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2009 WPS International Draft

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The 2009 WPS International Draft was a special draft for the Women's Professional Soccer teams Atlanta Beat and Philadelphia Independence taking place on September 22, 2009. Each expansion team picked up to five international players, to be roughly even with the seven existing WPS teams.

Format

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Official WPS release

  • The maximum number of internationals an expansion team may select during the international expansion draft is 5, less any international players (e.g., non-green card holders) selected by a team in the expansion draft.
  • As per current rules, no team may hold the rights to more than 6 internationals at any one time and may only roster 5 at any one time as per USSF regulations.
  • The Philadelphia Independence will select first in the international draft, the Atlanta Beat second, alternating picks throughout.

Results

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Pick Player Pos. WPS Team Previous Team
1 Sweden Caroline Seger MF Philadelphia Independence Linköpings FC
2 Switzerland Ramona Bachmann FW Atlanta Beat Umeå IK
3 Sweden Charlotte Rohlin DF Philadelphia Independence Linköpings FC
4 Denmark Johanna Rasmussen FW Atlanta Beat Umeå IK
5 Iceland Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir MF Philadelphia Independence Kristianstads DFF
6 Japan Mami Yamaguchi MF Atlanta Beat Umeå IK
7 England Fara Williams MF Philadelphia Independence Everton L.F.C.
8 Brazil Maurine MF Atlanta Beat Santos FC
9 England Lianne Sanderson FW Philadelphia Independence Chelsea L.F.C.
10 Sweden Therese Sjögran MF Atlanta Beat LdB FC

See also

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References

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