Boyds, MD (January 30, 2018) – The Washington Spirit has acquired the top overall pick in today’s NWSL Dispersal Draft from Sky Blue FC.
In exchange, Sky Blue FC receives the No. 2 pick in today’s Dispersal Draft, as well as a conditional first round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft, and the Spirit’s natural selection in the second round of the College Draft.
The Dispersal Draft will take place at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 30. All Breakers players – including players selected in the 2018 College Draft – will be placed into a Dispersal Draft pool and will be available for selection by NWSL teams.
2018 Dispersal Draft Order
First Round
- Washington Spirit (via NJ)
- Sky Blue FC (via WAS)
- Seattle Reign FC
- Portland Thorns FC
- Utah Royals FC
- Houston Dash
- Chicago Red Stars
- Seattle Reign FC (via ORL)
- North Carolina Courage
Second Round
- North Carolina Courage
- Seattle Reign FC (via ORL)
- Chicago Red Stars
- Houston Dash
- Utah Royals FC
- Portland Thorns FC
- Seattle Reign FC
- Washington Spirit
- Sky Blue FC
Third Round
- Sky Blue FC
- Washington Spirit
- Seattle Reign FC
- Portland Thorns FC
- Utah Royals FC
- Houston Dash
- Chicago Red Stars
- Orlando Pride
- North Carolina Courage
Fourth Round
- North Carolina Courage
- Orlando Pride
- Chicago Red Stars
- Houston Dash
- Utah Royals FC
- Portland Thorns FC
- Seattle Reign FC
- Washington Spirit
- Sky Blue FC
Draft Rules
Assets available via draft include the following:
- Players under contract with NWSL whose rights are assigned to Boston (including allocated players)
- Players whose rights are controlled by Boston (including retired players)
- Rights to players on Boston’s Discovery List
The Dispersal Draft will last until all teams have passed or no players or other assets are available for selection.
- Each team will have two (2) minutes to make its selection.
- No time-outs will be permitted.
- Teams may not make trades during the draft.
- Teams are permitted to “pass” when it is their turn to make a selection. Once a team has passed on a selection, the team forfeits the remainder of its selections in the dispersal draft.
