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Encyclopedia > List of MLS drafts

This is a list of Major League Soccer drafts. Types of drafts include the MLS SuperDraft and the MLS Supplemental Draft. Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... The MLS SuperDraft is an annual event in which the Major League Soccer teams select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the league. ... From 1996 to 1999, all players playing in the United States currently playing professionally in the United Soccer Leagues were eligible for the MLS Supplemental Draft, where they could be selected by all Major League Soccer teams. ...

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Inaugural Draft

The Major League Soccer Inaugural Allocations were signed by the league and distributed to the leagues ten teams prior to the beginning of the 1996 season, the MLSs first. ... The MLS Inaugural Player Draft was held before Major League Soccers initial season, to distribute players who had already graduated college to the leagues ten inaugural teams. ...

College Drafts

The 1996 Major League Soccer College Draft. ... The 1997 Major League Soccer College Draft. ... 1998 Major League Soccer College Draft Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Categories: MLS Drafts ... The 1999 Major League Soccer College Draft. ...

Supplemental Drafts

The 1996 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft. ... The 1997 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft. ... The 1998 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft. ... The 1999 Major League Soccer 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. ... Following the signature of the first MLS players union contract, the MLS Superdraft was limited to four rounds. ... The 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft, held on January 26, 2006, followed the SuperDraft, as teams filled out their developmental rosters. ... The 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft was held on January 18, 2007, following the SuperDraft (held on January 12), as teams fill out their developmental rosters. ...

SuperDrafts

The 2000 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. ... The 2001 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. ... The 2002 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. ... The 2003 Major League Soccer Superdraft was held January 17, 2003 in Kansas City, Missouri. ... The 2004 MLS SuperDraft, held in Charlotte, North Carolina on January 16, 2004, was the fifth incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft, and was most notable for the selection of one of the youngest athletes in American sporting history, Freddy Adu, with the first pick. ... The 2005 MLS SuperDraft, held in Baltimore, Maryland on January 14, 2005, was the sixth incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. ... The 2006 MLS SuperDraft, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 20, 2006, was the fifth incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. ... The 2007 MLS SuperDraft, will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 12, 2007. ...

Other Drafts

The 1997 MLS Expansion Draft was held November 6, 1997. ... After the Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion were contracted, Major League Soccer distributed their players to the rest of the league by means of an Allocation Draft, in which teams with an excess allocation were allowed to select from their players. ... The 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft was held by Major League Soccer on January 11, 2002, following the contraction of the Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny to distribute the two teams players that were not selected in the 2002 MLS Allocation Draft. ... The 2004 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 19, 2004, and consisted of 10 rounds. ... The 2006 MLS Expansion Draft to be held November 17, 2006 is a special draft for MLS expansion team Toronto FC. Toronto FC will select 10 players from a pool of players from current MLS clubs. ... The 2007 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 21, 2007, and is a special draft for the MLS expansion team San Jose Earthquakes. ...

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