San Diego Spirit
November 13, 2011
The San Diego Spirit were one of eight clubs that played in America’s first full-fledged professional soccer league for women, the Women’s United Soccer Association, from 2001 until 2003. Top players included U.S. National Team stars Julie Foudy, Joy Fawcett, Shannon MacMillan, Shannon Boxx and Aly Wagner, along with internationals Christine Latham, Wen Lirong and Fan Yunjie. The Spirit went out of business along with the rest of the WUSA after three seasons in September 2003.
