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The 2014 MLS SuperDraft was the fifteenth
SuperDraft The MLS SuperDraft is an annual college draft for teams of Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada. It takes place in January and is used by teams to select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the le ...
presented by
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. The first two rounds of the four round draft took place on January 16, 2014, in
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at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Rounds three and four took place on January 21, 2014, via conference call.


Changes from 2013

* The SuperDraft was expanded from two rounds to four rounds. * The Supplemental Draft, typically held one week after the SuperDraft, was eliminated.


Selection order

The MLS SuperDraft selection order has been constant throughout league history: # The nine clubs which do not qualify for the playoffs receive picks #1 through #9 (in reverse order of season points); # The two clubs eliminated in the Knockout round of playoffs receive picks #10 and #11 (in reverse order of season points); # The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals receive picks #12 through #15 (in reverse order of season points); # The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals receive picks #16 and #17 (in reverse order of season points); # The club which loses
2013 MLS Cup MLS Cup 2013, the 18th edition of Major League Soccer's championship match, was a soccer match which took place on Saturday, December 7, 2013 between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. ...
receives pick #18; # The club which wins
2013 MLS Cup MLS Cup 2013, the 18th edition of Major League Soccer's championship match, was a soccer match which took place on Saturday, December 7, 2013 between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. ...
receives pick #19. This selection order pertains to all rounds of the
MLS SuperDraft The MLS SuperDraft is an annual college draft for teams of Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada. It takes place in January and is used by teams to select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the le ...
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Round 1

Any player marked with a * is part of the
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program.


Round 1 trades


Round 2


Round 2 trades


Round 3


Round 3 trades


Round 4


Round 4 trades


Unresolved 2014 SuperDraft Trades

* Conditional, Houston Dynamo → Toronto FC. December 28, 2011:
Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BMO ...
acquired a conditional selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from
Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establi ...
in exchange for midfielder
Nathan Sturgis Nathan Radford Sturgis (born July 6, 1987) is an American former soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Career Youth and college Sturgis attended Nease High School, played club soccer with the First Coast ...
. * Round 6 (Supplemental Draft Round 4), FC Dallas → Columbus Crew. June 14, 2013:
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acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2014 Supplemental Draft from
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in exchange for use of an international roster spot for 2013.


Notable undrafted players


Homegrown players


References

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MLS Superdraft The MLS SuperDraft is an annual college draft for teams of Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada. It takes place in January and is used by teams to select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the le ...