Following the signature of the first MLS players' union contract, the MLS Superdraft was limited to four rounds. As a result, the Supplemental Draft was re-incarnated to hold the additional rounds. The 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft, held on February 4, 2005, was the first re-incarnation of 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 ...
. The four-round event followed January's
2005 MLS SuperDraft, as teams filled out their
developmental roster In Major League Soccer, in addition to the senior roster, each team can carry a developmental roster of a certain number of young players whose contracts do not count against the salary cap. The allowable size of developmental rosters has varied th ...
s.
Expansion clubs
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake, often shortened to RSL, is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. RSL began play in 20 ...
and
Chivas USA
Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The club played from 2005 to 2014 in Major League Soccer (MLS) and was a subsidiary of Mexican club C.D. Guada ...
received the first picks in each round.
The most notable draft picks include fourth round draft picks
Chris Wondolowski
Christopher Elliott "Chris" Wondolowski (born January 28, 1983) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward. Nicknamed Wondo, he scored 171 career goals, the most in Major League Soccer history, and he was MLS's t ...
, who is one of the top career goalscorers in Major League Soccer with over 140 career MLS goals, and
Jeff Larentowicz
Jeffrey Adam Larentowicz ( ; born August 5, 1983) is an American former soccer player. He was a starting midfielder on the Colorado Rapids' 2010 MLS Cup Championship team, and a starting defender for Atlanta United's 2018 Cup-winning side.
Du ...
, who has played more than 380 matches in more than 10 seasons in Major League Soccer.
Round 1
Round 1 trades
Round 2
Round 2 trades
Round 3
Round 3 trades
No trades reported.
Round 4
Round 4 trades
No trades reported.
Trade Note
*On 1 February 2005, MetroStars acquired a draft pick and an allocation from Real Salt Lake in exchange for defender
Eddie Pope
George Edward Pope (born December 24, 1973) is an American former soccer player who last played for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer and spent eleven years as a defender for the United States national team. He spent most of his career pla ...
.
MetroStars had the choice of swapping first-round selections in the 2005 Supplemental Draft with Real Salt Lake or taking the highest RSL second-round pick in the
2006 MLS SuperDraft. MetroStars chose the latter.
References
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Major League Soccer drafts