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San Diego Spirit

The San Diego Spirit was a professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association. The team played at Torero Stadium on the campus of the University of San Diego in San Diego, California. The team began play in 2001. The league announced on September 15, 2003, it was suspending operations.

San Diego Spirit
Full nameSan Diego Spirit
Founded2001
Dissolved2003
StadiumTorero Stadium,
San Diego, California
Capacity7,000
OwnerCox Communications
LeagueWomen's United Soccer Association (2001-2003)

The founding members of the Spirit were Julie Foudy, Shannon MacMillan and Joy Fawcett.[1] The team reached the playoffs in the 2003 season, losing to the Atlanta Beat in the semifinals.[2] Other notable members of the Spirit included Scotland's Julie Fleeting, Brazil's Daniela and Canada's Christine Latham, as well as U.S. national team players Jenni Branam, Aly Wagner and Shannon Boxx.

Year-by-year edit

Year League Regular season Playoffs Avg. attendance Total attendance
2001 WUSA 5th Place Did not qualify 5,711 62,821
2002 WUSA 7th Place Did not qualify 5,883 58,832
2003 WUSA 3rd Place Semifinals 5,635 61,983

Players edit

The "founding players" of the Spirit were Julie Foudy, Shannon MacMillan and Joy Fawcett of the 1999 U.S. Women's World Cup team.[3]

2003 Roster [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   USA Amy Sauer
3 DF   USA Ronnie Fair
5 MF   BRA Daniela
6 FW   USA Kerry Connors
7 FW   CHN Zhang Ouying
8 FW   USA Shannon MacMillan
9 FW   SCO Julie Fleeting
10 MF   USA Aly Wagner
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF   USA Julie Foudy
12 MF   USA Jen Mascaro
13 MF   USA Jennifer Nielsen
14 DF   USA Joy Fawcett
16 DF   USA Kim Pickup
17 FW   CAN Christine Latham
18 GK   USA Jaime Pagliarulo
24 GK   USA Jenni Branam

Coach: Omid Namazi

Coaches edit

League suspension edit

The WUSA announced on September 15, 2003, that it was suspending operations.[5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Wagman, Robert. "Hamm is assigned to play in Washington as first 24 allocations are announced". SoccerTimes. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Pohlers, Hooper score dramatic goals to send Atlanta past Spirit 2-1 in overtime to Founders Cup". SoccerTimes. August 17, 2003. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "WUSA San Diego Announces Key Hires". PR Newswire. October 17, 2000. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "WUSA Teams Set Rosters". Our Sports Central. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  5. ^ Longman, Jere (September 16, 2003). "Women's Soccer League Folds on World Cup Eve". The New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2014.

External links edit

  • Soccertimes


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