The following players have retired during the inaugural VBL season (with team):
- 6/20/05 - Melissa Etheridge, St. Louis
- 6/27/05 - Kim Delaney, Detroit
- 7/4/05 - Tatum O'Neal - Detroit
- 7/18/05 - Karen Duffy, New York
- 7/24/05 - Laura Dern, Boston
- 8/1/05 - Jennifer Tilly, Miami
- 8/1/05 - Christa Miller, Detroit
- 8/22/05 - Ashley Judd, Miami
