2012 MLS SuperDraft

2012 MLS SuperDraft
General Information
Date(s) January 12, 2012
Time 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Location Kansas City, Missouri
Network(s) (US) ESPN2
Picks
First selection Montreal Impact
Fewest selections
Most selections
Overall selections 38
MLS SuperDraft
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The 2012 MLS SuperDraft will be the thirteenth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It will be held on January 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The draft will be reduced from three rounds to two. The 19 MLS clubs will select a total of 38 players. The expansion Montreal Impact will have the first overall selection.[1]

Contents

Changes from 2011

Selection order

The official selection order was set by Major League Soccer on October 21, 2011:

  1. 2012 expansion team Montreal Impact receives the first selection;
  2. The eight clubs which do not qualify for the playoffs receive picks #2 through #9 (in reverse order of season points);
  3. The two clubs eliminated in the Wild Card round of playoffs receive picks #10 and #11 (in reverse order of season points);
  4. The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals receive picks #12 through #15 (in reverse order of season points);
  5. The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals receive picks #16 and #17 (in reverse order of season points);
  6. The club which loses the 2011 MLS Cup receives pick #18;
  7. The club which wins the 2011 MLS Cup receives pick #19.

This selection order holds for both rounds of the MLS SuperDraft. The same order will be followed for the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft, which is scheduled on January 17, 2012.

Round 1

Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation
1 Montreal Impact
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
3 New England Revolution
4 Toronto FC
5 Chivas USA
6 San Jose Earthquakes
7 D.C. United
8 Portland Timbers
9 Chicago Fire
10 Columbus Crew
11 FC Dallas
12 Toronto FC[R1 trade 1]
13 Philadelphia Union
14 Colorado Rapids
15 Seattle Sounders FC
16 Sporting Kansas City
17 Real Salt Lake
18 Houston Dynamo
19 Los Angeles Galaxy

Round 1 trades

  1. ^ #12: New York Red Bulls → Toronto FC. 1 April 2011: Toronto FC acquired this first-round selection, midfielder Tony Tchani, and defender Danleigh Borman from New York Red Bulls in exchange for midfielder Dwayne De Rosario. The traded pick is New York's natural selection.[ref 1]

Round 2

Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation
20 Montreal Impact
21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
22 New England Revolution
23 Chicago Fire[R2 trade 1]
24 Real Salt Lake[R2 trade 2]
25 San Jose Earthquakes
26 Columbus Crew[R2 trade 3]
27 Portland Timbers
28 Chicago Fire
29 Columbus Crew
30 Sporting Kansas City[R2 trade 4]
31 New York Red Bulls
32 Philadelphia Union
33 San Jose Earthquakes[R2 trade 5]
34 Seattle Sounders FC
35 Philadelphia Union[R2 trade 6]
36 Real Salt Lake
37 Houston Dynamo
38 Los Angeles Galaxy

Round 2 trades

  1. ^ #23: Toronto FC → Chicago Fire. 28 July 2011: Chicago Fire acquired this second-round selection and defender Dan Gargan from Toronto FC in exchange for defender Dasan Robinson.[ref 2]
  2. ^ #24: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake. 6 April 2010: Real Salt Lake acquired a conditional 2012 SuperDraft pick, which became this pick, from Chivas USA in exchange for the rights to defender Dario Delgado.[ref 3]
  3. ^ #26: D.C. United → Columbus Crew. 6 August 2010: Columbus Crew acquired this second-round selection from D.C. United in exchange for defender Jed Zayner and a fourth-round selection in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft (which was converted to a first-round selection in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft).[ref 4]
  4. ^ #30: FC Dallas → Sporting Kansas City. 9 March 2010: Sporting Kansas City acquired this second-round selection from FC Dallas in exchange for goalkeeper Kevin Hartman.[ref 5]
  5. ^ #33: Colorado Rapids → San Jose Earthquakes. 7 April 2010: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this second-round selection from Colorado Rapids in exchange for forward Quincy Amarikwa.[ref 6]
  6. ^ #35: Sporting Kansas City → Philadelphia Union. 30 June 2010: Philadelphia Union acquired this second-round selection, a second-round selection in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, and allocation money from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for defender Shavar Thomas.[ref 7]

Round 3 and round 4 trades

Prior to the reduction of the 2012 SuperDraft to two rounds, trades were made which involved SuperDraft Round 3 and Round 4 selections. These selections were converted into 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 1 and Round 2 selections.[2]

Future considerations trades

Future considerations may or may not include SuperDraft or Supplemental Draft picks.

References

  1. ^ "2012 MLS SuperDraft set for Jan. 12 in Kansas City". MLSsoccer.com. 21 October 2011. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/10/21/2012-mls-superdraft-set-jan-12-kansas-city. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  2. ^ http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2011/10/kansas-city-host-2012-mls-superdraft-january-12
  1. ^ "Red Bulls acquire five-time MLS Best XI midfielder Dwayne De Rosario" (Press release). Red Bull New York Media Relations. 2011-04-01. http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2011/04/red-bulls-acquire-five-time-mls-best-xi-midfielder-dwayne-de-rosario. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
  2. ^ "TFC Swaps Gargan for Robinson" (Press release). TorontoFC.ca. 2011-07-28. http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/07/tfc-swaps-gargan-robinson. Retrieved 2011-07-28. 
  3. ^ French, Scott (2010-04-06). "Chivas USA adds Costa Rican defender". ESPN Los Angeles. http://espn.go.com/losangeles/columns/soccer/blog/_/post/5062280. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
  4. ^ "D.C. United acquires defender Jed Zayner" (Press release). DC United Press Release. 2010-08-06. http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/08/dc-united-acquires-defender-jed-zayner. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
  5. ^ "Wizards trade Kevin Hartman" (Press release). Kansas City Wizards Media Relations. 2010-03-21. http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2010/03/wizards-trade-kevin-hartman?quicktabs_2=0. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
  6. ^ "Quakes Trade Amarikwa to Colorado" (Press release). San Jose Earthquakes Media Relations. 2010-04-07. http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/2010/04/quakes-trade-amarikwa-colorado. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
  7. ^ "Shavar Thomas Traded to Kansas City" (Press release). Philadelphia Union Communications. 2010-06-30. http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/06/shavar-thomas-traded-kansas-city. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
  8. ^ "LA Galaxy Make Two Selections at 2011 MLS SuperDraft" (Press release). LA Galaxy Communications. 2011-01-13. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4140610. Retrieved 2011-02-19. 
  9. ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire allocation money and future considerations in exchange for Terry Dunfield" (Press release). Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 2011-07-14. http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/07/whitecaps-fc-acquire-allocation-money-and-future-considerations-exchange-terry-dunfield. Retrieved 2011-08-13. 
  10. ^ Weber, Marc (2011-07-27). "Rising star Aleman could land with Whitecaps". The Province. http://www.theprovince.com/sports/soccer/Jury+Whitecaps+deal+Aleman/5163199/story.html. Retrieved 2011-08-13. 
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