2018 NWSL dispersal draft

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The 2018 NWSL Dispersal Draft was held by the National Women's Soccer League on January 30, 2018, after the Boston Breakers ceased operations on January 28, 2018. [1] The draft order is determined using a random weighted draw based on teams' playoffs qualification in the 2017 NWSL season.

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Eligible players include Boston's contracted players, 2018 NWSL College Draft selections, players on its Discovery List, and all other players whose NWSL rights were held by Boston. Eligible players who opt out of the draft would not be eligible to play in the 2018 NWSL season.

Contracted players and 2018 draftees, if selected, will not count against a team's roster size limit, salary cap, or international player limit for the 2018 NWSL season. Any players who opted to participate in the draft but were not selected immediately become discovery eligible.

Available players for selection

Announced on January 29, 2018. [2]

Contracted players

No.PositionNationPlayer
— FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Elizabeth Addo
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Morgan Andrews
2 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Allysha Chapman
33 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hayley Dowd
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Natasha Dowie
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooke Elby
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amanda Frisbie
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julie King
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rose Lavelle
19 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Adriana Leon
7 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Lotta Ökvist
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ifeoma Onumonu
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Megan Oyster
15 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sammy Jo Prudhomme
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Midge Purce
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Angela Salem
14 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abby Smith
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Stengel
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tiffany Weimer
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christen Westphal
10 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Rosie White

2018 draftees

No.PositionNationPlayer
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joanna Boyles
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Savannah McCaskill
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashton Miller
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elizabeth Wenger

Retired players' rights

No.PositionNationPlayer
— MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Amanda DaCosta
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsay Elston
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Whitney Engen
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mollie Pathman
— MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Louise Schillgard
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kyah Simon

Player selections

Conducted on January 30, 2018. [3]

Round 1

PickDrafting TeamPlayer
1 Washington Spirit 1 Rose Lavelle
2 Sky Blue FC 1 Savannah McCaskill
3 Seattle Reign FC Megan Oyster
4 Portland Thorns FC Margaret Purce
5 Utah Royals FC Abby Smith
6 Houston Dash Kyah Simon
7 Chicago Red Stars Rosie White
8 Seattle Reign FC 2 Elizabeth Addo
9 North Carolina Courage Julie King

Round 2

PickDrafting TeamPlayer
1 North Carolina Courage Allysha Chapman
2 Seattle Reign FC 2 Morgan Andrews
3 Chicago Red Stars Ashton Miller
4 Houston Dash Lotta Ökvist
5 Utah Royals FC Katie Stengel
6 Portland Thorns FC Angela Salem
7 Seattle Reign FC Christen Westphal
8 Washington Spirit Elizabeth Wenger
9 Sky Blue FC Adriana Leon

Round 3

PickDrafting TeamPlayer
1 Sky Blue FC Amanda Frisbie
2 Washington Spirit Tiffany Weimer
3 Seattle Reign FC Lindsay Elston
4 Portland Thorns FC Ifeoma Onumonu
5 Utah Royals FC Brooke Elby
6 Houston Dash Sammy Jo Prudhomme
7 Chicago Red Stars Joanna Boyles
8 Orlando Pride PASS
9 North Carolina Courage PASS

Round 4

PickDrafting TeamPlayer
1 Chicago Red Stars Whitney Engen
2 Houston Dash PASS
3 Utah Royals FC Amanda DaCosta
4 Portland Thorns FC PASS
5 Seattle Reign FC PASS
6 Washington Spirit PASS
7 Sky Blue FC PASS

Round 5

PickDrafting TeamPlayer
1 Utah Royals FC PASS
2 Chicago Red Stars PASS

Trades

Notes [4]
  1. Sky Blue FC traded the No. 1 overall pick in the dispersal draft to the Washington Spirit in return for the No. 2 overall pick in the dispersal draft and a conditional first-round and natural second pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.
  2. The Orlando Pride traded the No. 8 and No. 11 picks in the dispersal draft to Seattle Reign FC in exchange for Seattle's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NWSL announces Boston Breakers to cease operations". NWSL. January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ "NWSL announces dispersal draft order and available players". NWSL. January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Spirit select Lavelle with first pick in dispersal draft; Full dispersal draft results". NWSL. January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ Purdy, Jacqueline (January 30, 2018). "Final order set for dispersal draft". NWSL. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
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