The 2004 W-League Season was the league's 10th. The Vancouver Whitecaps Women won the W-League title, defeating the New Jersey Wildcats 4-2 in Ottawa.
Changes from 2003 season
Name changes One team changed their name in the off-season: Team name Metro area Previous name Carolina Dynamo Greensboro area Greensboro Twisters
Expansion teams Fourteen teams were added for the season: Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation Bradenton Athletics Sun Coast area Bradenton, FL expansion Calgary Wildfire Calgary area Calgary, AB expansion Cleveland Internationals Women Cleveland area Cleveland, CA expansion Detroit Jaguars Detroit area Livonia, ON expansion Edmonton Aviators Women Edmonton area Edmonton, AB expansion Fort Wayne Fever Fort Wayne area Fort Wayne, IN expansion London Gryphons London area London, ON expansion Montreal Xtreme Montreal area Montreal, QC expansion Rhode Island Stingrays Providence area Providence, RI WPSL Richmond Kickers Destiny Richmond area Richmond, VA expansion St. Louis Archers St. Louis area St. Louis, MO expansion Sudbury Canadians Sudbury area Sudbury, ON expansion Western Mass Lady Pioneers Springfield area Ludlow, MA expansion West Michigan Firewomen Grand Rapids area Grand Rapids, MI expansion
Teams leaving Two teams folded after the 2004 season: New Jersey Lady Stallions Northern Kentucky TC Stars
Standings Orange indicates bye into W-League semifinals as host. Blue indicates division title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Central Conference
Atlantic Division
Midwest Division
Eastern Conference
New England Division
North Central Division
Northeast Division
Western Conference
Playoffs
Format Seven teams each from the Eastern Conference, four teams from the Central Conference and two from the Western Conference qualify for the playoffs. The Ottawa Fury Women received a bye into the W-League semifinals as hosts. All matchups are in a one-leg format.
In the Central Conference, the Division champions play the second-place team from the same division, who will play each other to advance to the W-League Semifinals.
In the Eastern Conference, the top two teams in each division play each other, except for the Division champion with the best record, that receives a bye to the Conference Semifinals, and Ottawa, who has a bye to the W-League Semifinals. The team with the worst record in the Conference Semifinals plays the team with the Divisional Finals bye, and the other two teams play each other. The winners play to advance to the W-League Semifinals.
The two teams in the Western Conference will play each other to advance to the W-League Semifinals.
Conference Brackets Central Conference
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
W-League Championship Bracket
Divisional Round
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
W-League Semifinals
W-League Third Place
W-League Finals
See also United Soccer Leagues 2004 2004 PDL Season