Voting Eleven of the eighteen WPS All-Stars were chosen by vote. 25% of the total vote came from fans voting online, 25% from media, 25% from coaches (who were prohibited from voting for their team's players), and 25% from players. The results of the voting were released on August 4 at 5PM ET. Over 25,000 fan votes were cast, with the top three fan picks being
Hope Solo,
Lori Chalupny, and
Shannon Boxx. Despite leading the fan voting, Solo did not make the Starting XI.
Marta was the overall top vote-getter, being named on the ballots of all eligible coaches, collecting 94% of the media vote, and finishing second in the player vote and fourth in the fan vote. Multiple players who were selected to the Starting XI were playing for their national teams in the
UEFA Women's Euro 2009 at the time of the All-Star game. As such, their spots on the field were taken by the next runners-up in the voting for their respective positions.
At-Large Selections The remaining seven players on the All-Star team were selected by
Abner Rogers (head coach for the
Los Angeles Sol), who was chosen by a vote of all WPS players to be the WPS All-Star coach, and Commissioner Tonya Antonucci. ==2009 All-Star Rosters==