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2002 WUSA Founders Cup
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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 | Birgit Prinz (Carolina) | ||||||
| Referee | Ricardo Salazar[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 15,321 | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 94 °F (34 °C)[1] | ||||||
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]
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]
- ^ a b "Boxscore: Washington v. Caorlina, August 24, 2002". WUSA. Archived from the original on January 3, 2003. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ Parker, Wendy (August 25, 2002). "Hamm's rescue attempt falls short". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. E3. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lauletta, Dan (August 24, 2002). "Carolina Courage Wins Founders Cup II". WUSA. Archived from the original on October 27, 2002. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ "2002 WUSA Playoff Media Guide" (PDF). WUSA. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2003. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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