2011 MLS expansion draft
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| 2011 MLS Expansion Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date | November 23, 2011 |
| Overview | |
| Expansion team | Montreal Impact |
| Expansion season | 2012 |
The 2011 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 23, 2011 as a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Montreal Impact.
Format
[edit | edit source]- Existing teams were allowed to protect 11 players from their rosters. Generation Adidas players were automatically protected, though players who graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2011 season were not.
- Homegrown players on the team's off-budget roster were automatically protected and did not count against each team's 11 protected roster spots.
- Designated players only had to be protected if they had a no-trade clause.
- Existing clubs had to submit their protected rosters to MLS by November 21, 2011. The protected rosters were made public later that day.
Expansion draft results
[edit | edit source]- Riley was immediately traded to Chivas USA with allocation money for Justin Braun and Gerson Mayen.[1]
Team-by-team-breakdown
[edit | edit source]Chicago Fire
[edit | edit source]Chivas USA
[edit | edit source]Colorado Rapids
[edit | edit source]Columbus Crew
[edit | edit source]D.C. United
[edit | edit source]FC Dallas
[edit | edit source]Houston Dynamo
[edit | edit source]Los Angeles Galaxy
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Exposed |
Protected |
Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Alvarado | David Beckham | Jack McBean |
| Chad Barrett | A. J. DeLaGarza | |
| Chris Birchall | Landon Donovan | |
| Paolo Cardozo | Todd Dunivant | |
| Adam Cristman | Sean Franklin | |
| Frankie Hejduk | Omar Gonzalez | |
| Héctor Jiménez | Juninho | |
| Bryan Jordan | Robbie Keane | |
| Dan Keat | Mike Magee | |
| Leonardo | Donovan Ricketts | |
| Miguel López | Josh Saunders | |
| Dustin McCarty | ||
| Brian Perk | ||
| Dasan Robinson | ||
| Michael Stephens | ||
| Ryan Thomas |
