The 2005 W-League Season is the league's 11th.

Changes from 2004 season

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: *

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Eight teams folded after the 2004 season: * Asheville Splash * Calgary Wildfire * Columbus Lady Shooting Stars * Edmonton Aviators Women *

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* Rhode Island Lady Stingrays * Toronto Inferno *

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Standings

''Orange indicates W-League title and bye into W-League semifinals.''
''Blue indicates division title clinched''
''Green indicates playoff berth clinched''

Central Conference

Atlantic Division

Midwest Division

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Northern Division

Western Conference

Playoffs

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 The New Jersey Wildcats is an American women’s soccer team, founded by Vincent Baldino in 1996. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team played ...

, 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

W-League Championship bracket

References

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