The 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft was the sixth annual CPL–U Sports Draft.

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(CPL) teams selected 16 eligible

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soccer players to be invited to their respective preseason camps with the opportunity to earn development contracts for the

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Format

Players could be selected if they had one to four years of U Sports eligibility remaining, were in good academic standing, were planning to return to school the following year, and completed the CPL's draft declaration form by December 5, 2023. On December 6, the CPL released the list of 203 athletes who declared for the draft. Players who were 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. Teams were able to retain the rights to previously drafted players who had signed U Sports contracts. In total, seven players were retained by their CPL clubs. Each CPL team made two selections in the draft with selections made in the reverse order of the previous season's standings, including playoffs and final standings. Teams may

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selections; on draft day,

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traded the 10th overall selection to

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in exchange for the 15th overall selection and future considerations. These future considerations eventually became Canadian winger

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who transferred from Cavalry to Vancouver on January 9, 2024.

Player selection

The following players were selected:

Round 1

Round 2

Notes

Selection statistics

Draftees by nationality

Draftees by university

References

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