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| 2002 season | |
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| General manager | Tim Murphy |
| Head coach | Mark Krikorian |
| Stadium | Villanova Stadium |
| WUSA | 2nd |
| WUSA playoffs | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | Marinette Pichon (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 9,650 (June 8 vs. Washington) |
| Lowest home attendance | 5,402 (Aug 7 vs. San Jose) |
| Average home league attendance | 6,880 |
| Biggest win | 4–2 (May 4 vs. Boston) |
| Biggest defeat | 2–0 (two matches) |
The 2002 season was the Philadelphia Charge's second season competing in the Women's United Soccer Association league, the top division of women's soccer in the United States, and second competitive season. The team was coached by Mark Krikorian. [1]
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The first-team roster of Philadelphia Charge. [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Staff Member |
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| Head coach |  Mark Krikorian |
| Assistant coach |  Pia Sundhage |
| Assistant coach | John Natale |
| Goalkeeping coach | Paul Royal |
| April 131 | Atlanta Beat | 0–2 | Philadelphia Charge | Atlanta, GA |
| Box Score | Smith  60'Lihong 72' | Stadium: Herndon Stadium Attendance: 10,070 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| April 272 | New York Power | 1–2 | Philadelphia Charge | Uniondale, NY |
| Janss 17' | Box Score | Monroe 32' Smith 89' | Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 4,203 Referee: Kim Oberle |
| May 43 | Philadelphia Charge | 4–2 | Boston Breakers | Villanova, PA |
| Tietjen-Prozzo 45' Pichon 48'Rooney 52' (o.g.)Clemens 82' | Box Score | Meinert 20' Lilly 51' | Stadium: Villanova Stadium Attendance: 6,629 Referee: Faith Rossi |
| May 114 | Philadelphia Charge | 3–1 | Washington Freedom | Villanova, PA |
| Martin 27', 39' Smith 88' | Box Score | Wambach 88' | Stadium: Villanova Stadium Attendance: 8,185 Referee: Sandra Hunt |
| May 195 | San Diego Spirit | 1–0 | Philadelphia Charge | San Diego, CA |
| Foudy 43' | Box Score | Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 5,779 Referee: Jesse Johnson |
| May 256 | Carolina Courage | 1–3 | Philadelphia Charge | Cary, NC |
| Slaton 56' | Box Score | Pichon 29', 82' Smith 71' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,281 Referee: Kari Seitz Sarah Kraus |
| June 17 | Philadelphia Charge | 0–0 | San Jose CyberRays | Villanova, PA |
| Box Score | Stadium: Villanova Stadium Attendance: 5,903 Referee: Misail Tsapos |
| June 88 | Philadelphia Charge | 1–1 | Washington Freedom | Villanova, PA |
| Pichon 87' | Box Score | Grubb 40' | Stadium: Villanova Stadium Attendance: 9,650 Referee: Erich Simmons |
| June 159 | Philadelphia Charge | 1–0 | Boston Breakers | Villanova, PA |
| Pichon 5' | Box Score | Stadium: Villanova Stadium Attendance: 5,465 Referee: Arnold Baldeaux |
| June 1910 | Carolina Courage | 1–3 | Philadelphia Charge | Cary, NC |
| Pichon 5', 67' Connors 39' | Box Score | Fotopoulos 27' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,244 Referee: Sandra Hunt |
| June 2311 | San Diego Spirit | 1–1 | Philadelphia Charge | San Diego, CA |
| Yunjie 45' (o.g.) | Box Score | Ouying 49' | Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 5,545 Referee: Jesse Johnson |
| June 2912 | Philadelphia Charge | 3–1 | Atlanta Beat | Villanova, PA |
| Pichon 32', 73' Iverson 47' | Box Score | Wen 80' | Stadium: Villanova Stadium Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Rachel Woo |
| July 713 | Philadelphia Charge | 3–1 | New York Power | Villanova, PA |
| Pichon 77', 79', 90' | Box Score | Davey 86' | Stadium: Villanova Stadium Attendance: 6,303 Referee: Jennifer Bennett |
| July 1414 | Washington Freedom | 1–1 | Philadelphia Charge | Washington, DC |
| Wambach 75' | Box Score | Lihong 85' | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 5,968 Referee: Misail Tsapos |
| July 2015 | Philadelphia Charge | 2–0 | Carolina Courage | Villanova, PA |
| Connors 21' Pichon 25' | Box Score | Stadium: Villanova Stadium Attendance: 6,946 Referee: Mark Arblaster |
| July 2416 | Philadelphia Charge | 2–3 | New York Power | Villanova, PA |
| Clemens 61' Ailing 79' | Box Score | Milbrett 83', 87' Janss 84' | Stadium: Villanova Stadium Attendance: 7,469 Referee: Todd Perry |
| July 2717 | Boston Breakers | 1–1 | Philadelphia Charge | Boston, MA |
| Kemp 90' | Box Score | Ailing 84' | Stadium: Nickerson Field Attendance: 6,017 Referee: Misail Tsapos |
| July 3118 | San Jose CyberRays | 2–0 | Philadelphia Charge | San Jose, CA |
| Venturini-Hoch 54' Kátia 84' | Box Score | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 6,653 Referee: Sandra Hunt |
| August 319 | Philadelphia Charge | 3–1 | San Diego Spirit | Villanova, PA |
| Tullock 56' Iverson 65'Pichon 71' | Box Score | Mascaro 58' | Stadium: Villanova Stadium Attendance: 6,889 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| August 720 | Philadelphia Charge | 1–1 | San Jose CyberRays | Villanova, PA |
| Tullock 73' | Box Score | Chastain 34' | Stadium: Villanova Stadium Attendance: 5,402 Referee: Rachel Woo |
| August 1021 | Atlanta Beat | 2–0 | Philadelphia Charge | Atlanta, GA |
| Serlenga 4' Cagle 63' | Box Score | Stadium: Herndon Stadium Attendance: 7,590 Referee: Erich Simmons |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 |
Last updated: complete.
