2010 WPS Dispersal Draft

The 2010 WPS Dispersal Draft was a special draft for Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) after the Los Angeles Sol withdrew from the league. Players from the team were dispersed to the remaining seven teams in the league via the draft.

Background

When the Los Angeles Sol folded on January 28, 2010 after a potential sale of the team fell through at the last minute, WPS, which had been running the team after AEG backed out, announced that the nineteen players under contract to the Sol would be dispersed to the remaining WPS teams in a dispersal draft, held on Thursday, February 4, 2010.[1]

Format

The draft order for the first and third rounds is Atlanta, then Philadelphia, followed by the remaining six teams in the reverse order of finish from the 2009 season; draft order for the second round is the reverse of that.

Draft Results

[2][3][4][5]

Round 1

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPS Team

1United States Shannon BoxxMFSaint Louis Athletica^
2Canada Karina LeBlancGKPhiladelphia Independence
3Brazil MartaFWFC Gold Pride
4United States Casey NogueiraFWChicago Red Stars
5United States Stephanie CoxDFBoston Breakers
6United States Nikki WashingtonMFSky Blue FC
7United States Brittany BockDFWashington Freedom
8Japan Aya MiyamaMFSaint Louis Athletica

Round 2

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPS Team

9United States Manya MakoskiMFAtlanta Beat
10Nigeria Faith IkidiDF/FWWashington Freedom
11United States Kiersten DallstreamFWSky Blue FC
12United States Michelle EnyeartFWBoston Breakers
13United States Kiki BosioFWFC Gold Pride^^
14United States Christina DiMartinoMFSaint Louis Athletica^^^
15Cameroon Estelle JohnsonDFPhiladelphia Independence
16Czech Republic Pavlína ŠčasnáFWAtlanta Beat

Round 3

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPS Team

17PassAtlanta Beat
18PassPhiladelphia Independence
19United States Lindsay BrowneFWFC Gold Pride
20PassChicago Red Stars
21PassBoston Breakers
22PassSky Blue FC
23PassWashington Freedom
24Denmark Cathrine Paaske-SørensenMFSaint Louis Athletica

Draft Notes

^ Via trade with Atlanta Beat (trade prior to draft). Saint Louis will send defender Kia McNeill, midfielders Angie Kerr and Amanda Poach, and Athletica’s second round choice in the dispersal draft (9th overall) to Atlanta. In exchange, Saint Louis will receive Atlanta’s first round pick, number one overall, in the dispersal draft, and Atlanta’s second round pick in the 2011 WPS Draft.

^^ Via trade with Chicago Red Stars (Chicago receives FC Gold Pride's 2nd Round pick in 2011 WPS Draft).

^^^ Via trade with Chicago Red Stars (Chicago receives Saint Louis Athletica's 2nd Round pick in 2011 WPS Draft).

See also

References
  1. WPS discontinues operations of Los Angeles Sol Archived 2010-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, 28 January 2010, womensprosoccer.com.
  2. Belson, Ken (February 5, 2010). "Marta Moves Up California Coast in W.P.S. Dispersal Draft". New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  3. Goff, Steven (February 4, 2010). "Ex-Sol players claimed in WPS dispersal draft". Washington Post. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  4. Andrews, Phil (February 4, 2010). "Philadelphia Independence Take WPS All-Star Karina LeBlanc in Dispersal Draft". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  5. Civin, Todd (February 4, 2010). "Tony DiCicco, Boston Breakers Add "Pair Of Pilots" In WPS Dispersal Draft". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
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