2003 Philadelphia Charge season

Philadelphia Charge
2003 season
General managerTim Murphy
Head coachMark Krikorian
StadiumVillanova Stadium
WUSA8th
WUSA PLayoffsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerMarinette Pichon (14)
Highest home attendance8,602 (May 3 vs. New York)
Lowest home attendance4,180 (May 31 vs. Carolina)
Average home league attendance6,764
Biggest win3–0
(Aug 2 vs. Atlanta)
Biggest defeat1–4
(May 10 vs. Freedom)

The 2003 season was the Philadelphia Charge's third and final season competing in the Women's United Soccer Association league, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The team was coached by Mark Krikorian.[1]

Review

Club

Roster

The first-team roster of Philadelphia Charge.[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Melissa Moore
2 MF  USA Lorrie Fair
3 FW  USA Emily Burt
5 DF  USA Karyn Hall
6 DF  USA Jenny Benson
7 MF  FIN Anne Mäkinen
8 MF  ENG Kelly Smith
9 MF  CZE Pavlina Scasna
10 FW  USA Deliah Arrington
11 FW  FRA Marinette Pichon
12 MF  USA Erin Misaki
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF  USA Heather Mitts
14 MF  USA Rachel Kruze
15 DF  ENG Stacey Tullock
16 MF  GER Melanie Hoffmann
18 GK  USA Hope Solo
19 MF  USA Alexa Borisjuk
21 FW  USA Trina Maso de Moya
22 DF  USA Mary McVeigh
25 DF  USA Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo
— MF  USA Mary-Frances Monroe

Team management

Position Staff Member
Head Coach Mark Krikorian
Goalkeeping Coach Paul Royal

Last updated: April 4, 2020
Source: [1]

[4]

Competition

Regular season

Main article: 2003 WUSA season
April 5 1 San Jose CyberRays 1–0 Philadelphia Charge San Jose, CA
Box Score Barnes 32' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 6,042
Referee: Mark Arblaster
April 26 2 Philadelphia Charge 1–3 Boston Breakers Villanova, PA
Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
May 3 3 Philadelphia Charge 4–5 New York Power Villanova, PA
Pichon 3'
Tullock 23'
Smith 38'
Arrington 54'		 Box Score Baumgardt 6'
Milbrett 25'
Welsh 40', 85'
Davey 91'		 Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 8,095
Referee: Rachel Woo
May 10 4 Washington Freedom 4–1 Philadelphia Charge Washington, D.C.
Wambach 7', 19', 95'
Hamm 79'		 Box Score Tietjen-Prozzo 33' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 5,135
Referee: Kari Seitz
May 17 5 New York Power 1–2 Philadelphia Charge Uniondale, NY
Pichon 60', 81' Box Score Peters 91' Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex
Attendance: 3,165
Referee: Sandra Hunt
May 24 6 Philadelphia Charge 0–2 San Jose CyberRays Villanova, PA
Box Score Pretinha 40', 61' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 5,517
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
May 31 7 Philadelphia Charge 2–2 Carolina Courage Villanova, PA
Pichon 13', 76' Box Score Prinz 44'
Fotopoulos 83'		 Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 4,180
Referee: Misail Tsapos
June 7 8 San Diego Spirit 1–2 Philadelphia Charge San Diego, CA
Box Score Stadium: Torero Stadium
June 11 9 Philadelphia Charge 0–0 New York Power Villanova, PA
Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
June 14 10 Philadelphia Charge 2–0 San Diego Spirit Villanova, PA
Tanaka 12' (o.g.)
Pichon 31'		 Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,345
Referee: Rachel Woo
June 22 11 Atlanta Beat 4–2 Philadelphia Charge Atlanta, GA
Pohlers 31'
Parlow 43', 53', 64'		 Box Score Hoffmann 9'
Pichon 47'		 Stadium: Herndon Stadium
Attendance: 5,218
Referee: Todd Perry
June 28 12 Philadelphia Charge 2–2 Boston Breakers Villanova, PA
Pichon 25', 84' Box Score Mellgren 29'
Gulbrandsen 88'		 Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 8,021
Referee: Kari Seitz
July 5 13 Philadelphia Charge 1–1 San Diego Spirit Villanova, PA
Tullock 92' Box Score Latham 80' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 8,602
Referee: Misail Tsapos
July 9 14 Washington Freedom 4–2 Philadelphia Charge Washington, D.C.
Stoecker 5'
Wambach 27', 30'
Lindsey 73'		 Box Score Hoffmann 8'
Tullock 31'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 5,780
Referee: Rachel Woo
July 13 15 Boston Breakers 3–1 Philadelphia Charge Boston, MA
Mellgren 16', 45', 65' Box Score Borski 81' Stadium: Nickerson Field
Attendance: 5,060
Referee: Todd Perry
July 16 16 Philadelphia Charge 0–1 Atlanta Beat Villanova, PA
Box Score Pohlers 31' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,587
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
July 20 17 San Jose CyberRays 2–1 Philadelphia Charge San Jose, CA
Katia 41'
Barnes 61'		 Box Score Hoffmann 4' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 5,243
Referee: Jesse Johnson
July 26 18 Philadelphia Charge 1–3 Carolina Courage Villanova, PA
Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
August 2 19 Philadelphia Charge 3–0 Atlanta Beat Villanova, PA
Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
August 6 20 Philadelphia Charge 2–0 Washington Freedom Villanova, PA
Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
August 9 21 Carolina Courage 1–1 Philadelphia Charge Cary, NC
Box Score Stadium: SAS Stadium


Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundAHHAAHHAHHAHHAAHAHHHA
ResultLLLLWLDWDWLDDLLLLLWWD
Source: WUSA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Home/away results

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
21 5 5 11 30 40  −10 20 3 4 5 18 19  −1 2 1 6 12 21  −9

Last updated: complete.
Source: WUSA

Regular-season standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Washington Freedom (C) 21 9 4 8 40 31 +9 31 Qualification to playoffs
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[5][6]
(C) Champions

Statistics

As of October 17, 2020
Players without any appearance are not included.
No. Pos Nat Player Total WUSA WUSA Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers:
1 GK  USA Melissa Moore 13 0 13 0 0 0
18 GK  USA Hope Solo 8 0 8 0 0 0
Defenders:
5 DF  USA Karyn Hall 6 0 0+6 0 0 0
6 DF  USA Jenny Benson 20 0 20 0 0 0
13 DF  USA Heather Mitts 14 0 14 0 0 0
15 DF  ENG Stacey Tullock 21 3 21 3 0 0
22 DF  USA Mary McVeigh 18 0 16+2 0 0 0
25 MF  USA Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo 21 1 21 1 0 0
Midfielders:
2 MF  USA Lorrie Fair 18 0 17+1 0 0 0
7 MF  FIN Anne Mäkinen 17 0 16+1 0 0 0
9 MF  CZE Pavlina Scasna 7 1 3+4 1 0 0
12 MF  USA Erin Misaki 14 0 13+1 0 0 0
14 MF  USA Rachel Kruze 15 0 11+4 0 0 0
19 MF  USA Alexa Borisjuk 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
MF  USA Mary-Frances Monroe 1 0 1 0 0 0
Forwards:
3 FW  USA Emily Burt 15 2 12+3 2 0 0
8 MF  ENG Kelly Smith 7 4 7 4 0 0
10 FW  USA Deliah Arrington 5 1 4+1 1 0 0
11 FW  FRA Marinette Pichon 18 14 18 14 0 0
16 FW  GER Melanie Hoffmann 20 5 19+1 5 0 0
21 FW  USA Trina Maso de Moya 9 0 1+8 0 0 0

Goalkeepers

As of October 17, 2020
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO
1 Melissa Moore 13 13 2–7–4 30 2.31 2 0 0
18 Hope Solo 8 8 3–4–1 10 1.25 2 0 0
Total 5-11-5 40 1.90 4 0 0
Record = W-L-D

Transfers

In

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes
February 2, 2003 Hope Solo GK [[University of Washington|]] University of Washington 2003 WUSA Draft, Round 1, Pick 4, 4th Overall[7]
Deliah Arrington FW Clemson University 2003 WUSA Draft, Round 1, Pick 6, 6th Overall[7]
Mary McVeigh MF Dartmouth College 2003 WUSA Draft, Round 1, Pick 7, 7th Overall[7]
Erin Misaki MF University of Portland 2003 WUSA Draft, Round 2, Pick 6, 14th Overall[7]
Rachel Kruze MF West Virginia University 2003 WUSA Draft, Round 4, Pick 6, 30th Overall[7]
March 25, 2003 Trina Maso de Moya FW Florida Atlantic University [8]
March 2003 Melanie Hoffmann MF FCR 2001 Duisburg [9]
Anne Mäkinen MF Washington Freedom Free agent[10]
Emily Burt FW Atlanta Beat [11]

Out

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes
August 17, 2002 Liu Ailing MF N/A Retired[12]
October 1, 2002 Mandy Clemens FW San Jose CyberRays Trade for First round draft pick[13]
Andrea Alfiler MF San Diego Spirit
Kerry Connors MF San Diego Spirit
Erica Iverson DF
Tara Koleski FW
Zhao Lihong MF
Erin Martin FW
Rebekah McDowell MF Boston Breakers
Janel Schillig GK Released[14]
Maite Zabala GK Carolina Courage

References

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  2. ^ "2003 Philadelphia Charge Roster". statscrew.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "2003 Philadelphia Charge Roster". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. May 22, 2003. Archived from the original on May 4, 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Paul Royal | La Salle University Profile". goexplorers.com. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "2003 WUSA Regular Season Standings". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "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)
  7. ^ a b c d e "WUSA 2003 Draft". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Trina Maso de Moya Makes Professional Soccer Team". fausports.com. March 25, 2003. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Melanie Hoffmann | sport.de player profile". sport.de. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Anne Makinen | WUSA player profile". wusa.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Emily Burt | WUSA player profile". wusa.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  12. ^ Narducci, Marc (July 3, 2002). "Charge's Liu Ailing planning to retire". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  13. ^ "Clemens Traded to San Jose CyberRays". santaclarabroncos.com. October 1, 2002. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "Sports Scoreboard". Toledo Blade. April 18, 2003. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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