2016 MLS expansion draft


2016 MLS expansion draft


The 2016 MLS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion teams Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC. Atlanta United was selected to pick first by an "Expansion Priority Draft" conducted on October 16, 2016. Protected rosters are based on an MLS release from December 12, 2016.

Format

These are the rules for the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft as laid out by Major League Soccer.

  • Existing teams are allowed to protect 11 players from their Senior, Supplemental and Reserve Roster. Generation Adidas players and Homegrown Players on supplemental rosters are automatically protected and exempt from the expansion draft. Though players who graduated from the Generation Adidas program to the senior roster at the end of the 2016 season are not exempt.
  • Only one player may be claimed from each club’s non-protected roster, that team is then eliminated from the expansion draft and not allowed to lose any further players
  • The expansion draft will last 5 rounds totaling 10 players to be drafted.

Expansion Draft order

Affected Post-Draft Trades

  • Minnesota United FC traded Chris Duvall to Montreal Impact for Johan Venegas and allocation money.
  • Atlanta United FC traded Donny Toia to Orlando City SC for the #8 pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.
  • Atlanta United FC returned Clint Irwin to Toronto FC for Mark Bloom and allocation money.
  • Minnesota United FC traded Jeff Attinella to Portland Timbers FC for their natural Second Round Pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft and the MLS Rights to Miguel Ibarra.
  • Minnesota United FC returned Femi Hollinger-Janzen to the New England Revolution for Bobby Shuttleworth.
  • Minnesota United FC traded Saeid to Colorado Rapids.

Team-by-team-breakdown

Chicago Fire

As of December 12, 2016

Colorado Rapids

As of December 12, 2016

Columbus Crew SC

As of December 12, 2016

D.C. United

As of December 12, 2016

FC Dallas

As of December 12, 2016

Houston Dynamo

As of December 12, 2016

LA Galaxy

As of December 12, 2016

Montreal Impact

As of December 12, 2016

New England Revolution

As of December 12, 2016

New York City FC

As of December 12, 2016

New York Red Bulls

As of December 12, 2016

Orlando City SC

As of December 12, 2016

Philadelphia Union

As of December 12, 2016

Portland Timbers

As of December 12, 2016

Real Salt Lake

As of December 12, 2016


San Jose Earthquakes

As of December 12, 2016

Seattle Sounders FC

As of December 12, 2016

Sporting Kansas City

As of December 12, 2016

Toronto FC

As of December 12, 2016

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

As of December 12, 2016

References

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Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: 2016 MLS expansion draft by Wikipedia (Historical)



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