2014 NWSL expansion draft

The 2014 NWSL expansion draft was a special draft held on January 10 by the National Women's Soccer League to allow the expansion side Houston Dash to select players. The Dash were allowed to select ten players from the existing eight NWSL teams.

Format 2013 playoff teams may protect up to 9 players, and 2013 non-playoff teams up to 10. Clubs with more than two US allocated players must leave at least one unprotected. The Dash are allowed to pick up to two players from any existing team, though choosing a US allocated player is considered as using both picks. The Dash are allowed to pick no more than two US allocated players, one Canadian allocated player, and one Mexican allocated player. When an existing club loses a player, they may protect one of their remaining unprotected players. Existing clubs are required to protect players that are... On loan from another league A non-allocated international player Contractually limited against potential movement between teams

Expansion draft results Player Previous team 1 Brittany Bock Sky Blue FC 2 Tiffany McCarty Washington Spirit 3 Lauren Sesselmann FC Kansas City 4 Mana Shim Portland Thorns FC 5 Ella Masar Chicago Red Stars 6 Meghan Klingenberg Boston Breakers 7 Arianna Romero Seattle Reign FC 8 Becky Edwards Portland Thorns FC 9 Danesha Adams Sky Blue FC 10 Kika Toulouse Washington Spirit

Team-by-team breakdown Bold indicates a player was selected in the expansion draft Italic indicates a player whose rights are owned but is not under contract Blue, green, and red highlights indicate US, Mexican, and Canadian allocated players Yellow highlight indicates non-allocated international players or players on loan from another league ^Indicates a player that was protected after a teammate had been drafted

Boston Breakers Protected UnprotectedCourtney JonesJazmyne AvantJulie KingMichelle BetosKaylyn KyleBianca D'AgostinoJoanna LohmanMaddy EvansKia McNeillDinora GarzaKristie MewisMeghan KlingenbergAlyssa NaeherJessica LuscinskiHeather O'ReillyMelissa OrtizLianne SandersonKatie SchoepferCat WhitehillChelsea Stewart

Chicago Red Stars Protected UnprotectedZakiya BywatersShannon BoxxLori ChalupnyAmy LePeilbetTaryn HemmingsElla MasarJen HoyAlyssa Mautz^Adriana LeonJackie SantacaterinaLeslie OsborneJulianne SitchChristen PressMelissa TancrediRachel QuonLindsay TarpleyCasey ShortLydia VandenberghTaylor VancilMichelle Wenino

FC Kansas City Protected UnprotectedJen BuczkowskiNicole BarnhartMelissa HendersonLiz BogusLauren HolidaySinead FarrellyNikki KrzysikJaime FrenchMerritt MathiasBianca HenningerLeigh Ann RobinsonKatie KellyAmy RodriguezCasey LoydBecky SauerbrunnCecilia SantiagoErika TymrakDesiree ScottLauren SesselmannNia WilliamsSix Discovery Players(Sarah Hagen^)

Portland Thorns FC Protected UnprotectedJackie AcevedoRachel BuehlerAmber BrooksBecky EdwardsTobin HeathTina EllertsonAllie LongAngie KerrNikki MarshallKarina LeBlancAlex MorganJessica McDonaldRebecca MorosEmilee O'NeilChristine SinclairCasey RamirezKat WilliamsonMana ShimNikki WashingtonTiffany WeimerMichele WeissenhoferCourtney WetzelFour Discovery Players(unnamed^)

Seattle Reign FC Protected UnprotectedLauren BarnesStephanie CoxJessica FishlockKiersten DallstreamDanielle FoxhovenKate Deines^Beverly Goebel-YanezKaley FountainSydney LerouxAlina GarciamendezKim LittleCarmelina MoscatoMegan RapinoeMariah NogueiraElli ReedArianna RomeroHope SoloSix Discovery PlayersKeelin Winters

Sky Blue FC Protected UnprotectedLisa De VannaDanesha AdamsCaitlin FoordBrittany BockKaty FreelsBrittany CameronCourtney GoodsonAllison FalkLindsi Lisonbee CutshallJonelle FilignoMónica OcampoKendall Johnson^Christie RamponeMeghan LenczykSophie SchmidtJillian LoydenOne Discovery PlayerTaylor LytleAshley NickKelley O'HaraMaddie ThompsonKandace WilsonOne Discovery Player

Washington Spirit Protected UnprotectedYael AverbuchMarisa AbeggRenae CuéllarJordan AngeliRobyn GayleCandace ChapmanTori HusterAshlyn HarrisAli KriegerChantel JonesDiana MathesonNatasha KaiChristine NairnLori Lindsey^Stephanie OchsTiffany McCartyToni PressleyCaroline MillerJodie TaylorJulia RobertsJasmyne SpencerKika ToulouseColleen WilliamsTwo Discovery Players

Western New York Flash Protected UnprotectedAdrianna FranchAmy BarczukSamantha KerrVicki DiMartinoCarli LloydValerie HendersonAdriana MartínSarah HuffmanKatherine ReynoldsSelenia IacchelliBrittany TaylorEstelle JohnsonAbby WambachVerónica PérezMcCall ZerboniAngela SalemOne Discovery Player

References

Official draft format release Equalizer list of protected and unprotected players Draft results

See also List of NWSL drafts 2014 NWSL season