First Level
Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA)
Table:
1.Boston Breakers 21 10 7 4 33-29 37 Qualified
2.Atlanta Beat 21 9 8 4 34-19 35 Qualified
3.San Diego Spirit 21 8 7 6 27-26 31 [3 2 0 1 4-4 6] Qualified
4.Washington Freedom 21 9 4 8 40-31 31 [3 1 0 2 4-4 3] Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5.New York Power 21 7 5 9 33-43 26
6.San Jose CyberRays 21 7 4 10 23-30 25 [3 3 0 0 7-2 9]
7.Carolina Courage 21 7 4 10 31-33 25 [3 0 0 3 2-7 0]
8.Philadelphia Charge 21 5 5 11 30-40 20
NOTE: There is no relegation from the WUSA to lower-level leagues. The top
four teams qualify for a championship play-off.
[Apr 5]
Carolina 1-2 Washington
[Birgit Prinz 6; Abby Wambach 44, Mia Hamm 59]
[N.B. Hege Riise (Carolina) missed penalty kick 54]
Atlanta 5-0 New York
[Kylie Bivens 18, Lindsey Jones 24og, Maribel Dominguez 48,
Charmaine Hooper 80, Abby Crumpton 84]
San Diego 1-2 Boston
[Christine Latham 89; Dagny Mellgren 8, Maren Meinert 68]
San Jose 1-0 Philadelphia
[Katie Barnes 32]
[Apr 12]
Atlanta 6-0 Boston
[Maribel Dominguez 36, 51, 67, Homare Sawa 40, 63, Abby Crumpton 90]
Washington 3-1 New York
[Jacqui Little 39, 44, Mia Hamm 83pen; Jaclyn Raveia 45]
[Apr 19]
New York 0-2 San Diego
[Shannon MacMillan 16, Julie Fleeting 28]
[N.B. Julie Fleeting hit bar on penalty kick attempt 20]
Carolina 1-3 Boston
[Birgit Prinz 74; Maren Meinert 6, Monica Gonzales 22, Dagny Mellgren 73]
San Jose 0-2 Washington
[Mia Hamm 9pen, Lori Lindsey 45]
[Apr 26]
Washington 1-1 Atlanta
[Kelly Golebiowski 68 (1-1); Maribel Dominguez 68 (0-1)]
[N.B. Nikki Serlenga (Atlanta) penalty kick saved by Siri Mullinix 15]
Boston 3-1 Philadelphia
[Maren Meinert 3, 51, Devvyn Hawkins 38; Melanie Hoffman 90pen]
Carolina 1-3 New York
[Danielle Fotopoulos 66pen; Christie Welsh 10, Tiffeny Milbrett 42, 73]
[Apr 27]
San Diego 2-1 San Jose
[Julie Fleeting 54, LaKeysia Beene 61og; Tisha Venturini-Hoch 49]
[[May 3]
Philadelphia 4-5 New York
[Marinette Pichon 3, Stacey Tullock 23, Kelly Smith 38,
Deliah Arrington 54; Justi Baumgardt 6, Tiffeny Milbrett 25pen,
Christie Welsh 40, 85, Krista Davey 91]
Boston 1-1 San Diego
[Dagny Mellgren 4; Julie Fleeting 62]
Atlanta 0-1 San Jose
[Brandi Chastain 69]
[May 10]
Washington 4-1 Philadelphia
[Abby Wambach 17, 19, 90, Mia Hamm 79pen; Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo 33]
Atlanta 1-1 San Diego
[Maribel Dominguez 75; Julie Fleeting 67]
New York 3-2 Boston
[Christie Welsh 50, Joanne Peters 66, Krista Davey 89;
Maren Meinert 13, 83]
San Jose 3-1 Carolina
[Pretinha 53, Katia 65, Sissi 67; Venus James 90]
[May 17]
New York 1-2 Philadelphia
[Joanne Peters 90; Marinette Pichon 60, 71]
Washington 2-5 Carolina
[Lindsay Stoecker 25, Kelly Golebiowski 77; Danielle Fotopoulos 4, 39,
Birgit Prinz 18, Nel Fettig 29, Danielle Borgman 75]
Atlanta 1-0 San Jose
[Conny Pohlers 7]
[N.B. Kylie Bivens (Atlanta) received second yellow card 36]
[May 18]
San Diego 1-1 Boston
[Allie Sullivan 50, Dagny Mellgren 8]
[May 24]
Carolina 1-2 San Diego
[Danielle Fotopoulos 76; Julie Foudy 45pen, Aly Wagner 78]
New York 0-4 Washington
[Mia Hamm 8, 41pen, Lindsay Stoecker 44, Casey Zimny 89]
Philadelphia 0-2 San Jose
[Pretinha 40, 61]
[May 25]
Boston 1-3 Atlanta
[Dagny Mellgren 38; Charmaine Hooper 10, 33, Homare Sawa 68]
