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2001 Philadelphia Charge season

The 2001 season was the Philadelphia Charge's first season competing in the Women's United Soccer Association league, the top division of women's soccer in the United States, and first competitive season. The team was coached by Mark Krikorian.[1]

Philadelphia Charge
2001 season
General managerTim Murphy
Head coachMark Krikorian
StadiumVillanova Stadium
WUSA4th
WUSA PLayoffsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLiu Ailing (10)
Highest home attendance11,800 (June 3 vs. Washington)
Lowest home attendance4,756 (July 19 vs. Boston)
Average home league attendance7,153
Biggest win5–1
(Aug 6 vs. Carolina)
Biggest defeat0–3
(June 20 vs. Bay Area)
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Team formation

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After establishing the team in November 2000, the inaugural roster for the Philadelphia Charge began to form through a series of drafts organized by WUSA. All eight teams first participated in the WUSA player allocation intended to distribute top players, notably from the American team that won the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup the previous year.[2] The Charge were first allocated US international midfielder Lorrie Fair, being the team's first official player. Goalkeeper, Saskia Webber, and forward, Mandy Clemens finished out the initial allocation for the 2001 season.[3]

After distribution of domestic talent, WUSA hosted the WUSA foreign player allocation, assigning rights of foreign players amongst the eight teams. The Charge drafted German international defender Doris Fitschen and English midfielder Kelly Smith, both signed before the start of the season.[4]

With domestic and international talent allocated, the Charge announced in November 2000 that University of Hartford women's soccer coach, Mark Krikorian, would be appointed the first head coach of the team.[5] Prior to the start of the season, Krikorian would bring on former Swedish international Pia Sundhage and John Natale as assistant coaches.[6] Rosters were filled out in December 2000, where the league hosted the first WUSA Draft[7] Notable acquisitions for the Charge included Chinese international midfielder, Liu Ailing, US international defender, Heather Mitts, and US international midfielder Laurie Schwoy.

First season

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The Charge played their first match in team history away at San Diego Spirit earning their first win. The team's first goal was a penalty kick scored by Doris Fitschen, followed up by a 62nd minute goal from Kelly Smith.[8] The Charge would finish their first season 4th in the standings, securing the final spot in the first WUSA Playoffs. On August 18, the Charge played their post season match at Atlanta Beat, losing in extra time 3-2, Philadelphia goals scored by Kelly Smith and Mandy Clemens.[9]

Liu Ailing emerged as the primary scoring threat for the Charge, scoring 10 goals in the regular season from 19 starts and registering the team's first hattrick against Carolina Courage.[10][11]

Club

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Roster

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The first-team roster of Philadelphia Charge.[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   CHN Liu Ailing
— DF   USA Jenny Benson
— FW   USA Mandy Clemens
— MF   USA Michelle Demko
— FW   USA Deidre Enos
— MF   USA Lorrie Fair
— DF   GER Doris Fitschen
— DF   USA Erica Iverson
— MF   USA Kalli Kamholz
— FW   ISL Rakel Karvelsson
— FW   USA Erin Martin
— MF   USA Rebekah McDowell
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   USA Heather Mitts
— GK   USA Melissa Moore
— MF   ISL Margret Olafsdottir
— GK   USA Laurie Pells
— DF   USA Vanessa Rubio
— FW   USA Courtney Saunders
— MF   USA Laurie Schwoy
— MF   ENG Kelly Smith
— MF   USA Jennifer Soileau
— DF   USA Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo
— GK   USA Saskia Webber

Team management

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Position Staff Member
Head coach   Mark Krikorian
Assistant coach   Pia Sundhage
Assistant coach   John Natale

Last updated: April 3, 2020
Source: [1]

