2016 MLS Expansion Draft


The 2016 MLS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion teams Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC. Atlanta United was selected to pick first by an "Expansion Priority Draft" conducted on October 16, 2016. Protected rosters are based on an MLS release from December 12, 2016.

Format

These are the rules for the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft as laid out by Major League Soccer.

Affected Post-Draft Trades

Chicago Fire">Chicago Fire Soccer Club">Chicago Fire

ExposedProtectedExempt
David Arshakyan David Accam Joey Calistri
Răzvan CocișArturo ÁlvarezDrew Conner
Eric GehrigJonathan CampbellPatrick Doody
Michael HarringtonMichael de Leeuw Collin Fernandez
Nick LaBroccaJohn Goossens
Patrick McLainJohan Kappelhof
Alex MorrellMatt Lampson
Rodrigo Ramos João Meira
Michael StephensMatt Polster
Khaly Thiam
Brandon Vincent

[Colorado Rapids]

ExposedProtectedExempt
John Berner Micheal AziraCaleb Calvert
Marc BurchDominique Badji Zach Pfeffer
Bobby BurlingSam CroninDillon Serna
Dennis Castillo Kevin Doyle
Conor DoyleShkëlzen Gashi
Jermaine JonesMarlon Hairston
Sébastien Le TouxTim Howard
Marco PappaZac MacMath
Juan Ramírez Eric Miller
Sean St Ledger Dillon Powers
Jared WattsAxel Sjöberg
Mekeil Williams

[Columbus Crew SC]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Corey AsheHarrison Afful Chad Barson
Steve ClarkEthan FinlayBen Swanson
Dilly DukaFederico Higuaín
Waylon FrancisAdam Jahn
Marshall HollingsworthHector Jiménez
Cedrick Mabwati Ola Kamara
Cristian Martínez Justin Meram
Matt PacificiNicolai Næss
Mohammed Saeid Zack Steffen
Rodrigo Saravia Tony Tchani
Gastón Sauro Wil Trapp
Brad Stuver
Tyson Wahl

[D.C. United]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Bobby BoswellLuciano Acosta Julian Büscher
Andrew DykstraSteve BirnbaumChris Durkin
Sean FranklinNick DeLeonCollin Martin
Charlie HortonBill Hamid Jalen Robinson
Jared JeffreyTaylor Kemp
Alhaji Kamara Patrick Mullins
Chris KorbLamar Neagle
Luke MishuPatrick Nyarko
Kofi OpareLloyd Sam
Chris RolfeMarcelo Sarvas
Alvaro SaborioRob Vincent
Travis Worra

[FC Dallas]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Colin BonnerKellyn Acosta Fabián Castillo
Aubrey David Tesho AkindeleCoy Craft
Getterson Michael Barrios Jesse Gonzalez
Atiba HarrisMauro Díaz Aaron Guillen
Ryan HermanMaynor Figueroa Paxton Pomykal
Moises HernandezCarlos Gruezo
Carlos Lizarazo Matt Hedges
Zach LoydRyan Hollingshead
Juan Esteban Ortiz Victor Ulloa
Norberto PaparattoMaximiliano Urruti
Timo Pitter Walker Zimmerman
Mauro Rosales
Carlos Ruiz
Chris Seitz

[Houston Dynamo]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Agus AlexTyler Deric
Yair Arboleda Eric AlexanderSebastien Ibeagha
DaMarcus Beasley Jalil AnibabaChristian Lucatero
Calle BrownWill Bruin
Keyner Brown Ricardo Clark
Kevin GarciaJosé Escalante
David HorstBoniek García
Rob LovejoyMauro Manotas
Cristian Maidana Erick Torres
Abdoulie MansallyAndrew Wenger
Raúl RodríguezJoe Willis
Zach Steinberger
Collen Warner
Sheanon Williams

