2015 NWSL Expansion Draft

Format

• 2015 playoff teams were allowed to protect up to 9 players, and 2015 non-playoff teams 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

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

Chicago Red Stars

Houston Dash

FC Kansas City

Portland Thorns FC

Seattle Reign FC

Sky Blue FC

Washington Spirit

Western New York Flash