2013 NWSL College Draft

The NWSL College Draft 2013 was held on January 18, 2013 at the annual NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis for the first time. Representatives of the eight participating in the premiere season of NWSL franchises were able to take under contract in four rounds college players.

Process

The eight participating franchises were brought before the event in a solid draft order, which had to agree to all teams. The basis for this order, the skill level of the adopted them under the NWSL Player Allocation assigned players in the squad. Contrary to initial thoughts you kept this order in each round draft unchanged. The club representatives remained in the first two rounds of three minutes' thinking, in the last two rounds of five minutes each.

Draft order

Result

For each player, the college team is given, for which it took in the 2012 season.

Follow

The option of one another to swap players immediately after the end of the draft, none of the franchises involved made ​​use of.

Most players (four) came from the team of University of Florida, the Florida Gators. From the team of Florida State University, the Florida State Seminoles, however, there were three players. Among the 32 committed players were with Adrianna Franch, Taylor Vancil, Ashley Baker, Haley Kopmeyer and Roxanne Barker five goalkeepers.

The team had the NWSL after completion of the College Drafts a squad of eleven players, including seven from the NWSL player allocation. In order to increase the team squad remained in the episode still the obligation of up to four unsigned players (so-called free agent ), also called the Supplemental Draft was the conclusion of the squad planning held.

Amber Brooks signed in January a contract with Bayern Munich and moved before the season starts in the NWSL to Germany. Whitney Berry and Jackie Logue were also released from their clubs in March 2013 before the first season game to make room for other signings in the cadres.