The 2009 WPS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Women's Professional Soccer teams Atlanta Beat and Philadelphia Independence, taking place on September 15, 2009. Each expansion team made 9 selections from the existing seven WPS teams.
Format edit
- Existing teams may protect up to 10 players, but must leave a minimum of 6 unprotected. (Free agents are not included in either category.)[1]
- Expansion teams must each select one player from each existing team prior to selecting a second player from an existing team. This will also hold true after a 2nd player is selected from an existing team: each expansion team must select from each existing team twice prior to selecting a 3rd player from an existing team.
- Existing teams may protect two after losing their first player.
- Existing teams may protect one after losing their second player.
- An existing team may not lose more than three players.
- Expansion teams may each select a total of nine players.
- A coin flip will decide which expansion team picks first and fourth, while the other team picks second and third. Picking will alternate after the fourth pick.
Expansion draft results edit
| # | Team | Player | Previous Team |
| 1 | Atlanta Beat |  Leigh Ann Robinson (D)
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FC Gold Pride |
| 2 | Philadelphia Independence | Lori Lindsey (M)
|
Washington Freedom |
| 3 | Philadelphia Independence | Jen Buczkowski (D)
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Sky Blue FC |
| 4 | Atlanta Beat | Amanda Cinalli (F)
|
Saint Louis Athletica |
| 5 | Philadelphia Independence | Nikki Krzysik (D)
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Chicago Red Stars |
| 6 | Atlanta Beat | Katie Larkin (D)
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Los Angeles Sol |
| 7 | Philadelphia Independence | Sue Weber (D)
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Boston Breakers |
| 8 | Atlanta Beat |  Sharolta Nonen (D)
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Los Angeles Sol |
| 9 | Philadelphia Independence | Sarah Senty (D)
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Washington Freedom |
| 10 | Atlanta Beat |  Sara Larsson (D)
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Saint Louis Athletica |
| 11 | Philadelphia Independence | Danesha Adams (F)
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Chicago Red Stars |
| 12 | Atlanta Beat | Noelle Keselica (F)
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Sky Blue FC |
| 13 | Philadelphia Independence | Kelly Schmedes (F)
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Boston Breakers |
| 14 | Atlanta Beat | pass | |
| 15 | Philadelphia Independence | pass | end draft |
| 16 | Atlanta Beat | ||
| 17 | Philadelphia Independence | ||
| 18 | Atlanta Beat |
Team-by-team breakdown edit
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Boston Breakers
FC Gold Pride
Saint Louis Athletica
Washington Freedom
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Chicago Red Stars
Los Angeles Sol
Sky Blue FC
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References edit
- ^ "Expansion Draft Speculation". August 8, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2009. Post #35 by Peter Wilt
See also edit
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