2001 Philadelphia Charge season

The 2001 season is 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)

Review

Team formation

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

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

Roster

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

Team management
Position Staff Member
Head Coach Mark Krikorian
Assistant Coach Pia Sundhage
Assistant Coach John Natale

Last updated: 3 April 2020
Source:

Competition

Regular season
Main article: 2001 WUSA season
April 22 1San Diego Spirit0–2Philadelphia ChargeSan Diego, CA
Box Score Fitschen  30' (pen.)
Smith  62'		 Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 6,155
Referee: Kari Seitz
April 28 2Atlanta Beat0–0Philadelphia ChargeAtlanta, GA
Box Score Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Attendance: 11,228
Referee: Nancy Lay
May 6 3Philadelphia Charge3–2Bay Area CyberRaysVillanova, PA
Martin  32'
Olafsdottir  66'
Demko  79'		 Box Score Murray  33'
Sissi  66'		 Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 11,092
Referee: Todd Perry
May 13 4New York Power2–2Philadelphia ChargeUniondale, NY
Milbrett  54'
Connors  58'		 Box Score McDowell  62'
Karvelsson  80'		 Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex
Attendance: 2,348
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
May 24 5Philadelphia Charge0–2Atlanta BeatVillanova, PA
Box Score Parlow  2'
Miller  40'		 Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,432
Referee: Sandra Hunt
May 27 6Boston Breakers2–3Philadelphia ChargeBoston, MA
Mellgren  2'
Meinert  81'		 Report Ailing  36', 77'
Schwoy  83'		 Stadium: Nickerson Field
May 31 7Washington Freedom0–2Philadelphia ChargeWashington, D.C.
Box Score Clemens  20'
Ailing  51'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 6,396
Referee: Rachel Woo
June 3 8Philadelphia Charge1–2Washington FreedomVillanova, PA
Ailing  2' Box Score Grubb  32'
Pretinha  49'		 Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Peter Kokolski
June 10 9Philadelphia Charge3–0Carolina CourageVillanova, PA
Smith  16'
Clemens  67'
Schwoy  74' (pen.)		 Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 5,862
Referee: Faith Rossi
June 17 10New York Power2–1Philadelphia ChargeUniondale, NY
Milbrett  15', 25' Box Score Ailing  60' Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Irwin Medina
June 20 11Bay Area CyberRays3–0Philadelphia ChargeSan Jose, CA
Kátia  48'
Murray  50', 77'		 Box Score Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 4,687
Referee: Kari Seitz
July 1 12Philadelphia Charge1–1Atlanta BeatVillanova, PA
Ailing  90+' Box Score Sawa  86' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,185
Referee: Kari Seitz
July 7 13Carolina Courage2–0Philadelphia ChargeChapel Hill, NC
Fotopoulos  4'
Riise  84'		 Box Score Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 5,758
Referee: Nancy Lay
July 13 14Philadelphia Charge3–0San Diego SpiritVillanova, PA
Fitschen  21', 57'
Ailing  78'		 Box Score Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 5,683
Referee: Terry Vaughn
July 19 15Philadelphia Charge1–2Boston BreakersVillanova, PA
Smith  77' Box Score Mellgren  52', 85' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 4,756
Referee: Faith Rossi
July 26 16Washington Freedom0–2Philadelphia ChargeWashington, D.C.
Box Score Demko  44'
Enos  78'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 6,794
Referee: Todd Perry
July 30 17Philadelphia Charge2–1New York PowerVillanova, PA
Clemens  56'
Schwoy  90+'		 Box Score Millbrett  34' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,588
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
August 2 18Bay Area CyberRays3–2Philadelphia ChargeSan Jose, CA
Murray  51', 55'
Kátia  62'		 Box Score Olafsdottir  52'
Fair  90+'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,670
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 6 19Philadelphia Charge5–1Carolina CourageVillanova, PA
Ailing  14', 37', 43'
Clemens  48', 59'		 Box Score Riise  53' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 6,078
Referee: Sandra Hunt
August 9 20Philadelphia Charge1–1San Diego SpiritVillanova, PA
Smith  75' Box Score Koleski  47' Stadium: Villanova Stadium
Attendance: 7,065
Referee: Rachel Woo
August 12 21Boston Breakers2–1Philadelphia ChargeBoston, MA
Mellgren  54'
Raygor  59'		 Box Score Schwoy  69' Stadium: Nickerson Field
Attendance: 6,075
Referee: Jennifer Bennett

