2003 MLS SuperDraft

2003 MLS SuperDraft
General Information
Date(s) January 17, 2003
Location Kansas City, Missouri
Network(s) (US) Fox Sports World
Picks
First selection Alecko Eskandarian, D.C. United
Overall selections 60
MLS SuperDraft
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The 2003 Major League Soccer SuperDraft was held January 17, 2003 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Player Selection

Any player whose name is marked with an * was contracted under the Project-40 program.

Round One

Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation
1 D.C. United *Alecko Eskandarian F University of Virginia
2 MetroStars *Ricardo Clark M Furman University
3 Chicago Fire[R1 trade 1] *Nate Jaqua F University of Portland
4 MetroStars[R1 trade 2] *Mike Magee F Nike Project-40
5 D.C. United[R1 trade 3] *David Stokes D University of North Carolina
6 San Jose Earthquakes Todd Dunivant D Stanford University
7 Columbus Crew Diego Walsh M Southern Methodist University
8 Los Angeles Galaxy[R1 trade 4] *Guillermo Gonzalez M Nike Project-40
9 New England Revolution[R1 trade 5] Pat Noonan F Indiana University
10 Dallas Burn[R1 trade 6] Shavar Thomas D University of Connecticut

Round one trades

  1. ↑ #3: Kansas City Wizards → Chicago Fire. 2003-01-07: Chicago Fire acquired this first-round pick from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for forward Josh Wolff.[ref 1]
  2. ↑ #4: Chicago Fire → Dallas Burn → MetroStars. 2003-01-17: MetroStars acquired this first-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for midfielder Brad Davis.[ref 2] On 2002-05-18, Dallas had acquired this pick from Chicago Fire in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft and an undisclosed amount of salary cap relief.[ref 3]
  3. ↑ #5: Dallas Burn → MetroStars → D.C. United. 2002-12-23: D.C. United acquired this first-round pick, defender Mike Petke, and an allocation from MetroStars in exchange for defender Eddie Pope, midfielder Richie Williams, and forward Jaime Moreno.[ref 4] On 2002-03-13, MetroStars had acquired this pick and midfielder Winston Griffiths from Dallas Burn in exchange for goalkeeper D.J. Countess and a second-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft.[ref 5]
  4. ↑ #8: Colorado Rapids → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2001-04-02: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this first-round pick from Colorado Rapids as part of a trade for defender Robin Fraser.[ref 6]
  5. ↑ #9: New England Revolution → Miami Fusion → New England Revolution. 2001-08-16: New England Revolution re-acquired this first-round pick and acquired defender Leo Cullen from Miami Fusion in exchange for forward Johnny Torres and midfielder Shaker Asad.[ref 7] On 2001-06-20, Miami had acquired this pick and defender Brian Dunseth from New England in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft and defender Jay Heaps.[ref 8]
  6. ↑ #10: Los Angeles Galaxy → Dallas Burn. 2003-01-17: Dallas Burn acquired this first-round pick from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for selections in the second-round and sixth-round.[ref 2]


Round Two

Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation
11 D.C. United *Brian Carroll M Wake Forest University
12 MetroStars[R2 trade 1] *Eddie Gaven M Nike Project-40
13 San Jose Earthquakes[R2 trade 2] *Arturo Alvarez M Nike Project-40
14 D.C. United[R2 trade 3] Doug Warren GK Clemson University
15 Dallas Burn *Jason Thompson F Eastern Illinois University
16 Los Angeles Galaxy[R2 trade 4] Scot Thompson D UCLA
17 MetroStars[R2 trade 5] Tim Regan D Bradley University
18 Chicago Fire[R2 trade 6] Damani Ralph F University of Connecticut
19 Los Angeles Galaxy[R2 trade 7] Arturo Torres M Loyola Marymount University
20 Los Angeles Galaxy[R2 trade 8] *Ricky Lewis D Clemson University