[May 31]
Boston 1-0 San Jose
[Dagny Mellgren 83]
Philadelphia 2-2 Carolina
[Marinette Pichon 13, 76; Birgit Prinz 44, Danielle Fotopoulos 84]
San Diego 1-1 Atlanta
[Julie Foudy 84pen; Charmaine Hooper 5]
[N.B.: Nancy Augustyniak (Atlanta) received red card 90]
[Jun 7]
Atlanta 1-2 Carolina
[Maribel Dominguez 24; Danielle Fotopoulos 7pen, Birgit Prinz 11]
[N.B.: Maribel Dominguez (Atlanta) missed penalty kick 65]
San Diego 1-2 Philadelphia
[Julie Foudy 20pen; Marinette Pichon 9, Melanie Hoffmann 10]
[Jun 8]
Washington 1-3 Boston
[Steffi Jones 49; Maren Meinert 6, 29, Mary-Frances Monroe 82]
[N.B.: Red cards given to Skylar Little (Wash) 74, Angela Hucles (Bos) 74,
Abby Wambach (Wash) 91]
San Jose 0-2 New York
[Margaret Tietjen 63, Emily Janss 76]
[Jun 11]
Carolina 3-0 Washington
[Danielle Fotopoulos 4, Birgit Prinz 67, 75]
New York 0-0 Philadelphia
[Jun 14]
Philadelphia 2-0 San Diego
[Rhiannon Tanaka 12og, Marinette Pichon 31]
Carolina 0-0 Atlanta
New York 3-1 San Jose
[Emily Janss 21, Christie Welsh 73, 91; Katie Antongiovanni 84]
[Jun 21]
San Diego 4-2 New York
[Jaclyn Raveia 12og, Zhang Ouying 40, Julie Fleeting 62, 90;
Emily Jans 36, Anita Rapp 68]
Boston 0-1 Carolina
[Erin Baxter 35]
[Jun 22]
Atlanta 4-2 Philadelphia
[Conny Pohlers 31, Cindy Parlow 43, 53, 64; Melanie Hoffmann 9,
Marinette Pichon 45]
[N.B.: Jenny Benson (Phil) received red card 85]
Washington 2-2 San Jose
[Mia Hamm 35, Abby Wambach 44; Pretinha 32, 48]
[Jun 25]
Boston 2-1 New York
[Christie Pearce 31og, Angela Hucles 67; Tammy Pearman 20]
San Jose 2-0 Carolina
[Keri Sanchez 9, Betsy Barr 87]
[Jun 28]
Philadelphia 2-2 Boston
[Marinette Pichon 25, 84; Dagny Mellgren 29, Ragnhild Gulbrandsen 88]
Atlanta 1-0 Washington
[Charmaine Hooper 2]
New York 3-3 Carolina
[Krista Davey 6, Heather Beem 50, Tiffeny Milbrett 56; Venus James 33,
Danielle Borgman 85, Birgit Prinz 90]
[Jun 29]
San Diego 2-1 San Jose
[Aly Wagner 45, Julie Fleeting 52; Sissi 6]
[N.B. Joy Fawcett (SD) received red card 5; Pretinha (SJ) received second
yellow card 45]
[Jul 2]
San Jose 2-2 San Diego
[Katia 49, Sissi 78; Christine Latham 43, 90]
[Jul 3]
Boston 1-1 Washington
[Heather Aldama 66; Lindsay Stoecker 66]
[Jul 4]
Carolina 3-2 Atlanta
[Danielle Slaton 48, Venus James 53, Birgit Prinz 64;
Charmaine Hooper 8, 74]
[Jul 5]
New York 2-1 San Jose
[Jaclyn Raveia 57, Cheryl Salisbury 60; Tisha Venturini-Hoch 86]
Philadelphia 1-1 San Diego
[Stacey Tullock 90; Christine Latham 80]
[Jul 9]
Atlanta 2-0 San Diego
[Nikki Serlenga 73, Abby Crumpton 90]
Washington 4-2 Philadelphia
[Lindsey Stoecker 5, Abby Wambach 27, 30, Lori Lindsey 73;
Melanie Hoffmann 8, Stacey Tullock 31]
[Jul 12]
Atlanta 2-1 Washington
[Ifeoma Dieke 26, Jennifer Grubb 27; Conny Pohlers 49]
Carolina 1-2 New York
[Erin Baxter 90; Anita Rapp 30, Cheryl Salisbury 37]
[Jul 13]
Boston 3-1 Philadelphia
[Dagny Mellgren 16, 45, 65; Darci Borski 81]
[Jul 16]
Philadelphia 0-1 Atlanta
[Conny Pohlers 31]
San Diego 2-1 Washington
[Christine Latham 23, Julie Fleeting 35; Sandra Minnert 78]
[Jul 19]
Boston 0-0 Atlanta
Washington 2-0 New York
[Abby Wambach 6, 80]
Carolina 1-0 San Diego
[Nel Fettig 25]
[Jul 20]
San Jose 2-1 Philadelphia
[Katia 41, Katie Barnes 61; Melanie Hoffmann 4]
[Jul 23]
Boston 2-2 Washington
[Dagny Mellgren 40, Kristine Lilly 58pen; Jennifer Grubb 52, Abby Wambach
