The 1998

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was held on February 1, 1998, at the Airport Hilton in

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Format

Major League Soccer held a professional player combine in Fort Lauderdale the last week of January 1998. On Saturday, January 31, 1998, the league held the first round of the

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. The second and third rounds of the college draft concluded Sunday morning. On Sunday afternoon, February 1, 1998, the league held its supplemental draft.

Changes from 1997

* 1998 expansion teams Chicago Fire and

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were awarded the first and second selections in each round.

Round 1

Round 1 trades

Round 2

Round 2 trades

Round 3

Round 3 trades

Unresolved 1998 Supplemental Draft Trades

*3 February 1997: Colorado Rapids acquired defender

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and a third-round pick in the 1998 Supplemental Draft from New York/New Jersey MetroStars in exchange for midfielder

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and future considerations. *13 November 1997: San Jose Clash acquired a third-round selection in the 1998 Supplemental Draft from Miami Fusion in exchange for forward Christopher Sullivan. Sullivan retired two weeks later.

References

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