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The '''San Diego Spirit''' were a professional [[soccer]] team based in [[San Diego]], California, that competed in the [[Women's United Soccer Association]] (WUSA). The team played its home games at [[Torero Stadium]] on the campus of the [[University of San Diego]]. The Spirit began play in 2001. The league announced on September 15, 2003, it was suspending operations.

The founding members of the Spirit were [[Julie Foudy]], [[Shannon MacMillan]] and [[Joy Fawcett]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wagman|first1=Robert|title=Hamm is assigned to play in Washington as first 24 allocations are announced.|url=http://www.soccertimes.com/proleagues/wusa/2000/may24.htm|publisher=SoccerTimes|accessdate=November 15, 2014|archive-date=May 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510084736/http://www.soccertimes.com/proleagues/wusa/2000/may24.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The team reached the playoffs in the 2003 season, losing to the [[Atlanta Beat (WUSA)|Atlanta Beat]] in the semifinals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pohlers, Hooper score dramatic goals to send Atlanta past Spirit 2-1 in overtime to Founders Cup|url=http://www.soccertimes.com/wusa/2003/games/aug17.htm|publisher=SoccerTimes|accessdate=November 15, 2014|date=August 17, 2003}}</ref> Other notable members of the Spirit included Scotland's [[Julie Fleeting]], Brazil's [[Daniela]] and Canada's [[Christine Latham]], as well as U.S. national team players [[Jenni Branam]], [[Aly Wagner]] and [[Shannon Boxx]].

==Year-by-year==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!League
!Regular season
!Playoffs
!Avg. attendance
!Total attendance
|-
|[[2001 WUSA season|2001]]
|[[Women's United Soccer Association|WUSA]]
| 5th Place
|''Did not qualify''
|5,711
|62,821
|-
|[[2002 WUSA season|2002]]
|[[Women's United Soccer Association|WUSA]]
| 7th Place
|''Did not qualify''
|5,883
|58,832
|-
|[[2003 WUSA season|2003]]
|[[Women's United Soccer Association|WUSA]]
| 3rd Place
|''Semifinals''
|5,635
|61,983
|}

==Players==
The "founding players" of the Spirit were [[Julie Foudy]], [[Shannon MacMillan]] and [[Joy Fawcett]] of the [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup squads#United States|1999 U.S. Women's World Cup team]].<ref>{{cite web|title=WUSA San Diego Announces Key Hires|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wusa-san-diego-announces-key-hires-75045302.html|publisher=PR Newswire|accessdate=November 15, 2014|date=October 17, 2000}}</ref>

'''2003 Roster''' <ref>{{cite news|title=WUSA Teams Set Rosters|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=1989208|publisher=Our Sports Central|accessdate=November 14, 2014}}</ref>

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=[[Amy Sauer]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=[[Ronnie Fair]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Daniela Alves Lima|Daniela]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=[[Kerry Connors]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=PRC|pos=FW|name=[[Zhang Ouying]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=[[Shannon MacMillan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=[[Julie Fleeting]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=[[Aly Wagner]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=[[Julie Foudy]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=[[Jen Mascaro]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=[[Jennifer Lalor|Jennifer Nielsen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=[[Joy Fawcett]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=[[Kim Pickup]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=CAN|pos=FW|name=[[Christine Latham]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=USA|pos=GK|name=[[Jaime Pagliarulo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=USA|pos=GK|name=[[Jenni Branam]]}}
{{Fs end}}

Coach: [[Omid Namazi]]

==Coaches==
* [[Carlos Juarez (soccer coach)|Carlos Juarez]] (2001-2002)
* [[Kevin Crow]] (2002)
* [[Omid Namazi]] (2003)

==League suspension==
{{Main|Women's United Soccer Association#League suspension}}
The WUSA announced on September 15, 2003, that it was suspending operations.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Longman|first1=Jere|title=Women's Soccer League Folds on World Cup Eve|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/16/sports/soccer-women-s-soccer-league-folds-on-world-cup-s-eve.html|accessdate=15 November 2014|work=The New York Times|date=September 16, 2003}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Women's association football|California|Sports|Association football}}
* [[List of soccer clubs in the United States]]
* [[Women's association football]]
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.soccertimes.com/directory/wusa/spirit.htm Soccertimes]
{{Women's United Soccer Association}}

[[Category:San Diego Spirit| ]]
[[Category:Defunct soccer clubs in California]]
[[Category:Women's soccer clubs in the United States]]
[[Category:Women's United Soccer Association teams]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 2001]]
[[Category:2001 establishments in California]]
[[Category:2003 disestablishments in California]]
[[Category:Soccer clubs in California]]
[[Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2003]]


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