2003 Women's United Soccer Association season
2003 season of Women's United Soccer Association
Football league season
Season | 2003 |
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Champions | Washington Freedom |
← 2002 |
The 2003 Women's United Soccer Association season was the third and final season for WUSA, the first top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. The regular season began on April 5 and ended on August 10. The playoffs began on August 16, with the championship match between played on August 24 between the Washington Freedom and the Atlanta Beat.
Competition format
- The regular season began on April 5 and ended on August 10.
- Each team played a total of 21 games, three against each opponent (either twice at home and once away or vice versa). This caused an uneven schedule with teams hosting either 10 or 11 home games each.
- The four teams with the most points from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. The regular season champions and runners-up hosted the fourth- and third-placed teams, respectively, in the single-game semifinals on August 17. The winners of the semifinals met at Torero Stadium in San Diego, California for the final on August 24.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Boston Breakers | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 37 | Regular season winners |
2 | Atlanta Beat | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 35 | Qualification to playoffs |
3 | San Diego Spirit | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 31 | |
4 | Washington Freedom (C) | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 31 | |
5 | New York Power | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 26 | |
6 | San Jose CyberRays | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 25 | |
7 | Carolina Courage | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 25 | |
8 | Philadelphia Charge | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 20 |
Source: WUSA[1][2]
(C) Champions
(C) Champions
Playoffs
Semi-Finals | Founders Cup | ||||||||
1 | Boston Breakers | 0 (1) | |||||||
4 | Washington Freedom | 0 (3) | |||||||
4 | Washington Freedom | 2 | |||||||
2 | Atlanta Beat | 1 | |||||||
2 | Atlanta Beat | 2 | |||||||
3 | San Diego Spirit | 1 |
Semi-finals
Boston Breakers v Washington Freedom
August 16, 2003 Semi-Finals | Boston Breakers | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | Washington Freedom | Boston, Massachusetts |
Report | Stadium: Nickerson Field Attendance: 9,070 Referee: Misail Tsapos | |||
Penalties | ||||
Meinert ![]() Lilly ![]() Mellgren ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Atlanta Beat v San Diego Spirit
August 17, 2003 Semi-Finals | Atlanta Beat | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | San Diego Spirit | Atlanta, Georgia |
Pohlers ![]() Hooper ![]() | Report | Wagner ![]() | Stadium: Herndon Stadium Attendance: 8,123 Referee: Erich Simmons |
Founders Cup III
Washington Freedom v Atlanta Beat
August 24, 2003 Founders Cup | Washington Freedom | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Atlanta Beat | San Diego, California |
Wambach ![]() ![]() | Report | Hooper ![]() | Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 7,106 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
Awards
Award | Player | Club |
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Most Valuable Player | ![]() | Boston Breakers |
Defensive Player of the Year | ![]() | San Diego Spirit |
Goalkeeper of the Year | ![]() | Washington Freedom |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() | San Diego Spirit |
Coach of the Year | ![]() | Boston Breakers |
Humanitarian Award | ![]() | Philadelphia Charge |
Team Community Service Award | San Jose CyberRays | |
Team Fair Play Award | Philadelphia Charge | |
Referee of the Year | ![]() | |
Executive of the Year | ![]() | Boston Breakers |
Goal of the Year | ![]() | Washington Freedom |
Source:[3]
See also
References
- ^ "2003 WUSA Regular Season Standings". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "WUSA Stats and Standings (Archived)". Archived from the original on October 8, 2003. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Meinert wins most valuable player". USA Today. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
External links
- WUSA Website (archive.org)
- WUSA on Fun While It Lasted
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- Atlanta Beat
- Boston Breakers
- Carolina Courage
- New York Power
- Philadelphia Charge
- San Diego Spirit
- San Jose CyberRays
- Washington Freedom