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| Full name | Washington Freedom Soccer Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Freedom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Maryland SoccerPlex (Capacity 3,500) |
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| Chairman |  Jeremy Steindecker |
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| Manager | Jim Gabarra |
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| League | USL W-League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | in progress | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Washington Freedom is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2001 as part of the Women's United Soccer Association, and currently a member of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, the premier women’s soccer league in the United States. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Jim Gabarra is a retired US Soccer forward and a current soccer coach History The W-League's inaugural season was in 1995 Originally called the United States Interregional Women's League it later changed its name to the W-League Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The United Soccer Leagues ( USL) is the parent organization for the men's lower division leagues of US and Canadian soccer USL First Division (second division History The W-League's inaugural season was in 1995 Originally called the United States Interregional Women's League it later changed its name to the W-League The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Freedom play in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Freedom play their home games in the stadium at Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Maryland. Germantown is an urbanized Census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland in the United States. The club's colors are blue, red and white.
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2008 Roster
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History
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WUSA Years (2001-2003)
The team played its home games at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., where the team offices were also located. Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium, better known as RFK Stadium or RFK, is a professional sports Stadium in Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The team's "founding players" (players from the national team allocated three to each WUSA team) were Mia Hamm, Siri Mullinix and Michelle French. The United States Women's National Soccer Team is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. Mia Hamm (born Mariel Margaret Hamm on March 17, 1972 in Selma Alabama) is a former American Soccer The team was expected by some to be one of the best in the league but finished seventh out of the eight teams their first season.
However, this finish allowed the Freedom to select Abby Wambach as their first pick in the 2002 WUSA draft. Mary Abigail "Abby" Wambach (born June 2, 1980 in Rochester New York) is an Olympic medalist and professional Soccer Additional personnel changes, better performance from retained players, and a Mia Hamm improved by off-season knee surgery led to a far better finish, as Washington went undefeated in their last eight matches and finished in third place (only two points out of first). In the postseason, they won their semifinal match against the Philadelphia Charge, 1-0, and went to the Founders Cup, the WUSA championship match, which they lost, 3-2, to the Carolina Courage. The Philadelphia Charge was a professional Soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association. The Carolina Courage were a professional Soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association.
In 2003, the Freedom were just good enough to make the playoffs, clinching the fourth and final spot with two games to go. However, they would go on to beat the regular season champion Boston Breakers in the semifinals, 0-0 (3-1 penalty kick shootout), and then defeated the Atlanta Beat in the Founders Cup, 2-1, in overtime. The Boston Breakers are a professional soccer club to be based in Boston Massachusetts that will begin play in Women's Professional Soccer in The Atlanta Beat was a professional Soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association.
Exhibition Years (2004-2005)
The Freedom maintained an existence as the Washington Freedom Soccer Club, moving their home stadium to the Maryland Soccerplex and putting together a roster combining half-a-dozen players from the WUSA days with young local players. In 2004, they played assorted exhibition matches agsinst college and W-League teams and participated in the WUSA Festivals. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
In 2005, the roster was significantly upgraded by adding former WUSA players like Tiffany Roberts, Kylie Bivens, and Emily Janss, as well as players Ali Krieger and Joanna Lohman from the U-21 National Team. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tiffany Roberts (born May 5, 1977) is an American footballer, world and olympic champion Kylie Bivens is an American association Football player and a member of the United States women's national soccer team. The team also brought in former star soccer players Sun Wen and Brandi Chastain as guest players for one game each. Sun Wen can refer to School name of Sun Yat-sen '''Sun Wen''', a female Chinese footballer Brandi Denise Chastain (born July 21, 1968) is a former Soccer player who was on the U In a season of exhibition matches, almost all against W-League teams, the Freedom compiled a 7-2-2 record.
W-League Years (2006-2008)
The team became an associate member of the W-League in 2006 and played an exhibition season based on home-and-home series against east coast W-League teams. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Then, on December 7, 2006, Washington announced that they had acquired a full W-League franchise. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
In 2007, playing games that mattered for the first time since 2003, the Freedom compiled a 12-1-1 record, defeated the regular season champion Ottawa Fury in the Eastern Conference championship game, then went on to beat the Atlanta Silverbacks, 3-1, in the W-League championship match. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ottawa Fury are a Canadian Soccer team founded in 2005. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL Atlanta Silverbacks is an American professional Soccer team founded in 1995
The Future (2009-)
The Washington Freedom will be one of at least seven teams that make up the Women's Professional Soccer league scheduled to start play in 2009. [1]
Year-by-year regular season record
| Year | League | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away |
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| 2001 | WUSA | 6 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 35 | 3-6-1 | 3-6-2 |
| 2002 | WUSA | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 40 | 29 | 6-2-3 | 5-3-2 |
| 2003 | WUSA | 9 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 40 | 31 | 6-2-2 | 3-6-2 |
| 2007 | W-League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 48 | 10 | 6-1-0 | 6-0-1 |
Championships
Notable Former Players
- Brandi Chastain
- Mia Hamm
- Steffi Jones
- Jennifer Meier
- Sandra Minnert
- Tiffany Roberts
- Abby Wambach
- Sun Wen
References
- ^ "Hamm's imprint made on new women's soccer league", USA Today, 2008-01-18. History The W-League's inaugural season was in 1995 Originally called the United States Interregional Women's League it later changed its name to the W-League Brandi Denise Chastain (born July 21, 1968) is a former Soccer player who was on the U Mia Hamm (born Mariel Margaret Hamm on March 17, 1972 in Selma Alabama) is a former American Soccer Stephanie Ann "Steffi" Jones (born 22 December 1972 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German Football defender. Jennifer Meier (born 13 April 1981 in Worms) is a German Football striker. Sandra Minnert (born 7 April 1973 in Gedern) is a German Football defender. Tiffany Roberts (born May 5, 1977) is an American footballer, world and olympic champion Mary Abigail "Abby" Wambach (born June 2, 1980 in Rochester New York) is an Olympic medalist and professional Soccer Sun Wen can refer to School name of Sun Yat-sen '''Sun Wen''', a female Chinese footballer USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor
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