The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) announced today the official order for the 2014 NWSL College Draft, which will take place on Friday, Jan. 17 at 7 a.m. (PT) at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention in Philadelphia.
The league’s second annual college draft will consist of a total of 36 selections made over four rounds, the order for which was set by reverse finish at the end of the 2013 NWSL regular season.
As the lone expansion club to join the NWSL this season, the Houston Dash will have the second overall draft pick in the first-round as well as the first pick in the second, third and fourth rounds of the College Draft.
Teams will have five minutes during which to make their selection in first round and then three minutes in each subsequent round. Each club will also have one five-minute timeout per round, which may be used for further discussion, rule clarification, or trade discussion at any time in that round.
The draft will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and will be open to the public. Fans will also be able to follow the draft on
PortlandThornsFC.com
,
NWSLsoccer.com
as well as
. Representatives from all nine clubs will be made available to the media following the draft.
The trading of draft picks has taken place and may continue to occur through the 2014 NWSL College Draft. See below for a round-by-round listing of which picks each team has in the 2014 draft:
2014 NWSL College Draft
-- Round 1 --
No. 1
-
Washington Spirit
No. 2 -
Houston Dash
No. 3
-
Chicago Red Stars (via SRFC)
No. 4
-
Chicago Red Stars
No. 5
-
FC Kansas City (via BOS)
No. 6
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Sky Blue FC
No. 7 -
Seattle Reign FC (via PTFC)
No. 8
-
Boston Breakers (via FCKC)
No. 9
-
Western New York Flash
-- Round 2 --
No. 10 -
Houston Dash
No. 11 -
Portland Thorns FC (via SRFC/WAS)
No. 12
-
FC Kansas City (via SRFC)
No. 13 -
Boston Breakers (via CRS)
No. 14
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Western New York Flash (via BOS)
No. 15
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Sky Blue FC
No. 16
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Portland Thorns FC
No. 17 -
Seattle Reign FC (via FCKC)
No. 18
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Western New York Flash
-- Round 3 --
No. 19 -
Houston Dash
No. 20 -
FC Kansas City (via SRFC / WAS)
No. 21
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Boston Breakers (via SRFC)
No. 22
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Chicago Red Stars
No. 23
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Boston Breakers
No. 24
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Sky Blue FC
No. 25
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Portland Thorns FC
No. 26
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Washington Spirit (via SRFC / FCKC)
No. 27
-
Western New York Flash
-- Round 4 --
No. 28 -
Houston Dash
No. 29
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Washington Spirit
No. 30
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Seattle Reign FC
No. 31
-
Washington Spirit (via SRFC / CRS)
No. 32
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Boston Breakers
No. 33
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Sky Blue FC
No. 34
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Portland Thorns FC
No. 35
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FC Kansas City
No. 36
-
Western New York Flash
