2008 MLS expansion draft
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| 2008 MLS Expansion Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date | November 26, 2008 |
| Overview | |
| Expansion team | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Expansion season | 2009 |
The 2008 MLS Expansion Draft took place on November 26, 2008, and was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Seattle Sounders FC. They made 10 selections from a pool of players from the other 14 MLS clubs.
Format
[edit]- Only one player could be selected from each team. Four of the league's 14 current teams did not have a player selected.
- Teams were allowed to protect 11 players from their 28-man rosters. Generation Adidas players were automatically protected, though players who are graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2008 season were not.
- Teams with 4 or more international players were required to protect 3 of them. If a team had 3 or fewer international players, then it was required to protect all but one.
- Any developmental players selected were required to be moved up to the senior roster for the 2009 season.
Expansion Draft Results
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Team-by-team breakdown
[edit]Chicago Fire
[edit]Chivas USA
[edit]Colorado Rapids
[edit]Columbus Crew
[edit]DC United
[edit]FC Dallas
[edit]Houston Dynamo
[edit]Kansas City Wizards
[edit]Los Angeles Galaxy
[edit]New England Revolution
[edit]New York Red Bulls
[edit]Real Salt Lake
[edit]San Jose Earthquakes
[edit]Toronto FC
[edit]| Eastern Conference | |
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| Western Conference | |
| Former teams |
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| Personnel | |
| Competition | |
| Associated competitions | |
| Other | |
| 2008 MLS Expansion Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date | November 26, 2008 |
| Overview | |
| Expansion team | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Expansion season | 2009 |
The 2008 MLS Expansion Draft took place on November 26, 2008, and was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Seattle Sounders FC. They made 10 selections from a pool of players from the other 14 MLS clubs.
Format
Source
- Only one player could be selected from each team. Four of the league's 14 current teams did not have a player selected.
- Teams were allowed to protect 11 players from their 28-man rosters. Generation Adidas players were automatically protected, though players who are graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2008 season were not.
- Teams with 4 or more international players were required to protect 3 of them. If a team had 3 or fewer international players, then it was required to protect all but one.
- Any developmental players selected were required to be moved up to the senior roster for the 2009 season.
Expansion Draft Results
Team-by-team breakdown
Source[permanent dead link]
Chicago Fire
Chivas USA
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
DC United
FC Dallas
Houston Dynamo
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Alcaraz | Bobby Boswell | |
| Corey Ashe | Geoff Cameron | |
| Wade Barrett | Brian Ching | |
| Kyle Brown | Ricardo Clark | |
| Tony Caig | Brad Davis | |
| Mike Chabala | Dwayne De Rosario | |
| Nick Hatzke | Stuart Holden | |
| John Michael Hayden | Kei Kamara | |
| Patrick Ianni | Guy-Roland Kpene | |
| Nate Jaqua | Brian Mullan | |
| Richard Mulrooney | Eddie Robinson | |
| Pat Onstad | ||
| Erik Ustruck | ||
| Craig Waibel | ||
| Corbin Waller | ||
| Chris Wondolowski | ||
| Stephen Wondolowski |
Kansas City Wizards
Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
New York Red Bulls
Real Salt Lake
San Jose Earthquakes
Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Mikel Arce | Arturo Alvarez | |
| Jay Ayres | Joe Cannon | |
| John Cunliffe | Ryan Cochrane | |
| Eric Denton | Ramiro Corrales | |
| Gavin Glinton | Nick Garcia | |
| Ned Grabavoy | Jason Hernandez | |
| Kelly Gray | Darren Huckerby | |
| Michael Gustavson | Ryan Johnson | |
| Matt Hatzke | Francisco Lima | |
| Amir Lowery | Shea Salinas | |
| Ronnie O'Brien | Scott Sealy | |
| James Riley | ||
| Jamil Roberts | ||
| Adam Smarte | ||
| Davide Somma | ||
| Sina Shabany |
Toronto FC
| Eastern Conference | |
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| Western Conference | |
| Former teams |
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| Personnel | |
| Competition | |
| Associated competitions | |
| Other | |
