2024 USL W League season

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Season2024
DatesMay 4 - June 30
(regular season)
July 5 - July 20
(playoffs)
ChampionsNorth Carolina Courage U23 (1st Title)
Regular Season titleFlorida Elite SA (1st Title)
USL W League
Season2024
DatesMay 4 - June 30
(regular season)
July 5 - July 20
(playoffs)
ChampionsNorth Carolina Courage U23 (1st Title)
Regular Season titleFlorida Elite SA (1st Title)
Matches played478
Goals scored2,162 (4.52 per match)
Best PlayerUnited States Anna Haddock Tennessee SC
Top goalscorerUnited States Luciana Setteducate Long Island Rough Riders (18 Goals)
Best goalkeeperUnited States Gabrielle Schriver Detroit City FC
Biggest home winTennessee SC 15–0 Athens United (5/24)
Biggest away winCISA 0–14 Colorado Storm (6/01) AC Connecticut 0–14 Morris Elite SC (6/08) RKC Soccer Club 0–14 Minnesota Aurora FC (6/29)
Highest scoringTennessee SC 15–0 Athens United (5/24)
Longest winning runNorth Carolina Courage U23
(14 games)
Longest unbeaten runNorth Carolina Courage U23
(16 games)
Longest winless runFayetteville Fury, Patuxent Football Athletics, CISA (12 games)
Longest losing runFayetteville Fury, Patuxent Football Athletics, CISA (12 games)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 13:36, July 22, 2024 (UTC).

The 2024 USL W League season was the 3rd season for the league. The regular season began on May 4 and ended on June 30.[1] 80 teams participated, playing in 4 conferences with 12 divisions total.[2]

New teams

Departing teams

Renamed Teams

Standings

Eastern Conference

Metropolitan Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Long Island Rough Riders (Q) 12 10 2 0 69 9 +60 32 2.67 Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2 Morris Elite SC 12 8 2 2 69 11 +58 26 2.17
3 Paisley Athletic FC 12 6 2 4 44 37 +7 20 1.67
4 Cedar Stars 12 6 2 4 35 19 +16 20 1.67
5 Westchester Flames 12 3 2 7 13 43 −30 11 0.92
6 Manhattan SC 12 2 2 8 17 53 −36 8 0.67
7 AC Connecticut 12 1 0 11 12 87 −75 3 0.25
Source: USL
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Eagle FC (Q) 12 10 1 1 38 7 +31 31 2.58 Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2 Lancaster Inferno FC (Q) 12 10 1 1 50 7 +43 31 2.58
3 Virginia Marauders FC 12 8 0 4 32 17 +15 24 2.00
4 Richmond Ivy SC 12 6 1 5 24 18 +6 19 1.58
5 Christos FC 12 5 3 4 29 21 +8 18 1.50
6 Northern Virginia FC 12 4 0 8 28 21 +7 12 1.00
7 Charlottesville Blues FC 12 2 0 10 11 34 −23 6 0.50
8 Patuxent Football Athletics 12 0 0 12 5 92 −87 0 0.00
Source: USL
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

South Atlantic Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 North Carolina Courage U23 (Q) 12 11 1 0 56 6 +50 34 2.83 Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2 Tormenta FC 12 9 2 1 36 10 +26 29 2.42
3 Carolina Ascent FC 12 7 1 4 36 10 +26 22 1.83
4 North Carolina Fusion 12 7 0 5 23 16 +7 21 1.75
5 Wake FC 12 6 1 5 16 20 −4 19 1.58
6 South Carolina United FC 12 4 1 7 18 33 −15 13 1.08
7 Charlotte Eagles 12 1 0 11 5 41 −36 3 0.25
8 Fayetteville Fury 12 0 0 12 1 55 −54 0 0.00
Source: USL
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Detroit City FC (Q) 12 10 2 0 24 5 +19 32 2.67 Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2 Kalamazoo FC 12 7 2 3 26 9 +17 23 1.92
3 Midwest United FC 12 7 0 5 22 14 +8 21 1.75
4 Cleveland Force SC 12 5 1 6 22 18 +4 16 1.33
5 AFC Ann Arbor 12 5 1 6 21 19 +2 16 1.33
6 Flint City AFC 12 4 0 8 18 28 −10 12 1.00
7 Michiana Lions FC 12 1 0 11 12 52 −40 3 0.25
Source: USL
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Heartland Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Minnesota Aurora FC (Q) 12 10 2 0 61 6 +55 32 2.67 Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2 River Light FC (Q) 12 8 1 3 49 11 +38 25 2.08
3 Chicago City SC 12 6 1 5 29 22 +7 19 1.58
4 Bavarian United SC 12 6 1 5 28 33 −5 19 1.58
5 Rochester FC 12 4 0 8 22 34 −12 12 1.00
6 Chicago Dutch Lions 12 3 0 9 11 45 −34 9 0.75
7 RKC Soccer Club 12 2 1 9 13 62 −49 7 0.58
First match(es) will be played: complete. Source: USL
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Valley Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Indy Eleven (Q) 10 7 2 1 38 13 +25 23 2.30 Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2 Kings Hammer FC 10 6 2 2 28 15 +13 20 2.00
3 Lexington SC 10 4 2 4 23 13 +10 14 1.40
4 Racing Louisville FC 10 4 2 4 32 17 +15 14 1.40
5 St. Charles FC 10 0 0 10 2 65 −63 0 0.00
Source: USL
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Southern Conference

