The 2011 Western New York Flash season was the team's inaugural and only season in the Women's Professional Soccer league, after competing as the Buffalo Flash in the USL W-League. The Western New York Flash won the league, then went on to win the 2011 WPS championship over the Philadelphia Independence.
The Flash joined the Women's Professional Soccer league as an expansion team in 2011, following its undefeated championship season in the USL W-League in 2010 as the Buffalo Flash. The team retained Aaran Lines, who coached the Flash the prior two seasons in the W-League, as its head coach, and remained under the ownership of Joe Sahlen.
As of August 16, 2011
Source: WPS
Squad statistics are of the regular season only.
<small>Source: 2011 WPS Year End Awards</small>
<small>* â unanimous selection<br /> Source: WPS Announces Best XI of 2011</small>