85]
San Diego 1-1 New York
[Julie Fleeting 58; Tiffeny Milbrett 4]
[Jul 26]
New York 1-1 Atlanta
[Shannon Boxx 61; Charmaine Hooper 51]
Philadelphia 1-3 Carolina
[Emily Burt 17; Birgit Prinz 28, Venus James 62, 83]
Washington 2-0 San Diego
[Abby Wambach 40, Mia Hamm 90]
[N.B. Jennifer Grubb (Washington) PK saved by Jaime Pagliarulo 59]
[Jul 27]
San Jose 1-1 Boston
[Tisha Venturini-Hoch 48; Maren Meinert 64]
[Jul 30]
Carolina 1-2 San Jose
[Danielle Slaton 48; Dianne Alagich 46, Katia 63]
[Aug 1]
New York 2-3 Boston
[Cheryl Salisbury 46, Emily Janss 90 (2-3); Kristine Lilly 2,
Dagny Mellgren 12, 90 (1-3)]
[Aug 2]
Washington 5-0 San Jose
[Mia Hamm 41, 50, 55, Abby Wambach 76, 89]
Philadelphia 3-0 Atlanta
[Marinette Pichon 20, 59, Emily Burt 50]
[Aug 3]
San Diego 1-0 Carolina
[Julie Fleeting 32]
[Aug 6]
Boston 1-0 Carolina
[Dagny Mellgren 79]
Philadelphia 2-0 Washington
[Marinette Pichon 20, 53]
San Jose 1-1 Atlanta
[Katia 25; Charmaine Hooper 10]
[Aug 9]
Carolina 1-1 Philadelphia
[Birgit Prinz 9; Pavlina Scasna 13]
[N.B. Kelly Smith (Phil) missed PK 90]
San Diego 2-1 Washington
[Julie Fleeting 2, Jen Nielsen 58; Steffi Jones 48]
[Aug 10]
San Jose 0-1 Boston
[Kristine Lilly 75pen]
Atlanta 1-1 New York
[Charmaine Hooper 13; Margaret Tietjen 40]
[N.B. Charmaine Hooper PK saved by Saskia Webber 45]
Table:
1.Boston Breakers 21 10 7 4 33-29 37 Qualified
2.Atlanta Beat 21 9 8 4 34-19 35 Qualified
3.San Diego Spirit 21 8 7 6 27-26 31 [3 2 0 1 4-4 6] Qualified
4.Washington Freedom 21 9 4 8 40-31 31 [3 1 0 2 4-4 3] Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5.New York Power 21 7 5 9 33-43 26
6.San Jose CyberRays 21 7 4 10 23-30 25 [3 3 0 0 7-2 9]
7.Carolina Courage 21 7 4 10 31-33 25 [3 0 0 3 2-7 0]
8.Philadelphia Charge 21 5 5 11 30-40 20
NOTE: There is no relegation from the WUSA to lower-level leagues. The top
four teams qualify for a championship play-off.
Playoffs
Semifinals
[Aug 16]
Boston 0-0 Washington [asdet, 1-3 pen]
[Penalty Kick Shootout:
Maren Meinert (Bos) miss; Jennifer Meier (Wash) made;
Kristine Lilly (Bos) saved by Siri Mullinix; Jacqui Little (Wash) made;
Dagny Mellgren (Bos) made; Mia Hamm (Wash) made;
Heather Aldama (Bos) saved by Siri Mullinix.]
[Aug 17]
Atlanta 2-1 San Diego [asdet]
[Conny Pohlers 90, Charmaine Hooper 94; Aly Wagner 39]
Final (aka Founders Cup III) [Aug 24; Torero Stadium, San Diego]
Atlanta 1-2 Washington [asdet]
[Charmaine Hooper 45pen; Abby Wambach 7, 96]
Line-ups:
Atlanta - Brianna Scurry, Leslie Gaston, Nancy Augustyniak, Sharolta Nonen,
Kylie Bivens, Cindy Parlow (Callie Withers 89), Marci Miller (Kristin
Warren 65), Homare Sawa, Nikki Serlenga (Maribel Dominguez 46), Conny
Pohlers
Washington - Siri Mullinix, Jennifer Grubb, Sandra Minnert, Carrie Moore,
Jacqui Little, Kelly Golebiowski (Jennifer Meier 64), Steffi Jones,
Lindsay Stoecker (Casey Zimney 70), Skylar Little, Abby Wambach, Mia Hamm
Yellow Cards:
Atlanta - Kylie Bivens 29, Kristin Warren 71, Charmaine Hooper 78
Washington - Abby Wambach 58, Jennifer Grubb 82
Red Card:
Atlanta - Nancy Augustyniak 94
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Referee's Assistants: Karalee Sutton, Dinesh Singh
Note: There are only fifteen minutes of sudden death extra time in a WUSA
playoff match.
