The 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft held by the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) on December 15, 2023, for two expansion teams, Bay FC and Utah Royals, to select players from existing teams in the league.
In September 2024, the league and its players' union entered into a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) which effectively superseded the CBA that had been entered to in 2021 and was scheduled to end in 2026.
[2] Bay FC selected first in the expansion draft, followed by Utah Royals.
[3] Each of the NWSL's 12 current teams was permitted to protect nine players, making them ineligible for selection.
[1] The following teams acquired expansion draft protections:[12] On December 13, 2023, the NWSL released the protected lists from teams participating in the draft.