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
Round 1
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WPS Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shannon Boxx | MF | Saint Louis Athletica^ |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Karina LeBlanc | GK | Philadelphia Independence |
| 3 |  Marta | FW | FC Gold Pride |
| 4 | Casey Nogueira | FW | Chicago Red Stars |
| 5 | Stephanie Cox | DF | Boston Breakers |
| 6 | Nikki Washington | MF | Sky Blue FC |
| 7 | Brittany Bock | DF | Washington Freedom |
| 8 |  Aya Miyama | MF | Saint Louis Athletica |
Round 2
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WPS Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Manya Makoski | MF | Atlanta Beat |
| 10 |  Faith Ikidi | DF/FW | Washington Freedom |
| 11 | Kiersten Dallstream | FW | Sky Blue FC |
| 12 | Michelle Enyeart | FW | Boston Breakers |
| 13 | Kiki Bosio | FW | FC Gold Pride^^ |
| 14 | Christina DiMartino | MF | Saint Louis Athletica^^^ |
| 15 |  Estelle Johnson | DF | Philadelphia Independence |
| 16 |  Pavlína Ščasná | FW | Atlanta Beat |
Round 3
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WPS Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Pass | Atlanta Beat | |
| 18 | Pass | Philadelphia Independence | |
| 19 | Lindsay Browne | FW | FC Gold Pride |
| 20 | Pass | Chicago Red Stars | |
| 21 | Pass | Boston Breakers | |
| 22 | Pass | Sky Blue FC | |
| 23 | Pass | Washington Freedom | |
| 24 |  Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen | MF | Saint 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
- ↑ WPS discontinues operations of Los Angeles Sol Archived 2010-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, 28 January 2010, womensprosoccer.com.
- ↑ Belson, Ken (February 5, 2010). "Marta Moves Up California Coast in W.P.S. Dispersal Draft". New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ↑ Goff, Steven (February 4, 2010). "Ex-Sol players claimed in WPS dispersal draft". Washington Post. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ↑ Andrews, Phil (February 4, 2010). "Philadelphia Independence Take WPS All-Star Karina LeBlanc in Dispersal Draft". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ↑ Civin, Todd (February 4, 2010). "Tony DiCicco, Boston Breakers Add "Pair Of Pilots" In WPS Dispersal Draft". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 6, 2013.