2016 MLS expansion draft
| 2016 MLS Expansion Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | December 13, 2016 [1] |
| Overview | |
| Expansion teams | Atlanta United FC Minnesota United FC |
| Expansion season | 2017 |
The 2016 MLS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion teams Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC.[2] Atlanta United was selected to pick first by an "Expansion Priority Draft" conducted on October 16, 2016.[3] Protected rosters are based on an MLS release from December 12, 2016.[4]
Format
[edit]These are the rules for the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft as laid out by Major League Soccer.[5]
- 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.[6]
- 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[7]
- The expansion draft will last 5 rounds totaling 10 players to be drafted. [8]
Expansion Draft order
[edit]| Pick | MLS Team | Player | Previous Team | Trade Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta United FC | Donny Toia | Montreal Impact | Traded to Orlando City SC on December 13, 2016. |
| 2 | Minnesota United FC | Chris Duvall | New York Red Bulls | Traded to Montreal Impact on December 13, 2016. |
| 3 | Atlanta United FC | Zach Loyd | FC Dallas | |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | Collen Warner | Houston Dynamo | |
| 5 | Atlanta United FC | Clint Irwin | Toronto FC | Traded back to Toronto FC on December 13, 2016. |
| 6 | Minnesota United FC | Mohammed Saeid | Columbus Crew SC | Traded to Colorado Rapids on March 31, 2017.[9] |
| 7 | Atlanta United FC | Mikey Ambrose | Orlando City SC | |
| 8 | Minnesota United FC | Jeff Attinella | Real Salt Lake | Traded to Portland Timbers[10] on December 20, 2016. |
| 9 | Atlanta United FC | Alec Kann | Sporting Kansas City | |
| 10 | Minnesota United FC | Femi Hollinger-Janzen | New England Revolution | Traded back to New England Revolution[11] on February 15, 2017. |
Affected Post-Draft Trades
[edit]- Minnesota United FC traded Chris Duvall to Montreal Impact for Johan Venegas and allocation money.[12]
- Atlanta United FC traded Donny Toia to Orlando City SC for the #8 pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.[12]
- Atlanta United FC returned Clint Irwin to Toronto FC for Mark Bloom and allocation money.[12]
- 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.[13]
- 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
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| Selected by Atlanta |
| Selected by Minnesota United FC |
- As of December 12, 2016
| Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| David Arshakyan (INTL) | David Accam (DP) | Joey Calistri (HGP) |
| Răzvan Cociș | Arturo Álvarez | Drew Conner (HGP) |
| Eric Gehrig | Jonathan Campbell | Patrick Doody (HGP) |
| Michael Harrington | Michael de Leeuw (INTL) | Collin Fernandez (HGP) |
| Nick LaBrocca | John Goossens (INTL) | |
| Patrick McLain | Johan Kappelhof (INTL) | |
| Alex Morrell | Matt Lampson | |
| Rodrigo Ramos (On loan from Coritiba) (INTL) | João Meira (INTL) | |
| Michael Stephens | Matt Polster | |
| Khaly Thiam (On loan from MTK Budapest) (INTL) | Luis Solignac | |
| Brandon Vincent |
- As of December 12, 2016
- As of December 12, 2016
| Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Corey Ashe | Harrison Afful (INTL) | Chad Barson (HGP) |
| Steve Clark | Ethan Finlay | Ben Swanson (HGP) |
| Dilly Duka | Federico Higuaín (DP) | |
| Waylon Francis | Adam Jahn | |
| Marshall Hollingsworth | Hector Jiménez | |
| Cedrick Mabwati (INTL) | Ola Kamara (INTL) | |
