2009 WPS Expansion Draft
The 2009 WPS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Women's Professional Soccer 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
    
- Existing teams may protect up to 10 players, but must leave a minimum of 6 unprotected. (Free agents are not included in either category.)[1]
- 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
    
| # | Team | Player | Previous Team | 
| 1 | Atlanta Beat |  Leigh Ann Robinson (D) | FC Gold Pride | 
| 2 | Philadelphia Independence |  Lori Lindsey (M) | Washington Freedom | 
| 3 | Philadelphia Independence |  Jen Buczkowski (D) | Sky Blue FC | 
| 4 | Atlanta Beat |  Amanda Cinalli (F) | Saint Louis Athletica | 
| 5 | Philadelphia Independence |  Nikki Krzysik (D) | Chicago Red Stars | 
| 6 | Atlanta Beat |  Katie Larkin (D) | Los Angeles Sol | 
| 7 | Philadelphia Independence |  Sue Weber (D) | Boston Breakers | 
| 8 | Atlanta Beat | .svg.png.webp) Sharolta Nonen (D) | Los Angeles Sol | 
| 9 | Philadelphia Independence |  Sarah Senty (D) | Washington Freedom | 
| 10 | Atlanta Beat |  Sara Larsson (D) | Saint Louis Athletica | 
| 11 | Philadelphia Independence |  Danesha Adams (F) | Chicago Red Stars | 
| 12 | Atlanta Beat |  Noelle Keselica (F) | Sky Blue FC | 
| 13 | Philadelphia Independence |  Kelly Schmedes (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 
 FC Gold Pride 
 Saint Louis Athletica 
 Washington Freedom 
 | Chicago Red Stars 
 Los Angeles Sol 
 Sky Blue FC 
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References
    
- "Expansion Draft Speculation". 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2009-08-21. Post #35 by Peter Wilt
See also
    
    
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