2000 WUSA player allocation
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 (WUSA)|Boston Breakers] | New [York Power] | Orlando Tempest | Philadelphia Charge | San Diego Spirit | Bay Area CyberRays | Washington Freedom | |
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