The Carolina Courage were a professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association. The team played at Fetzer Field on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus in 2001, and then at the soccer-specific SAS Stadium in Cary, North Carolina in 2002 and 2003. The team began play in 2001; the league announced on September 15, 2003 it was suspending operations. After finishing the 2001 season in last place, the Carolina Courage won the 2002 Founders Cup, defeating the Washington Freedom 3-2. The team's founding players were Carla Overbeck, Danielle Fotopoulous and Tiffany Roberts. Carolina Courage logo, claiming fair use This work is copyrighted. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... WUSA logo The Womens United Soccer Association formed in 2001 as a soccer league for women in the United States. ... The SAS Stadium is a 7,000 seat stadium in Cary, North Carolina that is primarily used for soccer. ... Nickname: Technology Town of North Carolina Location of Cary shown within North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina County Wake County Founded 1750 Incorporated April 6, 1871 Mayor Ernie McAlister Area - City 112. ... This article is about the year 2001. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carla Werden Overbeck (born May 9, 1968, Pasadena, California) is an American soccer player and longtime member and captain of the United States womens national soccer team. ...