2003 Women's United Soccer Association season

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Women's United Soccer Association
Season2003
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.

Contents

Competition format

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Boston Breakers 2110743329+437Regular season winners
2 Atlanta Beat 219843419+1535Qualification to playoffs
3 San Diego Spirit 218762726+131
4 Washington Freedom (C)219484031+931
5 New York Power 217593343−1026
6 San Jose CyberRays 2174102330−725
7 Carolina Courage 2174103133−225
8 Philadelphia Charge 2155113040−1020
Source: WUSA [1] [2]
(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

August 16, 2003Semi-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 Soccerball shade cross.svg
Lilly Soccerball shade cross.svg
Mellgren Soccerball shad check.svg
Aldama Soccerball shade cross.svg		Soccerball shad check.svg Meier
Soccerball shad check.svg Little
Soccerball shad check.svg Hamm
August 17, 2003Semi-Finals Atlanta Beat 2–1 (a.e.t.) San Diego Spirit Atlanta, Georgia
Pohlers Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Hooper Soccerball shade gold.svg94'		 Report Wagner Soccerball shade.svg38'Stadium: Herndon Stadium
Attendance: 8,123
Referee: Erich Simmons

Founders Cup III

August 24, 2003Founders Cup Washington Freedom 2–1 (a.e.t.) Atlanta Beat San Diego, California
Wambach Soccerball shade.svg7', Soccerball shade gold.svg96' Report Hooper Soccerball shade.svg46' (pen.)Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 7,106
Referee: Terry Vaughn

Awards

AwardPlayerClub
Most Valuable Player Flag of Germany.svg Maren Meinert Boston Breakers
Defensive Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Joy Fawcett San Diego Spirit
Goalkeeper of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Briana Scurry Washington Freedom
Rookie of the Year Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Latham San Diego Spirit
Coach of the Year Flag of Sweden.svg Pia Sundhage Boston Breakers
Humanitarian Award Flag of the United States.svg Jenny Benson Philadelphia Charge
Team Community Service Award San Jose CyberRays
Team Fair Play Award Philadelphia Charge
Referee of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Terry Vaughn
Executive of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Joe Cummings Boston Breakers
Goal of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Abby Wambach Washington Freedom

Source: [3]


See also

References

  1. ↑ "2003 WUSA Regular Season Standings". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ "WUSA Stats and Standings (Archived)". Archived from the original on October 8, 2003. Retrieved May 20, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Meinert wins most valuable player". USA Today. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
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