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

2018 draftees

No. Position Nation Player
— MF  USA Joanna Boyles
— FW  USA Savannah McCaskill
— MF  USA Ashton Miller
— DF  USA Elizabeth Wenger

Retired players' rights

No. Position Nation Player
— MF  POR Amanda DaCosta
— MF  USA Lindsay Elston
— DF  USA Whitney Engen
— DF  USA Mollie Pathman
— MF  SWE Louise Schillgard
— FW  AUS Kyah Simon

Player selections

Conducted on January 30, 2018.[3]

Round 1

Pick Drafting Team Player
1Washington Spirit1Rose Lavelle
2Sky Blue FC1Savannah McCaskill
3Seattle Reign FCMegan Oyster
4Portland Thorns FCMargaret Purce
5Utah Royals FCAbby Smith
6Houston DashKyah Simon
7Chicago Red StarsRosie White
8Seattle Reign FC2Elizabeth Addo
9North Carolina CourageJulie King

Round 2

Pick Drafting Team Player
1North Carolina CourageAllysha Chapman
2Seattle Reign FC2Morgan Andrews
3Chicago Red StarsAshton Miller
4Houston DashLotta Ökvist
5Utah Royals FCKatie Stengel
6Portland Thorns FCAngela Salem
7Seattle Reign FCChristen Westphal
8Washington SpiritElizabeth Wenger
9Sky Blue FCAdriana Leon

Round 3

Pick Drafting Team Player
1Sky Blue FCAmanda Frisbie
2Washington SpiritTiffany Weimer
3Seattle Reign FCLindsay Elston
4Portland Thorns FCIfeoma Onumonu
5Utah Royals FCBrooke Elby
6Houston DashSammy Jo Prudhomme
7Chicago Red StarsJoanna Boyles
8Orlando PridePASS
9North Carolina CouragePASS

Round 4

Pick Drafting Team Player
1Chicago Red StarsWhitney Engen
2Houston DashPASS
3Utah Royals FCAmanda DaCosta
4Portland Thorns FCPASS
5Seattle Reign FCPASS
6Washington SpiritPASS
7Sky Blue FCPASS

Round 5

Pick Drafting Team Player
1Utah Royals FCPASS
2Chicago Red StarsPASS

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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