2015 NWSL Expansion Draft
The 2015 NWSL Expansion Draft was a special draft held on November 2, 2015 by the National Women's Soccer League to allow expansion side Orlando Pride to select players from existing teams in the league.[1] The Pride were allowed to select up to ten players total from the existing nine NWSL teams from a list of unprotected players previously provided by the clubs.[2]
Format
- 2015 playoff teams (Chicago Red Stars, FC Kansas City, Seattle Reign FC and Washington Spirit) were allowed to protect up to 9 players, and 2015 non-playoff teams (Boston Breakers, Houston Dash, Portland Thorns FC, Sky Blue FC and Western New York Flash) up to 10.
- Clubs with more than two U.S. allocated players could protect up to two of them; the remaining allocated players would be left unprotected.
- The Pride were allowed to pick up to two players from any existing team, or just one if they selected a US allocated player.
- The Pride were allowed to pick no more than two US allocated players total.
- When an existing club loses a player, they may protect one of their remaining unprotected players.
- Eligible players included those left unprotected by their club encompassing:
- Any current NWSL players including U.S., Mexican and Canadian allocated players
- Any unsigned player who was previously claimed via waivers
- Any player that has been loaned to a club outside the NWSL
- Any player whose rights are held by a specific team
- Players on a team’s Discovery List were not eligible to be selected by the Pride.
Expansion draft results
The following players were selected by the Orlando Pride during the Expansion Draft on Monday, November 2, 2015.[3]
1On October 26, 2015, it was announced that the expansion Orlando Pride had trade the #1 pick in the 2015 NWSL Expansion Draft as well as the #1 pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft and an international roster spot for the 2016 and 2017 seasons to the Portland Thorns FC in exchange for USA star forward Alex Morgan and Canadian midfielder Kaylyn Kyle.[4]
Team-by-team breakdown
- Bold indicates a player was selected in the expansion draft
- Blue highlights indicate US allocated players
- ^Indicates a player that was protected after a teammate had been drafted
Boston Breakers
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Chicago Red Stars
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Houston Dash
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FC Kansas City
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Portland Thorns FC
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Seattle Reign FC
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Sky Blue FC
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Washington Spirit
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Western New York Flash
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