Season | 2001 |
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Champions | Bay Area CyberRays |
Goals scored | 235 |
Average goals/game | 2.80 |
Top goalscorer | Tiffeny Milbrett (16) |
2002 → |
The 2001 Women's United Soccer Association season served as the inaugural season for WUSA, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. The regular season began on April 14 and ended on August 12, with the postseason games being held on August 18 and August 25.
Attendance figures were high for the first season, particularly early in the season, though not near the levels organizers were expecting based on the attendance for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. The league spent its initial $40m budget, intended to last five years, in just this first season.
Abbreviation and Color Key: Atlanta Beat - ATL • Bay Area CyberRays - BAY • Boston Breakers - BOS • Carolina Courage - CAR New York Power - NYP • Philadelphia Charge - PHI • San Diego Spirit - SDS • Washington Freedom - WSH Win • Loss • Tie • Home | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Match | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
Atlanta Beat [1] | NYP | PHI | BOS | SDS | PHI | BAY | CAR | BOS | WSH | SDS | CAR | PHI | WSH | NYP | BAY | NYP | CAR | SDS | BOS | WSH | BAY |
0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4-0 | |
Bay Area CyberRays [2] | WSH | BOS | PHI | CAR | BOS | ATL | SDS | NYP | CAR | PHI | SDS | NYP | WSH | BOS | ATL | WSH | SDS | CAR | PHI | NYP | ATL |
1-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 4-0 | |
Boston Breakers [3] | CAR | BAY | ATL | WSH | BAY | PHI | NYP | ATL | SDS | WSH | NYP | SDS | CAR | BAY | PHI | CAR | NYP | WSH | ATL | SDS | PHI |
0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | |
Carolina Courage [4] | BOS | WSH | NYP | BAY | WSH | SDS | ATL | NYP | PHI | BAY | ATL | WSH | PHI | BOS | SDS | BOS | ATL | BAY | NYP | PHI | SDS |
0-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 5-1 | 2-2 | |
New York Power [5] | ATL | SDS | CAR | PHI | SDS | WSH | BOS | CAR | BAY | PHI | BOS | SDS | BAY | ATL | WSH | ATL | BOS | PHI | CAR | BAY | WSH |
0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | |
Philadelphia Charge [6] | SDS | ATL | BAY | NYP | ATL | BOS | WSH | WSH | CAR | NYP | BAY | ATL | CAR | SDS | BOS | WSH | NYP | BAY | CAR | SDS | BOS |
0-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | |
San Diego Spirit [7] | PHI | NYP | WSH | ATL | NYP | CAR | BAY | BOS | ATL | WSH | BAY | NYP | BOS | PHI | CAR | BAY | ATL | WSH | BOS | PHI | CAR |
0-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | |
Washington Freedom [8] | BAY | CAR | SDS | BOS | CAR | NYP | PHI | PHI | ATL | BOS | SDS | CAR | WSH | BAY | NYP | BAY | PHI | BOS | SDS | ATL | NYP |
1-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlanta Beat | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 37 | Regular Season Championship |
2 | Bay Area CyberRays | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 37 | Qualification to play-offs |
3 | New York Power | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 32 | |
4 | Philadelphia Charge | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 31 | |
5 | San Diego Spirit | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 28 | |
6 | Boston Breakers | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 27 | |
7 | Washington Freedom | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 21 | |
8 | Carolina Courage | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 21 |
Home teams listed second
Semi-Finals | Founders Cup | ||||||||
3 | New York Power | 3 | |||||||
2 | Bay Area CyberRays | 3 | |||||||
2 | Bay Area CyberRays | 3 (4) | |||||||
1 | Atlanta Beat | 3 (2) | |||||||
4 | Philadelphia Charge | 2 | |||||||
1 | Atlanta Beat | 3 |
August 18, 2001 Semi-Finals | New York Power | 2–3 | Bay Area CyberRays | San Jose, California |
1:30 pm PDT |
Janss ![]() Lalor ![]() |
Report |
Murray ![]() Chastain ![]() |
Stadium:
Spartan Stadium Attendance: 7,756 Referee: Kari Seitz |
August 18, 2001 Semi-Finals | Philadelphia Charge | 2–3 ( a.e.t.) | Atlanta Beat | Atlanta, Georgia |
6:45 pm EDT |
Smith ![]() Clemens ![]() |
Report |
Sun ![]() Parlow ![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 12,138 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
August 25, 2001 Founders Cup | Bay Area CyberRays | 3–3 (
a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Atlanta Beat | Boston, Massachusetts |
2:00 pm EDT |
Chastain ![]() Murray ![]() Venturini ![]() |
Report |
Bivens ![]() Hooper ![]() Sun Wen ![]() |
Stadium:
Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 21,078 Referee: Sandra Hunt |
Penalties | ||||
Venturini ![]() Dorn ![]() Kátia ![]() Murray ![]() |
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Award | Player | Club |
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Most Valuable Player |
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New York Power |
Offensive Player of the Year |
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New York Power |
Defensive Player of the Year |
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Philadelphia Charge |
Goalkeeper of the Year |
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Bay Area CyberRays |
Coach of the Year |
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Bay Area CyberRays |
Humanitarian Award |
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Boston Breakers |
Team Community Service Award | Washington Freedom | |
Team Fair Play Award | New York Power |
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Season | 2001 |
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Champions | Bay Area CyberRays |
Goals scored | 235 |
Average goals/game | 2.80 |
Top goalscorer | Tiffeny Milbrett (16) |
2002 → |
The 2001 Women's United Soccer Association season served as the inaugural season for WUSA, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. The regular season began on April 14 and ended on August 12, with the postseason games being held on August 18 and August 25.
