2009 MLS expansion draft
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| 2009 MLS Expansion Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date | November 25, 2009 |
| Overview | |
| Expansion team | Philadelphia Union |
| Expansion season | 2010 |
The 2009 MLS Expansion Draft took place on November 25, 2009,[1] and was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Philadelphia Union.
Format
[edit | edit source]- Only 1 player may be selected from each team. Five of the league's 15 current teams will not have a player selected.
- Teams will be allowed to protect 11 players from their 28-man rosters. Generation Adidas players are automatically protected, though players who are graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2009 season are not.
- Teams with 4 or more international players must protect 3 of them. If a team has 3 or fewer international players, then it must protect all but one.
- Any developmental players selected must be moved up to the senior roster for the 2010 season.
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