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2003 Philadelphia Charge season

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]

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)
← 2002

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Club

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Roster

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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

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Position Staff Member
Head Coach   Mark Krikorian
Goalkeeping Coach   Paul Royal

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

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Competition

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Regular season

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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

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

Home/away results

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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

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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

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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

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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

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In

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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

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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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  1. ^ Drew Crossley (May 24, 2016). "2001-2003 Philadelphia Charge". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  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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