Washington Freedom Futures was an American women’s
soccer team and the top-level amateur team in the Washington Freedom Soccer Club hierarchy. The team was a member of the
United Soccer Leagues
United may refer to:
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* United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
* United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
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* ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film
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W-League, the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The W-League team folded after the 2010 season.
The team played its home games in the stadium at
Maryland SoccerPlex
The Maryland SoccerPlex is a sports complex in Germantown, Maryland, although its mailing address is Boyds, Maryland. The facility, completed in 2000 and operated by the Maryland Soccer Foundation (MSF), has 21 natural grass fields, 3 artificial ...
in
Germantown, Maryland. The club's colors were blue, red and white.
The team was part of the official development system of the
Washington Freedom
Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Germantown, Maryland, that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's Uni ...
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) was the top-level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded six teams for the 2011 sea ...
franchise, one of the most successful women's soccer teams in America. The senior Freedom team originally competed in the professional
Women's United Soccer Association
The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams in the Un ...
from 2001 to 2003, then joined the W-League in 2006. Once play began in WPS, however, the senior team competed in that league, and the Freedom's reserves took their place in the second tier. In November 2009, the team name was changed from the Washington Freedom (W-League) to the Washington Freedom Futures, and Joanna Lohman was named the team's general manager.
Players
Squad 2010
:''As of 27 July 2009.''
2010 coaching staff
:''As of 06 April 2010.''
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Year-by-year
The following sections give a history of the Freedom in the W-League, including those years when the W-League team was the senior team to provide historical background and comparison.
Annual Performance Record
Honors
* USL W-League Eastern Conference Champions 2009
* USL W-League Eastern Conference Champions 2008
* USL W-League Northeast Division Champions 2008
* USL W-League Champions 2007
* USL W-League Eastern Conference Champions 2007
* USL W-League Northeast Division Champions 2007
References
External links
Official Site
{{Maryland Sports
Washington Freedom
Reserve soccer teams in the United States
USL W-League (1995–2015) teams
2006 establishments in Maryland
2010 disestablishments in Maryland
Association football clubs established in 2006
Association football clubs disestablished in 2010