New York Power

New York Power
Basic data
Surname	New York Power
Seat	Uniondale , New York
founding	2000
resolution	2003
owner	Time Warner Cable
Board	Susan Marenoff
First soccer team
Head coach	Tom Sermanni
Venue	Mitchel Athletic Complex
Places	10.102
league	Women's United Soccer Association
2003	Regular Season: 5th place. Play-offs: not qualified

New York Power was an American women's soccer team from Uniondale , New York that played in the Women's United Soccer Association . The team played its home games at the Mitchel Athletic Complex .

history

On November 16, 2000, the names of the eight teams participating in the newly created Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) were announced, including New York Power as a team from the New York area .

In the first season of 2001 , the team finished third after the regular season and reached the play-offs . In the semifinals, however, the eventual winner Bay Area CyberRays failed . The following two seasons were less successful: In 2002, the team finished last due to some notable departures and many injuries, in 2003 the team narrowly missed the play-offs as fifth in the regular season.

After the league stopped playing due to financial problems, the team was dissolved in September 2003.

Season statistics

year	league	Regular season	Play-offs	Average audience
2001	WUSA	3rd place	Semifinals	5,724
2002	WUSA	8th place	not qualified	5,575
2003	WUSA	5th place	not qualified	4,249

Trainer

•  Pat Farmer (2001-2002)
•  Charles Duccilli (2002)
•  Tom Sermanni (2003)

Well-known players

•  Ann Kristin Aarønes
•  Shannon Boxx
•  Gro Espeseth
•  Gao Hong
•  Tiffeny Milbrett
•  Christie Pearce
•  Anita Rapp
•  Cheryl Salisbury
•  Sara Whalen

Individual evidence

1. ↑ sptimes.com: Sports: WUSA team-by-team ( Memento from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ WUSA CEASES operations after three years. USA Today, September 16, 2003, accessed February 23, 2019 . 
3. ^ Attendance Project: WUSA. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .