2011 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs

The Independence (gray) and the Flash (red/white) are recognized after the championship game

The 2011 WPS Playoffs were the postseason to Women's Professional Soccer's 2011 Season, which started on August 17 and culminated on August 27 at Sahlen's Stadium in Rochester, New York.

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Western New York Flash 18 13 3 2 40 18 +22 42 Advance to Championship
2 Philadelphia Independence 18 11 3 4 31 18 +13 36 Advance to Super Semifinal
3 magicJack 18 9 2 7 29 29 0 28 Advance to First round
4 Boston Breakers 18 5 4 9 19 24 −5 19
5 Sky Blue FC 18 5 4 9 24 29 −5 19
6 Atlanta Beat 18 1 4 13 7 32 −25 7
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) head-to-head result.
Notes:
  1. ↑ magicJack were deducted a point for various league violations.
  2. 1 2 BOS: 7 pts; SKY: 4 pt

Bracket

First RoundSuper SemifinalWPS Final
1Western New York Flash1(5)
2Philadelphia Independence22Philadelphia Independence1(4)
3magicJack33magicJack0
4Boston Breakers1

Results

First round

magicJack3 – 1Boston Breakers
Wambach 6', 57' (pen.)
Rapinoe 61'		 Buehler Yellow card 17'
Winters 31', Yellow card 81'
Hemmings Yellow card 35'
FAU Soccer Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida
Attendance: 2,075
Referee: Christina Ibanez

Super Semifinal

Philadelphia Independence2 – 0magicJack
Kai 46'
Rodriguez 81'		 Rampone Yellow card 12'
Wambach Yellow card 86'
PPL Park, Chester, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 5,410
Referee: Ted Unkel

WPS Championship

Media coverage

The First Round will be viewable on Fox Soccer Channel with the others on Fox Sports Net; all will be simultaneously webcast on the WPS website.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "WPS Imposes Punishment on magicJack with Point Deduction, Loss of Draft Picks". allwhitekit.com. May 12, 2011. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.

See also