2009 WPS Expansion Draft
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
- Existing teams may protect up to 10 players, but must leave a minimum of 6 unprotected.
- 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
# | Team | Player | Previous Team |
1 | Atlanta Beat | Leigh Ann Robinson | FC Gold Pride |
2 | Philadelphia Independence | Lori Lindsey | Washington Freedom |
3 | Philadelphia Independence | Jen Buczkowski | Sky Blue FC |
4 | Atlanta Beat | Amanda Cinalli | Saint Louis Athletica |
5 | Philadelphia Independence | Nikki Krzysik | Chicago Red Stars |
6 | Atlanta Beat | Katie Larkin | Los Angeles Sol |
7 | Philadelphia Independence | Sue Weber | Boston Breakers |
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8 | Atlanta Beat | Sharolta Nonen | Los Angeles Sol |
9 | Philadelphia Independence | Sarah Senty | Washington Freedom |
10 | Atlanta Beat | Sara Larsson | Saint Louis Athletica |
11 | Philadelphia Independence | Danesha Adams | Chicago Red Stars |
12 | Atlanta Beat | Noelle Keselica | Sky Blue FC |
13 | Philadelphia Independence | Kelly Schmedes | Boston Breakers |
14 | Atlanta Beat | pass | |
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15 | Philadelphia Independence | pass | end draft |
16 | Atlanta Beat | ||
17 | Philadelphia Independence | ||
18 | Atlanta Beat |
Team-by-Team Breakdown
Boston Breakers- Sue Weber #7
- Kelly Schmedes #13
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- Leigh Ann Robinson #1
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- Amanda Cinalli #4
- Sara Larsson #10
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- Lori Lindsey #2
- Sarah Senty #9
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- Nikki Krzysik #5
- Danesha Adams #11
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- Katie Larkin #6
- Sharolta Nonen #8
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- Jen Buczkowski #3
- Noelle Keselica #12
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