Round two trades

  1. ↑ #12: MetroStars → Dallas Burn → Los Angeles Galaxy → MetroStars. 2003-01-17: MetroStars acquired this second-round pick from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 9] Earlier in the day, Los Angeles had acquired this pick and a sixth-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for a first-round selection.[ref 9] On 2002-03-13, Dallas had acquired this pick and goalkeeper D.J. Countess from MetroStars in exchange for midfielder Winston Griffiths and a first-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft.[ref 5]
  2. ↑ #13: Kansas City Wizards → D.C. United → Kansas City Wizards → San Jose Earthquakes. 2003-01-17: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this second-round pick and a conditional selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for defender Jimmy Conrad.[ref 10] On 2002-07-29, Kansas City had re-acquired this selection and a third-round pick in the 2004 SuperDraft from D.C. United in exchange for a Discovery Pick.[ref 11] On 2002-02-10, D.C. United had acquired future considerations, which became this pick, from Kansas City in exchange for defender Carey Talley.[ref 12]
  3. ↑ #14: Chicago Fire → D.C. United. 2002-07-18: D.C. United acquired this second-round pick from Chicago Fire in exchange for defender Orlando Perez.[ref 13]
  4. ↑ #16: San Jose Earthquakes → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2003-01-17: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this second-round pick from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for forward Brian Mullan.[ref 9]
  5. ↑ #17: Columbus Crew → MetroStars. 2003-01-17: MetroStars acquired this second-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for defender Nelson Akwari and a second-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 14]
  6. ↑ #18: Colorado Rapids → Chicago Fire. 2002-05-09: Chicago Fire acquired this second-round pick from Colorado Rapids in exchange for midfielder Raúl Palacios.[ref 15]
  7. ↑ #19: New England Revolution → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2003-01-17: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this second-round pick and midfielder Alex Pineda Chacón from New England Revolution in exchange for goalkeeper Matt Reis.[ref 9]
  8. ↑ #20: Los Angeles Galaxy → D.C. United → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2002-08-15: Los Angeles Galaxy re-acquired this second-round pick, originally a condtional selection, from D.C. United in exchange for forward Henry Zambrano.[ref 16] On 2002-01-12, D.C. United had acquired this pick and first-round and second-round selections in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft from Los Angeles in exchange for forward Chris Albright and a second-round pick in the 2002 SuperDraft.[ref 17]


Round Three

Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation
21 Dallas Burn[R3 trade 1] David Comfort GK University of Virginia
22 New England Revolution[R3 trade 2] Dimelon Westfield F Clemson University
23 San Jose Earthquakes[R3 trade 3] Roger Levesque F Stanford University
24 Chicago Fire *Logan Pause M University of North Carolina
25 Chicago Fire[R3 trade 4] Ryan Mack M Indiana University
26 Chicago Fire[R3 trade 5] Phil Swenda F Seton Hall University
27 Colorado Rapids[R3 trade 6] Jason Cole D St. Louis University
28 Colorado Rapids Alex Blake F Williams College
29 New England Revolution Kyle Singer GK Boston College
30 MetroStars[R3 trade 7] Tim Glowienka D University of South Carolina

Round three trades

  1. ↑ #21: D.C. United → Dallas Burn. 2002-03-13: Dallas Burn acquired this third-round pick from D.C. United in exchange for forward Ali Curtis.[ref 18]
  2. ↑ #22: MetroStars → New England Revolution. 2002-02-10: New England Revolution acquired this third-round pick from MetroStars in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 19]
  3. ↑ #23: Kansas City Wizards → San Jose Earthquakes. 2001-03-13: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this third-round selection, originally a conditional pick, and a second-round selection in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, also originally a conditional selection, from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for defender Mike Burns.[ref 20]
  4. ↑ #25: Dallas Burn → Chicago Fire. 2001-03-27: Chicago Fire acquired this third-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for goalkeeper Chris Snitko.[ref 21]
  5. ↑ #26: San Jose Earthquakes → Dallas Burn → Chicago Fire. 2002-05-18: Chicago Fire acquired this third-round pick and an undisclosed amount of salary cap relief from Dallas Burn in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft.[ref 3] On 2002-02-10, Dallas had acquired this pick from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 22]
  6. ↑ #27: Columbus Crew → Colorado Rapids. 2003-01-17: Colorado Rapids acquired this third-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft and a third-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 14]
  7. ↑ #30: Los Angeles Galaxy → MetroStars. 2002-04-20: MetroStars acquired this third-round pick, originally a conditional pick, from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for midfielder Winston Griffiths.[ref 23]

Round Four

Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation
31 D.C. United Hayden Woodworth M Messiah College
32 MetroStars Kenny Arena D University of Virginia
33 Kansas City Wizards Taylor Graham D Stanford University
34 Dallas Burn[R4 trade 1] Mike Tranchilla F Creighton University
35 Chicago Fire[R4 trade 2] Rob Friend F UC Santa Barbara
36 San Jose Earthquakes Josh Saunders GK University of California
37 Columbus Crew Michael Ritch F Auburn University
38 Colorado Rapids Matt Crawford M University of North Carolina
39 San Jose Earthquakes[R4 trade 3] Jamil Walker M Santa Clara University
40 Los Angeles Galaxy Hamid Mehreioskouei F Bradley University

Round four trades

  1. ↑ #34: Chicago Fire → Dallas Burn. 2002-01-15: Dallas Burn acquired this fourth-round pick, originally a conditional selection, and a sixth-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft from Chicago Fire in exchange for forward Aleksey Korol and midfielder Miguel Saavedra.[ref 3]
  2. ↑ #35: Dallas Burn → Chicago Fire. 2003-01-17: Chicago Fire acquired this fourth-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 24]
  3. ↑ #39: New England Revolution → San Jose Earthquakes. 2002-07-30: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this fourth-round pick from New England Revolution in exchange for salary budget relief.[ref 25]