Source: WUSA
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Courage | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 40 | Regular Season Championship |
| 2 | Philadelphia Charge | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 39 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 3 | Washington Freedom | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 38 | |
| 4 | Atlanta Beat | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 34 | |
| 5 | San Jose CyberRays | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 29 |
| August 17Semi-Finals | Philadelphia Charge | 0–1 | Washington Freedom | Villanova, PA |
| Box Score | Gerardo 80' | Stadium: Villanova Stadium Attendance: 6,547 Referee: Sandra Hunt |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | WUSA | WUSA playoffs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers: | |||||||||||||
| GK | USA | Melissa Moore | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| GK | USA | Maite Zabala | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Defenders: | |||||||||||||
| DF | USA | Andrea Alfiler | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| DF | USA | Jenny Benson | 20 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| DF | USA | Karyn Hall | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| DF | USA | Erica Iverson | 20 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| DF | USA | Heather Mitts | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| MF | USA | Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| DF |  ENG | Stacey Tullock | 15 | 2 | 11+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| Midfielders: | |||||||||||||
| MF |  CHN | Liu Ailing | 20 | 2 | 11+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| MF | USA | Kerry Connors | 19 | 2 | 15+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| MF | USA | Michelle Demko | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| MF | USA | Lorrie Fair | 20 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| MF | CHN | Zhao Lihong | 18 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| MF | USA | Rebekah McDowell | 13 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| MF | USA | Mary-Frances Monroe | 16 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| MF | ENG | Kelly Smith | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Forwards: | |||||||||||||
| FW | USA | Mandy Clemens | 18 | 2 | 11+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| FW | USA | Erin Martin | 11 | 2 | 5+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| FW | USA | Tara Koleski | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| FW |  FRA | Marinette Pichon | 19 | 14 | 14+4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Nat. | No. | Player | Apps | Starts | Record | GA | GAA | SO |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Melissa Moore | 20 | 20 | 11–3–6 | 20 | 1.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Maite Zabala | 1 | 1 | 0–1–0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11-4-6 | 22 | 1.05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 5, 2001 | Tracy Arkenberg | FW | San Diego Spirit | 2001 WUSA waiver draft [5] |
| Maite Zabala | GK | Atlanta Beat | ||
| January 30, 2002 | Zhao Lihong | MF | China women's national football team | Signed [6] |
| Marinette Pichon | FW | Saint-Memmie Olympique | Signed [6] | |
| February 11, 2002 | Stacey Tullock | DF | Arizona State | 2002 WUSA draft, Round 1, Pick 5, 5th Overall [7] |
| Mary-Frances Monroe | MF | UCLA | 2002 WUSA draft, Round 2, Pick 5, 13th Overall [7] | |
| Andrea Alfiler | MF | Azusa Pacific | 2002 WUSA draft, Round 2, Pick 8, 16th Overall [7] | |
| Katie Carson | GK | Clemson University | 2002 WUSA draft, Round 3, Pick 5, 21st Overall [7] | |
| Kayrn Hall | DF | University of Florida | 2002 WUSA draft, Round 4, Pick 5, 29th Overall [7] | |
| April 3, 2002 | Janel Schillig | GK | Villanova University | Signed [8] |
| July 9, 2002 | Tara Kolesk | FW | San Diego Spirit | Signed [9] |
| Kerry Connors | MF | New York Power | Signed [10] |
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 3, 2001 | Laurie Pells | GK | Waived [11] | |
| Rakel Karvelsson | FW | |||
| Vanessa Rubio | DF | |||
| Courtney Saunders | FW | |||
| December 5, 2001 | Saskia Webber | GK | New York Power | Trade [12] |
| April 1, 2002 | Laurie Schwoy | MF | Released [13] | |
| Katie Carson | GK | Released [13] | ||
| Michelle Demko | MF | Released [13] | ||
| May 16, 2002 | Andrea Alfiler | DF | San Diego Spirit | Released [14] |
| Deidre Enos | FW | N/A | Retired [15] | |
 Doris Fitschen | DF | N/A | Retired [15] | |
| Jennifer Soileau | MF | N/A | Retired [16] |
2002 WUSA Most Valuable Player of the Year: Marinette Pichon [17]
2002 WUSA Offensive Player of the Year: Marinette Pichon [17]
2002 All-WUSA Team: Marinette Pichon, Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo, Erica Iverson, [17]
2002 WUSA Coach of the Year: Mark Krikorian
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