2003 WUSA Founders Cup

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. The game was played at Torero Stadium in San Diego, California on August 24, 2003. The Washington Freedom defeated the Beat 2-1.[1][2][3]

2003 WUSA Founders Cup
Event2003 WUSA season
Washington Freedom Atlanta Beat
2 1
Date24 August 2003
VenueTorero Stadium, San Diego, California
Player of the MatchAbby Wambach (Freedom)
RefereeTerry Vaughn
Attendance7,106
WeatherSunshine
79 °F (26 °C)


Match
Washington Freedom2-1 (a.e.t.)Atlanta Beat
Wambach  7',  96' Report Hooper  46+' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,106
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Washington Freedom
Atlanta Beat
WASHINGTON FREEDOM:
GK1 Siri Mullinix
DF23 Skyler Little (c)
DF5 Carrie Moore
DF14 Jennifer Grubb 82'
DF13 Sandra Minnert
MF24 Jacqui Little
MF16 Lindsay Stoecker 70'
MF22 Steffi Jones
MF8 Kelly Golebiowski 64'
FW9 Mia Hamm
FW28 Abby Wambach 58'
Substitutes:
FW15 Jennifer Meier 64'
FW17 Casey Zimny 70'
Coach:
Jim Gabarra
ATLANTA BEAT:
GK1 Briana Scurry
DF4 Kylie Bivens 29'
DF25 Nancy Augustyniak 94'
DF6 Sharolta Nonen
DF29 Leslie Gaston 91'
MF16 Marci Miller 65'
MF5 Nikki Serlenga 46'
MF12 Cindy Parlow 89'
MF8 Homare Sawa
FW10 Charmaine Hooper 78'
FW9 Conny Pohlers
Substitutes:
MF13 Maribel Dominguez 46'
MF19 Kristin Warren 65'  71'
MF33 Callie Withers 89'
DF15 Julie Augustyniak 91'
Coach:
Tom Stone

Player of the match

Match officials

  • Assistant referees:
    • Karalee Sutton
    • Dinesh Signh
  • Fourth official: Jennifer Bennett

Match 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 Beat
Total shots209
Shots on target86
Corner kicks81
Fouls committed1520
Offsides22
Yellow cards23
Red cards01

Source

References
  1. "A look back at the Washington Freedom's 2003 Founder's Cup win". Black And Red United. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  2. "WUSA: Wambach leads Freedom in Founders Cup thriller". Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  3. "Wambach, Freedom win the Founders Cup". DeseretNews.com. 2003-08-25. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
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