NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Washington Freedom

The Washington Freedom was one of the eight professional soccer teams that played in the Women's United Soccer Association from 2001 to 2003. The team won the WUSA Founders Cup III in their final year, shortly before the league announced on September 15, 2003, that it was suspending operations. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Maryland SoccerPlex is a large group of soccer fields located in Germantown, Maryland. ... Germantown is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Maryland: Germantown, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Germantown, Baltimore County, Maryland Germantown, Montgomery County, Maryland -- This is the most common place referred to as Germantown, Maryland. ... The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadiums. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jim Gabarra is a retired U.S. soccer forward and a current soccer coach. ... The W-League is the first modern womens soccer league in the United States pyramid. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... soccer jersey left arm with white border File links The following pages link to this file: Santos Futebol Clube Template talk:Football kit Template:Football kit/pattern list User:Johan Elisson/football kits FC Inter Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links soccer jersey with thin white sides File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... soccer jersey right arm with white border File links The following pages link to this file: Santos Futebol Clube Template talk:Football kit Template:Football kit/pattern list User:Johan Elisson/football kits FC Inter Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... WUSA logo The Womens United Soccer Association formed in 2001 as a soccer league for women in the United States. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ...

History

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. The team's "founding players" were Mia Hamm, Siri Mullinix and Michelle French. Abby Wambach was the Freedom's first pick in the 2002 WUSA draft. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, informally known as RFK Stadium (or just RFK), is a professional sports stadium in the United States. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D... Mia Hamm-Garciaparra (born Mariel Margaret Hamm on March 17, 1972 in Selma, Alabama) is a former American soccer player. ... Mary Abigail (Abby) Wambach is a professional soccer player. ...

Quiet Years (2004-2005)

The Freedom maintained an existence as the Washington Freedom Soccer Club, playing exhibition matches in 2004, mostly against W-League teams, and participating in the WUSA Festivals. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The W-League is the first modern womens soccer league in the United States pyramid. ...

Present Day and the W-League (2006-Present)

In 2005 and 2006, the club continued to play exhibition matches, becoming an associate member of the W-League in early 2006. The team announced on December 7, 2006, that they had acquired a full W-League franchise, which will begin play in May 2007. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

Most home games since the demise of the WUSA have been played in the Championship Stadium at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Maryland. The Maryland SoccerPlex is a large group of soccer fields located in Germantown, Maryland. ... Germantown is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Maryland: Germantown, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Germantown, Baltimore County, Maryland Germantown, Montgomery County, Maryland -- This is the most common place referred to as Germantown, Maryland. ...

2007 Roster

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2003 roster

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