2002 WUSA Founders Cup

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2002 WUSA Founders Cup
2002 WUSA Founders Cup logo.svg
Event 2002 WUSA season
Carolina Courage Washington Freedom
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DateAugust 24, 2002
Venue Herndon Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Player of the Match Birgit Prinz (Carolina)
Referee Ricardo Salazar [1]
Attendance15,321
WeatherPartly cloudy
94 °F (34 °C) [1]
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The 2002 WUSA Founders Cup, also known as Founders Cup II, was the second championship match in Women's United Soccer Association history, played between the Carolina Courage and the Washington Freedom to decide the champion of the league's inaugural season. The game was played at Herndon Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on August 24, 2002, with 15,321 in attendance. [2]

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The Carolina Courage defeated the Freedom 3–2. [3] [4] [5] Carolina midfielder Birgit Prinz was named player of the match for scoring the winning goal and assisting on another. She had won the UEFA Women's Cup with 1. FFC Frankfurt earlier in the year and scored in the final. [6]

Pre-match

Ticket prices for the final started at $15 and were also available at $30 and $45, with a discount for group purchases. [7] The game was broadcast live to a national audience via PAX TV in the United States and several other countries. [7]

Match

Carolina Courage 3–2 Washington Freedom
Riise Soccerball shade.svg20'
Fotopoulos Soccerball shade.svg53'
Prinz Soccerball shade.svg58'		 Report Fotopoulos Soccerball shade.svg31' (o.g.)
Hamm Soccerball shade.svg64'
Herndon Stadium,
Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 15,321
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

References

  1. 1 2 "Boxscore: Washington v. Carolina, August 24, 2002". WUSA. Archived from the original on January 3, 2003. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ Parker, Wendy (August 25, 2002). "Hamm's rescue attempt falls short". Atlanta Journal-Constitution . p. E3. Retrieved January 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Lauletta, Dan (August 24, 2002). "Carolina Courage Wins Founders Cup II". WUSA. Archived from the original on October 27, 2002. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "2002 WUSA Playoff Media Guide" (PDF). WUSA. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2003. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ French, Scott (August 24, 2002). "WUSA: Prinz leads Carolina to thrilling Founders Cup triumph 08/24/2002". Soccer America . Archived from the original on May 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ Parker, Wendy (August 25, 2002). "Carolina's Prinz claims second title of summer". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. E3. Retrieved January 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 "Atlanta to Host WUSA Founders Cup II" (Press release). Our Sports Central. April 3, 2002. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
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