2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft
2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft | |
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League | Major League Soccer |
Teams | 20 |
The two-stage 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft will take place on December 11, 2015 (Stage 1) and December 17, 2015 (Stage 2). All 20 Major League Soccer clubs are eligible to participate.[1] The priority order for the Re-Entry Draft is reverse order of finish in 2015, taking into account playoff performance.
Available to all teams in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry draft will be:
- Players who are at least 23-years-old and have a minimum of three MLS service years whose options were not exercised by their clubs (available at option salary for 2016).
- Players who are at least 25-years-old with a minimum of four years of MLS experience who are out of contract and whose club does not wish to re-sign them at their previous salary (available for at least their 2015 salary).
- Free Agents that choose to participate
Players who are not selected in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft will be made available in Stage 2. Clubs selecting players in Stage 2 will be able to negotiate a new salary with the player. Players who remained unselected after Stage 2 will be made available to any MLS club on a first-come, first-served basis.
Teams also have the option of passing on their selection.
Available players
Players are required to meet age and service requirements to participate as stipulated by the terms of the MLS Collective Bargaining Agreement.[2] The league released a list of all players available for the Re-Entry Draft on December 7, 2015.[3]
Stage One
The first stage of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 11, 2015.[4]
Round 1
Pick # | Drafting Team | Player | Position | Former Team |
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1 | FC Dallas[S1R1 trade 1] | Maximiliano Urruti | FW | Portland Timbers |
2 | Colorado Rapids | Pass | ||
3 | Philadelphia Union | Pass | ||
4 | New York City FC | Pass | ||
5 | Real Salt Lake | Pass | ||
6 | Houston Dynamo | Pass | ||
7 | Orlando City SC | Pass | ||
8 | San Jose Earthquakes | Pass | ||
9 | Toronto FC | Pass | ||
10 | New England Revolution | Pass | ||
11 | Sporting Kansas City | Alec Kann | GK | Chicago Fire |
12 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Pass | ||
13 | D.C. United | Pass | ||
14 | Montreal Impact | Pass | ||
15 | Seattle Sounders FC | Pass | ||
16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Pass | ||
17 | Chicago Fire[S1R1 trade 2] | Pass | ||
18 | New York Red Bulls | Pass | ||
19 | Columbus Crew SC | Pass | ||
20 | Portland Timbers | Pass |
Round 1 trades
- ^ #1: Chicago Fire → FC Dallas. December 11, 2015: FC Dallas acquired the #1 selection in Stage One of the 2015 Re-Entry Draft from Chicago Fire in exchange for the #17 selection in Stage One of the 2015 Re-Entry Draft and general allocation money.[ref 1]
- ^ #17: FC Dallas → Chicago Fire. December 11, 2015: Chicago Fire acquired the #17 selection in Stage One of the 2015 Re-Entry Draft and general allocation money from FC Dallas in exchange for the #1 selection in Stage One of the 2015 Re-Entry Draft.[ref 1]
Round 2
Pick # | Drafting Team | Player | Position | Former Team |
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21 | FC Dallas | Pass | ||
22 | Sporting Kansas City | Pass |
Stage Two
The second stage of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft will take place on December 17, 2015.
Round 1
Pick # | Drafting Team | Player | Position | Former Team |
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1 | Chicago Fire | |||
2 | Colorado Rapids | |||
3 | Philadelphia Union | |||
4 | New York City FC | |||
5 | Real Salt Lake | |||
6 | Houston Dynamo | |||
7 | Orlando City SC | |||
8 | San Jose Earthquakes | |||
9 | Toronto FC | |||
10 | New England Revolution | |||
11 | Sporting Kansas City | |||
12 | Los Angeles Galaxy | |||
13 | D.C. United | |||
14 | Montreal Impact | |||
15 | Seattle Sounders FC | |||
16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | |||
17 | FC Dallas | |||
18 | New York Red Bulls | |||
19 | Columbus Crew SC | |||
20 | Portland Timbers |
Round 1 trades
References
- ^ a b "FC Dallas trades up to acquire top selection in Stage One of today's 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft from Chicago Fire" (Press release). FC Dallas. December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.