Washington Freedom Futures Explained

Clubname:Washington Freedom Futures
Nickname:Freedom
Founded:2009
Ground:Maryland SoccerPlex
Capacity:5,126
Owner: John Hendricks
Manager: Win Puffer[1]
League:W-League
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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 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 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 Women's Professional Soccer 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 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.[2]

Players

Squad 2010

As of 27 July 2009.[3]

2010 coaching staff

As of 06 April 2010.[4]

PositionNameNationality
CoachWin Puffer United States
CoachJim Gabarra United States
Assistant coachClyde Watson United States
Assistant coachKris Ward United States
Goalkeeper coachNicci Wright Canada

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.

YearDivisionReg. SeasonPlayoffs
20061exhibition season
200711st, NortheastChampions
200811st, NortheastSemifinalists (3rd Place)
200922nd, NortheastFinalists (2nd Place)
201022nd, NortheastConference Semifinalists

Annual performance record

YearWLTPtsGFGAHomeAway
200712113748106-1-06-0-1
20081112353275-1-16-0-1
20091211374996-0-16-1-0
20101011313976-0-04-1-1

Honors

References

  1. Web site: Contact Information . washingtonfreedom.com . 6 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090105181655/http://www.washingtonfreedom.com/TheClub/ContactDirectory/index_E.html . January 5, 2009 .
  2. News: Washington Freedom taps GM for amateur team . 25 November 2009 . Washington Business Journal . Tierney . Plumb . 24 November 2009.
  3. Web site: Washington Freedom W-League Roster . 27 July 2009 . WashingtonFreedom.com .
  4. Web site: Coaching Staff . washingtonfreedom.com . 6 April 2010 .

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