WUSA Postseason Awards
Most Valuable Player: Maren Meinert (Boston)
Defender of the Year: Joy Fawcett (San Diego)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Brianna Scurry (Atlanta)
Rookie of the Year: Christine Latham (San Diego)
Coach of the Year: Pia Sundhage (Boston)
Referee of the Year: Terry Vaughn
Team Fair Play Award: Philadelphia
All-WUSA First Team
GK: Brianna Scurry (Atlanta)
DF: Joy Fawcett (San Diego), Jennifer Grubb (Washington), Sharolta Nonen
(Atlanta)
MF: Kristine Lilly (Boston), Shannon Boxx (New York), Mia Hamm (Washington),
Homare Sawa (Atlanta)
FW: Maren Meinert (Boston), Dagny Mellgren (Boston), Abby Wambach
(Washington)
Note: There are only fifteen minutes of sudden death extra time in a WUSA
playoff match.
NB: there are two separate second level women leagues in the USA,
the W-League and the WPSL.
W-League
========
Notes:
[1] There is no relegation or promotion from the W-League to other leagues.
[2] Maryland Pride and Rhode Island Rays left the W-League for
the WPSL this season.
[3] The top two teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. Hampton
Roads, as host for the semifinals and finals, is seeded directly into the
semifinals; should they finish in the top two in their division, the
third-place side also qualifies for the playoffs.
Tables:
Team GP W D L GF-GA Pts
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Northeast Division
1. New Jersey Lady Stallions 14 11 0 3 36-11 33 Playoffs
2. Long Island Lady Riders 14 9 0 5 35-21 27 Playoffs
3. New Jersey Wildcats 14 7 0 7 29-20 21
4. New York Magic 14 7 0 7 33-25 21
5. South Jersey Banshees 14 1 0 13 8-48 0 [*]
Northern Division
1. Boston Renegades 14 13 1 0 60- 5 40 Playoffs
2. Ottawa Fury 14 11 1 2 61- 9 34 Playoffs
3. Toronto Inferno 14 6 1 7 32-31 19
4. New Hampshire Lady Phantoms 14 3 0 11 21-53 9
5. Rochester Ravens 14 0 1 13 4-96 1
WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Vancouver Whitecaps Women 12 10 1 1 51-10 31 Playoffs
2. Seattle Sounders Select 12 8 1 3 35- 8 25 Playoffs
3. Denver Lady Cougars 12 6 2 4 36-23 20
4. Arizona Heatwave 12 6 0 6 21-24 18
5. Fort Collins Force 12 3 1 8 16-39 10
6. Mile High Mustangs 12 0 1 11 5-62 1
CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
1. Hampton Roads Piranhas 12 12 0 0 33- 5 36 Playoffs
2. Charlotte Lady Eagles 12 9 0 3 35-11 27 Playoffs
3. Northern Virginia Majestics 12 5 0 7 16-21 15 Playoffs
4. Asheville Splash 12 3 0 9 14-24 9
5. Greensboro Twisters 12 2 0 10 8-34 6
Midwest Division
1. Chicago Cobras 12 10 1 1 33- 8 31 Playoffs
2. Northern Kentucky TC Stars 12 5 2 5 16-21 17 Playoffs
3. Columbus Lady Shooting Stars 12 4 3 5 11-15 15
4. Cincinnati Ladyhawks 12 4 1 7 12-17 13
5. Windy City Bluez 12 3 1 8 18-29 10
[*] South Jersey penalized three points for forfeiting match at Toronto.
