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2011 Women's Professional Soccer season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Women's Professional Soccer |
| season | 2011 |
| winners | Western New York Flash |
| league topscorer | Marta, WNY; |
| Christine Sinclair, WNY (10) | |
| matches | 54 |
| total goals | 150 |
| biggest home win | PHI 6-0 mJ |
| biggest away win | ATL 1-4 BOS |
| NJ 1-4 WNY | |
| highest scoring | PHI 4-3 NJ |
| highest attendance | 15,404 WNY vs. mJ (July 20) |
| lowest attendance | 864 mJ vs. ATL (May 29) |
| average attendance | 3,518 |
| prevseason | 2010 |
Christine Sinclair, WNY (10)
NJ 1-4 WNY
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.
Changes from the [[2010 Women's Professional Soccer season|2010 Season]]
- Defending champions FC Gold Pride will not return for the 2011 season.
- Also not returning for the 2011 season are Chicago Red Stars, which were given a month's deadline to find investors after the original announcement of the teams, but failed to achieve so. The Red Stars will spend 2011 regrouping in the WPSL.
- New to the league are the Western New York Flash, who are playing in Rochester, New York.
- Due to a change in ownership, the Washington Freedom were renamed "magicJack", and also moved from the Washington area to Boca Raton in South Florida.
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 - mJ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Independence - PHI • Sky Blue FC - NJ • Western New York Flash - WNY | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Win Loss Tie Home | Club | Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Atlanta Beat | BOS | NJ | WNY | WNY | mJ | PHI | NJ | mJ | PHI | mJ | BOS | NJ | BOS | PHI | mJ | PHI | WNY | WNY | ||
| 1-4 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | |||
| Boston Breakers | ATL | WNY | mJ | NJ | PHI | WNY | PHI | NJ | mJ | NJ | ATL | ATL | WNY | PHI | mJ | WNY | mJ | NJ | ||
| 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | |||
| magicJack | BOS | PHI | ATL | WNY | ATL | BOS | ATL | PHI | PHI | NJ | WNY | ATL | NJ | BOS | NJ | BOS | WNY | PHI | ||
| 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 6-0 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4-0 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | |||
| Philadelphia Independence | NJ | mJ | BOS | ATL | BOS | WNY | ATL | WNY | mJ | mJ | NJ | WNY | ATL | NJ | BOS | ATL | NJ | mJ | ||
| 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6-0 | 3-1 | 4-3 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | |||
| Sky Blue FC | PHI | ATL | BOS | WNY | ATL | BOS | WNY | BOS | ATL | PHI | mJ | WNY | PHI | mJ | WNY | mJ | PHI | BOS | ||
| 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4-3 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | |||
| Western New York Flash | BOS | ATL | ATL | NJ | BOS | mJ | PHI | NJ | PHI | PHI | NJ | mJ | BOS | NJ | BOS | ATL | mJ | ATL | ||
| 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 |
Standings
Playoffs
Main article: 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs
August 20, 2011 August 27, 2011 |team-width=200 | RD1-seed1=3 | RD1-team1=magicJack | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Boston Breakers | RD1-score2=1 | RD2-seed1=2 | RD2-team1=Philadelphia Independence | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=magicJack | RD2-score2=0 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Western New York Flash | RD3-score1=1(5) | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=Philadelphia Independence | RD3-score2=1(4)
Awards
Player of the Week
| Week | Player of the Week | Club | Week's Statline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | USA Allie Long | Sky Blue FC | NJ 2-2 PHI |
| Week 2 | USA Allison Lipsher | Atlanta Beat | 11 SVS, SHO |
| Week 3 | USA Allison Lipsher | Atlanta Beat | 10 SVS |
| Week 4 | CAN Christine Sinclair | Western New York Flash | 2 G, GWG |
| Week 5 | BRA Marta | Western New York Flash | 2 A, 1 G, GWA |
| Week 6 | USA McCall Zerboni | Western New York Flash | 1 A, 2 G, GWG |
| Week 7 | SWE Caroline Seger | Western New York Flash | 2 G |
| Week 8 | USA Abby Wambach | magicJack | 3 G, GWG |
| Week 9 | USA Meghan Klingenberg | Boston Breakers | 1 A, 1 G, GWG |
| Week 10 | USA Alyssa Naeher | Boston Breakers | 6 SVS, SHO |
| Week 11 | ESP Verónica Boquete | Philadelphia Independence | 3 A, 1 G |
| Week 12 | USA Casey Nogueira | Sky Blue FC | 1 G, GWG |
| Week 13 | USA Natasha Kai | Philadelphia Independence | 3 G |
| 1 G | |||
| Week 14 | ESP Verónica Boquete | Philadelphia Independence | 1 G |
