New York Power

2000 As a result of the sport's success during the 1999 Women's World Cup, the Women's United Soccer Association was created on February 15th -- the first professional women's soccer league in the United States. The league was formed through a partnership between a number of major U.S. media firms and the nation's leading female soccer stars. The League will consist of eight teams in its inaugural season-New York, Atlanta, The San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Carolina, Philadelphia, San Diego, and Washington D.C. In November, the New York Power President, Jerome Ramsey, named Susan Marenoff the General Manager of the team. In December, the Power named Pat Farmer the new head coach of the team that will consist of a number of big name stars -- Tiffeny Milbrett, FIFA's # 1 ranked women's player in the world, Long Island native Sara Whalen, Christie Pearce, Gao Hong, Chinese national team goalkeeper and Ann Kristin Aarones and Gro Espeseth, members of the 2000 Olympic Gold Medal-winning Norwegian team.

2001 On January 26th, the WUSA announced its master schedule. The New York Power's season is set to begin on April 21st, 2001 against the Atlanta Beat. They will play their home games at the Mitchel Athletic Complex on Long Island. The team's home opener is scheduled for April 29th at 4:00 p.m. With a strong core of talent as well as leadership, the Power has positioned itself to be one of the top teams in this new and exciting league!

2002 The Power kicked off the 2002 season with a 4-1 victory over Washington under head coach Pat Farmer. Unfortunately, the remainder of their season was riddled with tough losses in tight-matched games. The team completed their season under former assistant coach Charlie Duccilli who took over for Farmer in the end of June. Finishing eighth in the league with a season record of 3-17-1, New York was eliminated from playoff contention. Despite their difficult season, the Power had a late season road victory over the playoff-bound Philadelphia Charge, thus proving that they can compete with the top teams in the WUSA. The Power returns next season with a solid core of players, including Tiffeny Milbrett, named second team All-WUSA for the 2002 season, and goalkeeper Saskia Webber, second in the league for saves. In 2003, the Power hope to overcome a rash of injuries that plagued their 2002 season, including Sara Whalen’s season-ending knee injury. The 2003 season will also bring a host of new faces, including newly hired head coach Tom Sermanni from San Jose, and three former San Diego Spirit players, defender Margaret Tietjen, and midfielders Shannon Boxx and Sherrill Kester.

2003 The New York Power finished the 2003 season with a record of 7-9-5, missing the playoffs for the second year in a row. Following the end of the season, the WUSA announced that it would be discontinuing the league due to lack of sponsorship. While there continues to be discussion in favor of reviving the league in the future, there currently are no plans to move towards next season.