The Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association is made up of seven teams.

The Eastern Conference playoffs is divided into two playoff rounds, The Conference Semi-Finals and The Conference Finals with the winner of the Conference Championship facing the Western Conference champion in the WNBA Finals to determine the WNBA champion. All in-conference playoff series are best-of-three.

Contents 1 Current Eastern Conference 1.1 Former Teams 2 Eastern Conference Champions 3 Conference Championship Count 4 All-Time Conference Standings 4.1 2010 Season 4.2 2009 Season 4.3 2008 Season 4.4 2007 Season 4.5 2006 Season 4.6 2005 Season 4.7 2004 Season 4.8 2003 Season 4.9 2002 Season 4.10 2001 Season 4.11 2000 Season 4.12 1999 Season 4.13 1998 Season 4.14 1997 Season

[edit] Current Eastern Conference

Team	City/Area	Arena	Colors	Joined WNBA	Head Coach
Atlanta Dream	Atlanta, GA	Philips Arena	Sky blue, Red, White	2008	Marynell Meadors
Chicago Sky	Rosemont, IL	Allstate Arena	Sky blue, Gold	2006	Steven Key
Connecticut Sun	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena	Navy blue, Red, Gold	1999*	Mike Thibault
Indiana Fever	Indianapolis, IN	Conseco Fieldhouse	Navy blue, Gold, Red	2000	Lin Dunn
New York Liberty	New York City, NY	Madison Square Garden	Blue, Liberty green, Orange	1997	Anne Donovan
Washington Mystics	Washington, D.C.	Verizon Center	Blue, Black, Bronze	1998	Julie Plank

[edit] Former Teams

Defunct

• Charlotte Sting
• Cleveland Rockers
• Miami Sol

Changed to Western Conference

• Houston Comets

Relocated

• Orlando Miracle to Connecticut Sun (2003)
• Detroit Shock to WNBA Tulsa (West) (2009)

[edit] Eastern Conference Champions

• 1997: Houston Comets, New York Liberty
• 1998: No Eastern team moved on to finals due to playoff setup.
• 1999: New York Liberty
• 2000: New York Liberty
• 2001: Charlotte Sting
• 2002: New York Liberty
• 2003: Detroit Shock
• 2004: Connecticut Sun
• 2005: Connecticut Sun
• 2006: Detroit Shock
• 2007: Detroit Shock
• 2008: Detroit Shock
• 2009: Indiana Fever

WNBA Champions in bold

[edit] Conference Championship Count

• 4: Detroit Shock
• 4: New York Liberty
• 2: Connecticut Sun
• 1: Charlotte Sting (defunct)
• 1: Houston Comets (changed to Western Conference in 1998)
• 1: Indiana Fever

[edit] All-Time Conference Standings

[edit] 2010 Season

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Atlanta Dream x	0	0	.000	0-0	-
Chicago Sky x	0	0	.000	0-0	0.0
Connecticut Sun x	0	0	.000	0-0	0.0
Indiana Fever x	0	0	.000	0-0	0.0
New York Liberty o	0	0	.000	0-0	0.0
Washington Mystics o	0	0	.000	0-0	0.0

[edit] 2009 Season

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Indiana Fever x	22	12	.667	17-5	-
Atlanta Dream x	18	16	.529	10-12	4.0
Detroit Shock x	18	16	.529	11-11	4.0
Washington Mystics x	16	18	.471	10-12	6.0
Chicago Sky o	16	18	.471	10-12	6.0
Connecticut Sun o	16	18	.471	9-12	6.0
New York Liberty o	13	21	.382	8-13	10.0

[edit] 2008 Season

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Detroit Shock x	22	12	.647	16-4	-
Connecticut Sun x	21	13	.618	13-7	1.0
New York Liberty x	19	15	.559	11-9	3.0
Indiana Fever x	17	17	.500	12-8	5.0
Chicago Sky o	12	22	.353	10-10	10.0
Washington Mystics o	10	24	.294	6-14	12.0
Atlanta Dream o	4	30	.118	2-18	18.0

[edit] 2007 Season

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Detroit Shock x	24	10	.706	14-6	-
Indiana Fever x	21	13	.618	12-8	3.0
Connecticut Sun x	18	16	.529	10-10	6.0
New York Liberty x	16	18	.470	10-10	8.0
Washington Mystics o	16	18	.470	8-12	8.0
Chicago Sky o	14	20	.412	6-14	10.0

