2019 CPL–U Sports Draft

2019 CPL–U Sports Draft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)November 11, 2019
Time7:30 pm ET
LocationMontreal, Quebec
Network(s)CanPL.ca, IGTV, YouTube[1]
Overview
14 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueCanadian Premier League
Teams7
First selectionCory Bent, HFX Wanderers
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The 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft was the second annual CPL–U Sports Draft. It was held on November 11, 2019 in Montreal, Quebec. Seven Canadian Premier League (CPL) teams selected 14 eligible U Sports athletes in total.[2]

Format

Each CPL team will make two selection in the U Sports Draft. Players can be selected if they have years of U Sports eligibility remaining and have declared for the draft.[2]

For the non-finalist teams, the CPL combined standings were used to determine the order for the first round, with last-placed HFX Wanderers FC selecting first. Finals runner-up Cavalry FC selected sixth, while champions Forge FC selected seventh.[2] A "snake draft" was used, with the order reversing in the second round.

Player selection

* Denotes player who has signed a professional contract for the 2020 season
^ Denotes player who has signed a developmental contract for the 2020 season

Round 1

Pick # CPL team Player Position Nationality University
1 HFX Wanderers Cory Bent* LW  England Cape Breton
2 Valour FC Marcus Campanile CAM  Scotland Cape Breton
3 Pacific FC Jan Pirretas Glasmacher CB  Spain Thompson Rivers
4 FC Edmonton David Chung CM  Canada Alberta
5 York9 FC Stefan Karajovanovic ST  Canada Carleton
6 Cavalry FC Gabriel Bitar ST  Canada Carleton
7 Forge FC Gabriel Balbinotti^ FW  Canada UQTR

Round 2

Pick # CPL team Player Position Nationality University
8 Forge FC Alex Zis CAM  Canada Guelph
9 Cavalry FC Moe El Gandour CM  Canada Mount Royal
10 York9 FC Isaiah Johnston* RM  Canada Cape Breton
11 FC Edmonton Jakob Bosch CM  Canada Alberta
12 Pacific FC Thomas Gardner FW  Canada British Columbia
13 Valour FC Charlie Waters ST  England Cape Breton
14 HFX Wanderers Jake Ruby^ RB  Canada Trinity Western

Source: [3]

Selection statistics

Draftees by nationality

Rank Country Selections
1  Canada 10
2  England 2
3  Scotland 1
 Spain 1

Canadian draftees by province

Rank Province Selections
1  Alberta 3
 Ontario 3
3  British Columbia 2
 Quebec 2

Draftees by university

Rank University Selections
1 Cape Breton 4
2 Alberta 2
Carleton 2
4 Mount Royal 1
Thompson Rivers 1
Trinity Western 1
UQTR 1
British Columbia 1
Guelph 1

References

  1. ^ "CPL confirms selection order for 2019 CPL-U SPORTS Draft". Canadian Premier League. November 6, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-06. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "2019 CPL-U SPORTS Draft announced, rules released". Canadian Premier League. October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "TRACKER: All 14 picks from the 2019 CPL-U SPORTS Draft". Canadian Premier League. November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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2019 CPL–U Sports Draft selections
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