List of first overall NASL draft picks
The North American Soccer League Draft first overall pick was the player who is selected first among all eligible draftees by a team during the annual North American Soccer League (NASL) Draft. The first pick was awarded to the club with the poorest regular season record during the previous NASL campaign. Exceptions were when there was an expansion club, where the expansion side has the opportunity to select the first overall draft pick.
The draft was held in 1968 and annually from 1972 until 1984.
Key
^ | Denotes players who have been selected to the All-Star Game or NASL Best XI |
* | Elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame |
^* | Denotes Hall of Famers who have been selected to the All-Star Game |
Player (in bold text) | Rookie of the Year |
App. | NASL appearances |
Goals | NASL goals |
Asst. | NASL assists |
List of first overall picks
Draft | Selected by | Player | Nationality | Position | College/high school/former club | NASL rookie statistics | Ref. | ||
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App. | Goals | Asst. | |||||||
1968 | New York Generals | Ford Brunner | USA | GK | Akron | 12 | 0 | 1 | [1] |
1969–1971 | No draft | ||||||||
1972 | Miami Gatos | Alain Maca | BEL | DF | Brockport | 11 | 0 | 0 | [2] |
1973 | Philadelphia Atoms | Bob Rigby^ | USA | GK | East Stroudsburg | 13 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
1974 | Los Angeles Aztecs | José López | MEX | FW | UCLA | 10 | 0 | 0 | [4] |
1975 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Farrukh Quraishi^ | IRN | DF | Oneonta State | 23 | 0 | 0 | [5] |
1976 | Los Angeles Aztecs | Steve Ralbovsky | YUG | DF | Brown | 22 | 2 | 1 | [6] |
1977 | Dallas Tornado | Glenn Myernick* | USA | DF | Hartwick | 22 | 0 | 2 | [7] |
1978 | Colorado Caribous | Greg Makowski | USA | DF | SIU Edwardsville | 30 | 2 | 5 | [8] |
1979 | Dallas Tornado | Njego Pesa | YUG | FW | Ulster County CC | 12 | 1 | 1 | [9] |
1980 | New York Cosmos | Don Ebert | USA | FW | SIU Edwardsville | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
1981 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Joe Morrone, Jr. | USA | MF | Connecticut | 30 | 8 | 6 | [11] |
1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Pedro DeBrito | CPV | FW | Connecticut | 29 | 2 | 4 | [12] |
1983 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Gregg Thompson^ | USA | DF | Indiana | 30 | 0 | 1 | [13] |
1984 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Roy Wegerle | RSA | FW | South Florida | 21 | 9 | 7 | [14] |
See also
References
- ^ Associated Press. "Generals Pick Brunner In Soccer League Draft" (Digital scan). The Morning Herald. Hagerstown, Maryland: Schurz Communications. Newspapers.com. p. 12. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "1972 NASL Draft Transactions February 9, 1972". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "1973 NASL Draft Transactions February 12, 1973". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "NASL - Jose Lopez". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "1975 NASL Draft Pick Transactions". prosportstransactios.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "1976 North American Soccer League - College Draft". soccerstats.us. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "1977 North American Soccer League - College Draft". soccerstats.us. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "1978 North American Soccer League - College Draft". soccerstats.us. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "1979 North American Soccer League - College Draft". soccerstats.us. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "1980 North American Soccer League - College Draft". soccerstats.us. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "1981 North American Soccer League - College Draft". soccerstats.us. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "1982 North American Soccer League - College Draft". soccerstats.us. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "1983 North American Soccer League - College Draft". soccerstats.us. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "1984 North American Soccer League - College Draft". soccerstats.us. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
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