2018 NWSL dispersal draft

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.

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. Position Player Nation
— FW Elizabeth Addo  Ghana
25 MF Morgan Andrews  United States
2 DF Allysha Chapman  Canada
33 FW Hayley Dowd  United States
9 FW Natasha Dowie  England
3 DF Brooke Elby  United States
17 DF Amanda Frisbie  United States
8 DF Julie King  United States
11 MF Rose Lavelle  United States
19 FW Adriana Leon  Canada
7 DF Lotta Ökvist  Sweden
22 FW Ifeoma Onumonu  United States
4 DF Megan Oyster  United States
15 GK Sammy Jo Prudhomme  United States
21 FW Midge Purce  United States
26 MF Angela Salem  United States
14 GK Abby Smith  United States
23 FW Katie Stengel  United States
18 FW Tiffany Weimer  United States
20 DF Christen Westphal  United States
10 MF Rosie White  New Zealand

2018 draftees

Further information: 2018 NWSL College Draft
No. Position Player Nation
— MF Joanna Boyles  United States
— FW Savannah McCaskill  United States
— MF Ashton Miller  United States
— DF Elizabeth Wenger  United States

Retired players' rights

No. Position Player Nation
— MF Amanda DaCosta  Portugal
— MF Lindsay Elston  United States
— DF Whitney Engen  United States
— DF Mollie Pathman  United States
— MF Louise Schillgard  Sweden
— FW Kyah Simon  Australia

Player selections

Conducted on January 30, 2018.[3]

Round 1

Pick Drafting Team Player
1 Washington Spirit1 Rose Lavelle
2 Sky Blue FC1 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 FC2 Elizabeth Addo
9 North Carolina Courage Julie King

Round 2

Pick Drafting Team Player
1 North Carolina Courage Allysha Chapman
2 Seattle Reign FC2 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

Pick Drafting Team Player
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

Pick Drafting Team Player
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

Pick Drafting Team Player
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.