2003 Philadelphia Charge season
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| 2003 season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Tim Murphy |
| Head coach | Mark Krikorian |
| Stadium | Villanova Stadium |
| WUSA | 8th |
| WUSA PLayoffs | Did not qualify |
| Top goalscorer | Marinette Pichon (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 8,602 (May 3 vs. New York) |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,180 (May 31 vs. Carolina) |
| Average home league attendance | 6,764 |
| Biggest win | 3–0 (Aug 2 vs. Atlanta) |
| Biggest defeat | 1–4 (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]
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.
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Team management
| Position | Staff Member |
|---|---|
| Head Coach |  Mark Krikorian |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Paul Royal |
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 |
| 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
Home/away results
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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 | ||||
- Source: https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/t-WPHC/y-2003 StatsCrew.com
Goalkeepers
- As of October 17, 2020
| Nat. | No. | Player | Apps | Starts | Record | GA | GAA | SO |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
