2024 NWSL expansion draft

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The 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft held by the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) on December 15, 2023, for two expansion teams, Bay FC and Utah Royals, to select players from existing teams in the league.[1]

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2024 NWSL Expansion Draft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)December 15, 2023 (2023-12-15)
Network(s)CBS Sports Network
Sponsored byAlly
Overview
7 total selections in 12 rounds
LeagueNational Women's Soccer League
Expansion teamsBay FC
Utah Royals
Expansion season2024
 2022
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This was the league's last expansion draft. In September 2024, the league and its players' union entered into a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) which effectively superseded the CBA that had been entered to in 2021 and was scheduled to end in 2026. The new CBA eliminated all forms of player drafts, including the expansion draft.[2]

Format

Bay FC selected first in the expansion draft, followed by Utah Royals.[3] The expansion draft alternated between both teams across 12 rounds, allowing each team to select up to 12 players.[3]

Each of the NWSL's 12 current teams was permitted to protect nine players, making them ineligible for selection. Furthermore, it was permitted to protect one additional player after the first expansion team selected a player from its roster.[1]

Draft results

  • Italics indicate players who are not under contract but whose NWSL playing rights remain with the team
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Round Pick Team Nat. Player Pos. Previous team Ref.
1 1Bay FCUnited StatesAlyssa MalonsonDFSeattle Reign FC[4][5]
2Utah RoyalsUnited StatesElyse BennettFWSeattle Reign FC[4][6]
2 3Bay FCUnited StatesTess BoadeFWNorth Carolina Courage[4][7]
4Utah RoyalsUnited StatesPaige MonaghanFWRacing Louisville FC[4][8]
3 5Bay FCUnited StatesRachel HillFWSan Diego Wave FC[4][9]
6Utah RoyalsPASS[4]
4 7Bay FCUnited StatesKatelyn RowlandGKNorth Carolina Courage[4][10]
8Utah RoyalsPASS[4]
5 9Bay FCPASS[4]
10Utah RoyalsPASS[4]
6 11Bay FCPASS[4]
7 12Bay FCUnited StatesSierra EngeMFSan Diego Wave FC[4][11]
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Protected lists by team

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The following teams acquired expansion draft protections:[12]

On December 13, 2023, the NWSL released the protected lists from teams participating in the draft.[13]

  • Bold indicates players selected in the Expansion Draft
  • Italics indicate players who are not under contract but whose NWSL playing rights remain with the team
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