2003 Women's United Soccer Association season

August 2023 2003 season of Women's United Soccer Association Women's United Soccer Association 2003 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 main WDL 5 WUSA2003 WUSA Regular Season Standings http://www.soccertimes.com/wusa/standings.htm Soccer Times 10 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050530/http://www.soccertimes.com/wusa/standings.htm 4 March 2016 deadWUSA Stats and Standings (Archived) http://wusa.com/stats_standings/ 20 May 2014 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20031008095619/http://wusa.com/stats_standings/ 8 October 2003 BOS, ATL, SDS, WAS, NYP, SJC, CAR, PHI 1st PO PO PO C complete 9 8 4 34 19 10 7 4 33 29 7 4 10 31 33 7 5 9 33 43 5 5 11 30 40 8 7 6 27 26 7 4 10 23 30 9 4 8 40 31 Atlanta Beat Boston Breakers Carolina Courage New York Power Philadelphia Charge San Diego Spirit San Jose CyberRays Washington Freedom Q green1 Regular season winners blue1 Qualification to playoffs Playoffs Semi-Finals Founders Cup 30px 160px 1 Boston Breakers 0 (1) 4 Washington Freedom 0 (3) 2 Atlanta Beat 2 3 San Diego Spirit 1 4 Washington Freedom 2 2 Atlanta Beat 1 Semi-finals Semi-Finals August 16, 2003 Boston Breakers 0–0 yes Report Washington Freedom 1–3 Meinert Lilly Mellgren Aldama Meier Little Hamm Nickerson Field Boston, Massachusetts 9,070 Misail Tsapos Semi-Finals August 17, 2003 Atlanta Beat 2–1 yes https://web.archive.org/web/20031011232323/http://www.wusa.com/press_room/379292.html San Diego Spirit Pohlers 90+2Hooper 94 Wagner 38 Herndon Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 8,123 Erich Simmons Founders Cup III 2003 WUSA Founders Cup Founders Cup August 24, 2003 Washington Freedom 2–1 yes https://web.archive.org/web/20030915012150/http://wusa.com/press_room/380396.html Atlanta Beat Wambach 7, 96 Hooper 46 pen. Torero Stadium San Diego, California 7,106 Terry Vaughn Awards AwardPlayerClubMost Valuable PlayerGER Maren MeinertBoston BreakersDefensive Player of the YearUSA Joy FawcettSan Diego SpiritGoalkeeper of the YearUSA Briana ScurryWashington FreedomRookie of the YearCAN Christine LathamSan Diego SpiritCoach of the YearSWE Pia SundhageBoston BreakersHumanitarian AwardUSA Jenny BensonPhiladelphia ChargeTeam Community Service AwardSan Jose CyberRaysTeam Fair Play AwardPhiladelphia ChargeReferee of the YearUSA Terry VaughnExecutive of the YearUSA Joe CummingsBoston BreakersGoal of the YearUSA Abby WambachWashington Freedom Source:Meinert wins most valuable player http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/wusa/2003-08-21-wusa-awards_x.htm USA Today 20 May 2014 See also Women's association football Sports Association football List of WUSA drafts References 30em External links WUSA Website (archive.org) WUSA on Fun While It Lasted 2003 1 United States