magicJack
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| Surname | magicJack | ||
| Seat | Boca Raton | ||
| founding | 2001 (as Washington Freedom ) | ||
| resolution | 2011 | ||
| president |
 Dan Borislow
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| Head coach |
Abby Wambach
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| Venue | FAU Soccer Field | ||
| Places | 1,200 | ||
| league | Women's Professional Soccer | ||
| 2011 | Regular Season: 3rd place Play-offs: Semifinals |
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magicJack (until 2011 Washington Freedom ) was an American women's soccer team in Boca Raton .
history
The first years: WUSA (2001 to 2003)
The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) was founded in February 2000 and was the top division in women's football in the United States until 2003. The Washington Freedom franchise, founded in 2001, was one of the founding members of the new league and began playing in April 2001. The home games were played at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC , where the franchise administration was also based.
In the first season , the team only reached 7th place. One of the players was Mia Hamm , who was considered one of the best soccer players in the world at the time. The second season ended better for Freedom: after third place in the regular season, they made it through the play-offs to the finals of the Founders Cup. In 2003 the greatest success to date was achieved: winning the Founders Cup with victory in the play-off final.
However, due to financial problems, the league stopped playing in September 2003.
Time out (2004 to 2005)
After the WUSA had to stop playing, Washington Freedom was called Washington Freedom Soccer Club and founded the Washington Freedom Reserves. A new home stadium was found with the Maryland Soccerplex in Germantown . In the reserve there were players from the former WUSA team as well as local players. These competed in 2004 in friendly matches against college and W-League teams. This was continued in 2005. At that time some international players like Sun Wen and Brandi Chastain also played as guest players.
W-League (2006 to 2008)
For the 2006 season Washington Freedom became an associate member of the USL W-League. Because of this status, the team could not participate in the normal league operation, but they still completed games against teams from the Eastern Conference. On December 7, 2006 Freedom received the full league license.
In the very first season, the team scored 12 wins in the regular season. In the first game of the play-offs Freedom was able to beat Ottawa Fury and so move into the final. There they won against the Atlanta Silverbacks 3-1. In 2008, as in the previous season, the Northeast Division was won. In the play-offs, the team made it to the semi-finals.
WPS (2009 to 2010)
Washington Freedom is a founding member of Women's Professional Soccer . Third place was achieved in the very first season. The most famous players were the US internationals Abby Wambach , Cat Whitehill and Alexandra Krieger . The second season ended with 4th place. They finished fourth in each of the play-offs.
magicJack (2011) and resolution
During the 2010 season, Freedom ran into financial difficulties. The entrepreneur Dan Borislow took over the rights to the WPS franchise and relocated it from Germantown to Florida. In the course of this, the name was changed to magicJack , based on a USB adapter produced by Borislow, which enables IP telephony over conventional telephony. At the end of October 2011, the franchise and thus the association was dissolved by the WPS due to disagreements with Borislow. The WPS accused him, among other things, of unprofessional, disparaging behavior towards the players and irregularities in the payment of bills. The players were released from their contracts and could look for new clubs.
magicJack played its home games on the FAU Soccer Field, which is located on the grounds of Florida Atlantic University and has a capacity of 1,200.
Logo magicJack (2011)
Last squad
As of June 28, 2011
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Season statistics
Seasonal statistics refer to Washington Freedom up to the 2010 season.
| year | division | league | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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| 2001 | 1 | WUSA | 7th place | not qualified |
| 2002 | 1 | WUSA | 3rd place | Founders Cup Final (2nd place) |
| 2003 | 1 | WUSA | 4th Place | winner |
| 2006 | 1 | USL W-League | exhibition season | |
| 2007 | 1 | USL W-League | 1st place, Northeast | winner |
| 2008 | 1 | USL W-League | 1st place, Northeast | National semi-finals (3rd place) |
| 2009 | 1 | WPS | 3rd place | First round (4th place) |
| 2010 | 1 | WPS | 4th Place | First round (4th place) |
| 2010 | 1 | WPS | First round (3rd place) |
successes
The successes relate to Washington Freedom until the 2010 season.
- 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
- WUSA Founders Cup Champions 2003
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Washington Freedom Contact Information ( Memento of the original from December 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ WUSA CEASES operations after three years. USA Today, September 16, 2003, accessed February 23, 2019 .
- ^ Hamm's imprint made on the new women's soccer league . In: USA Today , January 18, 2008.
- ↑ Women's Professional Soccer terminates franchise. The Washington Post , accessed December 1, 2011 .
- ↑ http://www.fausports.com/facilities/soccerstadium.html
- ↑ Stats.com - WPS . In: http://www.stats.com . Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
