With two new franchises north of the border — the Montreal Dynamite and the Toronto Inferno — the 1999 W-League will feature 16 teams. Also new in the top women’s league: last year’s W-2 champion, the Ft. Collins Force. Gone are Columbus, which has folded, and the New Jersey Wildcats, who will compete in the W-2 Division. Each W-1 team will play a 14-game regular-season schedule, with playoffs set to begin the weekend of Aug. 6-8 and the championship slated for the weekend of Aug. 13-15.
1999 W-1 Alignment
Northern Conference: Boston Renegades, Delaware Genies, Long Island Lady Riders, Maryland Pride, Montreal Dynamite, New Jersey Lady Stallions.
Southern Conference: Atlanta Classics, Charlotte Speed, Jackson Calypso, Raleigh Wings, Tampa Bay Extreme.
Central Conference: Chicago Cobras, Denver Diamonds, Ft. Collins Force, Rochester Ravens, Toronto Inferno.
1999 W-1 Schedule
Friday, May 7 Saturday, May 8 | Montreal at Boston |
| Long Island at Delaware |
| NJ Stallions at Maryland |
Saturday, May 15 | Boston at Long Island |
| Delaware at NJ Stallions |
| Rochester at Montreal |
| Jackson at Atlanta |
| Raleigh at Tampa Bay |
| Denver at Chicago |
Sunday, May 16 | NJ Stallions at NJ Wildcats (W-2) |
Friday, May 21 | Long Island at Maryland |
| Oklahoma City (W-2) at Denver |
| Atlanta at Tampa Bay |
Saturday, May 22 | Raleigh at Boston |
| Maryland at No. Virginia (W-2) |
| NJ Stallions at Montreal |
| North Texas (W-2) at Jackson |
| Oklahoma City (W-2) at Ft. Collins |
| Toronto at Rockford (W-2) |
| Atlanta at Miami (W-2) |
Sunday, May 23 | Raleigh at Long Island |
| Toronto at Chicago |
| Jacksonville (W-2) at Charlotte |
Friday, May 28 Saturday, May 29 | Boston at Maryland |
| Long Island at Atlanta |
| Toronto at Montreal |
| Charlotte at Jacksonville (W-2) |
| Raleigh at Hampton Roads (W-2) |
| Tampa Bay at Ft. Collins |
| Rochester at Kalamazoo (W-2) |
Sunday, May 30 | Boston at Delaware |
| Long Island at Jackson |
| Central Jersey (W-2) at NJ Stallions |
| Rochester at Chicago |
| Ft. Collins at Denver |
Friday, June 4 | Boston at Toronto |
| Charlotte at Delaware |
| Jackson at Miami (W-2) |
Saturday, June 5 | Maryland at Long Island |
| Charlotte at NJ Stallions |
| Jacksonville (W-2) at Atlanta |
| Jackson at Tampa Bay |
| Kalamazoo (W-2) at Chicago |
| Ft. Collins at Oklahoma City (W-2) |
| Hampton Roads (W-2) at Raleigh |
Sunday, June 6 Thursday, June 10 Friday, June 11 | NJ Wildcats (W-2) at Maryland |
| Piedmont (W-2) at Raleigh |
| Miami (W-2) at Tampa Bay |
| Chicago at Indiana (W-2) |
Saturday, June 12 | Boston at NJ Stallions |
| Atlanta at Delaware |
| Montreal at Maryland |
| Charlotte at Jackson |
| Chicago at Kalamazoo (W-2) |
| Toronto at Rochester |
Sunday, June 13 | Montreal at Delaware |
| Central Jersey (W-2) at Long Island |
| Toronto at Cleveland (W-2) |
Tuesday, June 15 | Boston at New Hampshire (W-2) |
Friday, June 18 | Delaware at Maryland |
| Montreal at Long Island |
| Atlanta at Jackson |
| Tampa Bay at Raleigh |
| Ft. Collins at Rochester |
Saturday, June 19 | Springfield (W-2) at Boston |
| Tampa Bay at Charlotte |
| Denver at Oklahoma City (W-2) |
| Ft. Collins at Toronto |
Sunday, June 20 | Long Island at New York (W-2) |
| Montreal at NJ Stallions |
| Piedmont (W-2) at Atlanta |
| No. Virginia (W-2) at Raleigh |
| Kalamazoo (W-2) at Toronto |
| Denver at North Texas (W-2) |
Friday, June 25 | NJ Stallions at Central Jersey (W-2) |
| Miami (W-2) at Charlotte |
| Raleigh at Jackson |
| Chicago at Rockford (W-2) |
| Denver at Rochester |
| Ft. Collins at Indiana (W-2) |
Saturday, June 26 | Boston at Montreal |
| Delaware at Long Island |
| Raleigh at Atlanta |
| Jacksonville (W-2) at Tampa Bay |
Sunday, June 27 | NJ Stallions at Delaware |
| Ft. Collins at Chicago |
| Denver at Toronto |
Friday, July 2 | Maryland at Montreal |
| Rockford (W-2) at Chicago |
| Rochester at Toronto |
Saturday, July 3 | Maryland at Boston |
| Long Island at Montreal |
| Tampa Bay at Jackson |
| Denver at Ft. Collins |
| No. Virginia (W-2) at Raleigh |
Sunday, July 4 Friday, July 9 | Long Island at Boston |
| Cleveland (W-2) at Delaware |
| Hampton Roads (W-2) at Maryland |
| Atlanta at Raleigh |
| Charlotte at Tampa Bay |
| Rochester at Ft. Collins |
Saturday, July 10 Sunday, July 11 | Long Island at NJ Stallions |
| Atlanta at Charlotte |
| Jackson at Indiana (W-2) |
| Rochester at Denver |
Wednesday, July 14 Friday, July 16 | Montreal at Rochester |
| Chicago at Ft. Collins |
Saturday, July 17 | NJ Stallions at Boston |
| Delaware at Rhode Island (W-2) |
| Maryland at Raleigh |
| Atlanta at Jacksonville (W-2) |
| Charlotte at Piedmont (W-2) |
| Houston (W-2) at Jackson |
| Tampa Bay at Miami (W-2) |
Sunday, July 18 | Maryland at Charlotte |
| Montreal at Toronto |
| Chicago at Denver |
Friday, July 23 | Maryland at Delaware |
| Jackson at Charlotte |
Saturday, July 24 | Maryland at NJ Stallions |
| Rochester at Long Island |
| Charlotte at Atlanta |
| Miami (W-2) at Tampa Bay |
| Indiana (W-2) at Chicago |
| Toronto at Ft. Collins |
Sunday, July 25 | Delaware at Montreal |
| Jackson at Raleigh |
| Toronto at Denver |
| Rochester at New York (W-2) |
Friday, July 30 Saturday, July 31 | Delaware at Boston |
| NJ Stallions at Long Island |
| Tampa Bay at Atlanta |
| Charlotte at Raleigh |
Sunday, August 1
