2003 Women's United Soccer Association season

• 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.

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|source=WUSA{{cite web|title=2003 WUSA Regular Season Standings|url=http://www.soccertimes.com/wusa/standings.htm|publisher=Soccer Times|accessdate=10 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050530/http://www.soccertimes.com/wusa/standings.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=WUSA Stats and Standings (Archived) |url=http://wusa.com/stats_standings/ |accessdate=20 May 2014 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031008095619/http://wusa.com/stats_standings/ |archivedate=8 October 2003 }}

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|team_order=BOS, ATL, SDS, WAS, NYP, SJC, CAR, PHI

|result1=1st |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO

|status_WAS=C

|update=complete

|win_ATL=9 |draw_ATL=8 |loss_ATL=4 |gf_ATL=34|ga_ATL=19

|win_BOS=10|draw_BOS=7 |loss_BOS=4 |gf_BOS=33|ga_BOS=29

|win_CAR=7 |draw_CAR=4 |loss_CAR=10|gf_CAR=31|ga_CAR=33

|win_NYP=7 |draw_NYP=5 |loss_NYP=9 |gf_NYP=33|ga_NYP=43

|win_PHI=5 |draw_PHI=5 |loss_PHI=11|gf_PHI=30|ga_PHI=40

|win_SDS=8 |draw_SDS=7 |loss_SDS=6 |gf_SDS=27|ga_SDS=26

|win_SJC=7 |draw_SJC=4 |loss_SJC=10|gf_SJC=23|ga_SJC=30

|win_WAS=9 |draw_WAS=4 |loss_WAS=8 |gf_WAS=40|ga_WAS=31

|name_ATL=Atlanta Beat

|name_BOS=Boston Breakers

|name_CAR=Carolina Courage

|name_NYP=New York Power

|name_PHI=Philadelphia Charge

|name_SDS=San Diego Spirit

|name_SJC=San Jose CyberRays

|name_WAS=Washington Freedom

|res_col_header=Q

|col_1st=green1 |text_1st=Regular season winners

|col_PO=blue1 |text_PO=Qualification to playoffs

}}

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=Semi-Finals

| RD2=Founders Cup

| score-width=30px

| team-width=160px

| RD1-seed1= 1

| RD1-team1= Boston Breakers

| RD1-score1= 0 (1)

| RD1-seed2= 4

| RD1-team2= Washington Freedom

| RD1-score2= 0 (3)

| RD1-seed3= 2

| RD1-team3= Atlanta Beat

| RD1-score3= 2

| RD1-seed4= 3

| RD1-team4= San Diego Spirit

| RD1-score4= 1

| RD2-seed1= 4

| RD2-team1= Washington Freedom

| RD2-score1= 2

| RD2-seed2= 2

| RD2-team2= Atlanta Beat

| RD2-score2= 1

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|round = Semi-Finals

|date = August 16, 2003

|time =

|team1 = Boston Breakers

|score = 0–0

|aet = yes

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20031011231930/http://www.wusa.com/press_room/379138.html Report]

|team2 = Washington Freedom

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

| penaltyscore = 1–3

| penalties1 = Meinert {{penmiss}}
Lilly {{penmiss}}
Mellgren {{pengoal}}
Aldama {{penmiss}}

| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Meier
{{pengoal}} Little
{{pengoal}} Hamm

|stadium = Nickerson Field

|location = Boston, Massachusetts

|attendance = 9,070

|referee = Misail Tsapos

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|round = Semi-Finals

|date = August 17, 2003

|time =

|team1 = Atlanta Beat

|score = 2–1

|aet = yes

|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20031011232323/http://www.wusa.com/press_room/379292.html

|team2 = San Diego Spirit

|goals1 = Pohlers {{goal|90+2}}
Hooper {{golden goal|94}}

|goals2 = Wagner {{goal|38}}

|stadium = Herndon Stadium

|location = Atlanta, Georgia

|attendance = 8,123

|referee = Erich Simmons

}}

{{main|2003 WUSA Founders Cup}}

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|round = Founders Cup

|date = August 24, 2003

|time =

|team1 = Washington Freedom

|score = 2–1

|aet = yes

|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20030915012150/http://wusa.com/press_room/380396.html

|team2 = Atlanta Beat

|goals1 = Wambach {{goal|7}}, {{golden goal|96}}

|goals2 = Hooper {{goal|46|pen.}}

|stadium = Torero Stadium

|location = San Diego, California

|attendance = 7,106

|referee = Terry Vaughn

}}

Source:{{cite web|title=Meinert wins most valuable player|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/wusa/2003-08-21-wusa-awards_x.htm|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=20 May 2014}}

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• List of WUSA drafts

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20011009000110/http://www.wusa.com/ WUSA Website (archive.org)]
• [http://www.funwhileitlasted.net/soccer/womens-united-soccer-association-2001-2003/ WUSA on Fun While It Lasted]

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