The 200 WUSA player allocation distributed 24 players from the United States women's national soccer team to the eight founding teams of the WUSA. The initial allocation list was announced on May 24, 2000, and consisted primarily of players from the American team that won the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup the previous year.

Process The league allocated three players from the list of founding players based on three criteria: player's interest in playing for a particular team player's hometown or college town competitive balance amongst the teams

2000 allocation results

Atlanta Beat Boston Breakers New York Power Orlando Tempest Philadelphia Charge San Diego Spirit Bay Area CyberRays Washington FreedomBriana ScurryKristine LillyTiffeny MilbrettMichelle Akers1Lorrie FairJulie FoudyBrandi ChastainMia HammCindy ParlowKate SobreroSara WhalenDanielle FotopoulosSaskia WebberJoy FawcettTisha VenturiniSiri MullinixNikki SerlengaTracy DucarChristie PearceTiffany RobertsMandy ClemensShannon MacMillanLaKeysia BeeneMichelle French

1 A shoulder injury ruled Akers out of the season, so she took on a spokesperson role for WUSA while hoping to return to playing the following season. When the Orlando franchise moved to Carolina, Carla Overbeck—who had intended to sit out 2001 in order to have another child—agreed to replace Akers as one of the team's allocated players.

See also

List of top-division football clubs in CONCACAF countries List of professional sports teams in the United States and Canada List of WUSA drafts 2001 WUSA season

References

External links WUSA Website (archive.org) WUSA on Fun While It Lasted