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 Official WPS release Existing teams may protect up to 10 players, but must leave a minimum of 6 unprotected. (Free agents are not included in either category.) Post #35 by Peter Wilt 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 WPS official results # Team Player Previous Team1Atlanta Beat Leigh Ann Robinson (D)FC Gold Pride2Philadelphia Independence Lori Lindsey (M)Washington Freedom3Philadelphia Independence Jen Buczkowski (D)Sky Blue FC4Atlanta Beat Amanda Cinalli (F)Saint Louis Athletica5Philadelphia Independence Nikki Krzysik (D)Chicago Red Stars6Atlanta Beat Katie Larkin (D)Los Angeles Sol7Philadelphia Independence Sue Weber (D)Boston Breakers8Atlanta Beat Sharolta Nonen (D)Los Angeles Sol9Philadelphia Independence Sarah Senty (D)Washington Freedom10Atlanta Beat Sara Larsson (D)Saint Louis Athletica11Philadelphia Independence Danesha Adams (F)Chicago Red Stars12Atlanta Beat Noelle Keselica (F)Sky Blue FC13Philadelphia Independence Kelly Schmedes (F)Boston Breakers14Atlanta Beatpass15Philadelphia Independencepassend draft16Atlanta Beat17Philadelphia Independence18Atlanta Beat
Team-by-team breakdown
Boston Breakers Sue Weber #7 (PHI) Kelly Schmedes #13 (PHI) - FC Gold Pride Leigh Ann Robinson #1 (ATL)
Saint Louis Athletica Amanda Cinalli #4 (ATL) Sara Larsson #10 (ATL) - Washington Freedom Lori Lindsey #2 (PHI) Sarah Senty #9 (PHI) -
Chicago Red Stars Nikki Krzysik #5 (PHI) Danesha Adams #11 (PHI) - Los Angeles Sol Katie Larkin #6 (ATL) Sharolta Nonen #8 (ATL) - Sky Blue FC Jen Buczkowski #3 (PHI) Noelle Keselica #12 (ATL) -
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