2024 NWSL expansion draft
The 2024 NWSL [|Expansion Draft] was an expansion draft held by the National Women's Soccer League on December 15, 2023, for two expansion teams, Bay FC and Utah Royals, to select players from existing teams in the league.
This was the league's last expansion draft. In September 2024, the league and its players' union entered into a new collective bargaining agreement which effectively superseded the CBA that had been entered to in 2021 and was scheduled to end in 2026.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.
Format
Bay FC selected first in the expansion draft, followed by Utah Royals. The expansion draft alternated between both teams across 12 rounds, allowing each team to select up to 12 players.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.
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