List of first overall NASL draft picks

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The North American Soccer League Draft first overall pick was the player who is selected first among all eligible draftees by a team during the annual North American Soccer League (NASL) Draft. The first pick was awarded to the club with the poorest regular season record during the previous NASL campaign. Exceptions were when there was an expansion club, where the expansion side has the opportunity to select the first overall draft pick.

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The draft was held in 1968 and annually from 1972 until 1984.


Key

^Denotes players who have been selected to the All-Star Game or NASL Best XI
*Elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame
^*Denotes Hall of Famers who have been selected to the All-Star Game
Player
(in bold text)
Rookie of the Year
App.NASL appearances
GoalsNASL goals
Asst.NASL assists

List of first overall picks

DraftSelected byPlayerNationalityPositionCollege/high school/former clubNASL rookie statisticsRef.
App.GoalsAsst.
1968 New York Generals Ford Brunner Flag of the United States.svg  USA GK Akron 1201 [1]
19691971No draft
1972 Miami Gatos Alain Maca Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL DF Brockport 1100 [2]
1973 Philadelphia Atoms Bob Rigby ^Flag of the United States.svg  USA GK East Stroudsburg 1300 [3]
1974 Los Angeles Aztecs José López Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX FW UCLA 1000 [4]
1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies Farrukh Quraishi ^Flag of Iran.svg  IRN DF Oneonta State 2300 [5]
1976 Los Angeles Aztecs Steve Ralbovsky Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG DF Brown 2221 [6]
1977 Dallas Tornado Glenn Myernick *Flag of the United States.svg  USA DF Hartwick 2202 [7]
1978 Colorado Caribous Greg Makowski Flag of the United States.svg  USA DF SIU Edwardsville 3025 [8]
1979 Dallas Tornado Njego Pesa Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG FW Ulster County CC 1211 [9]
1980 New York Cosmos Don Ebert Flag of the United States.svg  USA FW SIU Edwardsville 000 [10]
1981 Tulsa Roughnecks Joe Morrone, Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  USA MF Connecticut 3086 [11]
1982 Tampa Bay Rowdies Pedro DeBrito Flag of Cape Verde.svg  CPV FW Connecticut 2924 [12]
1983 Tampa Bay Rowdies Gregg Thompson ^Flag of the United States.svg  USA DF Indiana 3001 [13]
1984 Tampa Bay Rowdies Roy Wegerle Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA FW South Florida 2197 [14]

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