The 2014 MLS Expansion Draft was a draft for the Major League Soccer expansion teams New York City FC and Orlando City SC that took place between November 19 and December 10, 2014. The first two rounds of the draft (which were known as the 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft) were held to distribute players who were formerly contracted with Chivas USA, which was dissolved by the league in October 2014 shortly after the end of the 2014 MLS season.[1][2]
As determined by a "Priority Draft" that was conducted on September 24, 2014, Orlando City SC selected first in the expansion draft, which was held via conference call at 2:00 pm EST (UTC-5) on December 10, 2014.[3] The order of the dispersal draft was conducted through a random weighted draw that took place on November 14, 2014.[4] The league confirmed on November 7, 2014 that Chivas USA striker Erick Torres would not be made available in the dispersal draft.[5]
Existing teams were allowed to protect 11 players from their rosters. Generation Adidas players and Homegrown Players on supplemental rosters were automatically protected, though players who graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2014 season were not.[6]
Once a player was claimed from a club’s non-protected roster, that club was allowed to move a player from its non-protected roster to its protected roster.[7]
Once two players were claimed from a team’s non-protected roster, that team was eliminated from the expansion draft and not allowed to lose any further players.[8]
Five teams lost two players in the draft: Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, D.C. United, New England Revolution, and Real Salt Lake. Three teams did not lose any players: Chicago Fire, LA Galaxy, and New York Red Bulls. The remaining teams lost one player each.
Unselected playersedit
The following players were on the final roster of Chivas USA but were not selected in the first two rounds of the draft. This list does not include players who were on loan to Chivas USA.
Two draft picks held by Chivas USA at the time of its contraction were deleted from the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and not made available for selection in the dispersal draft. These two deleted draft picks were Chivas USA's natural third-round and fourth-round selections. Had Chivas USA not been contracted these would have been overall selections #48 and #69 in the 2015 SuperDraft.
Prior to being contracted, Chivas USA had already traded away its natural 2015 SuperDraft Round 1 (pick #6 to Toronto FC) and Round 2 (pick #27 to Seattle Sounders FC) selections. It had also acquired a Round 4 pick from D.C. United but Chivas had later traded this pick to Colorado Rapids. These picks, along with a Round 2 selection in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft traded to Columbus Crew SC, remained with the clubs which acquired them.
As of August 2015, the league had not announced the fate of the extra permanent international roster slot acquired by Chivas USA from Real Salt Lake in November 2004.
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The 2014 MLS Expansion Draft was a draft for the Major League Soccer expansion teams New York City FC and Orlando City SC that took place between November 19 and December 10 2014 The first two rounds of the draft which were known as the 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft were held to distribute players who were formerly contracted with Chivas USA which was dissolved by the league in October 2014 shortly after the end of the 2014 MLS season 1 2 2014 MLS Expansion DraftGeneral informationDate s November 19 December 10 2014OverviewExpansion teamsNew York City FCOrlando City SCExpansion season2015Merging teamsChivas USA folded in 2014 20112016 As determined by a Priority Draft that was conducted on September 24 2014 Orlando City SC selected first in the expansion draft which was held via conference call at 2 00 pm EST UTC 5 on December 10 2014 3 The order of the dispersal draft was conducted through a random weighted draw that took place on November 14 2014 4 The league confirmed on November 7 2014 that Chivas USA striker Erick Torres would not be made available in the dispersal draft 5 Contents 1 Draft format 2 Player selection 2 1 Round 1 2 2 Round 2 2 3 Expansion draft 3 Unselected players 4 Other Chivas USA assets 5 ReferencesDraft format editExisting teams were allowed to protect 11 players from their rosters Generation Adidas players and Homegrown Players on supplemental rosters were automatically protected though players who graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2014 season were not 6 Once a player was claimed from a club s non protected roster that club was allowed to move a player from its non protected roster to its protected roster 7 Once two players were claimed from a team s non protected roster that team was eliminated from the expansion draft and not allowed to lose any further players 8 Player selection editRound 1 edit Pick Drafting Team Player Position1 FC Dallas Dan Kennedy Goalkeeper2 New York City FC Matt Dunn Midfielder3 