • 92 goals for, 58 against - +34 GD

References

  1. ^"2011 goal scorers". womensprosoccer.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  2. ^"WPS Finalizes Calendar for 2011 Season". WPS. December 8, 2010. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  3. ^"Teams Confirmed for 2011 WPS Season". WPS. November 16, 2010. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  4. ^"Red Stars Planning to Suspend Operations". WPS. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  5. ^wpsl.infoArchived April 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine; Red Stars are Back! Joining WPSL for 2011
  6. ^"WPS Imposes Punishment on magicJack with Point Deduction, Loss of Draft Picks". allwhitekit.com. May 12, 2011. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.
  7. ^"WPS Announces 2011 Year End Awards". WPS. August 17, 2011. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  8. ^"Breakers Beat Sky Blue, Clinch Playoff Berth". WPS. August 14, 2011.
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