Attendance figures were high for the first season, particularly early in the season, though not near the levels organizers were expecting based on the attendance for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. The league spent its initial $40m budget, intended to last five years, in just this first season.
Abbreviation and Color Key: Atlanta Beat - ATL • Bay Area CyberRays - BAY • Boston Breakers - BOS • Carolina Courage - CAR New York Power - NYP • Philadelphia Charge - PHI • San Diego Spirit - SDS • Washington Freedom - WSH Win • Loss • Tie • Home | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Match | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
Atlanta Beat [1] | NYP | PHI | BOS | SDS | PHI | BAY | CAR | BOS | WSH | SDS | CAR | PHI | WSH | NYP | BAY | NYP | CAR | SDS | BOS | WSH | BAY |
0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4-0 | |
Bay Area CyberRays [2] | WSH | BOS | PHI | CAR | BOS | ATL | SDS | NYP | CAR | PHI | SDS | NYP | WSH | BOS | ATL | WSH | SDS | CAR | PHI | NYP | ATL |
1-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 4-0 | |
Boston Breakers [3] | CAR | BAY | ATL | WSH | BAY | PHI | NYP | ATL | SDS | WSH | NYP | SDS | CAR | BAY | PHI | CAR | NYP | WSH | ATL | SDS | PHI |
0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | |
Carolina Courage [4] | BOS | WSH | NYP | BAY | WSH | SDS | ATL | NYP | PHI | BAY | ATL | WSH | PHI | BOS | SDS | BOS | ATL | BAY | NYP | PHI | SDS |
0-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 5-1 | 2-2 | |
New York Power [5] | ATL | SDS | CAR | PHI | SDS | WSH | BOS | CAR | BAY | PHI | BOS | SDS | BAY | ATL | WSH | ATL | BOS | PHI | CAR | BAY | WSH |
0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | |
Philadelphia Charge [6] | SDS | ATL | BAY | NYP | ATL | BOS | WSH | WSH | CAR | NYP | BAY | ATL | CAR | SDS | BOS | WSH | NYP | BAY | CAR | SDS | BOS |
0-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | |
San Diego Spirit [7] | PHI | NYP | WSH | ATL | NYP | CAR | BAY | BOS | ATL | WSH | BAY | NYP | BOS | PHI | CAR | BAY | ATL | WSH | BOS | PHI | CAR |
0-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | |
Washington Freedom [8] | BAY | CAR | SDS | BOS | CAR | NYP | PHI | PHI | ATL | BOS | SDS | CAR | WSH | BAY | NYP | BAY | PHI | BOS | SDS | ATL | NYP |
1-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlanta Beat | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 37 | Regular Season Championship |
2 | Bay Area CyberRays | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 37 | Qualification to play-offs |
3 | New York Power | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 32 | |
4 | Philadelphia Charge | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 31 | |
5 | San Diego Spirit | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 28 | |
6 | Boston Breakers | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 27 | |
7 | Washington Freedom | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 21 | |
8 | Carolina Courage | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 21 |
Home teams listed second
Semi-Finals | Founders Cup | ||||||||
3 | New York Power | 3 | |||||||
2 | Bay Area CyberRays | 3 | |||||||
2 | Bay Area CyberRays | 3 (4) | |||||||
1 | Atlanta Beat | 3 (2) | |||||||
4 | Philadelphia Charge | 2 | |||||||
1 | Atlanta Beat | 3 |
August 18, 2001 Semi-Finals | New York Power | 2–3 | Bay Area CyberRays | San Jose, California |
1:30 pm PDT |
Janss ![]() Lalor ![]() |
Report |
Murray ![]() Chastain ![]() |
Stadium:
Spartan Stadium Attendance: 7,756 Referee: Kari Seitz |
August 18, 2001 Semi-Finals | Philadelphia Charge | 2–3 ( a.e.t.) | Atlanta Beat | Atlanta, Georgia |
6:45 pm EDT |
Smith ![]() Clemens ![]() |
Report |
Sun ![]() Parlow ![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 12,138 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
August 25, 2001 Founders Cup | Bay Area CyberRays | 3–3 (
a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Atlanta Beat | Boston, Massachusetts |
2:00 pm EDT |
Chastain ![]() Murray ![]() Venturini ![]() |
Report |
Bivens ![]() Hooper ![]() Sun Wen ![]() |
Stadium:
Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 21,078 Referee: Sandra Hunt |
Penalties | ||||
Venturini ![]() Dorn ![]() Kátia ![]() Murray ![]() |
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Award | Player | Club |
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Most Valuable Player |
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New York Power |
Offensive Player of the Year |
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New York Power |
Defensive Player of the Year |
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Philadelphia Charge |
Goalkeeper of the Year |
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Bay Area CyberRays |
Coach of the Year |
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Bay Area CyberRays |
Humanitarian Award |
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Boston Breakers |
Team Community Service Award | Washington Freedom | |
Team Fair Play Award | New York Power |
Source: [9]
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Top assists
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