# 2003 Philadelphia Charge season

The 2003 season was the Philadelphia Charge's third and final season competing in the Women's United Soccer Association league, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The team was coached by Mark Krikorian.

## Club
### Roster

The first-team roster of Philadelphia Charge.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Melissa Moore |
| 2 | MF | USA | Lorrie Fair |
| 3 | FW | USA | Emily Burt |
| 5 | DF | USA | Karyn Hall |
| 6 | DF | USA | Jenny Benson |
| 7 | MF | FIN | Anne Mäkinen |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Kelly Smith |
| 9 | MF | CZE | Pavlina Scasna |
| 10 | FW | USA | Deliah Arrington |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Marinette Pichon |
| 12 | MF | USA | Erin Misaki |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | USA | Heather Mitts |
| 14 | MF | USA | Rachel Kruze |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Stacey Tullock |
| 16 | MF | GER | Melanie Hoffmann |
| 18 | GK | USA | Hope Solo |
| 19 | MF | USA | Alexa Borisjuk |
| 21 | FW | USA | Trina Maso de Moya |
| 22 | DF | USA | Mary McVeigh |
| 25 | DF | USA | Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo |
| — | MF | USA | Mary-Frances Monroe |

#### Team management

| Position | Staff Member |
| Head Coach | Mark Krikorian |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Paul Royal |
Last updated: April 4, 2020 Source:

## Competition
### Regular season
#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | D |

#### Home/away results

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: complete. Source: WUSA

#### Regular-season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Washington Freedom (C) | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 31 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | New York Power | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 26 | |
| 6 | San Jose CyberRays | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 25 | |
| 7 | Carolina Courage | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 25 | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Charge | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 20 | |

## Statistics

    As of October 17, 2020
    Players without any appearance are not included.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | WUSA | WUSA | WUSA Playoffs | WUSA Playoffs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers: ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Melissa Moore | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Hope Solo | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders: ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | USA | Karyn Hall | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Jenny Benson | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Heather Mitts | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Stacey Tullock | 21 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Mary McVeigh | 18 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | USA | Jennifer Tietjen-Prozzo | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders: ||||||||||
| 2 | MF | USA | Lorrie Fair | 18 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | FIN | Anne Mäkinen | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | CZE | Pavlina Scasna | 7 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Erin Misaki | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Rachel Kruze | 15 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Alexa Borisjuk | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | USA | Mary-Frances Monroe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards: ||||||||||
| 3 | FW | USA | Emily Burt | 15 | 2 | 12+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Kelly Smith | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | USA | Deliah Arrington | 5 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Marinette Pichon | 18 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | GER | Melanie Hoffmann | 20 | 5 | 19+1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | USA | Trina Maso de Moya | 9 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/t-WPHC/y-2003 StatsCrew.com

### Goalkeepers

    As of October 17, 2020
| Nat. | No. | Player | Apps | Starts | Record | GA | GAA | SO | | |
| | 1 | Melissa Moore | 13 | 13 | 2–7–4 | 30 | 2.31 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | 18 | Hope Solo | 8 | 8 | 3–4–1 | 10 | 1.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 5-11-5 | 40 | 1.90 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
    Record = W-L-D

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| February 2, 2003 | Hope Solo | GK | [[University of Washington|]] University of Washington | 2003 WUSA Draft, Round 1, Pick 4, 4th Overall |
| February 2, 2003 | Deliah Arrington | FW | Clemson University | 2003 WUSA Draft, Round 1, Pick 6, 6th Overall |
| February 2, 2003 | Mary McVeigh | MF | Dartmouth College | 2003 WUSA Draft, Round 1, Pick 7, 7th Overall |
| February 2, 2003 | Erin Misaki | MF | University of Portland | 2003 WUSA Draft, Round 2, Pick 6, 14th Overall |
| February 2, 2003 | Rachel Kruze | MF | West Virginia University | 2003 WUSA Draft, Round 4, Pick 6, 30th Overall |
| March 25, 2003 | Trina Maso de Moya | FW | Florida Atlantic University | |
| March 2003 | Melanie Hoffmann | MF | FCR 2001 Duisburg | |
| | Anne Mäkinen | MF | Washington Freedom | Free agent |
| | Emily Burt | FW | Atlanta Beat | |

### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| August 17, 2002 | Liu Ailing | MF | N/A | Retired |
| October 1, 2002 | Mandy Clemens | FW | San Jose CyberRays | Trade for First round draft pick |
| | Andrea Alfiler | MF | San Diego Spirit | |
| | Kerry Connors | MF | San Diego Spirit | |
| | Erica Iverson | DF | | |
| | Tara Koleski | FW | | |
| | Zhao Lihong | MF | | |
| | Erin Martin | FW | | |
| | Rebekah McDowell | MF | Boston Breakers | |
| | Janel Schillig | GK | | Released |
| | Maite Zabala | GK | Carolina Courage | |