2018 CPL–U Sports Draft
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{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft
| image =
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| sport = Soccer
| date = November 12, 2018
| time =
| location = Vancouver, British Columbia
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| league = Canadian Premier League
| teams = 7
| first = Gabriel Bitar, Cavalry FC
| fewest =
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| overall = 21
| rounds = 3
| prev =
| next = 2019
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The 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft was the inaugural CPL–U Sports Draft, held on November 12, 2018, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Seven Canadian Premier League (CPL) teams selected 21 U Sports athletes in total. The results were announced on November 13.{{Cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/cpl-u-sports-draft-101-detailing-the-process-of-the-cpls-inaugural-university-draft|title=CPL-U SPORTS Draft 101: Detailing the process of the CPL’s inaugural university draft|date=November 2, 2018|website=canpl.ca|access-date=November 12, 2018}}
Format
A blind draw was used to determine the draft order for the first round.{{Cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/draft-order-revealed-cavalry-fc-gets-1st-pick-in-inaugural-cpl-u-sports-draft|title=Draft order revealed: Cavalry FC gets 1st pick in inaugural CPL-U SPORTS Draft|last=Bedakian|first=Armen|date=November 12, 2018|website=canpl.ca|access-date=November 12, 2018}} A "snake draft" was used, with the order reversing in the second round, and then reversing back in the third and final round. Clubs had a window of time in which they must submit their pick, and failure to do so resulted in a pass. There was a break between each round, as well as one timeout per club. However, timeouts could not be used in back-to-back picks.
Player selection
| class="wikitable" |
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" width="20"| *
|Denotes player who signed a professional contract for the 2019 season |
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF99" width="20"| ^
|Denotes player who signed a developmental contract for the 2019 season |
=Round 1=
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| Pick # | CPL team | Player | Position | Nationality | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| Cavalry FC ||bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Gabriel Bitar^ ||Midfielder || {{flagu|Canada}} || Carleton | |||||
| 2
| Valour FC ||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Dylan Carreiro* || Midfielder || {{flagu|Canada}} || York | |||||
| 3
| Forge FC ||bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Jace Kotsopoulos^ ||Forward || {{flagu|Canada}} || Guelph | |||||
| 4
| York9 FC ||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Daniel Gogarty* ||Defender || {{flagu|Canada}} || York | |||||
| 5
| HFX Wanderers FC ||bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Peter Schaale^ ||Defender || {{flagu|Germany}} || Cape Breton | |||||
| 6
| Pacific FC || Thomas Gardner || Forward || {{flagu|Canada}} || British Columbia | |||||
| 7
| FC Edmonton ||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Connor James* || Goalkeeper || {{flagu|Canada}} || Alberta |
=Round 2=
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Pick # | CPL team | Player | Position | Nationality | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8
| FC Edmonton ||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Ajeej Sarkaria* ||Forward || {{flagu|Canada}} || Alberta | |||||
| 9
| Pacific FC || bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Zach Verhoven^ ||Forward || {{flagu|Canada}} || British Columbia | |||||
| 10
| HFX Wanderers FC || bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| André Bona* ||Defender || {{flagu|France}} || UQAM | |||||
| 11
| York9 FC || bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | Emmanuel Zambazis* || Midfielder || {{flagu|Canada}} || York | |||||
| 12
| Forge FC || Aboubacar Sissoko ||Midfielder || {{flagu|Mali}} || Montréal | |||||
| 13
| Valour FC || Lewis White ||Defender || {{flagu|Scotland}} || Cape Breton | |||||
| 14
| Cavalry FC ||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| Joel Waterman* ||Midfielder || {{flagu|Canada}} || Trinity Western |
=Round 3=
{{notelist}}
Source: {{Cite web|url=https://usports.ca/en/sports/soccer/m/news/2018/11/4220230907/canadian-premier-league-announces-u-sports-draft-picks|title=Canadian Premier League Announces U SPORTS Draft Picks|date=November 13, 2018|website=U Sports|access-date=November 13, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/cpl-u-sports-draft-tracker|title=Draft Tracker: All the picks who earned invites from the inaugural CPL-U SPORTS Draft|date=November 13, 2018|website=canpl.ca|access-date=November 13, 2018}}
Selection statistics
= Draftees by nationality =
| class="wikitable"
!Rank !Country !Selections |
| 1
|{{Flag|Canada}} |15 |
| 2
|{{Flag|Scotland}} |2 |
| rowspan="4" |3
|{{Flag|England}} |1 |
| {{Flag|France}}
|1 |
| {{Flag|Germany}}
|1 |
| {{Flag|Mali}}
|1 |
== Canadian draftees by province ==
| class="wikitable"
!Rank !Province !Selections |
| 1
|{{Flag|Ontario}} |5 |
| rowspan="2" |2
|{{Flag|Alberta}} |4 |
| {{Flag|British Columbia}}
|4 |
| rowspan="2" |4
|{{Flag|Manitoba}} |1 |
| {{Flag|Nova Scotia}}
|1 |
= Draftees by university =
| class="wikitable"
!Rank !University !Selections |
| rowspan="2" |1
|4 |
| University of Alberta
|4 |
| rowspan="2" |3
|3 |
| University of British Columbia
|3 |
| rowspan="7" |5
|1 |
| University of Guelph
|1 |
| Université du Québec à Montréal
|1 |
| Université de Montréal
|1 |
| Trinity Western University
|1 |
| University of Toronto
|1 |
| Saint Mary's University
|1 |
References
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{{2018 CPL–U Sports Draft}}
{{2019 Canadian Premier League season by team}}
{{2018 in Canadian soccer}}
{{CPL drafts}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:CPL-U Sports Draft 2018}}
Category:2018 in Canadian soccer