Championship match of Women's United Soccer Association
Football match
2003 WUSA Founders Cup
Event
2003 WUSA season
Washington Freedom
Atlanta Beat
2
1
Date
August 24, 2003
Venue
Torero Stadium, San Diego, California
Player of the Match
Abby Wambach (Freedom)
Referee
Terry Vaughn
Attendance
7,106
Weather
Sunshine 79 °F (26 °C)
← 2002
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.[1] The game was played at Torero Stadium in San Diego, California on August 24, 2003. The Washington Freedom defeated the Beat 2-1.[2][3][4]
^"SOCCER; Freedom Wins W.U.S.A. Title (Published 2003)". August 25, 2003. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^"A look back at the Washington Freedom's 2003 Founder's Cup win". Black And Red United. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
^"WUSA: Wambach leads Freedom in Founders Cup thriller". Retrieved January 31, 2018.
^"Wambach, Freedom win the Founders Cup". DeseretNews.com. August 25, 2003. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
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