2001 Women's United Soccer Association season explained

Competition:Women's United Soccer Association
Season:2001
Winners:Bay Area CyberRays
League Topscorer:Tiffeny Milbrett (16)
Total Goals:235
Average Goals:2.80
Nextseason: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.

Competition format

Results table

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
ClubMatch
123456789101112131415161718192021<-- Win: bgcolor=#DFE7FFscoreLoss: bgcolor=#FFDFDFscoreTie: bgcolor=#FFFDD0scoreHome: style="background: silver"teamScores are home-away-->
Atlanta Beat[1] NYPPHIBOSSDSPHIBAYCARBOSWSHSDSCARPHIWSHNYPBAYNYPCARSDSBOSWSHBAY
0-00-00-11-10-20-10-21-12-13-21-11-13-20-31-12-13-23-10-11-24-0
Bay Area CyberRays[2] WSHBOSPHICARBOSATLSDSNYPCARPHISDSNYPWSHBOSATLWSHSDSCARPHINYPATL
1-01-13-22-12-40-13-10-02-03-00-01-02-30-21-11-00-21-23-20-14-0
Boston Breakers[3] CARBAYATLWSHBAYPHINYPATLSDSWSHNYPSDSCARBAYPHICARNYPWSHATLSDSPHI
0-11-10-12-22-42-32-31-13-11-03-13-12-10-21-21-24-22-10-10-12-1
Carolina Courage[4] BOSWSHNYPBAYWSHSDSATLNYPPHIBAYATLWSHPHIBOSSDSBOSATLBAYNYPPHISDS
0-11-23-12-12-24-30-22-43-02-01-12-02-02-12-01-23-21-20-15-12-2
New York Power[5] ATLSDSCARPHISDSWSHBOSCARBAYPHIBOSSDSBAYATLWSHATLBOSPHICARBAYWSH
0-00-03-12-20-11-22-32-40-02-13-11-11-00-32-12-14-22-10-10-10-2
Philadelphia Charge[6] SDSATLBAYNYPATLBOSWSHWSHCARNYPBAYATLCARSDSBOSWSHNYPBAYCARSDSBOS
0-20-03-22-20-22-30-21-23-02-13-01-12-03-01-20-22-13-25-11-12-1
San Diego Spirit[7] PHINYPWSHATLNYPCARBAYBOSATLWSHBAYNYPBOSPHICARBAYATLWSHBOSPHICAR
0-20-02-01-10-14-30-13-13-22-30-01-13-13-02-00-23-12-20-11-12-2
Washington Freedom[8] BAYCARSDSBOSCARNYPPHIPHIATLBOSSDSCARWSHBAYNYPBAYPHIBOSSDSATLNYP
1-01-22-02-22-21-20-21-22-11-02-32-03-22-32-11-00-22-12-21-20-2

Standings

Playoffs

Home teams listed second

Founders Cup

See main article: 2001 WUSA Founders Cup.

Awards

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Most Valuable Player Tiffeny MilbrettNew York Power
Offensive Player of the Year Tiffeny MilbrettNew York Power
Defensive Player of the Year Doris FitschenPhiladelphia Charge
Goalkeeper of the Year LaKeysia BeeneBay Area CyberRays
Coach of the Year Ian SawyersBay Area CyberRays
Humanitarian Award Kate SobreroBoston Breakers
Team Community Service AwardWashington Freedom
Team Fair Play AwardNew York Power
Source:[9]

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

RankPlayerNationClubGoals
1Tiffeny MilbrettNew York Power16
2Charmaine HooperAtlanta Beat12
Shannon MacMillanSan Diego Spirit12
4Dagny Mellgren NorwayBoston Breakers11
5Liu AilingPhiladelphia Charge10
6Julie Murray AustraliaBay Area CyberRays9
Danielle Fotopoulos United StatesCarolina Courage9
8Maren MeinertBoston Breakers8
9Kátia BrazilBay Area CyberRays7
10Hege Riise NorwayCarolina Courage8
Mia Hamm United StatesWashington Spirit8

Top assists

RankPlayerNationClubAssists
1Kristine LillyBoston Breakers10
Sissi BrazilBay Area CyberRays10
3Hege Riise NorwayCarolina Courage8
4Maren MeinertBoston Breakers7
Cindy ParlowAtlanta Beat7
Julie FoudySan Diego Spirit7
7Shannon MacMillanSan Diego Spirit6
8Margaret TietjenSan Diego Spirit5
Kylie Bivens United StatesAtlanta Beat5
Brandi Chastain United StatesBay Area CyberRays5
Michelle French United StatesWashington Spirit5
Nel Fettig United StatesNew York Power5
Danielle Fotopoulos United StatesCarolina Courage5
Sara Whalen United StatesNew York Power5
Source:[10]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ATL schedule & results . WUSA . 22 December 2013 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20011217114857/http://www.wusa.com/schedules/beat/ . 17 December 2001 .
  2. Web site: BAY schedule & results . WUSA . 22 December 2013 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20011007105008/http://www.wusa.com/schedules/cyberrays/ . 7 October 2001 .
  3. Web site: BOS schedule & results . WUSA . 18 May 2014 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20011007060525/http://www.wusa.com/schedules/breakers/ . 7 October 2001 .
  4. Web site: CAR schedule & results . WUSA . 18 May 2014 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20011007060406/http://www.wusa.com/schedules/courage/ . 7 October 2001 .
  5. Web site: NYP schedule & results . WUSA . 18 May 2014 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20011101001839/http://www.wusa.com/schedules/power/ . 1 November 2001 .
  6. Web site: PHI schedule & results . WUSA . 18 May 2014 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20011007111143/http://www.wusa.com/schedules/charge/ . 7 October 2001 .
  7. Web site: SDS schedule & results . WUSA . 18 May 2014 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20010805205625/http://www.wusa.com/schedules/spirit/ . 5 August 2001 .
  8. Web site: WSH schedule & results . WUSA . 18 May 2014 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20011007132253/http://www.wusa.com/schedules/freedom/ . 7 October 2001 .
  9. News: Milbrett Tops List of WUSA Post-Season Honorees . . August 23, 2001 . December 22, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131221022308/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2001/08/Milbrett-Tops-List-Of-WUSA-Post-Season-Honorees.aspx?print=true . December 21, 2013 .
  10. Web site: 2001 standings . WUSA . 17 December 2013 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20011201163651/http://www.wusa.com/stats/ . 1 December 2001 .