Results
[May 3]
South Jersey 0-7 New York
Hampton Roads 6-0 Greensboro
[May 9]
Charlotte 2-0 Greensboro
South Jersey 0-1 Long Island
[May 10]
New York 9-0 New Hampshire
Boston 1-0 NJ Lady Stallions
Greensboro 3-2 Asheville
Hampton Roads 2-1 Northern Virginia
[May 11]
Vancouver 1-3 Seattle
[May 16]
Charlotte 2-0 Asheville
Chicago 4-1 Windy City
[May 17]
NJ Lady Stallions 0-4 Boston
NJ Wildcats 1-2 New York
Asheville 0-1 Charlotte
Northern Kentucky 1-1 Columbus
Long Island 6-0 Rochester
Vancouver 2-0 Arizona
[May 18]
Seattle 3-0 Arizona
Windy City 0-3 Chicago
[May 23]
Chicago 1-2 Northern Kentucky
[May 24]
New York 2-4 NJ Lady Stallions
Asheville 2-3 Northern Virginia
Rochester 2-4 Long Island
Boston 7-0 South Jersey
Mile High 1-7 Denver
[May 25]
Windy City 1-3 Northern Kentucky
New Hampshire 2-1 South Jersey
NJ Wildcats 0-3 Ottawa
Seattle 1-2 Vancouver
[May 28]
Greensboro 0-5 Charlotte
[May 29]
Fort Collins 3-0 Mile High
[May 30]
South Jersey 2-5 Toronto
Chicago 6-2 Windy City
[May 31]
Windy City 0-2 Cincinnati
New Hampshire 0-2 New York
Charlotte 3-0 Northern Virginia
Asheville 1-4 Hampton Roads
Long Island 0-3 NJ Lady Stallions
[Jun 1]
Chicago 4-0 Cincinnati
Ottawa 18-0 Rochester
NJ Wildcats 0-1 Toronto
Boston 8-0 New Hampshire
Northern Kentucky 0-0 Columbus
[Jun 6]
Charlotte 1-2 Hampton Roads
Cincinnati 3-2 Northern Kentucky
Toronto 10-0 Rochester
South Jersey 0-3 NJ Lady Stallions
[Jun 7]
NJ Lady Stallions 4-0 New Hampshire
Windy City 3-2 Columbus
Asheville 1-3 Hampton Roads
Seattle 0-1 Vancouver
Cincinnati 0-1 Chicago
Long Island 2-0 NJ Wildcats
Arizona 4-0 Denver
[Jun 8]
Ottawa 0-1 Boston
[Jun 10]
Fort Collins 4-3 Denver
[Jun 13]
Cincinnati 2-0 Columbus
New Hampshire 7-0 Rochester
Hampton Roads 3-0 Charlotte
Arizona 2-3 Seattle
[Jun 14]
New York 4-1 Toronto
NJ Wildcats 3-2 Long Island
NJ Lady Stallions 1-0 Ottawa
Northern Virginia 2-4 Charlotte
Boston 6-0 Rochester
Denver 4-1 Mile High
[Jun 15]
Chicago 4-0 Northern Kentucky
Fort Collins 1-3 Seattle
Columbus 1-0 Windy City
South Jersey 0-3 Ottawa
[Jun 17]
Mile High 0-9 Seattle
[Jun 18]
Denver 0-0 Seattle
[Jun 19]
Arizona 1-0 Fort Collins
[Jun 20]
Northern Virginia ppd Asheville
Northern Kentucky 2-1 Cincinnati
NJ Wildcats 2-1 South Jersey
Fort Collins 0-7 Charlotte
[The match is official for Charlotte only.]
[Jun 21]
Ottawa 6-0 Toronto
Rochester 1-2 New York
Long Island 0-1 Boston
Hampton Roads 2-0 Asheville
Denver 3-3 Vancouver
Arizona 2-1 Charlotte
[Jun 22]
Ottawa 3-0 New York
Toronto w/o South Jersey
[South Jersey did not appear; Toronto awarded 1-0 victory.]
Northern Virginia ppd Greensboro
Columbus 0-2 Chicago
Mile High 0-10 Vancouver
[Jun 24]
Fort Collins 1-7 Vancouver
[Jun 25]
New Hampshire 2-4 Boston
[Jun 26]
Arizona 0-5 Vancouver
[Jun 27]
Rochester 0-6 Ottawa
NJ Lady Stallions 1-0 New York
Hampton Roads 1-0 Chicago
[This match is official for Hampton Roads only.]
[Jun 28]
Northern Virginia 0-1 Chicago
[This match is official for Northern Virginia only.]
Asheville 1-0 Greensboro
Toronto 1-2 Ottawa
Boston 3-0 NJ Wildcats
Long Island 3-1 New Hampshire
Fort Collins 3-4 Denver
[Jun 29]
Columbus 2-2 Windy City
NJ Lady Stallions 3-0 South Jersey
Vancouver 1-0 Seattle
[Jul 3]
Denver 3-2 Arizona
[Jul 4]
Cincinnati 0-1 Columbus
Toronto 5-0 New Hampshire
[Jul 5]
Windy City 0-2 Cincinnati
New York 0-4 Boston
NJ Wildcats 3-0 South Jersey
Ottawa 5-1 Long Island
Rochester 0-4 New Hampshire
Hampton Roads 1-0 Northern Virginia
Fort Collins 0-3 Arizona
[Jul 6]
Toronto 3-4 Long Island
Windy City 4-1 Northern Kentucky
Mile High 0-2 Arizona
[Jul 11]
Charlotte 5-1 Arizona
Northern Kentucky 1-0 Cincinnati
Boston 1-1 Ottawa
Mile High 1-4 Fort Collins
[Jul 12]
New York 1-3 Long Island
Asheville 2-1 Arizona
[The match is official only for Asheville.]