| Cristian Martínez (On loan from Chorrillo F.C.) (INTL) | Justin Meram | |
| Matt Pacifici | Nicolai Næss (INTL) | |
| Mohammed Saeid (INTL) | Zack Steffen | |
| Rodrigo Saravia (INTL) | Tony Tchani | |
| Gastón Sauro (INTL) | Wil Trapp (HGP) | |
| Brad Stuver | ||
| Tyson Wahl |
- As of December 12, 2016
- As of December 12, 2016
| Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Bonner | Kellyn Acosta (HGP) | Fabián Castillo (DP) |
| Aubrey David (on loan from Saprissa) (INTL) | Tesho Akindele | Coy Craft (HGP) |
| Getterson (on loan from J. Malucelli) (INTL) | Michael Barrios (INTL) | Jesse Gonzalez (HGP) |
| Atiba Harris | Mauro Díaz (DP) | Aaron Guillen (HGP) |
| Ryan Herman | Maynor Figueroa (INTL) | Paxton Pomykal (HGP) |
| Moises Hernandez | Carlos Gruezo (DP) (INTL) | |
| Carlos Lizarazo (on loan from Cruz Azul) (INTL) | Matt Hedges | |
| Zach Loyd | Ryan Hollingshead | |
| Juan Esteban Ortiz (INTL) | Victor Ulloa (HGP) | |
| Norberto Paparatto | Maximiliano Urruti | |
| Timo Pitter (INTL) | Walker Zimmerman | |
| Mauro Rosales | ||
| Carlos Ruiz | ||
| Chris Seitz |
- As of December 12, 2016
| Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Agus (INTL) | Alex | Tyler Deric (HGP) |
| Yair Arboleda (On loan from Santa Fe) (INTL) | Eric Alexander | Sebastien Ibeagha (HGP) |
| DaMarcus Beasley (DP) | Jalil Anibaba | Christian Lucatero (HGP) |
| Calle Brown | Will Bruin | |
| Keyner Brown (On loan from C.S. Herediano) (INTL) | Ricardo Clark | |
| Kevin Garcia | José Escalante (On loan from Olimpia) (INTL) | |
| David Horst | Boniek García | |
| Rob Lovejoy | Mauro Manotas (DP) (INTL) | |
| Cristian Maidana (INTL) | Erick Torres (DP) (INTL) | |
| Abdoulie Mansally | Andrew Wenger | |
| Raúl Rodríguez | Joe Willis | |
| Zach Steinberger | ||
| Collen Warner | ||
| Sheanon Williams |
- As of December 12, 2016
- As of December 12, 2016
| Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Bekker | Hernán Bernardello (INTL) | Louis Béland-Goyette (HGP) |
| Patrice Bernier | Evan Bush | David Choinière (HGP) |
| Amadou Dia | Victor Cabrera (INTL) | Maxime Crépeau (HGP) |
| Didier Drogba (DP) (INTL) | Hassoun Camara | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé (HGP) |
| Kyle Fisher | Laurent Ciman (INTL) | Anthony Jackson-Hamel (HGP) |
| Eric Kronberg | Marco Donadel (INTL) | Wandrille Lefèvre (HGP) |
| Calum Mallace | Matteo Mancosu (On loan from Bologna) (INTL) | |
| Dominic Oduro | Ambroise Oyongo (INTL) | |
| Lucas Ontivero (On loan from Galatasaray) (DP) (INTL) | Ignacio Piatti (DP) (INTL) | |
| Michael Salazar | Andrés Romero | |
| Harry Shipp | Johan Venegas (INTL) | |
| Donny Toia |
- As of December 12, 2016
- As of December 12, 2016
| Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Connor Brandt | R. J. Allen | Jack Harrison (GA) (INTL) |
| Federico Bravo (on loan from Boca Juniors) (INTL) | Frederic Brillant (INTL) | |
| Shannon Gomez (on loan from W Connection) | Maxime Chanot (INTL) | |
| Jason Hernandez | Mix Diskerud | |
| Eirik Johansen (INTL) | Sean Johnson | |
| Frank Lampard (DP) (INTL) | Mikey Lopez | |
| Diego Martínez (INTL) | Ronald Matarrita (INTL) | |
| Jefferson Mena (INTL) | Thomas McNamara | |
| Stiven Mendoza (on loan from Corinthians) (INTL) | Andrea Pirlo (DP) (INTL) | |
| Andre Rawls | Khiry Shelton | |
| Josh Saunders | David Villa (DP) (INTL) | |
| Tony Taylor | ||
| Ethan White |
- As of December 12, 2016
| Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Anatole Abang (INTL) | Aurélien Collin (INTL) | Tyler Adams (HGP) |
| Gideon Baah (INTL) | Felipe (INTL) | Brandon Allen (HGP) |
