1996 MLS College Draft
Appearance
The 1996 Major League Soccer College Draft was held on March 4, 1996, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
History
As Major League Soccer prepared for its first season, the league began stocking teams with players. As the teams were being created at the same time, the league adopted a measured approach to building rosters. First, the league allocated four "big name" players to each team. Then on February 6 and 7, 1996, the league held its 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. Over sixteen rounds, teams selected players from any source. Then on March 4, 1996, the league held a three-round draft of collegiate players. The 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft was held later the same day.
^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the US Soccer Hall of Fame |
* | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team |
Round 1
Round 1 trades
- ^ #1: D.C. United → Kansas City Wiz. 3 March 1996: Kansas City Wiz acquired this first-round pick and goalkeeper Garth Lagerwey from D.C. United in exchange for goalkeeper Jeff Causey.[ref 1]
- ^ #2: New York/New Jersey MetroStars → D.C. United. 3 March 1996: D.C. United acquired this first-round selection from New York/New Jersey MetroStars in exchange for first-round (#1) and third-round (#21) picks in the 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft.[ref 1]
- ^ #3: San Jose Clash → New York/New Jersey MetroStars → Dallas Burn. 4 March 1996: Dallas Burn acquired this first-round selection from New York/New Jersey MetroStars in exchange for a first-round pick (#8) in the 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft.[ref 2] On 26 February 1996, in the first trade in league history, New York/New Jersey had acquired this first-round pick and midfielder Rhett Harty from San Jose Clash in exchange for defender Troy Dayak.[ref 3]
Round 2
Round 2 trades
- ^ #11: D.C. United → New York/New Jersey MetroStars. 4 March 1996: New York/New Jersey MetroStars acquired this second-round pick, a second-round selection (#11) in the 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft, and goalkeeper Matthew Olson from D.C. United in exchange for a first-round pick (#8) in the 1996 Supplemental Draft.[ref 2]
- ^ #18: Dallas Burn → Tampa Bay Mutiny. 4 March 1996: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this second-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for a second-round selection (#14) in the 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft.[ref 2]
Round 3
Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
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21 | D.C. United | Jesse Marsch | M | Princeton University |
22 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Hamisi Amani-Dove | F | Rutgers University |
23 | San Jose Clash | Eddie Lewis | F | UCLA |
24 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Nate Daligcon | D | Seattle Pacific University |
25 | Kansas City Wiz | Dion Sebwe | D | Park University |
26 | New England Revolution | Paulo Dos Santos | M | University of Rhode Island |
27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Ante Razov | F | UCLA |
28 | Dallas Burn | Brandon Cavitt | M | Sacramento State University |
29 | Colorado Rapids | PASS | ||
30 | Columbus Crew | Todd Miller | M | Westminster College |
Round 3 trades
No trades reported.
References
- ^ a b "2014 SuperDraft Book" (PDF). Major League Soccer. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ a b c "MLS: Transactions". Soccer America. 4 March 1996. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ Yannis, Alex (27 February 1996). "Soccer Report". New York Times. Retrieved 4 December 2014.