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2025 CPL–U Sports Draft

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2025 CPL–U Sports Draft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)December 5, 2024
Overview
16 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueCanadian Premier League
Teams8
First selectionTBA, Valour FC
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The 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft is the upcoming seventh annual CPL–U Sports Draft. Canadian Premier League (CPL) teams will select 16 eligible U Sports soccer players to be invited to their respective preseason camps with the opportunity to earn development contracts for the 2025 Canadian Premier League season.

Format

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Players can be selected if they have one to four years of U Sports eligibility remaining, are in good academic standing, are planning to return to school the following year, and completed the CPL's draft declaration form. Players who get selected can sign a full professional contract or a U Sports development contract, which allows them to return to university for the following season, without losing their eligibility.[1]

Each CPL team will make two selections in the draft with selections made in the reverse order of the previous season's standings, including playoffs and final standings.[2]

Player selection

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* Denotes player who has signed a professional contract for the 2024 season
^ Denotes player who has signed a developmental contract for the 2024 season

Round 1

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Pick # CPL team Player Position Nationality University Last team/academy
1 Valour FC
2 Vancouver FC
3 HFX Wanderers FC
4 Pacific FCYork United FC
5 York United FC
6 Atlético Ottawa
7 Forge FC
8 Cavalry FC

Round 2

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Pick # CPL team Player Position Nationality University Last team/academy
9 Valour FC
10 Vancouver FC
11 HFX Wanderers FC
12 Pacific FC
13 York United FC
14 Atlético Ottawa
15 Forge FC
16 Cavalry FC

References

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  1. ^ "U Sports Draft FAQ". Canadian Premier League. Archived from the original on November 16, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Canadian Premier League Announces 2025 CPL-U Sports Draft Presented By Degree" (Press release). U Sports. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.