2003 Women's United Soccer Association season explained

Competition:	Women's United Soccer Association
Season:	2003
Winners:	Washington Freedom
Prevseason:	2002

The 2003 Women's United Soccer Association season was the third and final season for WUSA, the first top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. The regular season began on April 5 and ended on August 10. The playoffs began on August 16, with the championship match between played on August 24 between the Washington Freedom and the Atlanta Beat.

Competition format

The regular season began on April 5 and ended on August 10.
Each team played a total of 21 games, three against each opponent (either twice at home and once away or vice versa). This caused an uneven schedule with teams hosting either 10 or 11 home games each.
The four teams with the most points from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. The regular season champions and runners-up hosted the fourth- and third-placed teams, respectively, in the single-game semifinals on August 17. The winners of the semifinals met at Torero Stadium in San Diego, California for the final on August 24.

Standings

Playoffs

Founders Cup III

See main article: 2003 WUSA Founders Cup.

Awards

"text-align: center;"	Award	Player	Club
Most Valuable Player	Maren Meinert	Boston Breakers
Defensive Player of the Year	Joy Fawcett	San Diego Spirit
Goalkeeper of the Year	Briana Scurry	Washington Freedom
Rookie of the Year	Christine Latham	San Diego Spirit
Coach of the Year	Pia Sundhage	Boston Breakers
Humanitarian Award	Jenny Benson	Philadelphia Charge
Team Community Service Award		San Jose CyberRays
Team Fair Play Award		Philadelphia Charge
Referee of the Year	Terry Vaughn
Executive of the Year	Joe Cummings	Boston Breakers
Goal of the Year	Abby Wambach	Washington Freedom

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External links

Notes and References

Web site: Meinert wins most valuable player. USA Today. 20 May 2014.