2011 MLS expansion draft explained
The 2011 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 23, 2011 as a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Montreal Impact.
Format
Source
- Existing teams were allowed to protect 11 players from their rosters. Generation Adidas players were automatically protected, though players who graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2011 season were not.
- Homegrown players on the team's off-budget roster were automatically protected and did not count against each team's 11 protected roster spots.
- Designated players only had to be protected if they had a no-trade clause.
- Existing clubs had to submit their protected rosters to MLS by November 21, 2011. The protected rosters were made public later that day.
Expansion draft results
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Team-by-team-breakdown
Chicago Fire
Chivas USA
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
D.C. United
FC Dallas
Houston Dynamo
Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
New York Red Bulls
Philadelphia Union
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders FC
Sporting Kansas City
Toronto FC
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Notes and References
- Web site: Montreal take Riley, ship him to Chivas for Braun, Mayen MLSsoccer.com . 2011-11-23 . 2012-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120225190752/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/23/montreal-take-riley-ship-him-chivas-braun-mayen . dead .
- Web site: Ching, Mapp headline Montreal expansion draft picks MLSsoccer.com . 2011-11-23 . 2011-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111130224326/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/23/ching-mapp-headline-montreal-expansion-draft-picks . dead .