[LA Galaxy]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Miguel Aguilar Emmanuel Boateng Bradford Jamieson IV
Landon DonovanAshley Cole Jack McBean
Rafael GarciaA. J. DeLaGarzaRaúl Mendiola
Steven Gerrard Clément Diop Oscar Sorto
Alan GordonGiovani dos Santos Jose Villarreal
Baggio HušidićSebastian Lletget
Robbie Keane Robbie Rogers
Dan KennedyBrian Rowe
Jeff LarentowiczDaniel Steres
Ariel LassiterJelle Van Damme
LeonardoGyasi Zardes
Mike Magee
David Romney

[Montreal Impact]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Kyle BekkerHernán Bernardello Louis Béland-Goyette
Patrice BernierEvan BushDavid Choinière
Amadou DiaVictor Cabrera Maxime Crépeau
Didier Drogba Hassoun CamaraJérémy Gagnon-Laparé
Kyle FisherLaurent Ciman Anthony Jackson-Hamel
Eric KronbergMarco Donadel Wandrille Lefèvre
Calum MallaceMatteo Mancosu
Dominic OduroAmbroise Oyongo
Lucas Ontivero Ignacio Piatti
Michael SalazarAndrés Romero
Harry ShippJohan Venegas
Donny Toia

[New England Revolution]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Darrius BarnesJuan AgudeloScott Caldwell
José Gonçalves Teal BunburyZachary Herivaux
Femi Hollinger-JanzenCody Cropper
Brad KnightonDiego Fagúndez
Daigo KobayashiAndrew Farrell
Jordan McCraryKei Kamara
Steve NeumannGershon Koffie
Bobby ShuttleworthXavier Kouassi
Donnie SmithLee Nguyen
Matt TurnerKelyn Rowe
Je-Vaughn WatsonChris Tierney
London Woodberry

[New York City FC]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Connor BrandtR. J. AllenJack Harrison
Federico Bravo Frederic Brillant
Shannon Gomez Maxime Chanot
Jason HernandezMix Diskerud
Eirik Johansen Sean Johnson
Frank Lampard Mikey Lopez
Diego Martínez Ronald Matarrita
Jefferson Mena Thomas McNamara
Stiven Mendoza Andrea Pirlo
Andre RawlsKhiry Shelton
Josh SaundersDavid Villa
Tony Taylor
Ethan White

[New York Red Bulls]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Anatole Abang Aurélien Collin Tyler Adams
Gideon Baah Felipe Brandon Allen
Justin BilyeuMike GrellaSean Davis
Omer Damari Sacha Kljestan Derrick Etienne
Chris DuvallKemar Lawrence Connor Lade
Aaron LongDax McCartyAlex Muyl
Karl OuimetteRyan Meara
Damien Perrinelle Luis Robles
Kyle ReynishDaniel Royer
Shaun Wright-PhillipsGonzalo Verón
Sal ZizzoBradley Wright-Phillips
Ronald Zubar

[Orlando City SC]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Kevin AlstonJosé Aja Conor Donovan
Mikey AmbroseJoe BendikRichie Laryea
Júlio Baptista Cristian HiguitaTommy Redding
Hadji BarryKaká Mason Stajduhar
Luke BodenCyle LarinTyler Turner
Servando CarrascoKevin Molino
Earl Edwards Jr.Antonio Nocerino
Devron García Matías Pérez García
Seb HinesRafael Ramos
David Mateos Carlos Rivas
Pedro RibeiroBrek Shea
Tony Rocha
Bryan Róchez

[Philadelphia Union]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Tranquillo Barnetta Roland Alberg Fabian Herbers
Brian CarrollEric Ayuk Derrick Jones
Anderson Conceição Alejandro Bedoya Auston Trusty
Charlie DaviesAndre BlakeJosh Yaro
Maurice Edu Warren Creavalle
Leo FernandesFabinho
Ray GaddisRichie Marquez
Matt Jones Ilsinho
John McCarthy Chris Pontius
Cole MissimoKeegan Rosenberry
Wálter RestrepoC. J. Sapong
Ken Tribbett
Taylor Washington

