The new Canadian Premier League takes a big step forward this week when the first draft takes place. Seven clubs starting with Calgary based Cavalry FC will select players in a prearranged order. Winnipeg’s Valour FC will select second followed by Forge (Hamilton, ON), York 9 (York, ON), HFX Wanderers (Halifax NS), Pacific (Langford BC) and FC Edmonton.
The draft will take place in Vancouver at the University of British Columbia’s Thunderbird Stadium. On Sunday evening, the seven clubs took part in a randomized lottery system to determine the draft order which you see below.
Then Edmonton will have a second pick as the clubs select in reverse order.
The full results of the CPL-U SPORTS Draft will be published on CanPL.ca on Tuesday, Nov. 13.
Here are the results of the blind draft order lottery:
Round 1
1. Cavalry FC
2. Valour FC
3. Forge FC
4. York 9 FC
5. HFX Wanderers FC
6. Pacific FC
7. FC Edmonton
Round 2
8. FC Edmonton
9. Pacific FC
10. HFX Wanderers FC
11. York 9 FC
12. Forge FC
13. Valour FC
14. Cavalry FC
Round 3
15. Cavalry FC
16. Valour FC
17. Forge FC
18. York 9 FC
19. HFX Wanderers FC
20. Pacific FC
21. FC Edmonton
