| 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.
| 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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| 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 | |||||
Home teams listed second
See main article: 2001 WUSA Founders Cup.
| "text-align: center;" | Award | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Tiffeny Milbrett | New York Power | |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Tiffeny Milbrett | New York Power | |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Doris Fitschen | Philadelphia Charge | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | LaKeysia Beene | Bay Area CyberRays | |
| Coach of the Year | Ian Sawyers | Bay Area CyberRays | |
| Humanitarian Award | Kate Sobrero | Boston Breakers | |
| Team Community Service Award | Washington Freedom | ||
| Team Fair Play Award | New York Power |
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