| 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft | |
| League: | Major League Soccer |
| Teams: | 27 |
| Prev: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2021 |
The 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 17, 2020 (Stage 1) and December 22, 2020 (Stage 2). All 27 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate. The priority order for the MLS Re-Entry Draft was reverse order of playoff finish in 2020, taking into account their regular season finish. The 2021 expansion team, Austin FC, received the last overall selection.
Available to all teams in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry draft were:
Players who were not selected in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft were made available in Stage 2. Clubs selecting players in Stage 2 were able to negotiate a new salary with the player. If a selected player was not under contract, the selecting club was required to make a genuine offer to the player within seven days subject to League Office approval.
Players who were unselected after Stage 2 were made available to any MLS club on a first-come, first-served basis.
Teams also had the option of passing on their selection.
The first stage of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 17, 2020.Teams select in the reverse order of their finish during the 2020 season, taking into account playoff performance.[1] Three players were selected in the first stage.[2]
| Pick # | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Drafting Team ! | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta United FC | Andrew Gutman | D | FC Cincinnati | ||||
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | PASS | ||||||
| 3 | D.C. United | PASS | ||||||
| 4 | FC Cincinnati | PASS | ||||||
| 5 | Chicago Fire | PASS | ||||||
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | PASS | ||||||
| 7 | LA Galaxy | PASS | ||||||
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | PASS | ||||||
| 9 | Inter Miami CF | PASS | ||||||
| 10 | Montreal Impact | PASS | ||||||
| 11 | San Jose Earthquakes | PASS | ||||||
| 12 | New York Red Bulls | PASS | ||||||
| 13 | Los Angeles FC | Raheem Edwards | D/MF | Minnesota United FC | ||||
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | PASS | ||||||
| 15 | Portland Timbers | PASS | ||||||
| 16 | New York City FC | PASS | ||||||
| 17 | Toronto FC | PASS | ||||||
| 18 | Philadelphia Union | PASS | ||||||
| 19 | Nashville SC | PASS | ||||||
| 20 | FC Dallas | PASS | ||||||
| 21 | Orlando City SC | PASS | ||||||
| 22 | Sporting Kansas City | Kendall McIntosh | GK | New York Red Bulls | ||||
| 23 | New England Revolution | PASS | ||||||
| 24 | Minnesota United FC | PASS | ||||||
| 25 | Seattle Sounders FC | PASS | ||||||
| 26 | Columbus Crew | PASS | ||||||
| 27 | Austin FC | PASS |
| Pick # | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Drafting Team ! | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | PASS | |||||||
| 29 | PASS | |||||||
| 30 | PASS |
The second stage of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on Tuesday, December 22, 2020.
| Pick # | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Drafting Team ! | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | PASS | ||||||
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | Joe Corona | MF | Austin FC | ||||
| 3 | D.C. United | Adrien Perez | FW | Los Angeles FC | ||||
| 4 | Atlanta United FC | PASS | ||||||
| 5 | Chicago Fire | PASS | ||||||
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | PASS | ||||||
| 7 | LA Galaxy | PASS | ||||||
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | PASS | ||||||
| 9 | Inter Miami CF | PASS | ||||||
| 10 | Montreal Impact | PASS | ||||||
| 11 | San Jose Earthquakes | PASS | ||||||
| 12 | New York Red Bulls | PASS | ||||||
| 13 | Los Angeles FC | PASS | ||||||
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | PASS | ||||||
| 15 | Portland Timbers | PASS | ||||||
| 16 | New York City FC | PASS | ||||||
| 17 | Toronto FC | PASS | ||||||
| 18 | Philadelphia Union | PASS | ||||||
| 19 | Nashville SC | PASS | ||||||
| 20 | FC Dallas | PASS | ||||||
| 21 | Orlando City SC | PASS | ||||||
| 22 | Sporting Kansas City | PASS | ||||||
| 23 | New England Revolution | PASS | ||||||
| 24 | Minnesota United FC | PASS | ||||||
| 25 | Seattle Sounders FC | PASS | ||||||
| 26 | Columbus Crew | Eric Dick | GK | Sporting Kansas City | ||||
| 27 | Austin FC | PASS |
| Pick # | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Drafting Team ! | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | PASS | |||||||
| 29 | PASS | |||||||
| 30 | PASS |
After the Second Stage concluded, teams were allowed to select players who were on their own roster in 2020.[3]
| Pick # | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Drafting Team ! | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Player ! | width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | FW | Minnesota United FC | ||||||
| 32 | MF | Sporting Kansas City |