2003 WUSA Founders Cup

March 2023 Championship match of Women's United Soccer Association 2003 WUSA Founders Cup 2003 WUSA season Washington Freedom 2 Atlanta Beat 1 August 24, 2003 Torero Stadium San Diego, California Abby Wambach (Freedom) Terry Vaughn 7,106 Sunshine79 °F °C 2002 The 2003 WUSA Founders Cup, also known as Founders Cup III, was the third and final championship match in Women's United Soccer Association history, played between the Atlanta Beat and the Washington Freedom to decide the champion of the league's final season.2003-08-25 SOCCER; Freedom Wins W.U.S.A. Title (Published 2003) en https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/25/sports/soccer-freedom-wins-wusa-title.html 2023-08-16 The game was played at Torero Stadium in San Diego, California on August 24, 2003. The Washington Freedom defeated the Beat 2-1.https://www.blackandredunited.com/washington-spirit-womens-soccer/2016/10/5/13168260/washington-spirit-nwsl-freedom-founders-cup-abby-wambach A look back at the Washington Freedom's 2003 Founder's Cup win Black And Red United January 31, 2018https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/4739/wusa-wambach-leads-freedom-in-founders-cup-thrill.html WUSA: Wambach leads Freedom in Founders Cup thriller en January 31, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180131081156/https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/4739/wusa-wambach-leads-freedom-in-founders-cup-thrill.html January 31, 2018 deadhttps://www.deseret.com/2003/8/25/19744083/wambach-freedom-win-the-founders-cup Wambach, Freedom win the Founders Cup August 25, 2003 DeseretNews.com January 31, 2018 en Match August 24, 2003 Washington Freedom 2–1 yes Report Atlanta Beat Wambach 7, 96 Hooper 46+ pen. Torero Stadium, San Diego, California 7,106 Terry Vaughn Washington Freedom61ACDF 61ACDF 61ACDF 61ACDF 61ACDF Atlanta Beat WASHINGTON FREEDOM: GK 1USA Siri MullinixDF 23USA Skylar Little DF 5USA Carrie MooreDF 14USA Jennifer Grubb (c) 82DF 13GER Sandra MinnertMF 24USA Jacqui LittleMF 16USA Lindsay Stoecker 70MF 22GER Steffi JonesMF 8AUS Kelly Golebiowski 64FW 9USA Mia HammFW 28USA Abby Wambach 58Substitutes:FW 15GER Jennifer Meier 64FW 17USA Casey Zimny 70Coach:USA Jim GabarraATLANTA BEAT: GK 1USA Briana ScurryDF 4USA Kylie Bivens 29DF 25USA Nancy Augustyniak 0 94DF 6CAN Sharolta NonenDF 29USA Leslie Gaston 91MF 16USA Marci Miller 65MF 5USA Nikki Serlenga 46MF 12USA Cindy Parlow 89MF 8JPN Homare SawaFW 10CAN Charmaine Hooper 78FW 9GER Conny PohlersSubstitutes:MF 13MEX Maribel Dominguez 46MF 19USA Kristin Warren 65 71MF 33USA Callie Withers 89DF 15USA Julie Augustyniak 91Coach:USA Tom Stone Player of the match Abby Wambach (Washington Freedom) Match officials Assistant referees: Karalee Sutton Dinesh Signh Fourth official: Jennifer BennettMatch rules 90 minutes. 15 minutes of golden goal extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Three named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. Statistics Washington Freedom Atlanta BeatTotal shots 20 9Shots on target 8 6Corner kicks 8 1Fouls committed 15 20Offsides 2 2Yellow cards 2 3Red cards 0 1 Source References Category:2003 Women's United Soccer Association season