2009 WPS Expansion Draft
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The 2009 WPS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...

 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.)
  • 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 Team
1 Atlanta Beat   Leigh Ann Robinson
Leigh Ann Robinson
Leigh Ann Robinson is an American soccer defender who currently plays for the Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer....

 (D)
FC Gold Pride
FC Gold Pride
FC Gold Pride was an American professional soccer club based in Santa Clara, California which participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The club replaced the San Jose CyberRays of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association as the top-level women's soccer team in the San Francisco Bay Area...

2 Philadelphia Independence   Lori Lindsey
Lori Lindsey
Lori Ann Lindsey is an American soccer midfielder and current member of the United States Women's National Soccer Team who played in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany...

 (M)
Washington Freedom
Washington Freedom
The Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Germantown, Maryland that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was originally founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. Since 2004, the...

3 Philadelphia Independence   Jen Buczkowski
Jen Buczkowski
Jen Buczkowski is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer.-External links:* *...

 (D)
Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC is an American professional soccer club based in Piscataway Township, New Jersey which participates in Women's Professional Soccer....

4 Atlanta Beat   Amanda Cinalli
Amanda Cinalli
Amanda Cinalli is an American soccer forward currently playing for Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States U-23 women's national soccer team. She attended Laurel School in Shaker Heights, OH.-External links:* * *...

 (F)
Saint Louis Athletica
5 Philadelphia Independence   Nikki Krzysik
Nikki Krzysik
Nicole Marie Krzysik is an American soccer defender and midfielder currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States U-23 women's national soccer team....

 (D)
Chicago Red Stars
Chicago Red Stars
The Chicago Red Stars are a American professional soccer club that is based in the Chicago suburb of Lisle, Illinois that participates in the Women's Premier Soccer League. From 2009-2010, the Red Stars played their home games at Toyota Park in the Womens Professional Soccer...

6 Atlanta Beat   Katie Larkin
Katie Larkin
Katie Larkin is an American soccer midfielder who currently plays for the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer.-External links:* * *...

 (D)
Los Angeles Sol
7 Philadelphia Independence   Sue Weber
Sue Weber
Susan Weber is an American soccer defender currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer.-External links:* *...

 (D)
Boston Breakers
8 Atlanta Beat   Sharolta Nonen
Sharolta Nonen
Sharolta Nonen is a Canadian soccer defender currently playing for Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer and was previously a member of the Canadian National Team.-External links:* * * *...

 (D)
Los Angeles Sol
9 Philadelphia Independence   Sarah Senty (D) Washington Freedom
Washington Freedom
The Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Germantown, Maryland that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was originally founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. Since 2004, the...

10 Atlanta Beat   Sara Larsson
Sara Larsson
Sara Larsson is a Swedish football defender currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of the Women's Professional Soccer league. She is also a member of the Sweden women's national football team.-Career:...

 (D)
Saint Louis Athletica
11 Philadelphia Independence   Danesha Adams
Danesha Adams
Danesha Adams is an American soccer forward and midfielder currently playing for Medkila IL in Norway's Toppserien. She has played for WPS's Chicago Red Stars and Philadelphia Independence and the United States national team.-International career statistics:-References:* * * * *...

 (F)
Chicago Red Stars
Chicago Red Stars
The Chicago Red Stars are a American professional soccer club that is based in the Chicago suburb of Lisle, Illinois that participates in the Women's Premier Soccer League. From 2009-2010, the Red Stars played their home games at Toyota Park in the Womens Professional Soccer...

12 Atlanta Beat   Noelle Keselica
Noelle Keselica
Noelle Dominique Keselica is an American soccer forward currently playing for Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer.-External links:* *...

 (F)
Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC
Sky Blue FC is an American professional soccer club based in Piscataway Township, New Jersey which participates in Women's Professional Soccer....

13 Philadelphia Independence   Kelly Schmedes
Kelly Schmedes
Kelly Schmedes is an American soccer forward who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer, and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team....

 (F)
Boston Breakers
14 Atlanta Beat pass
15 Philadelphia Independence pass end draft
16 Atlanta Beat
17 Philadelphia Independence
18 Atlanta Beat

Team-by-Team Breakdown

Boston Breakers
  • Sue Weber
    Sue Weber
    Susan Weber is an American soccer defender currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer.-External links:* *...

     #7 (PHI)
  • Kelly Schmedes
    Kelly Schmedes
    Kelly Schmedes is an American soccer forward who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer, and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team....

     #13 (PHI)
  • -

FC Gold Pride
  • Leigh Ann Robinson
    Leigh Ann Robinson
    Leigh Ann Robinson is an American soccer defender who currently plays for the Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer....

     #1 (ATL)
  • -
  • -

Saint Louis Athletica
  • Amanda Cinalli
    Amanda Cinalli
    Amanda Cinalli is an American soccer forward currently playing for Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States U-23 women's national soccer team. She attended Laurel School in Shaker Heights, OH.-External links:* * *...

     #4 (ATL)
  • Sara Larsson
    Sara Larsson
    Sara Larsson is a Swedish football defender currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of the Women's Professional Soccer league. She is also a member of the Sweden women's national football team.-Career:...

     #10 (ATL)
  • -

Washington Freedom
  • Lori Lindsey
    Lori Lindsey
    Lori Ann Lindsey is an American soccer midfielder and current member of the United States Women's National Soccer Team who played in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany...

     #2 (PHI)
  • Sarah Senty #9 (PHI)
  • -


Chicago Red Stars
  • Nikki Krzysik
    Nikki Krzysik
    Nicole Marie Krzysik is an American soccer defender and midfielder currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States U-23 women's national soccer team....

     #5 (PHI)
  • Danesha Adams
    Danesha Adams
    Danesha Adams is an American soccer forward and midfielder currently playing for Medkila IL in Norway's Toppserien. She has played for WPS's Chicago Red Stars and Philadelphia Independence and the United States national team.-International career statistics:-References:* * * * *...

     #11 (PHI)
  • -

Los Angeles Sol
  • Katie Larkin
    Katie Larkin
    Katie Larkin is an American soccer midfielder who currently plays for the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer.-External links:* * *...

     #6 (ATL)
  • Sharolta Nonen
    Sharolta Nonen
    Sharolta Nonen is a Canadian soccer defender currently playing for Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer and was previously a member of the Canadian National Team.-External links:* * * *...

     #8 (ATL)
  • -

Sky Blue FC
  • Jen Buczkowski
    Jen Buczkowski
    Jen Buczkowski is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer.-External links:* *...

     #3 (PHI)
  • Noelle Keselica
    Noelle Keselica
    Noelle Dominique Keselica is an American soccer forward currently playing for Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer.-External links:* *...

    #12 (ATL)
  • -

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