2003 Philadelphia Charge season

The 2003 season is 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]

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)

Club

Roster

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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: 4 April 2020
Source:

[4]

Competition

Regular 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
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 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


Results by round

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

Home/away results

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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) Champion

Statistics

As of 17 October 2020
Players without any appearance are not included.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalWUSAWUSA Playoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers:
1 GK  USA Melissa Moore 13013000
18 GK  USA Hope Solo 808000
Defenders:
5 DF  USA Karyn Hall 600+6000
6 DF  USA Jenny Benson 20020000
13 DF  USA Heather Mitts 14014000
15 DF  ENG Stacey Tullock 21321300
22 DF  USA Mary McVeigh 18016+2000
25 MF  USA Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo 21121100
Midfielders:
2 MF  USA Lorrie Fair 18017+1000
7 MF  FIN Anne Mäkinen 17016+1000
9 MF  CZE Pavlina Scasna 713+4100
12 MF  USA Erin Misaki 14013+1000
14 MF  USA Rachel Kruze 15011+4000
19 MF  USA Alexa Borisjuk 200+2000
MF  USA Mary-Frances Monroe 101000
Forwards:
3 FW  USA Emily Burt 15212+3200
8 MF  ENG Kelly Smith 747400
10 FW  USA Deliah Arrington 514+1100
11 FW  FRA Marinette Pichon 1814181400
16 FW  GER Melanie Hoffmann 20519+1500
21 FW  USA Trina Maso de Moya 901+8000

Goalkeepers

As of 17 October 2020
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO
1Melissa Moore 13132–7–4302.31200
18Hope Solo 883–4–1101.25200
Total5-11-5401.90400
Record = W-L-D

Transfers

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes
February 2, 2003 Hope SoloGK Washington University2003 WUSA Draft, Round 1, Pick 4, 4th Overall[7]
Deliah ArringtonFW Clemson University2003 WUSA Draft, Round 1, Pick 6, 6th Overall[7]
Mary McVeighMF Dartmouth College2003 WUSA Draft, Round 1, Pick 7, 7th Overall[7]
Erin MisakiMF University of Portland2003 WUSA Draft, Round 2, Pick 6, 14th Overall[7]
Rachel KruzeMF West Virginia University2003 WUSA Draft, Round 4, Pick 6, 30th Overall[7]
March 25, 2003 Trina Maso de MoyaFW Florida Atlantic University[8]
March 2003 Melanie HoffmannMF FCR 2001 Duisburg[9]
Anne MäkinenMF Washington FreedomFree agent[10]
Emily BurtFW Atlanta Beat[11]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes
August 17, 2002 Liu AilingMFN/ARetired[12]
October 1, 2002 Mandy ClemensFW San Jose CyberRaysTrade for First round draft pick[13]
Andrea AlfilerMF San Diego Spirit
Kerry ConnorsMF San Diego Spirit
Erica IversonDF
Tara KoleskiFW
Zhao LihongMF
Erin MartinFW
Rebecca McDowellMF Boston Breakers
Janel SchilligGKReleased[14]
Maite ZabalaGK 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. "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. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  13. "Clemens Traded to San Jose CyberRays". santaclarabroncos.com. October 1, 2002. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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