Round Five

Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation
41 D.C. United John Swann D Indiana University
42 MetroStars *Jacob LeBlanc M University of Virginia
43 Kansas City Wizards Jack Jewsbury M St. Louis University
44 Chicago Fire Chad Dombrowski D University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
45 Dallas Burn Michael Mariscalco M Butler University
46 San Jose Earthquakes Johanes Maliza M Stanford University
47 Columbus Crew Guy Abrahamson M Rutgers University
48 Colorado Rapids Casey Schmidt F Boston College
49 MetroStars[R5 trade 1] Marco Vélez M Barry University
50 Los Angeles Galaxy Jimmy Frazelle M UCLA

Round five trades

  1. ↑ #49: New England Revolution → MetroStars. 2003-01-17: MetroStars acquired this fifth-round pick from New England Revolution in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 24]

Round Six

Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation
51 D.C. United Michael Behonick GK American University
52 Dallas Burn[R6 trade 1] Andy Rosenband F Ohio State University
53 Kansas City Wizards Kevin Friedland D Southern Methodist University
54 Chicago Fire Ryan Futagaki M UCLA
55 Los Angeles Galaxy[R6 trade 2] Joe Barton GK Cal State-Northridge
56 San Jose Earthquakes Frank Sanfilippo M San Jose State University
57 New England Revolution[R6 trade 3] PASS
58 Columbus Crew[R6 trade 4] Jake Traeger M Ohio State University
59 D.C. United[R6 trade 5] PASS
60 Kansas City Wizards[R6 trade 6] Byron Carmichael F Marshall University

Round six trades

  1. ↑ #52: MetroStars → Dallas Burn. 2002-02-10: Dallas Burn acquired this sixth-round pick from MetroStars in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 19]
  2. ↑ #55: Dallas Burn → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2003-01-17: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this sixth-round pick and a second-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for a first-round selection.[ref 2]
  3. ↑ #57: Columbus Crew → New England Revolution. 2002-02-10: New England Revolution acquired this sixth-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for a fifth-round selection in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 19]
  4. ↑ #58: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew. 2003-01-17: Columbus Crew acquired this sixth-round pick and a third-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2003 SuperDraft.[ref 14]
  5. ↑ #59: Pick originally belonged to New England Revolution. Info needed on how D.C. acquired this pick.
  6. ↑ #60: Los Angeles Galaxy → Kansas City Wizards. 2003-01-17: Kansas City Wizards acquired this sixth-round pick from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 10]

References

    1. ↑ "Fire Trades Wolff to Kansas City" (Press release). Chicago Fire. 7 January 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Burn Lands 2002 Rookie of the Year Finalist Brad Davis in Draft Day Deal" (Press release). Dallas Burn. 17 January 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "All-Time Transactions; Chicago Fire Media Guide" (PDF). Chicago Fire. February 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
    4. ↑ "MetroStars trade for United's Pope". Sports Illustrated. 23 December 2002. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "MetroStars acquire Winston Griffiths, No. 1 pick in 2003 from Dallas" (Press release). NY/NJ MetroStars. 13 March 2002. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
    6. ↑ "Galaxy on the Clock for MLS Superdraft" (Press release). Los Angeles Galaxy. 13 January 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
    7. ↑ "August 17, 2001 Transactions" (Press release). New York Times. 17 August 2001. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
    8. ↑ "June 21, 2001 Transactions" (Press release). New York Times. 21 June 2001. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
    9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Galaxy Drafts Local Phenom" (Press release). Los Angeles Galaxy. 17 January 2003. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
    10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Wizards Acquire Jimmy Conrad, Draft Four Others in 2003 MLS Super Draft" (Press release). Kansas City Wizards. 17 January 2003. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
    11. ↑ "Wizards Attendance Showing Growth for Fourth Consecutive Year" (Press release). Kansas City Wizards. 29 July 2002. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
    12. ↑ "United's Talley Traded to Wizards". Associated Press. 10 February 2002. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
    13. ↑ "D.C. United Trades Orlando Perez" (Press release). D.C. United. 18 July 2002. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
    14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Crew Drafts Walsh out of SMU" (Press release). Columbus Crew. 17 January 2003. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
    15. ↑ "Ramos Ready to Hang 'Em Up" (Press release). Major League Soccer. 14 May 2002. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
    16. ↑ "Galaxy Sends Henry Zambrano to D.C." (Press release). Los Angeles Galaxy. 15 August 2002. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
    17. ↑ "Chris Albright Player Page". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
    18. ↑ "United Gets Curtis From Burn". Associated Press. 13 March 2002. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
    19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Major League Soccer Draft - 2002". ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
    20. ↑ "MLS Transactions Update (March 19, 2001)". Soccer America. 19 March 2001. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
    21. ↑ "MLS Notes". Soccer Times. 28 March 2001. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
    22. ↑ "MLS 2002 SuperDraft". Sports Illustrated. 10 February 2002. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
    23. ↑ "Galaxy on the Clock for MLS Superdraft" (Press release). Los Angeles Galaxy. 13 January 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
    24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Major League Soccer Draft - 2003". ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
    25. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes Acquire 2003 MLS SuperDraft Pick From New England Revolution" (Press release). San Jose Eathquakes. 30 July 2002. Retrieved 6 October 2013.