2022 MLS SuperDraft
| 2022 MLS SuperDraft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Date(s) | January 2022 |
| Overview | |
| League | Major League Soccer |
The 2022 MLS SuperDraft will be the 23rd edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held every January prior to the start of the MLS season. The 2020 SuperDraft was the first held exclusively via conference call and web streaming.[1] Previously, the SuperDraft had been held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention.
Format
The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the NFL Draft:
- Any expansion teams receive the first picks. MLS has announced that Charlotte FC[2] will begin play as an expansion team in 2022.
- Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish.
- Teams that made the MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
- The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.
2022 SuperDraft Trades
- Round 2, Nashville → Vancouver Whitecaps. November 26, 2019: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a second-round selection in the 2022 SuperDraft and the #25 selection in Stage One of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft from Nashville SC in exchange for the #2 selection in Stage One of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Nashville used the #2 pick to select defender Eric Miller. The traded 2022 SuperDraft pick is Nashville's natural selection.[3]
- Round 2, Los Angeles FC → Nashville. February 26, 2020: Nashville SC acquired a second-round selection in the 2022 SuperDraft, $350,000 in combined 2020 and 2021 general allocation money, and the #24 spot in the MLS Allocation Order from Los Angeles FC in exchange for the #1 spot in the MLS Allocation Order. The traded 2022 SuperDraft pick is LAFC's natural selection.[4]
- Round 4, Colorado Rapids → Atlanta United. March 4, 2020: Atlanta United FC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2022 SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for the MLS Homegrown player rights to midfielder Will Vint.[5]
- Conditional, Inter Miami → Vancouver Whitecaps. September 5, 2019: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a conditional selection in the 2022 SuperDraft from Inter Miami in exchange for midfielder David Norman Jr.[6]
Future Draft Trades
Future Considerations Trades
MLS clubs sometimes include "future considerations" in trades which may later become MLS SuperDraft selections. These are recent trades which included "future considerations".
- Houston Dynamo → Real Salt Lake. April 23, 2018: Real Salt Lake acquired future considerations and a fourth-round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Houston Dynamo in exchange for the MLS rights to midfielder Luis Gil for the 2018 season.[7]
- Los Angeles FC → New England Revolution. May 1, 2018: New England Revolution acquired $350,000 in General Allocation Money, $350,000 in Targeted Allocation Money, and potential future considerations from Los Angeles FC in exchange for midfielder Lee Nguyen.[8]
References
- ^ Fuhrmeister, Chris (November 15, 2019). "MLS to get rid of live SuperDraft in 2020". Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Andrejev, Alex (July 17, 2020). "Charlotte MLS pushes back inaugural season. Team to begin play in 2022". Charlotte Observer.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire 2022 MLS SuperDraft second round selection from Nashville SC" (Press release). Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Nashville SC Acquires Allocation Money and SuperDraft Pick" (Press release). Nashville SC Communications. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids Sign 18-Year-Old Midfielder Will Vint to Homegrown Contract" (Press release). Colorado Rapids Communications. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Inter Miami CF Acquires Canadian Midfielder David Norman Jr. from Vancouver Whitecaps FC" (Press release). Inter Miami CF. September 5, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo acquire midfielder Luis Gil on loan from Querétaro FC" (Press release). Houston Dynamo Communications. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ "New England Revolution agree to trade with Los Angeles FC" (Press release). New England Revolution. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.