Kansas City Mystics were a W-League

W-League

The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....

 women's soccer team that played their home games at the Blue Valley School District Athletic Complex in Overland Park

Overland Park, Kansas

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 149,080 people, 59,703 households, and 39,702 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,627.0 people per square mile . There were 62,586 housing units at an average density of 1,102.9 per square mile...

, Kansas

Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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The team's coach, and general manager was Scoop Stanisic

Scoop Stanisic

Vojislav "Scoop" Stanisic is a former American soccer goalkeeper. He spent most of his career playing indoor soccer in the United States, but also played five outdoor seasons in the American Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and USISL. He earned one cap with the U.S...

 The team ceased operations in 2002 after posting an 11-2 regular season record. The roster included college, and international players some of whom went on to play for their country's national team, Women's United Soccer Association

Women's United Soccer Association

The Women's United Soccer Association, often abbreviated to the WUSA, was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams in the United States...

, and Canadian professional teams. Most notable is perhaps Maribel Dominguez

Maribel Domínguez

Maribel Guadalupe Domínguez Castelán is a Mexican footballer.-Career:In the 2004 Athens Olympics, Domínguez led the Mexican women's Olympic soccer team to the quarter-finals. Later in 2004, she accepted a two year contract from a second division Mexican men's football club Atlético Celaya. This...

 from Mexico whose signing with a men's professional team led to a ruling by FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

banning her participation in men's matches.

2002 Kansas City Mystics Roster

No. Name Pos. Age Nationality

• 1 Suzie Grech G 20 USA
• 2 Leah Sims D 21 USA
• 4 Pardis Brown D 21 USA
• 5 Lacey Woolf D 20 USA
• 6 Kamille Rosenfalck D 24 Denmark
• 7 Pamela Bedzrah F 23 England
• 8 Roseli M 31 Brazil
• 9 Maribel "Marigol" Dominguez F 23 Mexico
• 10 Iris Mora F 20 Mexico
• 11 Nildinja M 30 Brazil
• 14 Gillian Samuel D 23 Canada
• 15 Shannon DeVos M 20 USA
• 16 Amy Sullivant M 21 USA
• 17 Tennli Ulicny M 21 USA
• 18 Leigh Clark D 22 USA
• 19 Kallie Cox D 18 USA
• 21 Patrica Perez M 23 Mexico
• 22 Abby Crumpton F 21 USA
• 23 Brooke Jones M 21 USA
• 99 Jenny Willemse G 22 USA