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| Event | 2002 WUSA season | ||||||
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| Date | August 24, 2002 | ||||||
| Venue | Herndon Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Julie Murray (CyberRays) | ||||||
| Referee | Ricardo Salazar[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 15,321 | ||||||
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. The Carolina Courage defeated the Freedom 3–2.[2][3][4]
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- ^ 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.