This is a list of Major League Soccer drafts. Types of
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...
drafts include 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 l ...
, the
MLS Supplemental Draft The MLS Supplemental Draft had a number of incarnations in US soccer:
From 1996 to 1999, all players playing in the United States playing professionally in the United Soccer Leagues were eligible for the MLS Supplemental Draft, where they could be ...
and the
MLS Expansion Draft.
Inaugural Draft
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1996 MLS Inaugural Allocations
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1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
College Drafts
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1996 MLS College Draft
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1997 MLS College Draft
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1998 MLS College Draft The 1998 Major League Soccer College Draft was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 31 and February 1, 1998. The College Draft was followed by the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft.
Format
On Saturday, January 31, 1998, Major League Soccer held ...
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1999 MLS College Draft The 1999 Major League Soccer College Draft was held on February 6 and 7, 1999 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The first round of the draft took place on February 6 with the second and third rounds on February 7. The College Draft was followed by the ...
Supplemental Drafts
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1996 MLS Supplemental Draft
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1997 MLS Supplemental Draft
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1998 MLS Supplemental Draft
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1999 MLS Supplemental Draft The 1999 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft took place in Fort Lauderdale on the afternoon of Sunday, February 7. The second and third rounds of the 1999 MLS College Draft had taken place earlier that morning. In this supplemental draft, a nu ...
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2003 MLS Supplemental Draft Before the 2003 season, Major League Soccer held Supplemental Drafts, in which players who had signed with the league after the 2003 MLS SuperDraft were made available for selection.
February 28, 2003 Supplemental Draft
Trades
April 10, 2003 ...
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2005 MLS Supplemental Draft
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2006 MLS Supplemental Draft
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2007 MLS Supplemental Draft
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2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
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2011 MLS Supplemental Draft
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2012 MLS Supplemental Draft The 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft was a secondary Draft (sports), draft that was held by Major League Soccer via conference call on January 17, 2012. The draft was four rounds and all 19 MLS clubs participated.
Changes from 2011
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2013 MLS Supplemental Draft
SuperDrafts
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2000 MLS SuperDraft
The 2000 Major League Soccer SuperDraft was held on February 6, 2000 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and consisted of six rounds.
One of the most successful draft picks was goalkeeper Nick Rimando, a third round pick, who went on to hold the record ...
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2001 MLS SuperDraft
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2002 MLS SuperDraft
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2003 MLS SuperDraft
The 2003 MLS Superdraft was held January 17, 2003 in Kansas City, Missouri. It was the fifth annual SuperDraft held by Major League Soccer.
Player selection
Any player whose name is marked with an * was contracted under the Project-40 program ...
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2004 MLS SuperDraft
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2005 MLS SuperDraft
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2006 MLS SuperDraft
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2007 MLS SuperDraft
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2008 MLS SuperDraft
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2009 MLS SuperDraft
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2010 MLS SuperDraft
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2011 MLS SuperDraft
The 2011 MLS SuperDraft was the twelfth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 13, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland, during the 2011 NSCAA Convention at the Baltimore Convention Center. The 2011 SuperDraft consiste ...
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2012 MLS SuperDraft
The 2012 MLS SuperDraft was the thirteenth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The draft was reduced from three rounds to two with the 19 MLS clubs selecting a total of 38 p ...
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2013 MLS SuperDraft
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2014 MLS SuperDraft
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2015 MLS SuperDraft
The 2015 MLS SuperDraft was the sixteenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The 2015 convention was held Januar ...
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2016 MLS SuperDraft
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2017 MLS SuperDraft
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2018 MLS SuperDraft
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2019 MLS SuperDraft
The 2019 MLS SuperDraft was the twentieth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is typically held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention, which in 2019 was held in Chicago, Illinois. The fi ...
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2020 MLS SuperDraft
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2021 MLS SuperDraft
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2022 MLS SuperDraft
The 2022 MLS SuperDraft was the 23rd edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held every January prior to the start of the MLS season and has been conducted via conference calls since 2020. Previously, the Su ...
Contraction Drafts
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2002 MLS Allocation Draft
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2002 MLS Dispersal Draft
The 2002 Major League Soccer SuperDraft was held on February 10, 2002 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
One month earlier, MLS had contracted two clubs: Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion. In conjunction with the contraction, the league conducted bo ...
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2014 MLS Dispersal Draft
Expansion Drafts
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1997 MLS Expansion Draft
The 1997 MLS Expansion Draft was held November 6, 1997. Two teams participated, the Chicago Fire and Miami Fusion F.C., both expansion Major League Soccer clubs starting play in the 1998 season.
Format
Each team in the league made ten players, in ...
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2004 MLS Expansion Draft
The 2004 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 19, 2004 and consisted of 10 rounds. The two new teams, Chivas USA and Real Salt Lake, drafted players from the other 10 Major League Soccer teams.
Existing MLS teams were allowed to protect 12 pl ...
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2006 MLS Expansion Draft
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2007 MLS Expansion Draft
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2008 MLS Expansion Draft
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2009 MLS Expansion Draft
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2010 MLS Expansion Draft
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2011 MLS Expansion Draft
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2014 MLS Expansion Draft
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2016 MLS Expansion Draft
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2017 MLS Expansion Draft
The 2017 MLS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Los Angeles FC held on December 12, 2017. Lists of protected rosters and draft-eligible players were released by MLS on December 10, 2017.
Format
The r ...
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2018 MLS Expansion Draft
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2019 MLS Expansion Draft
The 2019 MLS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion teams Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC that was held on November 19, 2019. On October 6, 2019, Inter Miami CF won the coin toss for the Expansion Priority Draf ...
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2020 MLS Expansion Draft
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2021 MLS Expansion Draft
Re-Entry Drafts
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2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft
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2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft
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2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft
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2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft
The two-stage 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 12, 2013 (Stage 1) and December 18, 2013 (Stage 2). All 19 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate.
The Stage 1 and Stage 2 Drafts were conducted in the same order as the ...
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2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft
The two-stage 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 12, 2014 (Stage 1) and December 18, 2014 (Stage 2). All 20 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate.
The priority order for the Re-Entry Draft was reverse order of finish ...
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2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft
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2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft
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2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft
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2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft
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2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft
The 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on November 26, 2019 (Stage 1) and December 3, 2019 (Stage 2). All 26 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate. The priority order for the MLS Re-Entry Draft was reverse order of finish in 2019, ...
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2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft
The 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 17, 2020 (Stage 1) and December 22, 2020 (Stage 2). All 27 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate. The priority order for the MLS Re-Entry Draft was reverse order of playoff finis ...
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2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft
External links
MLS draft rules(see II.B., "SUPERDRAFT & SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT")
{{MLS drafts