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2016 MLS Expansion Draft

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Date
  
December 13, 2016

Expansion season
  
2017

Expansion teams
  
Atlanta United FC Minnesota United FC

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.

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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.
  • 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.
  • 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

    2016 MLS Expansion Draft Wikipedia