The 2023 USL W League season is the 2nd season for the league. The regular season began on May 6 and ended on July 2. 16 teams qualified for the league playoffs, which began on July 6.
Team changes New teams
Academica SC (Turlock, CA) Bavarian United SC (Milwaukee, WI) Birmingham Legion WFC California Storm (Sacramento, CA) Capital FC Atletica (Salem, OR) Cleveland Force SC FC Carolinas (Waxhaws, NC) Lane United FC (Eugene, OR) Lexington SC Marin FC Siren (Greenbrae, CA) North Alabama SC (Huntsville, AL) Oakland Soul SC Olympic Club SC (San Francisco, CA)
Oly Town FC (Olympia, WA) Paisley Athletic FC (Kearny, NJ) Palm City Americanas (Palm City, FL) PDX FC (Portland, OR) Pleasanton RAGE (Pleasanton, CA) RKC Third Coast (Racine & Kenosha, WI) Rochester FC (Rochester, MN) St. Charles FC (St. Charles, MO) San Francisco Glens Stockton Cargo SC (Stockton, CA) Swan City SC (Lakeland, FL) United PDX (Portland, OR) Virginia Marauders FC (Winchester, VA)
Departing teams Caledonia SC Kaw Valley FC Peachtree City MOBA Queensboro FC St. Louis Lions
Standings
Eastern Conference Metropolitan Division
Mid Atlantic Division
Central Conference Great Lakes Division
Heartland Division
Valley Division
Southern Conference South Atlantic Division
South Central Division
Southeast Division
Western Conference Northwest Division
Nor Cal Division
Playoffs Bracket
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
Semifinals
Final
GK 1 Nona ReasonLB 13 Jenna Chatterton CB 5 Grace Bahr CB 20 Annika SchmidtRB 22 Greta Kraszula LM 21 Samantha Dewey CM 15 Alia MartinRM 16 Ella RogersLW 10 Addie Chester FW 12 Madison Williams RW 9 Katherine SoderstromSubstitutes:GK 0 Emily EdwardsMF 2 Emma Johnson DF 14 Lizzie Sexton DF 17 Rafferty Kugler MF 18 Rhonda Ojongmboh FW 19 Maisie Whitsett MF 24 Susie Soderstrom Manager: Sebastian Giraldo GK 1 Emmie AllenLB 23 Brooklyn Holt CB 16 Taylor Chism CB 22 Bella AyscueRB 4 Aven Alvarez LM 9 Lauren Martinho CM 26 Katie GroffRM 29 Maggie Graham LW 20 Mia OliaroFW 5 Mackenzie Geigle RW 15 Emily MoxleySubstitutes:GK 13 MK DalyMF 8 Phoebe Goldthwaite DF 17 Hannah Jibril MF 19 Gabrielle Ciocca MF 21 Amelia Brown FW 27 Isabella Brown MF 28 Braelynn Francher Manager: Willie Davis Jr.
Championship MVP: Alia MartinMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Maximum of seven substitutions.
Championship MVP: Alia Martin (IND)
Awards Individual awards AwardWinnerTeamReasonGolden Boot Baylee DeSmit Christos FC 21 goals in 11 gamesGolden Glove Bailey Herfurth Tampa Bay United .096 Goals Against Average; 11 ShutoutsDefender of the Year Tianna Harris Minnesota Aurora FC 4 goals; 2 assistsAssists Champion Katie Shea Collins Tennessee SC 7 assistsYoung (U20) Player of the Year Mia Oliaro North Carolina Courage U23 5 goals; 5 assistsCoach of the Year Michele Krzisnik Flint City AFC undefeated regular seasonPlayer of the Year Nádia Gomes San Francisco Glens SC 16 goals, 8 assists Monthly Awards Team of the Month Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards May Bailey Herfurth (TBU) Grace Pettet (RCL) Tianna Harris (MNA) Elle Piper (SFG) Meg Tate (EFC) Mackenzie Smith (CRW) Mia Oliaro (NCC) Isabella Gaetino (FCA) Alexis Brewah (STC) Lia Howard (LIR) Baylee DeSmit (CHR) June Taiana Tolleson (TEN) Laurel Ansbrow (NCC) Madison Cox (TBU) Juliana Ryan (MOR) Nia Christopher (EFC) Addie Chester (IND) Hannah Adler (MNA) Kennedy Berschel (CHI) Baylee DeSmit (CHR) Nadia Gomes (SFG) Mariah Lee (OLY)
All-League Teams First Team F: Samantha Dewey (IND), Baylee DeSmit (IND), Nádia Gomes (SFG) M: Bella Gaetino (FCA), Mia Oliaro (NCC), Nia Christopher (EFC), Katie Shea Collins (TEN) D: Laurel Ansbrow (NCC), Tianna Harris (MNA), Elle Piper (SFG) G: Bailey Herfurth (TBU)
Second Team F: Claire Manning (MOR), Mariah Lee (OLY), Giana Riley (CAL) M: Hannah Adler (MNA), Kennedy Berschel (CHI), Alia Martin (IND), Lauren Martinho (NCC) D: Madison Cox (TBU), Carly Smith (EFC), Grace Bahr (IND) G: Nona Reason (IND)
Divisional Players of the YearDivisionPlayerTeamGreat Lakes Bailey KorhornKalamazoo FCHeartland Maya HansenMinnesota Aurora FCMetropolitan Claire ManningMorris Elite SCMid Atlantic Baylee DeSmitChristos FCNorCal Nádia GomesSan Francisco Glens SCNorthwest Mariah LeeOly Town FCSoutheast Carissa BoeckmannTampa Bay UnitedSouth Atlantic Mia OliaroNorth Carolina Courage U23South Central Katie Shea CollinsTennessee SCValley Samantha DeweyIndy Eleven
References
External links USL W League website