South Central Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Tennessee SC (Q) 12 9 2 1 49 12 +37 29 2.42 Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2 Asheville City SC (Q) 12 8 2 2 28 13 +15 26 2.17
3 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 12 5 3 4 26 13 +13 18 1.50
4 Southern Soccer Academy 12 4 4 4 25 17 +8 16 1.33
5 Greenville Liberty SC 12 5 1 6 17 13 +4 16 1.33
6 Birmingham Legion WFC 12 4 1 7 14 24 −10 13 1.08
7 Athens United 12 0 1 11 4 71 −67 1 0.08
Source: USL
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Southeast Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Florida Elite SA (Q) 12 12 0 0 73 6 +67 36 3.00 Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2 Tampa Bay United 11 8 1 2 45 10 +35 25 2.27
3 Palm City Americanas 11 7 1 3 36 21 +15 22 2.00
4 Miami AC 11 6 1 4 42 19 +23 19 1.73
5 TLH Reckoning 12 3 2 7 16 60 −44 11 0.92
6 Brooke House FC 12 2 2 8 10 46 −36 8 0.67
7 Brevard SC 11 2 1 8 9 47 −38 7 0.64
8 Swan City SC 12 2 0 10 17 39 −22 6 0.50
Source: USL
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Lone Star Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 AHFC Royals (Q) 10 10 0 0 43 4 +39 30 3.00 Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2 Challenge SC 10 5 1 4 24 16 +8 16 1.60
3 Lonestar SC 10 4 2 4 27 17 +10 14 1.40
4 San Antonio Athenians SC 10 4 1 5 23 21 +2 13 1.30
5 AC Houston Sur 10 0 0 10 0 59 −59 0 0.00
Source: USL
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 FC Olympia (Q) 10 9 1 0 45 4 +41 28 2.80 Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2 United PDX 10 7 2 1 28 9 +19 23 2.30
3 Tacoma Galaxy 10 3 1 6 11 22 −11 10 1.00
4 Capital FC Atletica 10 2 0 8 9 35 −26 6 0.60
5 Lane United FC 10 1 2 7 6 29 −23 5 0.50
Source: USL
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Nor Cal Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 California Storm (Q) 12 9 3 0 38 5 +33 30 2.50 Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2 Oakland Soul SC (Q) 12 9 3 0 34 12 +22 30 2.50
3 San Francisco Glens 12 8 2 2 36 14 +22 26 2.17
4 Stockton Cargo SC 12 7 2 3 32 13 +19 23 1.92
5 Olympic Club SC 12 3 1 8 9 41 −32 10 0.83
6 Academica SC 12 3 0 9 23 44 −21 9 0.75
7 Pleasanton RAGE 12 1 3 8 16 36 −20 6 0.50
8 Marin FC Siren 12 1 0 11 10 33 −23 3 0.25
Source: USL
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Mountain Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Colorado Storm (Q) 12 10 1 1 56 4 +52 31 2.58 Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2 Northern Colorado Rain FC 12 8 1 3 43 13 +30 25 2.08
3 Albion SC Colorado 12 8 0 4 24 15 +9 24 2.00
4 Flatirons SC 12 3 0 9 20 23 −3 9 0.75
5 CISA 12 0 0 12 3 91 −88 0 0.00
Source: USL
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Playoffs