[Portland Timbers]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Dairon AsprillaFanendo Adi Ned Grabavoy
Jack Barmby Vytautas Andriuškevičius Jack Jewsbury
Nick BeslerGbenga Arokoyo
Nat BorchersDiego Chará
Neco Brett Jake Gleeson
Wade HamiltonDarren Mattocks
Kennedy Igboananike Lucas Melano
Chris KluteDarlington Nagbe
Chris KonopkaAlvas Powell
Jack McInerneyLiam Ridgewell
Amobi OkugoDiego Valeri
Taylor Peay
Ben Polk
Jermaine Taylor
Steven Taylor
Andy Thoma
Zarek Valentin
Ben Zemanski

[Real Salt Lake]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Jeff AttinellaKyle BeckermanDanilo Acosta
Pedro Báez Tony BeltranJordan Allen
Olmes GarcíaJuan Manuel Martínez Lalo Fernandez
Javier MoralesAaron MaundJusten Glad
Boyd OkwuonuYura Movsisyan Omar Holness
Jámison OlaveLuke MulhollandPhanuel Kavita
Devon SandovalStephen Sunday Sebastian Saucedo
John StertzerDemar Phillips Ricardo Velazco
Emery Welshman Joao Plata
Chris WingertNick Rimando
Chris Schuler

[San Jose Earthquakes]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Quincy AmarikwaFatai AlasheAndrew Tarbell
Leandro Barrera Víctor BernárdezTommy Thompson
Chad BarrettDavid Bingham
Kip ColveyCordell Cato
Innocent Emeghara Darwin Cerén
Shaun FrancisSimon Dawkins
Henok Goitom Anibal Godoy
Clarence GoodsonAndrés Imperiale
Steven LenhartShea Salinas
Bryan MeredithKofi Sarkodie
Marc PelosiChris Wondolowski
Alberto Quintero
Mark Sherrod
Matheus Silva
Jordan Stewart
Marvell Wynne

[Seattle Sounders FC]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Oalex Anderson Tony AlfaroDarwin Jones
Michael FarfanOsvaldo AlonsoAaron Kovar
Álvaro Fernández Clint Dempsey Victor Mansaray
Oniel Fisher Brad EvansJordan Morris
Erik Friberg Stefan FreiZach Scott
Herculez GomezJoevin Jones
Andreas Ivanschitz Nicolás Lodeiro
Damion LoweChad Marshall
Charlie LyonTyler Miller
Tyrone MearsCristian Roldan
Jimmy OckfordRomán Torres
Dylan Remick
Nathan Sturgis
Nelson Valdez

[Sporting Kansas City]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Ever Alvarado Saad Abdul-SalaamKevin Ellis
Emmanuel AppiahMatt BeslerJon Kempin
Nuno André Coelho Dom DwyerErik Palmer-Brown
Brad DavisRoger Espinoza Dániel Sallói
Connor HalliseyBenny FeilhaberPaulo Nagamura
Benji JoyaJimmy Medranda
Alec KannTim Melia
Justin MappSoni Mustivar
Chance MyersIke Opara
Lawrence OlumDiego Rubio
Jacob PetersonGraham Zusi
Cameron Porter
Seth Sinovic

[Toronto FC]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Molham Babouli Jozy Altidore Alex Bono
Steven BeitashourMichael Bradley Jay Champan
Mark BloomArmando Cooper Jordan Hamilton
Benoît Cheyrou Marco DelgadoChris Mannella
Clint IrwinTsubasa Endoh Ashtone Morgan
Will JohnsonSebastian Giovinco Quillan Roberts
Daniel LovitzNick Hagglund
Tosaint RickettsDrew Moor
Clément Simonin Justin Morrow
Josh WilliamsJonathan Osorio
Eriq Zavaleta

[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]

ExposedProtectedExempt
Fraser AirdChristian Bolaños Sam Adekugbe
Giles BarnesChristian DeanMarco Bustos
Marcel De JongJordan HarveyMarco Carducci
David EdgarErik HurtadoAlphonso Davies
Deybi Flores Andrew JacobsonKianz Froese
Masato Kudo Matías Laba Ben McKendry
Brett LevisKekuta MannehRussell Teibert
Pedro Morales Nicolás Mezquida
Blas PérezDavid Ousted
Cole SeilerTim Parker
Jordan Smith Kendall Waston
Cristian Techera
Paolo Tornaghi