Columbus 2-1 Cincinnati
NJ Lady Stallions 3-2 NJ Wildcats
New Hampshire 3-4 Ottawa
Greensboro 1-3 Hampton Roads
Rochester 1-1 Toronto
Vancouver 3-2 Denver
[Jul 13]
Northern Kentucky 3-2 Windy City
Greensboro 1-2 Northern Virginia
Seattle 3-0 Denver
South Jersey 1-4 New York
[Jul 15]
Mile High 0-0 Fort Collins
[Jul 16]
Northern Virginia 2-0 Greensboro
NJ Wildcats 2-1 NJ Lady Stallions
[Jul 18]
Northern Kentucky 1-3 Chicago
New Hampshire 1-2 Toronto
South Jersey 3-0 Rochester
Charlotte 4-1 Greensboro
[Jul 19]
Boston 5-2 Toronto
NJ Wildcats 9-0 Rochester
Greensboro 1-0 Asheville
Northern Virginia 0-1 Hampton Roads
Seattle 5-0 Mile High
Cincinnati 1-1 Chicago
Long Island 7-0 South Jersey
[Jul 20]
Ottawa 8-1 New Hampshire
Columbus 1-0 Northern Kentucky
NJ Lady Stallions 2-0 Long Island
Vancouver 9-0 Mile High
[Jul 22]
Denver 5-0 Fort Collins
[Jul 24]
NJ Wildcats 4-0 New York
Denver 5-0 Mile High
[Jul 25]
Cincinnati 0-3 Windy City
Northern Virginia 2-1 Greensboro
Chicago 1-0 Columbus
Vancouver 7-0 Fort Collins
[Jul 26]
New Hampshire 0-3 NJ Wildcats
Northern Virginia 3-0 Asheville
Rochester 0-8 NJ Lady Stallions
Seattle 5-0 Fort Collins
Toronto 0-3 Boston
Long Island 2-0 New York
Hampton Roads 5-0 Greensboro
Arizona 4-2 Mile High
[Jul 27]
Rochester 0-12 Boston
Ottawa 2-0 NJ Wildcats
Toronto 0-3 NJ Lady Stallions
Northern Virginia 1-5 Asheville
Columbus 1-3 Chicago
Tables:
Team GP W D L GF-GA Pts
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Northeast Division
1. New Jersey Lady Stallions 14 11 0 3 36-11 33 Playoffs
2. Long Island Lady Riders 14 9 0 5 35-21 27 Playoffs
3. New Jersey Wildcats 14 7 0 7 29-20 21
4. New York Magic 14 7 0 7 33-25 21
5. South Jersey Banshees 14 1 0 13 8-48 0 [*]
Northern Division
1. Boston Renegades 14 13 1 0 60- 5 40 Playoffs
2. Ottawa Fury 14 11 1 2 61- 9 34 Playoffs
3. Toronto Inferno 14 6 1 7 32-31 19
4. New Hampshire Lady Phantoms 14 3 0 11 21-53 9
5. Rochester Ravens 14 0 1 13 4-96 1
WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Vancouver Whitecaps Women 12 10 1 1 51-10 31 Playoffs
2. Seattle Sounders Select 12 8 1 3 35- 8 25 Playoffs
3. Denver Lady Cougars 12 6 2 4 36-23 20
4. Arizona Heatwave 12 6 0 6 21-24 18
5. Fort Collins Force 12 3 1 8 16-39 10
6. Mile High Mustangs 12 0 1 11 5-62 1
CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
1. Hampton Roads Piranhas 12 12 0 0 33- 5 36 Playoffs
2. Charlotte Lady Eagles 12 9 0 3 35-11 27 Playoffs
3. Northern Virginia Majestics 12 5 0 7 16-21 15 Playoffs
4. Asheville Splash 12 3 0 9 14-24 9
5. Greensboro Twisters 12 2 0 10 8-34 6
Midwest Division
1. Chicago Cobras 12 10 1 1 33- 8 31 Playoffs
2. Northern Kentucky TC Stars 12 5 2 5 16-21 17 Playoffs
3. Columbus Lady Shooting Stars 12 4 3 5 11-15 15
4. Cincinnati Ladyhawks 12 4 1 7 12-17 13
5. Windy City Bluez 12 3 1 8 18-29 10
[*] South Jersey penalized three points for forfeiting match at Toronto.
Playoffs
Northern Division final
[Jul 30]
Boston 2-3 Ottawa
Northeast Division final
[Jul 31]
NJ Lady Stallions 4-2 Long Island
Atlantic Division final
[Jul 31]
Charlotte 4-1 Northern Virginia
Midwest Division final
[Jul 31]
Chicago 9-1 Northern Kentucky
Western Conference final
[Aug 2]
Vancouver 2-2 Seattle [asdet]
[Seattle advanced on PKs, 3-1.]