Bracket

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Semifinals Final
        
NC Courage U23 4
Lancaster Inferno FC 0
NC Courage U23 3
Eastern Conference
Long Island Rough Riders 0
Long Island Rough Riders 2
Eagle FC* 1
NC Courage U23* 2
Tennessee SC 1
Florida Elite SA 1
Asheville City SC* 2
Asheville City SC* 0
Southern Conference
Tennessee SC 1
AHFC Royals 0
Tennessee SC 1
NC Courage U23* 3
Colorado Storm 2
Minnesota Aurora FC 1
Indy Eleven 2
Indy Eleven 1
Central Conference
Detroit City FC* 3
Detroit City FC* 3
River Light FC 0
Detroit City FC* 1
Colorado Storm 2
FC Olympia 2
Oakland Soul SC* 1
FC Olympia 0
Western Conference
Colorado Storm 1
Colorado Storm 3
California Storm* 0

(*) Host cities for Conference Semifinals and Finals; National Semis

Conference semifinals

July 5 NC Courage U23 4–0Lancaster Inferno FCMechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
3:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mountain View Middle School
Referee: Elena Dauphinais
July 5 AHFC Royals0–1 Tennessee SC Asheville, North Carolina
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Greenwood Field
Referee: Amy Balbier
July 5 Detroit City FC 3–0River Light FCHamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Referee: JEREN GHOUJEGHI
July 5 Eagle FC1–2 Long Island Rough Riders Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Mountain View Middle School
Referee: Elena Dauphinais
July 5 Asheville City SC 2–1Florida Elite Soccer AcademyAsheville, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Greenwood Field
Referee: Justin Hughes
July 5 Oakland Soul SC1–2 (a.e.t.) FC Olympia Hayward, California
10:00 PM EDT
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Referee: Jose Leon Amparan
July 5 California Storm0–3 Colorado Storm Davis, California
10:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Davis Legacy Field
Referee: ADRIANA CONTRERAS

Conference Finals

July 7 Detroit City FC 3–1Indy ElevenHamtramck, Michigan
1:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Referee: JARIN HARRELL
July 7 FC Olympia0–1 Colorado Storm Davis, California
2:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Davis Legacy Field
Referee: PEDRO VASQUEZ-LUNA
July 7 NC Courage U23 3–0Long Island Rough RidersMechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
5:30 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Mountain View Middle School
Referee: Emma Elwell
July 7 Asheville City SC0–1 Tennessee SC Asheville, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Greenwood Field
Referee: John Andres

Semifinals

July 13 Detroit City FC1–2 Colorado Storm Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium

Final

NC Courage U233–2Colorado Storm
 Report
Referee: Amy Balbier
NC Courage U23
Colorado Storm
GK1United States Emily Edwards
LB2United States Aven Alvarez
CB20United States Kayleigh Herr
CB22United States Taylor Chism
RB21United States Kendall Holt
LM4United States Bailey Goldthwaitedownward-facing red arrow 64'
CM29United States Amelia BrownYellow card 63'downward-facing red arrow 78'
RM5United States Phoebe Goldthwaite
LW16United States Ivy Garnerdownward-facing red arrow 78'
FW6United States Hannah Jibrildownward-facing red arrow 64'
RW15United States Mia Oliaro
Substitutes:
FW3United States Mackenzie Geigleupward-facing green arrow 64'
FW8United States Leah Kuklick
FW11United States Alexis Stricklandupward-facing green arrow 78'
MF14United States Cazzi Norgrenupward-facing green arrow 78'
FW17United States Macey Baderupward-facing green arrow 64'
DF25United States Lindsey Hailey
MF26United States Syrianna Davis
Manager:
United States Willie Davis Jr.
GK1United States Addie Todd
LB12United States Sydney Cheesman
CB39United States Avery Vander Vendownward-facing red arrow 71'
CB38United States Hannah Gallegos
RB40United States Caley Swierengadownward-facing red arrow 45'
LM10United States Lexi MeyerYellow card 45'downward-facing red arrow 52'
CM37United States Makayla Merlodownward-facing red arrow 52'
RM9United States Reagan Kotschau
LW11El Salvador Makenna Dominguezdownward-facing red arrow 71'
FW15United States Amy Smithdownward-facing red arrow 45'
RW19United States Reese McDermott
Substitutes:
GK0United States Ashlyn Bartley
MF2United States Riley Bakerupward-facing green arrow 71'
MF5United States Jadyn Goodrichupward-facing green arrow 52'
MF20United States Adeleine Walickupward-facing green arrow 52'
DF23United States Jordan Crockettupward-facing green arrow 45'
FW32United States Addie Whitehouseupward-facing green arrow 45'
DF33United States Ashlyn FernandezYellow card 90'upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
United States Sebastian GiraldoYellow card 90'

Most Valuable Player:
United States Macey Bader

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