| Week 15 | CAN Christine Sinclair | Western New York Flash | 1 A, 2 G, GWG |
| BOS 2-2 WNY | |||
| Week 16 | ESP Verónica Boquete | Philadelphia Independence | 1 G, GWG |
| 1 G, GWG | |||
| Week 17 | USA Abby Wambach | magicJack | 2 G |
| 2 G, GWG | |||
| Week 18 | USA Lauren Cheney | Boston Breakers | 2 G, GWG |
Player of the Month
| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Month's Statline |
|---|---|---|---|
| May | USA McCall Zerboni | Western New York Flash | 2 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 | ESP Verónica Boquete | Philadelphia Independence | Also earned league’s top honor as MVP |
| WPS Defender of the Year | USA Whitney Engen | Western New York Flash | Started and played the full 90 in all but one game |
| US Coast Guard Goalkeeper of the Year | USA Ashlyn Harris | Western New York Flash | Led the league in regular season goals per game average (1.00) |
| US Soccer Federation Rookie of the Year | USA Christen Press | magicJack | First-ever hat trick scored by a rookie on July 30, 2011 |
| WPS Coach of the Year | ENG Paul Riley | Philadelphia Independence | Led his team to a seven-game unbeaten streak and playoff final |
| Citi Sportswoman of the Year | USA Nikki Krzysik | Philadelphia Independence | Team captain selected by her peers for exemplary leadership |
| PUMA Golden Boot (Top Scorer) | BRA Marta | Western New York Flash | Scored ten goals, earning her third consecutive award |
Source: 2011 WPS Year End Awards
2011 WPS Best XI
| Player | Position | Squad |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlyn Harris | Goalkeeper | Western New York Flash |
| Whitney Engen * | Defense | Western New York Flash |
| Kia McNeill | Defense | Philadelphia Independence |
| Nikki Krzysik | Defense | Philadelphia Independence |
| Ali Riley | Defense | Western New York Flash |
| Veronica Boquete * | Midfield | Philadelphia Independence |
| Caroline Seger | Midfield | Western New York Flash |
| Jen Buczkowski | Midfield | Philadelphia Independence |
| Christine Sinclair * | Forward | Western New York Flash |
| Marta | Forward | Western New York Flash |
| Abby Wambach | Forward | magicJack |
- – unanimous selection
Source: WPS Announces Best XI of 2011
Statistics
Scoring
- First Goal of the season: Jordan Angeli for Boston Breakers against Atlanta Beat, 18th minute (April 9)
- Earliest Goal in a match: 14 seconds by Lauren Cheney for Boston Breakers against Sky Blue FC (August 14)
- Widest Winning Margin: 6 goals
- Philadelphia Independence 6-0 magicJack (June 18)
- Most Goals Scored in a Match: 7
- Philadelphia Independence 4-3 Sky Blue FC (July 6)
- Fewest Scoreless Games: 1 - Western New York Flash
- Most Scoreless Games: 13 - Atlanta Beat
- Average Goals per Match: 2.778
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Minutes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | magicJack | Atlanta | 4–0 | |||
| USA | Philadelphia | Sky Blue | 4–3 | |||
| USA | magicJack | Boston | 4–0 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
- 5 Player scored 5 goals
Discipline
- First Yellow Card: Katherine Reynolds for Atlanta Beat against Boston Breakers (April 9)
- First Red Card: Allison Whitworth for Atlanta Beat against Boston Breakers (April 9)
- Most Yellow Cards: 4
- Carli Lloyd (Atlanta Beat)
Streaks
- Longest Winning Streak: 6 games
- Philadelphia Independence Games 8-13
- Longest Unbeaten Streak: 8 games
- Western New York Flash Games 1-8
- Western New York Flash Games 11-18
- Longest Winless Streak: 16 games
- Atlanta Beat Games 3-18
- Longest Losing Streak: 5 games
- Atlanta Beat Games 4-8
- Longest Shutouts:
- Individual: 325 minutes by Valerie Henderson for Philadelphia Independence
- Team:: 392 minutes for Philadelphia Independence
- Longest Drought: 757 minutes for Atlanta Beat
Home Team Record
(Regular season only)
- 30 wins, 14 losses, 10 ties - 1.852 PPG
- 92 goals for, 58 against - +34 GD
References
References
- "2011 goal scorers". womensprosoccer.com.
- (December 8, 2010). "WPS Finalizes Calendar for 2011 Season". WPS.
- (November 16, 2010). "Teams Confirmed for 2011 WPS Season". WPS.
- (December 13, 2010). "Red Stars Planning to Suspend Operations". WPS.
- link. (April 30, 2011 ; Red Stars are Back! Joining WPSL for 2011)
- (May 12, 2011). "WPS Imposes Punishment on magicJack with Point Deduction, Loss of Draft Picks". allwhitekit.com.
- (August 17, 2011). "WPS Announces 2011 Year End Awards". WPS.
- (August 14, 2011). "Breakers Beat Sky Blue, Clinch Playoff Berth". WPS}}{{Dead link.
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