[edit] 2006 Season

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Connecticut Sun x	26	8	.765	15-5	-
Detroit Shock x	23	11	.676	14-6	3.0
Indiana Fever x	21	13	.618	12-8	5.0
Washington Mystics x	18	16	.529	12-8	8.0
New York Liberty o	11	23	.324	7-13	15.0
Charlotte Sting o	11	23	.324	6-14	15.0
Chicago Sky o	5	29	.147	4-16	21.0

[edit] 2005 Season

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Connecticut Sun x	26	8	.765	13-7	-
Indiana Fever x	21	13	.618	14-6	5.0
New York Liberty x	18	16	.529	9-11	8.0
Detroit Shock x	16	18	.471	11-9	10.0
Washington Mystics o	16	18	.471	9-11	10.0
Charlotte Sting o	6	28	.176	4-16	20.0

[edit] 2004 Season

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Connecticut Sun x	18	16	.529	14-6	-
New York Liberty x	18	16	.529	10-10	-
Detroit Shock x	17	17	.500	11-9	1.0
Washington Mystics x	17	17	.500	9-11	1.0
Charlotte Sting o	16	18	.471	8-12	2.0
Indiana Fever o	15	19	.441	8-12	3.0

[edit] 2003 Season

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Detroit Shock x	25	9	.735	18-6	-
Charlotte Sting x	18	16	.529	12-12	7.0
Connecticut Sun x	18	16	.529	11-13	7.0
Cleveland Rockers x	17	17	.500	13-11	8.0
Indiana Fever o	16	18	.471	12-12	9.0
New York Liberty o	16	18	.471	11-13	9.0
Washington Mystics o	9	25	.265	7-17	16.0

[edit] 2002 Season

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
New York Liberty x	18	14	.562	11-10	-
Charlotte Sting x	18	14	.562	12-9	-
Washington Mystics x	17	15	.529	12-9	1.0
Indiana Fever x	16	16	.500	12-9	2.0
Orlando Miracle o	16	16	.500	13-8	2.0
Miami Sol o	15	17	.469	11-10	3.0
Cleveland Rockers o	10	22	.312	7-14	8.0
Detroit Shock o	9	23	.281	6-15	9.0

[edit] 2001 Season

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Cleveland Rockers x	22	10	.688	15-6	-
New York Liberty x	21	11	.656	13-8	1.0
Miami Sol x	20	12	.625	14-7	2.0
Charlotte Sting x	18	14	.563	15-6	4.0
Orlando Miracle o	13	19	.406	9-12	9.0
Indiana Fever o	10	22	.313	7-14	12.0
Detroit Shock o	10	22	.313	7-14	12.0
Washington Mystics o	10	22	.313	4-17	12.0

[edit] 2000 Season

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
New York Liberty x	20	12	.625	14-7	-
Cleveland Rockers x	17	15	.531	13-8	3.0
Orlando Miracle x	16	16	.500	13-8	4.0
Washington Mystics x	14	18	.438	13-8	6.0
Detroit Shock o	14	18	.438	10-11	6.0
Miami Sol o	13	19	.406	9-12	7.0
Indiana Fever o	9	23	.281	7-14	11.0
Charlotte Sting o	8	24	.250	5-16	12.0

[edit] 1999 Season

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
New York Liberty x	18	14	.563	12-8	-
Detroit Shock x	15	17	.469	12-8	3.0
Charlotte Sting x	15	17	.469	12-8	3.0
Orlando Miracle o	15	17	.469	9-11	3.0
Washington Mystics o	12	20	.375	10-10	6.0
Cleveland Rockers o	7	25	.219	5-15	11.0

[edit] 1998 Season

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Cleveland Rockers x	20	10	.667	12-4	-
Charlotte Sting x	18	12	.600	11-5	2.0
New York Liberty o	18	12	.600	8-8	2.0
Detroit Shock o	17	13	.567	8-8	3.0
Washington Mystics o	3	27	.100	1-15	17.0

[edit] 1997 Season

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Houston Comets x	18	10	.643		-
New York Liberty x	17	11	.607		1.0
Charlotte Sting x	15	13	.536		3.0
Cleveland Rockers o	15	13	.536		3.0

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