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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 & 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.
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|National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)]]. It takes place in December or January and is used by teams to select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the league. 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==
==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]].{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Walter|first=Tyler|title=MLS SuperDraft: Why the Rise of Youth Academies Causes the Draft To Be Obsolete|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/566827-mls-superdraft-why-the-rise-of-youth-academies-causing-the-draft-to-be-obsolete|access-date=July 17, 2011|newspaper=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=January 8, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McCarthy|first=Kyle|title=Monday MLS Breakdown: Academy Programs Increasingly Influence SuperDraft Pool|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2010/12/13/2259080/monday-mls-breakdown-academy-programs-increasingly-influence|access-date=July 17, 2011|newspaper=Goal.com USA|date=December 13, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Let's abandon the MLS draft|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/blog/_/name/bradley_jeff/id/6021544|work=ESPN.com|access-date=July 17, 2011|date=January 14, 2011}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=How Do Players Get Drafted to the MLS? |url=https://www.mlsfootball.com/features/how-do-players-get-drafted-to-the-mls/ |website=MLSFootball |publisher=MLSFootball |date=October 2025 |access-date=October 23, 2025}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Walter|first=Tyler|title=MLS SuperDraft: Why the Rise of Youth Academies Causes the Draft To Be Obsolete|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/566827-mls-superdraft-why-the-rise-of-youth-academies-causing-the-draft-to-be-obsolete|access-date=July 17, 2011|newspaper=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=January 8, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McCarthy|first=Kyle|title=Monday MLS Breakdown: Academy Programs Increasingly Influence SuperDraft Pool|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2010/12/13/2259080/monday-mls-breakdown-academy-programs-increasingly-influence|access-date=July 17, 2011|newspaper=Goal.com USA|date=December 13, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Let's abandon the MLS draft|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/blog/_/name/bradley_jeff/id/6021544|work=ESPN.com|access-date=July 17, 2011|date=January 14, 2011}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Creditor |first=Avi |date=January 9, 2020 |title=The Highs and Lows of a Dwindling MLS SuperDraft |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/01/09/mls-superdraft-robinson-maher-skype-beckham-miami-nashville |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Creditor |first=Avi |date=January 9, 2020 |title=The Highs and Lows of a Dwindling MLS SuperDraft |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/01/09/mls-superdraft-robinson-maher-skype-beckham-miami-nashville |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref>
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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 December or January and is used by teams to select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the league. 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.[1] 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:

  1. 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.
  2. Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record.
  3. Teams that made the MLS Cup playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
  4. The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.
  5. 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

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2000 February 6, 2000 6 72 Fort Lauderdale, FL Template:Flagicon Steve Shak MetroStars
2001 February 5, 2001 6 72 Davie, FL Template:Flagicon Chris Carrieri San Jose Earthquakes
2002 February 10, 2002 6 70 Lake Buena Vista, FL Template:Flagicon Chris Gbandi Dallas Burn
2003 January 17, 2003 6 60 Kansas City, MO Template:Flagicon Alecko Eskandarian D.C. United
2004 January 16, 2004 6 60 Charlotte, NC Template:Flagicon Freddy Adu D.C. United
2005 January 14, 2005 4 48 Baltimore, MD Template:Flagicon Nikolas Besagno Real Salt Lake
2006 January 20, 2006 4 48 Philadelphia, PA Template:Flagicon Marvell Wynne MetroStars
2007 January 12, 2007 4 52 Indianapolis, IN Template:Flagicon Maurice Edu Toronto FC
2008 January 18, 2008 4 56 Baltimore, MD Template:Flagicon Chance Myers Kansas City Wizards
2009 January 15, 2009 4 60 St. Louis, MO Template:Flagicon Steve Zakuani Seattle Sounders FC
2010 January 14, 2010 4 64 Philadelphia, PA Template:Flagicon Danny Mwanga Philadelphia Union
2011 January 13, 2011 3 54 Baltimore, MD Template:Flagicon Omar Salgado Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2012 January 12, 2012 2 38 Kansas City, MO Template:Flagicon Andrew Wenger Montreal Impact
2013 January 17, 2013 2 38 Indianapolis, IN Template:Flagicon Andrew Farrell New England Revolution
2014 January 16, 2014 4 77 Philadelphia, PA Template:Flagicon Andre Blake Philadelphia Union
2015 January 15, 2015 4 84 Philadelphia, PA Template:Flagicon Cyle Larin Orlando City SC
2016 January 14, 2016 4 75 Baltimore, MD Template:Flagicon Jack Harrison Chicago Fire
2017 January 13, 2017 4 81 Los Angeles, CA Template:Flagicon Abu Danladi Minnesota United FC
2018 January 19, 2018 4 81 Philadelphia, PA Template:Flagicon João Moutinho Los Angeles FC
2019 January 11, 2019 4 75 Chicago, IL Template:Flagicon Frankie Amaya FC Cincinnati
2020 January 9, 2020 4 77 via teleconference Template:Flagicon Robbie Robinson Inter Miami CF
2021 January 21, 2021 3 75 via teleconference Template:Flagicon Dani Pereira Austin FC
2022 January 11, 2022 3 79 via teleconference Template:Flagicon Ben Bender Charlotte FC
2023 December 21, 2022Template:Efn-ua 3 83 via teleconference Template:Flagicon Hamady Diop Charlotte FC
2024 December 19, 2023 3 87 via teleconference Template:Flagicon Tyrese Spicer Toronto FC
2025 December 20, 2024 3 90 via teleconference Template:Flagicon Manu Duah San Diego FC
2026 December 18, 2025 3 90 via teleconference Template:Flagicon Nikola Markovic D.C. United

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