2016 MLS expansion draft
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The 2016 MLS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion teams Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC. Atlanta United was selected to pick first by an "Expansion Priority Draft" conducted on October 16, 2016. Protected rosters are based on an MLS release from December 12, 2016.
Format
These are the rules for the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft as laid out by Major League Soccer.
- Existing teams are allowed to protect 11 players from their Senior, Supplemental and Reserve Roster. Generation Adidas players and Homegrown Players on supplemental rosters are automatically protected and exempt from the expansion draft. Though players who graduated from the Generation Adidas program to the senior roster at the end of the 2016 season are not exempt.
- Only one player may be claimed from each club's non-protected roster, that team is then eliminated from the expansion draft and not allowed to lose any further players
- The expansion draft will last 5 rounds totaling 10 players to be drafted.
Expansion Draft order
| Pick | MLS Team | Player | Previous Team | Trade Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta United FC | Donny Toia | Montreal Impact | Traded to Orlando City SC on December 13, 2016. |
| 2 | Minnesota United FC | Chris Duvall | New York Red Bulls | Traded to Montreal Impact on December 13, 2016. |
| 3 | Atlanta United FC | Zach Loyd | FC Dallas | |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | Collen Warner | Houston Dynamo | |
| 5 | Atlanta United FC | Clint Irwin | Toronto FC | Traded back to Toronto FC on December 13, 2016. |
| 6 | Minnesota United FC | Mohammed Saeid | Columbus Crew SC | Traded to Colorado Rapids on March 31, 2017. |
| 7 | Atlanta United FC | Mikey Ambrose | Orlando City SC | |
| 8 | Minnesota United FC | Jeff Attinella | Real Salt Lake | Traded to Portland Timbers on December 20, 2016. |
| 9 | Atlanta United FC | Alec Kann | Sporting Kansas City | |
| 10 | Minnesota United FC | Femi Hollinger-Janzen | New England Revolution | Traded back to New England Revolution on February 15, 2017. |
Affected Post-Draft Trades
- Minnesota United FC traded Chris Duvall to Montreal Impact for Johan Venegas and allocation money.
- Atlanta United FC traded Donny Toia to Orlando City SC for the #8 pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.
- Atlanta United FC returned Clint Irwin to Toronto FC for Mark Bloom and allocation money.
- Minnesota United FC traded Jeff Attinella to Portland Timbers FC for their natural Second Round Pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft and the MLS Rights to Miguel Ibarra.
- Minnesota United FC returned Femi Hollinger-Janzen to the New England Revolution for Bobby Shuttleworth.
- Minnesota United FC traded Saeid to Colorado Rapids.
Team-by-team-breakdown
| Legend |
|---|
| Selected by Atlanta |
| Selected by Minnesota United FC |
Chicago Fire
As of December 12, 2016
Colorado Rapids
As of December 12, 2016
Columbus Crew SC
As of December 12, 2016
D.C. United
As of December 12, 2016
FC Dallas
As of December 12, 2016
| Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Bonner | Kellyn Acosta (HGP) | Fabián Castillo (DP) |
| Aubrey David (on loan from Saprissa) (INTL) | Tesho Akindele | Coy Craft (HGP) |
| Getterson (on loan from J. Malucelli) (INTL) | Michael Barrios (INTL) | Jesse Gonzalez (HGP) |
| Atiba Harris | Mauro Díaz (DP) | Aaron Guillen (HGP) |
| Ryan Herman | Maynor Figueroa (INTL) | Paxton Pomykal (HGP) |
| Moises Hernandez | Carlos Gruezo (DP) (INTL) | |
| Carlos Lizarazo (on loan from Cruz Azul) (INTL) | Matt Hedges | |
| Zach Loyd | Ryan Hollingshead | |
| Juan Esteban Ortiz (INTL) | Victor Ulloa (HGP) | |
| Norberto Paparatto | Maximiliano Urruti | |
| Timo Pitter (INTL) | Walker Zimmerman | |
| Mauro Rosales | ||
| Carlos Ruiz | ||
| Chris Seitz |
Houston Dynamo
As of December 12, 2016
| Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Agus (INTL) | Alex | Tyler Deric (HGP) |
| Yair Arboleda (On loan from Santa Fe) (INTL) | Eric Alexander | Sebastien Ibeagha (HGP) |
| DaMarcus Beasley (DP) | Jalil Anibaba | Christian Lucatero (HGP) |
| Calle Brown | Will Bruin | |
| Keyner Brown (On loan from C.S. Herediano) (INTL) | Ricardo Clark | |
| Kevin Garcia | José Escalante (On loan from Olimpia) (INTL) | |
| David Horst | Boniek García | |
| Rob Lovejoy | Mauro Manotas (DP) (INTL) | |
| Cristian Maidana (INTL) | Erick Torres (DP) (INTL) | |
| Abdoulie Mansally | Andrew Wenger | |
| Raúl Rodríguez | Joe Willis | |
| Zach Steinberger | ||
| Collen Warner | ||
| Sheanon Williams |
LA Galaxy
As of December 12, 2016
Montreal Impact
As of December 12, 2016
New England Revolution
As of December 12, 2016
New York City FC
As of December 12, 2016
| Exposed | Protected | Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Connor Brandt | R. J. Allen | Jack Harrison (GA) (INTL) |
| Federico Bravo (on loan from Boca Juniors) (INTL) | Frederic Brillant (INTL) | |
| Shannon Gomez (on loan from W Connection) | Maxime Chanot (INTL) | |
| Jason Hernandez | Mix Diskerud | |
| Eirik Johansen (INTL) | Sean Johnson | |
| Frank Lampard (DP) (INTL) | Mikey Lopez | |
| Diego Martínez (INTL) | Ronald Matarrita (INTL) | |
| Jefferson Mena (INTL) | Thomas McNamara | |
| Stiven Mendoza (on loan from Corinthians) (INTL) | Andrea Pirlo (DP) (INTL) | |
| Andre Rawls | Khiry Shelton | |
| Josh Saunders | David Villa (DP) (INTL) | |
| Tony Taylor | ||
| Ethan White |
New York Red Bulls
As of December 12, 2016
Orlando City SC
As of December 12, 2016
Philadelphia Union
As of December 12, 2016
Portland Timbers
As of December 12, 2016
Real Salt Lake
As of December 12, 2016
San Jose Earthquakes
As of December 12, 2016
Seattle Sounders FC
As of December 12, 2016
Sporting Kansas City
As of December 12, 2016
Toronto FC
As of December 12, 2016
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
As of December 12, 2016