2008 MLS expansion draft
Appearance
2008 MLS Expansion Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | 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
- 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
# | Player | Position | Country | Previous club |
1 | Nate Jaqua | F | United States | Houston Dynamo |
2 | Nathan Sturgis | M | United States | Real Salt Lake |
3 | Jeff Parke | D | United States | New York Red Bulls |
4 | Jarrod Smith | F | New Zealand | Toronto FC |
5 | Khano Smith | M | Bermuda | New England Revolution |
6 | Peter Vagenas | M | United States | Los Angeles Galaxy |
7 | Tyson Wahl | D | United States | Kansas City Wizards |
8 | James Riley | D | United States | San Jose Earthquakes |
9 | Stephen King | M | United States | Chicago Fire |
10 | Brad Evans | M | United States | Columbus Crew |
Team-by-team breakdown
Chicago Fire
Chivas USA
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
DC United
FC Dallas
Exposed |
Protected |
Exempt |
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Ray Burse | Kenny Cooper | Eric Avila |
Andrew Daniels | Jeff Cunningham | Bruno Guarda |
Duilio Davino | Dax McCarty | Josh Lambo |
Michael Dello-Russo | Drew Moor | Brek Shea |
Aaron Pitchkolan | Dominic Oduro | Anthony Wallace |
Jeff Rowland | Pablo Ricchetti | |
Victor Sikora | André Rocha | |
Spencer Wadsworth | Darío Sala | |
David Wagenfuhr | Marcelo Saragosa | |
Jamie Watson | Adrian Serioux | |
Chase Wileman | Blake Wagner |
Houston Dynamo
Kansas City Wizards
Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
New York Red Bulls
Real Salt Lake
San Jose Earthquakes
Exposed |
Protected |
Exempt |
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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 |