Sporting Kansas City Pass4 D C United Thomas McNamara Midfielder5 New England Revolution Pass6 Montreal Impact Donny Toia Defender7 Orlando City SC Pass8 Colorado Rapids Caleb Calvert Forward9 San Jose Earthquakes Kris Tyrpak Forward10 Real Salt Lake Pass11 Houston Dynamo Pass12 Portland Timbers Pass13 Chicago Fire Pass14 Toronto FC Marco Delgado Midfielder15 Columbus Crew SC Pass16 Los Angeles Galaxy Pass17 Philadelphia Union Pass18 New York Red Bulls Pass19 Seattle Sounders FC Pass20 Vancouver Whitecaps FC PassRound 2 edit Pick Drafting Team Player Position1 FC Dallas Pass2 New York City FC Pass3 D C United Pass4 Montreal Impact Pass5 Colorado Rapids Pass6 San Jose Earthquakes Pass7 Toronto FC PassExpansion draft edit Pick MLS Team Player Previous Team1 Orlando City SC Donovan Ricketts Portland Timbers2 New York City FC Ned Grabavoy Real Salt Lake3 Orlando City SC Tony Cascio Colorado Rapids4 New York City FC Patrick Mullins New England Revolution5 Orlando City SC Jalil Anibaba Seattle Sounders FC6 New York City FC Jason Hernandez San Jose Earthquakes7 Orlando City SC Pedro Ribeiro Philadelphia Union8 New York City FC Daniel Lovitz Toronto FC9 Orlando City SC Lewis Neal D C United10 New York City FC Tony Taylor New England Revolution11 Orlando City SC Jairo Arrieta Columbus Crew12 New York City FC Mehdi Ballouchy Vancouver Whitecaps FC13 Orlando City SC Heath Pearce Montreal Impact14 New York City FC George John FC Dallas15 Orlando City SC Danny Mwanga Colorado Rapids16 New York City FC Tommy McNamara D C United17 Orlando City SC Mark Sherrod Houston Dynamo18 New York City FC Sal Zizzo Sporting Kansas City19 Orlando City SC Eric Gehrig Columbus Crew20 New York City FC Chris Wingert Real Salt LakeFive teams lost two players in the draft Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew D C United New England Revolution and Real Salt Lake Three teams did not lose any players Chicago Fire LA Galaxy and New York Red Bulls The remaining teams lost one player each Unselected players editThe following players were on the final roster of Chivas USA but were not selected in the first two rounds of the draft This list does not include players who were on loan to Chivas USA No Position Player Nation DF Bobby Burling nbsp United States DF Carlos Bocanegra nbsp United States DF Tony Lochhead nbsp New Zealand MF Martin Rivero nbsp Argentina MF Nigel Reo Coker nbsp England MF Agustin Pelletieri nbsp Argentina DF Michael Nwiloh nbsp United States DF Akira Kaji nbsp Japan MF Eric Avila nbsp United States DF Andrew Jean Baptiste nbsp United States MF Marvin Chavez nbsp Honduras FW Ryan Finley nbsp United States GK Trevor Spangenberg nbsp United States MF Nathan Sturgis nbsp United States MF Oswaldo Minda DP nbsp Ecuador DF Jhon Kennedy Hurtado nbsp ColombiaOther Chivas USA assets editTwo draft picks held by Chivas USA at the time of its contraction were deleted from the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and not made available for selection in the dispersal draft These two deleted draft picks were Chivas USA s natural third round and fourth round selections Had Chivas USA not been contracted these would have been overall selections 48 and 69 in the 2015 SuperDraft Prior to being contracted Chivas USA had already traded away its natural 2015 SuperDraft Round 1 pick 6 to Toronto FC and Round 2 pick 27 to Seattle Sounders FC selections It had also acquired a Round 4 pick from D C United but Chivas had later traded this pick to Colorado Rapids These picks along with a Round 2 selection in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft traded to Columbus Crew SC remained with the clubs which acquired them As of August 2015 the league had not announced the fate of the extra permanent international roster slot acquired by Chivas USA from Real Salt Lake in November 2004 References edit MLS releases 2014 15 offseason calendar with draft combine and trade window schedule Archived from the original on November 7 2014 Retrieved November 6 2014 Goalkeeper Dan Kennedy selected first as MLS holds Chivas USA Dispersal Draft MLSsoccer com 2014 11 19 Archived from the original on 2015 05 12 Retrieved 2015 04 08 MLS Expansion Draft Listen in live as New York City FC amp Orlando City SC build out rosters MLSsoccer com Archived from the original on 2014 12 28 Archived 2014 12 28 at the Wayback Machine FC Dallas to have first pick in next week s MLS Dispersal Draft MLSsoccer com 2014 11 14 Archived from the original on 2015 01 17 Retrieved 2015 04 08 Major League Soccer to hold Chivas USA Dispersal Draft on Nov 19 MLSsoccer com 2014 11 08 Archived from the original on 2015 05 12 Retrieved 2015 04 08 Orlando City take top picks in 2015 Expansion Draft MLS SuperDraft NYCFC atop Allocation Ranking MLSsoccer com Archived from the original on 27 October 2014 Retrieved 29 October 2014 2014 Expansion Draft Rules PRESS BOX pressbox mlssoccer com Archived from the original on 2014 11 20 2014 Expansion Draft Rules PRESS BOX pressbox mlssoccer com Archived from the original on 2014 11 20 Retrieved from 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