Eastern Conference final
[Aug 3]
Ottawa 4-2 NJ Lady Stallions
Central Conference final
[Aug 3]
Chicago 3-1 Charlotte
Semifinals
[Aug 8, at Virginia Beach]
Hampton Roads 4-1 Seattle
Chicago 3-0 Ottawa
Third Place
[Aug 10, at Virginia Beach]
Seattle 4-1 Ottawa
Finals
[Aug 10, at Virginia Beach]
Hampton Roads 1-0 Chicago [asdet]
[Mercy Akide 96]
Women's Premier Soccer League 2003
==================================
Notes:
[1] There is no promotion from the WPSL to the WUSA, and teams cannot
be relegated from the WPSL.
[2] The Maryland Pepsi Pride and Rhode Island Rays joined from the
W-League; the New England Mutiny used to be known as the Springfield
Sirens, and played in the W-League in 2001.
[3] Chico Quest changed its name to San Joaquin Valley Quest.
Table:
North Division
1. California Storm 14 9 5 0 44-16 32 Playoffs
2. Utah Spiders 14 9 2 3 37-18 29 Playoffs
3. East Bay Power 14 9 0 5 29-23 27
4. Elk Grove Pride 14 6 1 7 32-35 19
5. San Francisco Nighthawks 14 2 2 10 18-35 8
6. San Joaquin Valley Quest 14 0 1 13 9-57 -2 [*]
South Division
1. Ajax Southern California 14 10 1 3 37-12 31 Playoffs
2. Denver Diamonds 14 8 4 2 44-18 28
3. Sonoran Thunder 14 6 3 5 33-23 24
4. San Diego WFC 14 5 3 6 34-33 17
East Division
1. New England Mutiny 8 7 0 1 28- 5 21 [2 0 1 3-3 6] Playoffs
2. Maryland Pepsi Pride 9 7 0 2 31- 6 21 [1 0 2 3-3 3]
3. Rhode Island Rays 8 2 0 6 5-23 6
4. New York Vendaval 9 1 0 8 5-35 0
Provisional Division
1. Northern California Blues 7 2 0 5 9-19 6
2. Lady Arizona Sahuaros 5 1 0 4 6-23 3
3. Houston Tornados 0 0 0 0 0- 0 0
4. SWC Houston Stars 6 0 0 6 2-34 -3 [*]
[*] San Joaquin Valley penalized 3 points for forfeiting match at Utah;
Houston Stars penalized 3 points for forfeiting match at Denver.
Winners of the North, South, and East divisions, as well as the best
second-placed team from the North and South divisions, qualify for
the WPSL playoffs.
Results
[May 3]
Elk Grove 0-2 California
[May 4]
Ajax 5-0 San Diego
San Francisco 1-2 Elk Grove
California 6-0 Chico (San Joaquin)
[May 10]
Elk Grove 3-3 San Diego
New York 0-3 New England
Sonoran Thunder 2-2 Utah
[N.B. This match was delayed one hour, and ended after the 80th minute
due to darkness.]
California 3-2 Ajax
Arizona 3-1 Houston Stars
[May 11]
Sonoran Thunder 8-0 Houston Stars
California 1-1 San Diego
[May 17]
San Diego 4-2 Sonoran Thunder
Elk Grove 3-1 Utah
Ajax 1-0 San Joaquin
[May 18]
San Francisco 1-4 California
San Diego 1-0 San Joaquin
Ajax 2-1 Sonoran Thunder
[May 24]
Ajax 0-0 Denver
Elk Grove 1-2 Sonoran Thunder
Utah 3-1 Arizona
[May 25]
San Diego 1-4 Denver
N. California 0-2 Sonoran Thunder
East Bay 2-0 Elk Grove
[May 26]
San Diego 2-2 Denver
[May 30]
Houston Stars 0-6 Denver
[May 31]
New York ppd Rhode Island
California 1-1 San Francisco
East Bay 1-3 Denver
San Joaquin 1-7 Sonoran Thunder
New England 0-2 Maryland
[Jun 1]
San Joaquin 3-3 Denver
East Bay 3-1 Sonoran Thunder
Rhode Island ppd Maryland
[The clubs later agreed to make the result of the Jul 19 match count
as the result of this match, as they were unable to reschedule it later.]
[Jun 7]
N. California 4-0 San Joaquin
East Bay 3-0 San Francisco
Denver 7-1 San Diego
New England 10-0 New York
Utah 0-4 California
[Jun 8]
Sonoran Thunder 8-0 Arizona
[Exhibition match; does not count in standings for Sonoran Thunder.]
