The following is a compilation of notable records and statistics for teams and players in and seasons of the Women's United Soccer Association. [1]
Season | Playoff final | Regular season | ||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | Shield winners | Points | Runners-up | |
2001 | Bay Area CyberRays | 3–3 (4–2 pen) Details | Atlanta Beat | Atlanta Beat | 37–37 Standings | Bay Area CyberRays |
2002 | Carolina Courage | 3–2 Details | Washington Freedom | Carolina Courage | 40–39 Standings | Philadelphia Charge |
2003 | Washington Freedom | 2–1 Details | Atlanta Beat | Boston Breakers | 37–35 | Atlanta Beat |
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Tiebreak for otherwise identical records is most recent success, followed by highest average regular season rank
Pts/PPG Rank | Club | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pts Per Game | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
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Finishing Positions | ||||||||||||||
1 | Atlanta Beat | 63 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 99 | 69 | +30 | 106 | 1.683 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | San Jose CyberRays | 63 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 84 | 83 | +1 | 91 | 1.444 | 1 | |||
3 | Philadelphia Charge | 63 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 101 | 90 | +11 | 90 | 1.429 | 1 | 1 | ||
4 | Washington Freedom | 63 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 106 | 95 | +11 | 90 | 1.429 | 1 | 1 | ||
5 | Boston Breakers | 63 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 98 | 99 | –1 | 89 | 1.413 | 1 | |||
6 | Carolina Courage | 63 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 99 | 103 | –4 | 86 | 1.365 | 1 | |||
7 | San Diego Spirit | 63 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 84 | 96 | –12 | 79 | 1.254 | 1 | |||
8 | New York Power | 63 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 94 | 130 | –36 | 68 | 1.079 | 1 |
Pts Rank | Club | Appearances vs Seasons | Appearances Percentages | GP | W | L | T1 | SOW1 | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | PPG Rank |
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1 | Atlanta Beat | 3/3 | 100% | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1.40 | 4 |
1 | Washington Freedom | 2/3 | 67% | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | 1.75 | 3 |
3 | Carolina Courage | 1/3 | 33% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 |
4 | San Jose CyberRays | 1/3 | 33% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | 2.00 | 2 |
5 | Boston Breakers | 1/3 | 33% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 5 |
6 | Philadelphia Charge | 2/3 | 67% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | –2 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 |
6 | San Diego Spirit | 1/3 | 33% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 |
6 | New York Power | 1/3 | 33% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 |
1Ties after 90min decided by two 7.5min golden goal overtime periods, followed by shootout if still tied
Sort order is Pts, appearance%, finishing position
Season | Overall | Highest single | Lowest single | Playoff mean | |||
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Total | Mean | Club | # | Club | # | ||
2001 | 713,059 | 8,388 | Washington Freedom | 34,148 | New York Power | 2,348 | 13,657 |
2002 | 611,826 | 7,032 | Washington Freedom | 24,240 | New York Power | 4,016 | 9,150 |
2003 | Washington Freedom | 21,892 | New York Power | 3,165 |
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