The 2007 W-League Season was the league's 13th. The

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finished the season as national champions, beating the

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3-1 in the W-League Championship game in

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on 7 August 2007.

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finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 11 out of their 12 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +38 goal difference.

Changes from 2006 season

Name changes

Two teams changed their names: The Long Island Lady Riders changed their name to the

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, and the San Diego Lady Gauchos changed their name to the

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New teams

Three teams were added for the season:

Teams Leaving

Five teams folded after the 2006 season: *

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* Cincinnati Ladyhawks * New Hampshire Lady Phantoms * South Jersey Banshees * Sudbury Canadians Carolina Dynamo Women went on hiatus for this season.

Standings

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

Central Conference

Atlantic Division

Midwest Division

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Northern Division

Western Conference

Playoffs

Format

Four teams qualify from the Central Conference, six from the Eastern Conference, and two from the Western Conference. The Division Winners in the Central Conference will play the second place team of the other division. In the Eastern Conference, the second and third place team in each division will play, with the winner of that match playing the top team in the other division. Finally, the two winners of the latter matches will play for the Eastern Conference championship. The top two teams in the Western Conference will play each other. The

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automatically qualify for the W-League Semifinals as hosts. They will play the highest-ranked Conference Champion in their semifinal, with the other two Conference Champions will play in the other.

Conference Brackets

Central Conference Eastern Conference Western Conference

W-League Championship Bracket

Divisional Round

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Conference Semifinals

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Conference Finals

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W-League Semifinals

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W-League Third-Place Game

W-League Final

References

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