The 1998 W-League will consist of two divisions, which were created in January due to the growth and success of the four-year old league. The W-1 division features 15 teams, with the majority featuring a national team or “marquee” player such as Tampa Bay’s Michelle Akers and Raleigh’s Carla Overbeck and Tracy Ducar. The W-2 division will consist of 16 teams.

W-1 Alignment

North Division — Boston Renegades, Delaware Genies, Long Island Lady Riders, Maryland Pride, New Jersey Wildcats. South Division — Atlanta Classics, Charlotte Speed, Jackson Chargers, Raleigh Wings, Tampa Bay Extreme. Central Division — Buffalo Ffillies, Chicago Cobras, Columbus Ziggx, Denver Diamonds, Rochester Ravens. Here is the 1998 W-1 schedule: Saturday, May 2
  • Tampa Bay at Miami (W-2)
Friday, May 15
  • Charlotte at Boston
  • Raleigh at Tampa Bay
Saturday, May 16
  • Maryland at Delaware
  • Raleigh at Orlando (W-2)
  • Boston at Long Island
  • Miami (W-2) at Jackson
  • Buffalo at Columbus
  • Rochester at Chicago
  • Fort Collins (W-2) at Denver
Sunday, May 17
  • Miami (W-2) at Atlanta
Friday, May 22
  • Raleigh at Jackson
  • Chicago at Rockford (W-2)
Saturday, May 23
  • Long Island at Delaware
  • N.J. Wildcats at Maryland
  • Raleigh at Atlanta
  • Tampa Bay at Orlando (W-2)
Sunday, May 24
  • Kalamazoo (W-2) at Chicago
  • Indiana (W-2) at Denver
  • Delaware at Hampton Roads (W-2)
Friday, May 29
  • Tampa Bay at Raleigh
  • Alabama (W-2) at Jackson
Saturday, May 39
  • Long Island at Maryland
  • Tampa Bay at Charlotte
  • Boston at N.J. Wildcats
  • Alabama (W-2) at Atlanta
  • Columbus at Cleveland (W-2)
  • Chicago at Buffalo
Sunday, May 31
  • Boston at Delaware
  • Chicago at Rochester
Wednesday, June 3
  • Boston at Rhode Island (W-2)
Friday, June 5
  • Denver at Miami (W-2)
  • Atlanta at Alabama (W-2)
  • Hampton Roads (W-2) at Maryland
  • Raleigh at Chicago
Saturday, June 6
  • Hampton Roads (W-2) at Delaware
  • Denver at Orlando (W-2)
  • Buffalo at Long Island
  • Atlanta at Jackson
  • Charlotte at Tampa Bay
  • Raleigh at Columbus
Sunday, June 7
  • N.J. Wildcats at Rochester
  • Jackson at Alabama (W-2)
  • Buffalo at Finger Lakes (W-2)
Friday, June 12
  • Delaware at Tampa Bay
Saturday, June 13
  • Alabama (W-2) at Charlotte
  • Denver at Fort Collins (W-2)
  • Rochester at Long Island
  • New York (W-2) at Boston
  • Delaware at Atlanta
  • Rockford (W-2) at Chicago
  • Hampton Roads (W-2) at Raleigh
  • Jackson at N.J. Wildcats
Sunday, June 14
  • Rochester at N.J. Wildcats
  • Jackson at Maryland
  • Chicago at Columbus
Friday, June 19
  • Atlanta at Charlotte
Saturday, June 29
  • Maryland at Boston
  • Tampa Bay at Jackson
  • Columbus at Buffalo
  • Chicago at Indiana (W-2)
Sunday, June 21
  • Columbus at Rochester
  • Atlanta at Raleigh
  • N.J. Wildcats at Long Island
Wednesday, June 24
  • Orlando (W-2) at Tampa Bay
Friday, June 26
  • Maryland at Buffalo
  • Boston at Atlanta
Saturday, June 27
  • Cleveland (W-2) at Columbus
  • Maryland at Rochester
  • Long Island at Raleigh
  • N.J. Wildcats at Jackson
  • Boston at Tampa Bay
  • Chicago at Fort Collins (W-2)
Sunday, June 28
  • Long Island at Charlotte
  • N.J. Wildcats at Alabama (W-2)
  • Chicago at Denver
  • Rockford (W-2) at Columbus
Friday, July 3
  • Charlotte at Delaware
  • Miami (W-2) at Tampa Bay
  • Raleigh at Hampton Roads (W-2)
  • Finger Lakes (W-2) at Rochester
  • Jackson at Atlanta
Saturday, July 4
  • Finger Lakes (W-2) at Buffalo
  • Charlotte at Maryland
  • Columbus at Chicago
  • Fort Collins (W-2) at Denver
Sunday, July 5
  • Buffalo at Rochester
  • New York (W-2) at Long Island
Wednesday, July 8
  • Long Island at N.J. Wildcats
Friday, July 19
  • Hampton Roads (W-2) at Raleigh
  • Rochester at Denver
  • Columbus at Fort Collins (W-2)
Saturday, July 11
  • Maryland at Long Island
  • Central Jersey (W-2) at Delaware
  • Rochester at Fort Collins (W-2)
  • N.J. Wildcats at Boston
  • Buffalo at Chicago
  • Tampa Bay at Atlanta
  • Charlotte at Jackson
  • Columbus at Denver
Sunday, July 12
  • Charlotte at Alabama (W-2)
  • Boston at Connecticut (W-2)
  • N.J. Wildcats at Rhode Island (W-2)
  • Buffalo at Cleveland (W-2)
Friday, July 17
  • N.J. Wildcats at Delaware
  • Raleigh at Charlotte
  • Atlanta at Boston
  • Denver at Columbus
  • Long Island at New York (W-2)
  • Tampa Bay at Rochester
Saturday, July 18
  • Delaware at Maryland
  • Orlando (W-2) at Jackson
  • Tampa Bay at Buffalo
Sunday, July 19
  • Rochester at Buffalo
  • Boston at Maryland
  • Denver at Chicago
  • Kalamazoo (W-2) at Columbus
  • Charlotte at Raleigh
  • Atlanta at Long Island
Friday, July 24
  • Hampton Roads (W-2) at Charlotte
  • Jackson at Tampa Bay
  • Delaware at N.J. Wildcats
Saturday, July 25
  • Maryland at N.J. Lady Stallions (W-2)
  • Jackson at Miami (W-2)
  • Long Island at Boston
  • Columbus at Delaware
  • Charlotte at Atlanta
  • Buffalo at Denver
  • Chicago at Kalamazoo (W-2)
Sunday, July 26
  • Maryland at N.J. Wildcats
  • Buffalo at Fort Collins (W-2)
Friday, July 31
  • Jackson at Raleigh
  • Delaware at Boston
  • Rochester at Columbus
Saturday, August 1
  • Jackson at Charlotte
  • Delaware at Long Island
  • Atlanta at Tampa Bay
  • Denver at Buffalo
Sunday, August 2
  • Denver at Rochester