The 2009 MLS Expansion Draft took place on November 25, 2009,
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for the Major League Soccer
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expansion team Philadelphia Union
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Format
Source
* Only 1 player may be selected from each team. Five of the league's 15 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 2009 season are not.
* Teams with 4 or more international players must protect 3 of them. If a team has 3 or fewer international players, then it must protect all but one.
* Any developmental players selected must be moved up to the senior roster for the 2010 season.
Expansion Draft Results
Team-by-team breakdown
Source
Chicago Fire
Chivas USA
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
DC United
FC Dallas
Houston Dynamo
Kansas City Wizards
Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
New York Red Bulls
Real Salt Lake
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders FC
Toronto FC
References
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Major League Soccer Expansion Draft
Mls Expansion Draft, 2009