2000 MLS SuperDraft explained

2000 MLS SuperDraft
Sport:	Soccer
Date:	February 6, 2000
Location:	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
First:	Steve Shak, MetroStars
Overall:	72
Next:	2001

The 2000 Major League Soccer SuperDraft was held on February 6, 2000 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and consisted of six rounds.

One of the most successful draft picks was goalkeeper Nick Rimando, a third round pick, who went on to hold the record for most MLS career shutouts. Additionally, first round pick defender Carlos Bocanegra earned over 100 caps with the United States men's national soccer team.

Player selection

Key

	Denotes a player contracted under the Project-40 program
§	Denotes a player who won the MLS Rookie of the Year
^	Denotes player who has been selected to an MLS All-Star Game
†	Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team
~	Denotes a player who won the MLS MVP

Round 1

width=7%	Pick # !	width=27%	MLS team !	width=24%	Player !	width=10%	Position !	width=33%	Affiliation
1			D	UCLA
2		Nick Garcia	D	Indiana University
3			GK	College of William & Mary
4		Carlos Bocanegra §^†	D	UCLA
5			F	Indiana University
6		Danny Califf †	D	University of Maryland
7			M	University of Washington
8			M	Joe Public F.C.
9			M	Charleston Battery (A-League)
10			D	Clemson University
11			M	UCLA
12		Bobby Convey	M	Project-40

Round 1 trades

Round 2

width=7%	Pick # !	width=27%	MLS team !	width=24%	Player !	width=10%	Position !	width=33%	Affiliation
13			M	Butler University
14		Rusty Pierce	D	UNC-Greensboro
15			F	University of Alabama at Birmingham
16			M	Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League)
17			M	Santos (Mexico)
18			D	Long Island Rough Riders (A-League)
19			D	Santa Clara University
20			M	Joe Public F.C.
21			M	Tahuichi Academy
22			M	Cal State-Fullerton
23			M	UCLA
24			F	Joe Public F.C.

Round 2 trades

Round 3

width=7%	Pick # !	width=27%	MLS team !	width=24%	Player !	width=10%	Position !	width=33%	Affiliation
25			D	Creighton University
26			F	Saint Louis University
27		Sergio Salas	F	Project-40
28			GK	Rutgers University
29			M	Rancho Santiago – Santa Ana
30		Kerry Zavagnin†	D	Lehigh Valley Steam (A-League)
31	New England Revolution	Shaker Asad	M	North Carolina State University
32			M	Indiana University
33			M	University of Portland
34			D	Creighton University
35		Nick Rimando ^	GK	UCLA
36			F	Raritan Valley Community College

Round 3 trades

Round 4

width=7%	Pick # !	width=27%	MLS team !	width=24%	Player !	width=10%	Position !	width=33%	Affiliation
37			M	Furman University
38			D	Santa Clara University
39			GK	Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League)
40			D	Stanford University
41			F	Charleston Battery (A-League)
42			F	Minnesota Thunder (A-League)
43			D	Trinity University
44			F	Long Island Rough Riders (A-League)
45			F	Loyola College in Maryland
46			M	Rutgers University
47			F	Lehigh Valley Steam (A-League)
48			M	Orange County Zodiac (A-League)

Round 4 trades

Round 5

width=7%	Pick # !	width=27%	MLS team !	width=24%	Player !	width=10%	Position !	width=33%	Affiliation
49			F	Cal State-Fullerton
50			GK	Creighton University
51			D	Twin Cities Tornado (PDL)
52			F	Seattle Sounders (A-League)
53			D	Miami Breakers (PDL)
54			F	University of South Florida
55			F	Seton Hall University
56			M	Southern Connecticut State
57			D	University of Mobile
58			D	Furman University
59			F	Rancho Santiago (Mexico)
60		Micah Cooks	M	Project-40

Round 5 trades

Round 6

width=7%	Pick # !	width=27%	MLS team !	width=24%	Player !	width=10%	Position !	width=33%	Affiliation
61			D	Kansas City Wizards
62			D	Indiana Blast (A-League)
63			D	Vancouver 86ers (A-League)
64			D	Columbus Crew
65			F	Staten Island Vipers (A-League)
66			M	Minnesota Thunder (A-League)
67			GK	Air Force Academy
68			M	Lehigh University
69		PASS
70			M	Creighton University
71			F	San Francisco Bay Seals (A-League)
72		PASS

Round 6 trades

Unresolved 2000 SuperDraft Trades

21 January 1999: MetroStars traded F Raúl Díaz Arce and MF Marcelo Vega to San Jose for a player to be named and future considerations.
29 March 1997: Kansas City Wizards acquired D John Diffley from the Tampa Bay Mutiny for a conditional third-round draft pick in 1999 or 2000.
28 January 1999: D.C. United traded second round and third round picks in 2000 college draft to New York/New Jersey MetroStars for Diego Sonora.
28 January 1999: San Jose sent third-rounder to MetroStars in Diego Sonora three-way deal.
7 February 1999: New England Revolution acquired two second round selections in the 2000 MLS College Draft from the New York/New Jersey MetroStars in exchange for a second round selection in the 1999 MLS College Draft.
7 February 1999: MetroStars acquired D.C.'s first-round 1999 supplemental draft pick for its 2000 first-round supplemental draft pick (4th round SuperDraft).
5 May 1999: Chicago acquired Ryan Tinsley via trade with Kansas City Wizards in exchange for Jesse Van Saun and Fire's No. 1 selection in the 2000 MLS Supplemental Draft (4th round SuperDraft). -Chi2011
5 June 1999: Miami Fusion acquired a 2000 second-round pick and forward Tony Kuhn from New England Revolution in exchange for midfielder Carlos Parra.