Competition

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Regular season

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Main article: 2001 WUSA season
April 22 1 San Diego Spirit 0–2 Philadelphia Charge San Diego, CA
Box Score Fitschen   30' (pen.)
Smith   62'		 Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 6,155
Referee: Kari Seitz
April 28 2 Atlanta Beat 0–0 Philadelphia Charge Atlanta, GA
Box Score Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Attendance: 11,228
Referee: Nancy Lay
May 6 3 Philadelphia Charge 3–2 Bay Area CyberRays Villanova, PA
Martin   32'
Olafsdottir   66'
Demko   79'		 Box Score Murray   33'
Sissi   66'		 Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 11,092
Referee: Todd Perry
May 13 4 New York Power 2–2 Philadelphia Charge Uniondale, NY
Milbrett   54'
Connors   58'		 Box Score McDowell   62'
Karvelsson   80'		 Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex
Attendance: 2,348
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
May 24 5 Philadelphia Charge 0–2 Atlanta Beat Villanova, PA
Box Score Parlow   2'
Miller   40'		 Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,432
Referee: Sandra Hunt
May 27 6 Boston Breakers 2–3 Philadelphia Charge Boston, MA
Mellgren   2'
Meinert   81'		 Report Ailing   36', 77'
Schwoy   83'		 Stadium: Nickerson Field
May 31 7 Washington Freedom 0–2 Philadelphia Charge Washington, D.C.
Box Score Clemens   20'
Ailing   51'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 6,396
Referee: Rachel Woo
June 3 8 Philadelphia Charge 1–2 Washington Freedom Villanova, PA
Ailing   2' Box Score Grubb   32'
Pretinha   49'		 Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Peter Kokolski
June 10 9 Philadelphia Charge 3–0 Carolina Courage Villanova, PA
Smith   16'
Clemens   67'
Schwoy   74' (pen.)		 Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 5,862
Referee: Faith Rossi
June 17 10 New York Power 2–1 Philadelphia Charge Uniondale, NY
Milbrett   15', 25' Box Score Ailing   60' Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Irwin Medina
June 20 11 Bay Area CyberRays 3–0 Philadelphia Charge San Jose, CA
Kátia   48'
Murray   50', 77'		 Box Score Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 4,687
Referee: Kari Seitz
July 1 12 Philadelphia Charge 1–1 Atlanta Beat Villanova, PA
Ailing   90+' Box Score Sawa   86' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,185
Referee: Kari Seitz
July 7 13 Carolina Courage 2–0 Philadelphia Charge Chapel Hill, NC
Fotopoulos   4'
Riise   84'		 Box Score Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 5,758
Referee: Nancy Lay
July 13 14 Philadelphia Charge 3–0 San Diego Spirit Villanova, PA
Fitschen   21', 57'
Ailing   78'		 Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 5,683
Referee: Terry Vaughn
July 19 15 Philadelphia Charge 1–2 Boston Breakers Villanova, PA
Smith   77' Box Score Mellgren   52', 85' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 4,756
Referee: Faith Rossi
July 26 16 Washington Freedom 0–2 Philadelphia Charge Washington, D.C.
Box Score Demko   44'
Enos   78'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 6,794
Referee: Todd Perry
July 30 17 Philadelphia Charge 2–1 New York Power Villanova, PA
Clemens   56'
Schwoy   90+'		 Box Score Millbrett   34' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,588
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
August 2 18 Bay Area CyberRays 3–2 Philadelphia Charge San Jose, CA
Murray   51', 55'
Kátia   62'		 Box Score Olafsdottir   52'
Fair   90+'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,670
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 6 19 Philadelphia Charge 5–1 Carolina Courage Villanova, PA
Ailing   14', 37', 43'
Clemens   48', 59'		 Box Score Riise   53' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,078
Referee: Sandra Hunt
August 9 20 Philadelphia Charge 1–1 San Diego Spirit Villanova, PA
Smith   75' Box Score Koleski   47' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 7,065
Referee: Rachel Woo
August 12 21 Boston Breakers 2–1 Philadelphia Charge Boston, MA
Mellgren   54'
Raygor   59'		 Box Score Schwoy   69' Stadium: Nickerson Field
Attendance: 6,075
Referee: Jennifer Bennett

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021
StadiumAAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHHA
ResultWDWDLWWLWLLDLWLWWLWDL
Source: WUSA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Home/away results

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
21 9 4 8 35 28  +7 31 5 2 3 20 13  +7 4 2 5 15 15  0

Last updated: complete.
Source: WUSA

Regular-season standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on August 2001. Source: [2]

Playoffs

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August 18 Semi-Finals Atlanta Beat 3–2 Philadelphia Charge Atlanta, GA
Smith   33'
Clemens   36'		 Box Score Sun Wen   67' (pen.)
Parlow   79', 101'		 Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Attendance: 12,138
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Statistics

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As of 2 April 2020
Players without any appearance are not included.
No. Pos Nat Player Total WUSA WUSA Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers:
GK   USA Melissa Moore 11 0 10 0 1 0
GK   USA Saskia Webber 12 0 12 0 0 0
Defenders:
DF   USA Jenny Benson 21 0 20 0 1 0
DF   GER Doris Fitschen 13 3 13 3 0 0
DF   USA Erica Iverson 5 0 4 0 1 0
DF   USA Heather Mitts 21 0 20 0 1 0
MF   USA Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo 19 0 18 0 1 0
Midfielders:
MF   CHN Liu Ailing 20 10 19 10 1 0
MF   USA Michelle Demko 17 2 10+6 2 1 0
MF   USA Lorrie Fair 17 1 14+2 1 1 0
MF   USA Kalli Kamholz 12 0 7+5 0 0 0
MF   USA Rebekah McDowell 20 1 15+4 1 0+1 0
MF   ISL Margret Olafsdottir 18 2 10+8 2 0 0
MF   USA Laurie Schwoy 18 4 9+8 4 0+1 0
MF   ENG Kelly Smith 14 5 12+1 4 1 1
MF   USA Jennifer Soileau 6 0 1+5 0 0 0
Forwards:
FW   USA Mandy Clemens 21 6 13+7 5 1 1
FW   USA Deidre Enos 20 1 4+15 1 0+1 0
FW   ISL Rakel Karvelsson 18 1 13+4 1 1 0
FW   USA Erin Martin 10 1 8+2 1 0 0

