ORLANDO, Fla. (January 29, 2018) - Ahead of the 2018 NWSL Dispersal Draft at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 30., the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has announced the draft order as well as the list of players available for selection. Orlando will select eighth in Tuesday’s draft.
The draft order was determined by a weighted draw, using an envelope method. Teams that qualified for the playoffs, which included the Pride, received one envelope, while the non-playoff teams were given two.
The Dispersal Draft order is as follows:
Sky Blue FC
Washington Spirit
Seattle Reign FC
Portland Thorns FC
Utah Royals FC
Houston Dash
Chicago Red Stars
Orlando Pride
North Carolina Courage
The Dispersal Draft will be conducted as a snake draft, with selection order moving 1-9 in odd rounds and 9-1 in even rounds, meaning Orlando will pick eighth in the first round and then second (11th overall) in the second round. This up and down format will continue until all teams have passed or there are no players remaining for selection.
Teams are allowed to trade their picks in the draft between now and 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 30 - following which a final draft order will be released. Complete draft rules can be found at the link here.
The following players will be available for selection on Tuesday:
Contracted Players
Addo, Elizabeth
Andrews, Morgan
Chapman, Allysha (FED – CAN)
Dowd, Hayley
Dowie, Natasha (INTL - ENG)
Elby, Brooke
Frisbie, Amanda
King, Julie
Lavelle, Rose (FED – USA)
Leon, Adriana (INTL - CAN)
Okvist, Lotta (INTL – SWE)
Onomonu, Ifeoma
Oyster, Megan
Prudhomme, Sammy Jo
Purce, Margaret
Salem, Angela
Smith, Abby
Stengel, Katie
Weimer, Tiffany
Westphal, Christen
White, Rosie (INTL – NZL)
2018 College Draft Picks
Boyles, Joanna
McCaskill, Savannah
Miller, Ashton
Wenger, Elizabeth
Retired Players
DaCosta, Amanda
Elston, Lindsay
Engen, Whitney
Pathman, Mollie
Schillgard, Louise (INTL – SWE)
Simon, Kyah (INTL – AUS)
Discovery Players
None
