In the 2008 WPS International Draft, conducted on September 24, 2008, the Freedom selected Japanese striker Homare Sawa, French players Sonia Bompastor and Louisa Necib and Australian forward Lisa De Vanna.

The Freedom drafted Allie Long, Alex Singer, Jill Gilbeau, Parrissa Eyorokon, Briana Scurry, Rebecca Moros, Sarah Senty, Kati Jo Spisak, Claire Zimmeck, and Christen Karniski.

[9] All of the players except for Long, Eyorokon, and Scurry had previous experience playing for the Freedom's W-League team.

[10] Keller had experience with the Freedom going back to 2004, while DeDycker (née Warren) had played for the Atlanta Beat in the WUSA.

McLeod was intended to be the starting goalkeeper, but visa issues kept her unavailable through the first five matches of the regular season,[11] and the Freedom had mixed success with Briana Scurry and Kati Jo Spisak in goal.

[14] The marquee signing was of young forward Lene Mykjåland from the Norway national football team,[15] followed by picking up Nikki Marshall, Beverly Goebel, Kristi Eveland, and Caitlin Miskel in the 2010 college draft.

[16] The team then signed Christie Welsh, who had helped lead the 2007 Freedom to the W-League championship before being drafted by the WPS Los Angeles Sol and then traded to the St. Louis Athletica.

[19] After the St. Louis Athletica folded, the Freedom signed their 2010 second-round draft pick Ashlyn Harris,[20] who went on to become the starting goalkeeper after Erin McLeod tore her ACL in a match on July 24.

Lori Lindsey and Sarah Senty were picked up in the expansion draft by the Philadelphia Independence, one of the two new WPS teams for 2010.

[23] Other players with extended Freedom experience not re-signed included Emily Janss (since 2005), Joanna Lohman (2005), Kati Jo Spisak (2007), and Christen Karniski (2008).

Additionally, Alex Singer, who joined the W-League team in 2007, was cut on August 5 to make room for Anita Asante.

That led to a road match against the Philadelphia Independence, which the Freedom lost on a goal from Amy Rodriguez in the waning seconds of overtime, wasting a superb performance from rookie backup goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris.

[27] Financial troubles that had stirred in the background during the middle of the previous season came to the front during the offseason, with the longtime team owners finally deciding to back out after ten years of supporting the club.

He quickly came into conflict with the players and owners of other teams and the league terminated the franchise on October 25, 2011, accusing Borislow of misconduct.

[28] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

The team won the WUSA Founders Cup III in their final year, shortly before the league announced on September 15, 2003, that it was suspending operations.