W-League Finals in Ottawa in 2012
Last year we had a team event by attending a Fury's W-League match. For 2012, the Ottawa Fury have been selected as hosts of the 2012 USL W-League Championship.
Mark it down on your calendars: July 27-29 at Algonquin College Soccer Complex, for the semifinals and final featuring some of the world’s top amateur, international and professional women’s soccer stars.
As hosts of the W-League Championship, the Fury receive a bye into the semifinals. The 18th W-League season will feature 30 teams in three regional conferences that will see 11 teams advance to the postseason with one champion advancing from each conference. The three conference champions will join the Fury in Ottawa in a ‘final four’ format championship. The semifinals will be played on Friday, July 27 with the winners meeting for the 2012 W-League Championship on Sunday, July 29.
Ottawa Fury owner and CEO John Pugh, and the coach's professor in years past: "The Ottawa Fury are proud to partner with the W-League in hosting the 2012 W-League Championships presented by UMBRO," "Canada’s capital has proved itself time and time again a great city in which to stage major soccer events. We were thrilled to host in 2004 and are excited to have the opportunity to once again provide a great experience for the teams and fans alike."
Since joining the W-League in 2000, the Fury have amassed a record of 116-23-16 collecting eight division titles, five conference championships, six final four appearances and three appearances in the championship final. Having not lost at home in more than three years (23-0-2), the Fury are hopeful that home-field advantage will help lead them to their first W-League title.
"The W-League is recognized throughout the world for providing superior competition for female players, while offering affordable family entertainment for fans across North America. The caliber of W-League talent was well represented in the recent CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers where all 20 Canadian National team members and 15 of the 20 U.S. National team members boasted W-League experience including 2011 W-League Rookie of the Year Sydney Leroux and Ottawa Fury Youth Program graduate and W-League striker Christina Julien".
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