Goalkeepers

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As of 4 April 2020
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO    
  Melissa Moore 10 10 5–3–1 10 1.00 3 0 0
  Saskia Webber 12 12 4–5–3 18 1.50 3 0 0
Total 9-8-4 28 1.33 6 0 0
Record = W-L-D

Transfers

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In

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Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes
May 24, 2000   Lorrie Fair MF   North Carolina Tar Heels WUSA player allocation[13]
  Saskia Webber GK   OKI F.C. Winds
  Mandy Clemens FW   Silicon Valley Red Devils
October 30, 2000   Doris Fitschen DF   1. FFC Frankfurt WUSA foreign player allocation[4]
  Kelly Smith FW   New Jersey Lady Stallions
December 10, 2000   Liu Ailing MF   China National Team 2000 WUSA Draft, Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd Overall[7]
  Heather Mitts DF   Tampa Bay Extreme 2000 WUSA Draft, Round 2, Pick 7, 15th Overall[7]
  Jenny Benson MF   Nebraska Cornhuskers 2000 WUSA Draft, Round 3, Pick 2, 18th Overall[7]
  Ruth Van't Land FW   Cal Poly Pomona Broncos 2000 WUSA Draft, Round 4, Pick 6, 31st Overall[7]
  Sarah Yohe FW   Florida Gators 2000 WUSA Draft, Round 5, Pick 2, 34th Overall[7]
  Raven McDonald MF   North Carolina Tar Heels 2000 WUSA Draft, Round 6, Pick 7, 47th Overall[7]
  Rebekah McDowell MF   North Carolina Tar Heels 2000 WUSA Draft, Round 7, Pick 1, 49th Overall[7]
  Michelle Demko MF   Tampa Bay Extreme 2000 WUSA Draft, Round 8, Pick 7, 63rd Overall[7]
December 11, 2000   Kalli Kamholz MF   Tampa Bay Extreme 2000 WUSA Draft, Round 9, Pick 2, 66th Overall[7]
  Carly Smolak GK 2000 WUSA Draft, Round 10, Pick 2, 79th Overall[7]
  Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo DF   Lond Island Lady Riders 2000 WUSA Draft, Round 11, Pick 2, 82nd Overall[7]
  Erin Martin FW   Three Kings United 2000 WUSA Draft, Round 12, Pick 7, 95th Overall[7]
  Beth Keller FW   Chicago Cobras 2000 WUSA Draft, Round 13, Pick 2, 98th Overall[7]
  Laurie Schwoy MF 2000 WUSA Draft, Round 14, Pick 7, 111th Overall[7]
  Laurie Hill MF   California Storm 2000 WUSA Draft, Round 15, Pick 2, 114th Overall[7]
March 30, 2001   Jennifer Soileau MF   Ole Miss Rebels Signed[14]
April 3, 2001   Deidre Enos FW   Boston University Terriers Signed[15]
April 13, 2001   Margret Olafsdottir MF   Breiðablik Signed[16]
  Erica Iverson DF Signed
  Rakel Karvelsson FW Signed
  Melissa Moore GK Signed

Out

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Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes
March 21, 2000   Laurie Pells GK Waived[17]
  Angela Harrison Waived[17]
  Tracey Spinelli Waived[17]
  Beth Keller MF   Carolina Courage Waived[17][18]
  Courtney Saunders Waived[17]
  Laurie Hill MF Released[17]

Honors

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2001 WUSA Defensive Player of the Year:   Doris Fitschen[19]

References

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  1. ^ Drew Crossley (May 24, 2016). "2001-2003 Philadelphia Charge". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "WUSA kick-started". Sports Illustrated. May 24, 2000. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
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  5. ^ Mark Pukalo (November 20, 2000). "KRIKORIAN TO TAKE CHARGE OF PHILADELPHIA FRANCHISE". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "WUSA Notes: Assistant coach and front-office hirings". SoccerAmerica. February 1, 2001. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
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  10. ^ "2001 Women's United Soccer Association Leaders". statscrew.com. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "WUSA: Liu Ailing hat trick spurs Philly rout". SoccerAmerica. August 7, 2000. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  12. ^ "2001 Philadelphia Charge Roster". statscrew.com. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  13. ^ Robert Wagman (May 24, 2000). "Hamm is assigned to play in Washington as first 24 allocations are announced". SoccerTimes. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  14. ^ "Soileau Makes Final Roster for Philadelphia Charge". Ole Miss Sports. March 30, 2000. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "Enos Makes Charge's Roster; Only AE Player In WUSA". goterriers.com. April 3, 2000. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "WUSA: Charge fills foreign spot with Olafsdottir". SoccerAmerica.com. April 13, 2000. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  17. ^ a b c d e f "WUSA Preseason: All eight teams announce cuts". SoccerAmerica. March 19, 2000. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  18. ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. June 21, 2001. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  19. ^ "2001 Women's United Soccer Association". statscrew.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
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