2010 WPS dispersal draft

August 2023 The 2010 WPS Dispersal Draft was a special draft for Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) after the Los Angeles Sol withdrew from the league. Players from the team were dispersed to the remaining seven teams in the league via the draft. Background When the Los Angeles Sol folded on January 28, 2010 after a potential sale of the team fell through at the last minute, WPS, which had been running the team after AEG backed out, announced that the nineteen players under contract to the Sol would be dispersed to the remaining WPS teams in a dispersal draft, held on Thursday, February 4, 2010.WPS discontinues operations of Los Angeles Sol https://web.archive.org/web/20100629001444/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/press_releases/100128-sol-discontinues 2010-06-29 , 28 January 2010, womensprosoccer.com. Format The draft order for the first and third rounds is Atlanta, then Philadelphia, followed by the remaining six teams in the reverse order of finish from the 2009 season; draft order for the second round is the reverse of that.December 2013 Draft Results Belson Ken Marta Moves Up California Coast in W.P.S. Dispersal Draft https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/sports/soccer/05soccer.html?_r=0 6 December 2013 New York Times February 5, 2010Goff Steven Ex-Sol players claimed in WPS dispersal draft http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/02/ex-sol_players_claimed_in_wps.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130226163135/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/02/ex-sol_players_claimed_in_wps.html dead February 26, 2013 6 December 2013 Washington Post February 4, 2010Andrews Phil Philadelphia Independence Take WPS All-Star Karina LeBlanc in Dispersal Draft https://bleacherreport.com/articles/339631-philadelphia-independence-take-leblanc-in-wps-dispersal-draft Bleacher Report 6 December 2013 February 4, 2010Civin Todd Tony DiCicco, Boston Breakers Add "Pair Of Pilots" In WPS Dispersal Draft https://bleacherreport.com/articles/339686-breakers-and-dicicco-add-a-pair-of-pilots-during-wps-dispersal-draft Bleacher Report 6 December 2013 February 4, 2010 Round 1 Pick Player Pos. WPS Team1 USA Shannon Boxx MF Saint Louis Athletica^2 CAN Karina LeBlanc GK Philadelphia Independence3 BRA Marta FW FC Gold Pride4 USA Casey Nogueira FW Chicago Red Stars5 USA Stephanie Cox DF Boston Breakers6 USA Nikki Washington MF Sky Blue FC7 USA Brittany Bock DF Washington Freedom8 JPN Aya Miyama MF Saint Louis Athletica Round 2 Pick Player Pos. WPS Team9 USA Manya Makoski MF Atlanta Beat10 NGA Faith Ikidi DF/FW Washington Freedom11 USA Kiersten Dallstream FW Sky Blue FC12 USA Michelle Enyeart FW Boston Breakers13 USA Kiki Bosio FW FC Gold Pride^^14 USA Christina DiMartino MF Saint Louis Athletica^^^15 CMR Estelle Johnson DF Philadelphia Independence16 CZE Pavlína Ščasná FW Atlanta Beat Round 3 Pick Player Pos. WPS Team17 Pass Atlanta Beat18 Pass Philadelphia Independence19 USA Lindsay Browne FW FC Gold Pride20 Pass Chicago Red Stars21 Pass Boston Breakers22 Pass Sky Blue FC23 Pass Washington Freedom24 DEN Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen MF Saint Louis Athletica Draft Notes ^ Via trade with Atlanta Beat (trade prior to draft). Saint Louis will send defender Kia McNeill, midfielders Angie Kerr and Amanda Poach, and Athletica’s second round choice in the dispersal draft (9th overall) to Atlanta. In exchange, Saint Louis will receive Atlanta’s first round pick, number one overall, in the dispersal draft, and Atlanta’s second round pick in the 2011 WPS Draft. ^^ Via trade with Chicago Red Stars (Chicago receives FC Gold Pride's 2nd Round pick in 2011 WPS Draft). ^^^ Via trade with Chicago Red Stars (Chicago receives Saint Louis Athletica's 2nd Round pick in 2011 WPS Draft). See also Women's association football Association football Sports List of WPS drafts 2011 WPS season References External links Full Results on Women's Professional Soccer main site Category:Women's Professional Soccer drafts Draft Category:Dispersal drafts