2019 CPL–U Sports Draft

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]

2019 CPL–U Sports Draft
General information
Sport	Soccer
Date(s)	November 11, 2019
Time	7:30 pm ET
Location	Montreal, Quebec
Network(s)	CanPL.ca, IGTV, YouTube[1]
Overview
14 total selections in 2 rounds
League	Canadian Premier League
Teams	7
First selection	Cory Bent, HFX Wanderers

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 University	4
2	University of Alberta	2
	Carleton University	2
4	Mount Royal University	1
	Thompson Rivers University	1
	Trinity Western University	1
	Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières	1
	University of British Columbia	1
	University of Guelph	1

References

1. "CPL confirms selection order for 2019 CPL-U SPORTS Draft". Canadian Premier League. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
2. "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.