2011 MLS Expansion Draft
The 2011 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 23, 2011 as a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Montreal Impact.
| 2011 MLS Expansion Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | November 23, 2011 |
| Overview | |
| Expansion team | Montreal Impact |
| Expansion season | 2012 |
Format
- 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
|
Pick |
Player |
Previous Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Ching | Houston Dynamo |
| 2 | Zarek Valentin | Chivas USA |
| 3 | Justin Mapp | Philadelphia Union |
| 4 | Bobby Burling | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 5 | Jeb Brovsky | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| 6 | Collen Warner | Real Salt Lake |
| 7 | Josh Gardner | Columbus Crew |
| 8 | Sanna Nyassi | Colorado Rapids |
| 9 | James Riley* | Seattle Sounders FC |
| 10 | Seth Sinovic | Sporting Kansas City |
- Riley was immediately traded to Chivas USA with allocation money for Justin Braun and Gerson Mayen.[1]
Team-by-team-breakdown
Chicago Fire
Chivas USA
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
D.C. United
FC Dallas
|
Exposed |
Protected |
Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Cruz | Jair Benítez | Moises Hernandez |
| Edson Edward | Fabián Castillo | Bryan Leyva |
| Bruno Guarda | Marvin Chávez | Rubén Luna |
| Maykel Galindo | David Ferreira | Richard Sánchez |
| Jeremy Hall | Kevin Hartman | Jonathan Top |
| Daniel Hernández | Ugo Ihemelu | Victor Ulloa |
| Josh Lambo | Jackson | Andrew Wiedeman |
| Maicon Santos | Andrew Jacobson | |
| Chris Seitz | George John | |
| Jack Stewart | Zach Loyd | |
| Ricardo Villar | Brek Shea | |
| Bobby Warshaw | ||
Houston Dynamo
Los Angeles Galaxy
|
Exposed |
Protected |
Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Alvarado | David Beckham | Jack McBean |
| Chad Barrett | A. J. DeLaGarza | |
| Chris Birchall | Landon Donovan | |
| Paolo Cardozo | Todd Dunivant | |
| Adam Cristman | Sean Franklin | |
| Frankie Hejduk | Omar Gonzalez | |
| Héctor Jiménez | Juninho | |
| Bryan Jordan | Robbie Keane | |
| Dan Keat | Mike Magee | |
| Leonardo | Donovan Ricketts | |
| Miguel López | Josh Saunders | |
| Dustin McCarty | ||
| Brian Perk | ||
| Dasan Robinson | ||
| Michael Stephens | ||
| Ryan Thomas | ||
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
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References
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