2001 Women's United Soccer Association season

Seasons

Inaugural season

2001

2002

Teams and Alignment

Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Atlanta Beat	Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field	Atlanta
Bay Area CyberRays	CEFCU Stadium	San José, California
Boston Breakers	Nickerson Field	Boston
Carolina Courage	Fetzer Field	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
New York Power	Stadium at Mitchel Athletic Complex (1984)	Uniondale, New York
Philadelphia Charge	Villanova Stadium	Villanova, Pennsylvania
San Diego Spirit	Torero Stadium	San Diego
Washington Freedom	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	Washington

Changes

• League enfranchised and aligned into single table.
• Atlanta Beat enfranchised, playing at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field in Atlanta.
• Bay Area CyberRays enfranchised, playing at CEFCU Stadium in San José, California.
• Boston Breakers enfranchised, playing at Nickerson Field in Boston.
• Carolina Courage enfranchised, playing at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
• New York Power enfranchised, playing at Stadium at Mitchel Athletic Complex (1984) in Uniondale, New York.
• Philadelphia Charge enfranchised, playing at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
• San Diego Spirit enfranchised, playing at Torero Stadium in San Diego.
• Washington Freedom enfranchised, playing at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.

Regular Season Results

Team	W	L	T	Pts
Atlanta Beat	10	4	7	37
Bay Area CyberRays	11	6	4	37
New York Power	9	7	5	32
Philadelphia Charge	9	8	4	31
San Diego Spirit	7	7	7	28
Boston Breakers	8	10	3	27
Washington Freedom	6	12	3	21
Carolina Courage	6	12	3	21

Postseason Results

Team (Single-Game)		Team (Single-Game)		Champions
Atlanta Beat	3	Atlanta Beat	3 (2)	Bay Area CyberRays
Philadelphia Charge	2
Bay Area CyberRays	3	Bay Area CyberRays	3 (4)
New York Power	2

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division	Fulton County, Georgia	Atlanta	Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field	Atlanta Beat	11	One	12
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	Boston, MA Metropolitan Division	Norfolk County, Massachusetts	Unincorporated	Foxboro Stadium	Atlanta Beat		One	One
			Suffolk County, Massachusetts	Boston	Nickerson Field	Boston Breakers	11		11
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division	Nassau County, New York	Uniondale, New York	Stadium at Mitchel Athletic Complex (1984)	New York Power	10		10
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division	Delaware County, Pennsylvania	Villanova, Pennsylvania	Villanova Stadium	Philadelphia Charge	10		10
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area		Orange County, North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Fetzer Field	Carolina Courage	11		11
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area			San Diego County, California	San Diego	Torero Stadium	San Diego Spirit	11		11
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Santa Clara County, California	San José, California	CEFCU Stadium	Bay Area CyberRays	10	One	11
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division	District of Columbia		Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	Washington Freedom	10		10
Total							84	Three	87