2006 MLS expansion draft explained
| 2006 MLS Expansion Draft |
| Date: | November 17, 2006 |
| Expansion Team: | Toronto FC |
| Expansion Season: | 2007 |
| Prev: | 2004 |
| Next: | 2007 |
The 2006 MLS Expansion Draft, held on November 17, 2006 was a special draft for MLS expansion team Toronto FC. Toronto FC selected 10 players from a pool of players from current MLS clubs.
Format
- Only one player could be selected from each team. Two of the league's 12 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 had graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2006 season were not.
- Each team could only leave one senior international player unprotected.
Expansion Draft
Following the draft, RSL traded a partial
allocation (est. at US$125,000) to Toronto for
Jason Kreis. Hesmer and O'Rourke were traded to Columbus for another allocation. Regan was traded to Red Bulls for forward
Edson Buddle. Serioux was traded, along with Toronto's 2nd round
2007 MLS Superdraft pick to Dallas for midfielder
Ronnie O'Brien. Nate Jaqua was traded to the
Los Angeles Galaxy for a partial allocation. Dyachenko was later returned to D.C. for a future draft pick, Kotschau was released, and Cancela was later traded to the
Colorado Rapids. Part way through the season Nagamura was later traded to
Chivas USA for a 1st round
2008 MLS SuperDraft pick. This left no players from the expansion draft on the TFC roster.
Team-by Team breakdown
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