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The '''MLS SuperDraft''' is an annual [[Draft (sports)|college draft]] for teams of [[Major League Soccer]] in the United States and Canada in which MLS clubs take turns selecting from a pool of eligible amateur players. These drafted players usually come from university teams competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It takes place in January and is used by teams to select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the league. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Figure 3: Critical appraisal about the study quality of the included randomized controlled trials (Yadav et al., 2014; Kia et al., 2015; Hazarey, Sakrikar & | The '''MLS SuperDraft''' is an annual [[Draft (sports)|college draft]] for teams of [[Major League Soccer]] in the United States and Canada in which MLS clubs take turns selecting from a pool of eligible amateur players. These drafted players usually come from university teams competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It takes place in January and is used by teams to select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the league. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Figure 3: Critical appraisal about the study quality of the included randomized controlled trials (Yadav et al., 2014; Kia et al., 2015; Hazarey, Sakrikar & Ganvir, 2015; Saran et al., 2018; Kuriakose et al., 2016; Thomas et al., 2017; Nosratzehi et al., 2018; Ara et al., 2018; Rai et al., 2019; Piyush et al., 2019; Kia et al., 2020; Nerkar Rajbhoj et al., 2021; Srivastava et al., 2021; Adhikari et al., 2022; Upadhyay et al., 2023; Namratha et al., 2023). |doi=10.7717/peerj.18492/fig-3 |doi-access=free }}</ref>The SuperDraft was first instituted in 2000, as a combination of the [[MLS College Draft]], in which players having graduated from college were selected, and the [[MLS Supplemental Draft]], in which all other players were chosen.The draft is divided into three rounds in which each club has a selection, the order of which is determined by a combination of the teams' playoff and regular season positions, with the last placed team (or expansion teams) getting the first pick. | ||
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== Eligible players == | == Eligible players == | ||
Only players from the American college sports system (e.g., the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] and the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]]) are eligible to be drafted. Canadian [[U Sports men's soccer]] players are not included, despite numerous proposals and discussions in 2010<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/csn-archives/it-s-called-football1402639984/cis-pushing-for-mls-draft-entry-coach-r454/|title=CIS pushing for MLS draft entry: Coach|work=Canadian Soccer News|date=November 24, 2010}}</ref> and 2012<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/soccer/opinion/2012/02/route-to-pros-may-ease-for-cis-stars.html|first=Ben|last=Rycroft|title=Road to pros may ease for university stars|date=February 15, 2012|work=CBC Sports|publisher=CBC}}</ref> when U Sports was Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). In previous SuperDrafts, a few players were drafted directly from clubs outside the U.S. or Canada. While the NFL and NBA rely heavily on the annual event for an infusion of workers, MLS is now 10 years into allowing teams to groom talent in their youth academies and maintain exclusive rights to those players, even if they do end up playing NCAA soccer. They are called homegrown players.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Goff |first=Brian |url=https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788118736 |title=Sports Economics Uncut |date=2018 |publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing |isbn=978-1-78811-873-6}}</ref> | Only players from the American college sports system (e.g., the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] and the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]]) are eligible to be drafted. Canadian [[U Sports men's soccer]] players are not included, despite numerous proposals and discussions in 2010<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/csn-archives/it-s-called-football1402639984/cis-pushing-for-mls-draft-entry-coach-r454/|title=CIS pushing for MLS draft entry: Coach|work=Canadian Soccer News|date=November 24, 2010}}</ref> and 2012<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/soccer/opinion/2012/02/route-to-pros-may-ease-for-cis-stars.html|first=Ben|last=Rycroft|title=Road to pros may ease for university stars|date=February 15, 2012|work=CBC Sports|publisher=CBC}}</ref> when U Sports was Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). In previous SuperDrafts, a few players were drafted directly from clubs outside the U.S. or Canada. While the NFL and NBA rely heavily on the annual event for an infusion of workers, MLS is now 10 years into allowing teams to groom talent in their youth academies and maintain exclusive rights to those players, even if they do end up playing NCAA soccer. They are called homegrown players.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Goff |first=Brian |url=https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788118736 |title=Sports Economics Uncut |date=2018 |publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing |doi=10.4337/9781788118736 |isbn=978-1-78811-873-6}}</ref> | ||
== Rules of draft selection == | == Rules of draft selection == | ||
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The MLS SuperDraft is an annual college draft for teams of Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada in which MLS clubs take turns selecting from a pool of eligible amateur players. These drafted players usually come from university teams competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It takes place in January and is used by teams to select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the league. [1]The SuperDraft was first instituted in 2000, as a combination of the MLS College Draft, in which players having graduated from college were selected, and the MLS Supplemental Draft, in which all other players were chosen.The draft is divided into three rounds in which each club has a selection, the order of which is determined by a combination of the teams' playoff and regular season positions, with the last placed team (or expansion teams) getting the first pick.
History
From 1996 to 1999, all American players graduating college were entered into the MLS College Draft, and were eligible to be selected by all Major League Soccer teams. Players who had already graduated from college were entered into a separate MLS Supplemental Draft.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The division between the two was eliminated in 2000, when they were combined into a single MLS SuperDraft. Originally created to ensure strict parity in the league, the draft was designed to allow weaker clubs to develop their rosters. The first SuperDraft was held in 2000, and since then has become the primary draft of the league. Recently, the draft has been considered to be secondary to youth academies.[2][3][4]
The importance of the SuperDraft waned in the 2010s as MLS teams established their own youth academy systems and acquired young players from other leagues. The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was conducted exclusively by conference calls and online streaming for the first time.[5]
Eligible players
Only players from the American college sports system (e.g., the NCAA and the NAIA) are eligible to be drafted. Canadian U Sports men's soccer players are not included, despite numerous proposals and discussions in 2010[6] and 2012[7] when U Sports was Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). In previous SuperDrafts, a few players were drafted directly from clubs outside the U.S. or Canada. While the NFL and NBA rely heavily on the annual event for an infusion of workers, MLS is now 10 years into allowing teams to groom talent in their youth academies and maintain exclusive rights to those players, even if they do end up playing NCAA soccer. They are called homegrown players.[8]
Rules of draft selection
The draft process for the SuperDraft closely resembles the NFL draft. Below is the process for the 2023 MLS SuperDraft:
- Any expansion club automatically gets the first pick; should there be two expansion teams, a coin toss determines who picks first in the SuperDraft and who picks first in the expansion draft.
- Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record.
- Teams that made the MLS Cup playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
- The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.
- Remaining ties are broken by the goal differential, goals scored, goals conceded, and then the flip of a coin.
| Status | Draft picks |
|---|---|
| Expansion clubs | 1 |
| Non-playoff clubs | 2–17 |
| Eliminated in knockout round | 18–21 |
| Eliminated in conference semifinals | 22–25 |
| Eliminated in conference championships | 26–27 |
| MLS Cup finalist | 28 |
| MLS Cup winner | 29 |
List of MLS College Drafts
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| 1996 | March 4, 1996 | 3 | 30 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Template:Flagicon Matt McKeon | Kansas City Wiz |
| 1997 | February 1, 1997 | 3 | 30 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Template:Flagicon Tahj Jakins | Colorado Rapids |
| 1998 | January 31, 1998 | 3 | 36 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Template:Flagicon Leo Cullen | Miami Fusion |
| 1999 | February 6, 1999 | 3 | 36 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Template:Flagicon Jason Moore | D.C. United |
List of MLS SuperDrafts
Notes
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