East Bay 4-1 San Joaquin
Denver 4-0 Ajax
[Jun 13]
Utah 2-1 San Francisco
[Jun 14]
Rhode Island 3-0 New York
Sonoran Thunder 2-0 Denver
San Diego 2-4 Elk Grove
Ajax 5-0 East Bay
[Jun 15]
Rhode Island 0-5 Maryland
Ajax 3-1 Elk Grove
[Jun 21]
Ajax 8-0 Houston Stars
N. California 4-2 San Francisco
New York 0-1 Rhode Island
East Bay 1-3 California
Maryland 0-1 New England
San Joaquin 1-8 Utah
Arizona 1-5 Sonoran Thunder
[Exhibition game; does not count in standings for Sonoran Thunder.]
[Jun 22]
San Diego 8-1 Houston Stars
N. California 0-2 East Bay
San Francisco 1-4 Utah
Sonoran Thunder 0-3 Ajax
San Joaquin 1-4 California
[Jun 27]
Utah 3-0 East Bay
[Jun 28]
San Diego 0-1 Ajax
Utah w/o San Joaquin
[Utah awarded a 1-0 win; San Joaquin penalized 3 points]
Sonoran Thunder 2-2 San Francisco
Maryland 6-1 New York
Arizona 1-6 California
[Jun 29]
Sonoran Thunder 2-2 California
New England 2-0 Rhode Island
[Jul 4]
Denver 0-2 Utah
[Jul 5]
N. California 0-5 Ajax
San Francisco 2-5 San Diego
Elk Grove 1-4 East Bay
[Jul 6]
California 3-1 East Bay
San Joaquin 1-3 Elk Grove
San Francisco 0-2 Ajax
N. California 0-6 San Diego
[Jul 11]
New England 5-1 Rhode Island
Utah 5-1 Elk Grove
[Jul 12]
Maryland 3-0 New York
San Joaquin 0-3 San Francisco
Sonoran Thunder 1-0 San Diego
Denver 3-3 California
Utah 3-0 Ajax
[Jul 13]
San Francisco 2-1 N. California
San Joaquin 0-3 East Bay
New York 2-4 Maryland
Denver 8-2 Elk Grove
[Jul 19]
New England 5-1 New York
San Francisco 2-3 East Bay
Maryland 5-0 Rhode Island
[The match counts double in the league standings, as the clubs involved
could not reschedule their Jun 1 match.]
Elk Grove 9-1 San Joaquin
Denver 3-1 Sonoran Thunder
California 2-2 Utah
[Jul 20]
Maryland 1-2 New England
Elk Grove 2-0 San Francisco
East Bay 2-1 Utah
Denver w/o Houston Stars
[Denver awarded a 1-0 victory.]
[Jul 22]
Rhode Island ppd New England
[Match postponed due to lightning. It was later cancelled as New
England qualified for the WPSL playoffs.]
[Jul 26]
New York 1-0 Rhode Island
Table:
North Division
1. California Storm 14 9 5 0 44-16 32 Playoffs
2. Utah Spiders 14 9 2 3 37-18 29 Playoffs
3. East Bay Power 14 9 0 5 29-23 27
4. Elk Grove Pride 14 6 1 7 32-35 19
5. San Francisco Nighthawks 14 2 2 10 18-35 8
6. San Joaquin Valley Quest 14 0 1 13 9-57 -2 [*]
South Division
1. Ajax Southern California 14 10 1 3 37-12 31 Playoffs
2. Denver Diamonds 14 8 4 2 44-18 28
3. Sonoran Thunder 14 6 3 5 33-23 24
4. San Diego WFC 14 5 3 6 34-33 17
East Division
1. New England Mutiny 8 7 0 1 28- 5 21 [2 0 1 3-3 6] Playoffs
2. Maryland Pepsi Pride 9 7 0 2 31- 6 21 [1 0 2 3-3 3]
3. Rhode Island Rays 8 2 0 6 5-23 6
4. New York Vendaval 9 1 0 8 5-35 0
Provisional Division
1. Northern California Blues 7 2 0 5 9-19 6
2. Lady Arizona Sahuaros 5 1 0 4 6-23 3
3. Houston Tornados 0 0 0 0 0- 0 0
4. SWC Houston Stars 6 0 0 6 2-34 -3 [*]
[*] San Joaquin Valley penalized 3 points for forfeiting match at Utah;
Houston Stars penalized 3 points for forfeiting match at Denver.
Winners of the North, South, and East divisions, as well as the best
second-placed team from the North and South divisions, qualify for
the WPSL playoffs.
Playoffs
All matches were played at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco.
Semifinals [Jul 26]
California 3-1 New England
Ajax 1-3 Utah
Final [Jul 27]
California 1-2 Utah
[Stacie Alberico 74; Amber Brower 14, Sara Reading 90]
Prepared and maintained by David Shannon for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: David Shannon
(djsst31@lycos.com)
Last updated: 8 Oct 2020
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