| Justin Bilyeu | Mike Grella | Sean Davis (HGP) |
| Omer Damari (DP) (INTL) | Sacha Kljestan (DP) | Derrick Etienne (HGP) |
| Chris Duvall | Kemar Lawrence (INTL) | Connor Lade (HGP) |
| Aaron Long | Dax McCarty | Alex Muyl (HGP) |
| Karl Ouimette | Ryan Meara | |
| Damien Perrinelle (INTL) | Luis Robles | |
| Kyle Reynish | Daniel Royer (INTL) | |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips | Gonzalo Verón (DP) (INTL) | |
| Sal Zizzo | Bradley Wright-Phillips (INTL) | |
| Ronald Zubar (INTL) |
- As of December 12, 2016
| Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Alston | José Aja (On loan from Nacional) (INTL) | Conor Donovan (GA) |
| Mikey Ambrose | Joe Bendik | Richie Laryea (GA) (INTL) |
| Júlio Baptista (INTL) | Cristian Higuita | Tommy Redding (HGP) |
| Hadji Barry | Kaká (DP) (INTL) | Mason Stajduhar (HGP) |
| Luke Boden | Cyle Larin | Tyler Turner (HGP) |
| Servando Carrasco | Kevin Molino | |
| Earl Edwards Jr. | Antonio Nocerino (INTL) | |
| Devron García (INTL) | Matías Pérez García (DP) (INTL) | |
| Seb Hines | Rafael Ramos (INTL) | |
| David Mateos (INTL) | Carlos Rivas (DP) | |
| Pedro Ribeiro | Brek Shea | |
| Tony Rocha | ||
| Bryan Róchez (DP) (INTL) |
- As of December 12, 2016
| Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Tranquillo Barnetta (INTL) | Roland Alberg (INTL) | Fabian Herbers (GA) (INTL) |
| Brian Carroll | Eric Ayuk (INTL) | Derrick Jones (HGP) |
| Anderson Conceição (On loan from Tombense) (INTL) | Alejandro Bedoya (DP) | Auston Trusty (HGP) |
| Charlie Davies | Andre Blake | Josh Yaro (GA) (INTL) |
| Maurice Edu (DP) | Warren Creavalle | |
| Leo Fernandes | Fabinho | |
| Ray Gaddis | Richie Marquez | |
| Matt Jones (On loan from Belenenses) | Ilsinho (INTL) | |
| John McCarthy | Chris Pontius | |
| Cole Missimo | Keegan Rosenberry | |
| Wálter Restrepo | C. J. Sapong | |
| Ken Tribbett | ||
| Taylor Washington |
- As of December 12, 2016
- As of December 12, 2016
- As of December 12, 2016
- As of December 12, 2016
- As of December 12, 2016
- As of December 12, 2016
- As of December 12, 2016
References
[edit]- ^ "2016 Expansion Draft Rules and Regulations". MLS. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ "Minnesota United join MLS: How they'll build a roster in the months ahead". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "MLS releases Expansion Draft rules as Atlanta, Minnesota prepare for 2017". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "2016 MLS Expansion Draft protected and unprotected lists". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 Expansion Draft Rules and Regulations". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "MLS releases Expansion Draft rules as Atlanta, Minnesota prepare for 2017". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "MLS releases Expansion Draft rules as Atlanta, Minnesota prepare for 2017". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "MLS releases Expansion Draft rules as Atlanta, Minnesota prepare for 2017". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Minnesota acquire Cronin and Burch, trade Saeid and Gatt to Colorado". MLSsoccer.com.
- ^ "Minnesota United Swaps Player For Pick". Minnesota United FC.
- ^ Rodriguez, Alicia (February 25, 2017). "New England trade Bobby Shuttleworth to Minnesota for Femi Hollinger-Janzen". MLSSoccer.com.
- ^ a b c "Minnesota United, Atlanta United wheel and deal after Expansion Draft". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Minnesota United Swaps Player For Pick". Minnesota United FC.
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