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Pick | Player | Pos. | WPS Team | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Formiga | MF | FC Gold Pride | Botucatu Futebol Clube |
| 2 |  Kelly Smith | FW | Boston Breakers | Arsenal L.F.C. |
| 3 | Marta | FW | Los Angeles Sol | Umeå IK |
| 4 | Daniela | MF | Saint Louis Athletica [1] | Linköpings FC |
| 5 | Cristiane | FW | Chicago Red Stars | Corinthians |
| 6 |  Homare Sawa | MF | Washington Freedom [2] | NTV Beleza |
| 7 |  Sarah Walsh | FW | Sky Blue FC | Pali Blues |
Pick | Player | Pos. | WPS Team | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Christine Sinclair | FW | FC Gold Pride | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 9 | Fabiana | FW | Boston Breakers | Corinthians |
| 10 | Aya Miyama | MF | Los Angeles Sol | Okayama Yunogo Belle |
| 11 |  Sonia Bompastor | MF | Washington Freedom | Olympique Lyonnais |
| 12 | Heather Garriock | MF | Chicago Red Stars | Sydney FC |
| 13 | Renata Costa | MF | Saint Louis Athletica | Odense Boldklub |
| 14 | Rosana | FW | Sky Blue FC | SV Neulengbach |
Pick | Player | Pos. | WPS Team | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Eriko Arakawa | FW | FC Gold Pride | NTV Beleza |
| 16 | Maycon | MF | Boston Breakers | Saad Esporte Clube |
| 17 |  Lotta Schelin | FW | Saint Louis Athletica [3] | Olympique Lyonnais |
| 18 | Lisa De Vanna | FW | Washington Freedom | Perth Glory FC |
| 19 | Karen Carney | FW | Chicago Red Stars | Arsenal L.F.C. |
| 20 | Melissa Tancredi | FW | Saint Louis Athletica | Atlanta Silverbacks |
| 21 | Ester | MF | Sky Blue FC | CEPE-Caxias |
Pick | Player | Pos. | WPS Team | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Érika | DF | FC Gold Pride | Santos FC |
| 23 | Shinobu Ohno | FW | Boston Breakers | NTV Beleza |
| 24 |  Han Duan | FW | Los Angeles Sol | Dalian Shide |
| 25 | Louisa Necib | MF | Washington Freedom | Olympique Lyonnais |
| 26 | Caroline Jönsson | GK | Chicago Red Stars | LdB FC |
| 27 |  Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir | FW | Los Angeles Sol [4] | Linköpings FC |
| 28 | Kelly Parker | MF | Sky Blue FC | F.C. Indiana |
Draft order was determined by weighted results from a coach's poll about the strength of each team's USWNT allocation, which had occurred earlier that month.
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