The 2007 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 21, 2007, and is a special
draft
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* Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail
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for the
Major League Soccer
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expansion team
San Jose Earthquakes
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. They made 10 selections from a pool of players from current MLS clubs.
Format
* Only one player may be selected from each team, three of the league's 13 current teams will not have a player selected.
* Teams will be allowed to protect 11 players from their 28-man rosters.
Generation adidas
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players are automatically protected, though players who are graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2007 season are not.
* Each team may only leave one senior international player unprotected. Players are considered SIs here based on their age for the 2008 season, not the 2007 season.
Expansion Draft
Team-by-team breakdown
Source
C.D. Chivas USA
Chicago Fire
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
D.C. United
F.C. Dallas
Houston Dynamo
Kansas City Wizards
Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
New York Red Bulls
Real Salt Lake
Toronto FC
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Major League Soccer Expansion Draft
2007 Major League Soccer season
MLS Expansion Draft