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundAAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHHA
ResultWDWDLWWLWLLDLWLWWLWDL
Source: WUSA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Home/away results
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlanta Beat 21 10 7 4 31 21 +10 37 Regular Season Championship
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
7 Washington Freedom 21 6 3 12 26 35 −9 21
8 Carolina Courage 21 6 3 12 28 40 −12 21
Updated to match(es) played on August 2001. Source:

Playoffs
August 18 Semi-FinalsAtlanta Beat3–2Philadelphia ChargeAtlanta, 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
As of 2 April 2020
Players without any appearance are not included.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalWUSAWUSA Playoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers:
GK Melissa Moore 11010010
GK Saskia Webber 12012000
Defenders:
DF Jenny Benson 21020010
DF Doris Fitschen 13313300
DF Erica Iverson 504010
DF Heather Mitts 21020010
MF Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo 19018010
Midfielders:
MF Liu Ailing 2010191010
MF Michelle Demko 17210+6210
MF Lorrie Fair 17114+2110
MF Kalli Kamholz 1207+5000
MF Rebekah McDowell 20115+410+10
MF Margret Olafsdottir 18210+8200
MF Laurie Schwoy 1849+840+10
MF Kelly Smith 14512+1411
MF Jennifer Soileau 601+5000
Forwards:
FW Mandy Clemens 21613+7511
FW Deidre Enos 2014+1510+10
FW Rakel Karvelsson 18113+4110
FW Erin Martin 1018+2100

Goalkeepers
As of 4 April 2020
Nat. No. Player Apps Starts Record GA GAA SO
Melissa Moore 10105–3–1101.00300
Saskia Webber 12124–5–3181.50300
Total9-8-4281.33600
Record = W-L-D

Transfers

In
Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes
May 24, 2000 Lorrie FairMF North Carolina Tar HeelsWUSA Player Allocation[3]
Saskia WebberGK OKI F.C. Winds
Mandy ClemensFW Silicon Valley Red Devils
October 30, 2000 Doris FitschenDF 1. FFC FrankfurtWUSA Foreign Player Allocation[4]
Kelly SmithFW New Jersey Lady Stallions
December 10, 2000 Liu AilingMF China National Team2000 WUSA Draft, Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd Overall[7]
Heather MittsDF Tampa Bay Extreme2000 WUSA Draft, Round 2, Pick 7, 15th Overall[7]
Jenny BensonMF Nebraska Cornhuskers2000 WUSA Draft, Round 3, Pick 2, 18th Overall[7]
Ruth Van't LandFW Cal Poly Pomona Broncos2000 WUSA Draft, Round 4, Pick 6, 31st Overall[7]
Sarah YoheFW Florida Gators2000 WUSA Draft, Round 5, Pick 2, 34th Overall[7]
Raven McDonaldMF North Carolina Tar Heels2000 WUSA Draft, Round 6, Pick 7, 47th Overall[7]
Rebekah McDowellMF North Carolina Tar Heels2000 WUSA Draft, Round 7, Pick 1, 49th Overall[7]
Michelle DemkoMF Tampa Bay Extreme2000 WUSA Draft, Round 8, Pick 7, 63rd Overall[7]
December 11, 2000 Kalli KamholzMF Tampa Bay Extreme2000 WUSA Draft, Round 9, Pick 2, 66th Overall[7]
Carly SmolakGK2000 WUSA Draft, Round 10, Pick 2, 79th Overall[7]
Jennifer Tietjen-ProzzoDF Lond Island Lady Riders2000 WUSA Draft, Round 11, Pick 2, 82nd Overall[7]
Erin MartinFW Three Kings United2000 WUSA Draft, Round 12, Pick 7, 95th Overall[7]
Beth KellerFW Chicago Cobras2000 WUSA Draft, Round 13, Pick 2, 98th Overall[7]
Laurie SchwoyMF2000 WUSA Draft, Round 14, Pick 7, 111th Overall[7]
Laurie HillMF California Storm2000 WUSA Draft, Round 15, Pick 2, 114th Overall[7]
March 30, 2001 Jennifer SoileauMF Ole Miss RebelsSigned[13]
April 3, 2001 Deidre EnosFW Boston University TerriersSigned[14]
April 13, 2001 Margret OlafsdottirMF BreiðablikSigned[15]
Erica IversonDFSigned
Rakel KarvelssonFWSigned
Melissa MooreGKSigned

Out
Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes
March 21, 2000 Laurie PellsGKWaived[16]
Angela HarrisonWaived[16]
Tracey SpinelliWaived[16]
Beth KellerMF Carolina CourageWaived[16][17]
Courtney SaundersWaived[16]
Laurie HillMFReleased[16]

Honors

2001 WUSA Defensive Player of the Year: Doris Fitschen[18]

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