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2004 MLS Expansion Draft
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by Mark St. Clair
last updated: November 19, 2004, 6:00 pm
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Calendar
MLS Cup - Sunday, November 14th, 2004
Trade day - Monday, November 15th, 2004
Protected Lists submitted to league - Tuesday, November 16th, 2004
Protected Lists published - Wednesday, November 17th, 2004
Expansion Draft - Friday, November 19th, 2004, 4:00pm EST (ESPNews)
MLS Superdraft - Friday, January 14th, 2005 (Real Salt Lake has #1 pick)
Expansion Draft Rules
- The draft will be 10 rounds
- Each of the 10 teams can protect 12 Senior Roster players
- At most, 1 Senior International can be left unprotected
- Each of the 10 teams can lose no more than 3 players
- After a player is selected, the players previous team may add 1 additional player to its protected list
For more info, see: MLS Expansion Draft series - Part 1
on fc.dallas.mlsnet.com.
MLSnet.com update: Expansion draft to be held Friday live on ESPNews
11.13.2004
MLS Roster expansion: Gazidis discusses expansion, future
11.14.2004
Trades/Transactions
Wednesday: 11.17.2004
DAL - Jason Kreis has been traded to Real Salt Lake (RSL announcement)
DC - Earnie Stewart announced he is returning to Holland.
LA - Hong Myung-Bo retired
LA - Andreas Herzog retired
COL - John Spencer is retiring
Project-40 Graduates Eleven: 11.13.2004
- CMB - Nelson Akwari
- KC - Jose Burciaga
- DC - Brian Carroll
- CHI - DJ Countess
- NE - Clint Dempsey
- DC - Alecko Eskandarian
- MET - Eddie Gaven
- CHI - Nate Jaqua
- DAL - Eddie Johnson
- CMB - Chad Marshall
- COL - Seth Trembly
Rumors:
Real Salt Lake is planning a 'significant announcement' on Wednesday, possibly
a player acquisition prior to the expansion draft. Update: see above.
Metrostars may be talking to Chicago about a deal for Ante Razov.
Exposed Players List
Official List from MLSnet.com
Comments:
- Due to 2 player retirements, LA only has to expose 4 players (therefore can only lose 2 at most)
- TIs born in 1980 count as SIs for this draft: Damani Ralph-CHI, Felix Brillant-NE, Rey Angel Martinez-COL, Richie Baker-NE, Fabian Taylor-MET
- Project-40 graduates (see above) move to the senior roster, requiring those teams to expose an additional player
- Sixty-eight players were left unprotected:
| Name |
Team |
Pos |
Comment |
| Alex Boucicaut |
CHI |
M |
TI; kept |
| Scott Buete |
CHI |
M |
pulled back #2 |
| DJ Countess |
CHI |
GK |
RSL #2 |
| Orlando Perez |
CHI |
M/D |
CDC #2 |
| Henry Ring |
CHI |
GK |
kept |
| Dipsy Selolwane |
CHI |
F |
SI; kept |
| Evan Whitfield |
CHI |
D |
pulled back #1 |
| Andy Williams |
CHI |
M |
RSL #1 |
| Nelson Akwari |
CMB |
D |
RSL #5 |
| Eric Denton |
CMB |
M/D |
kept |
| Stephen Herdsman |
CMB |
D |
kept |
| Matt Jordan |
CMB |
GK |
kept |
| Manny Lagos |
CMB |
M |
kept |
| Brian Maisonneuve |
CMB |
M |
kept |
| Erick Scott |
CMB |
F |
SI; RSL #10 |
| David Testo |
CMB |
F |
pulled back #1 |
| Dante Washington |
CMB |
F |
kept |
| Antonio de la Torre |
COL |
D |
CDC #5 |
| Joey DiGiamarino |
COL |
M |
kept |
| Darryl Powell |
COL |
M |
SI; kept |
| Jeff Stewart |
COL |
D |
CDC #10 |
| Seth Trembly |
COL |
M/D |
pulled back #1 |
| Scott Vallow |
COL |
GK |
pulled back #2 |
| Matt Behncke |
DAL |
D |
RSL #7 |
| Scott Garlick |
DAL |
GK |
kept |
| Ty Maurin |
DAL |
M |
kept |
| Toni Nhleko |
DAL |
F |
SI; kept |
| Oscar Pareja |
DAL |
M |
kept |
| Philip Salyer |
DAL |
D |
pulled back #1 |
| Kevin Ara |
DC |
D |
RSL #9 |
| Ezra Hendrickson |
DC |
D |
CDC #3 |
| Tim Lawson |
DC |
D |
kept |
| Thiago Martins |
DC |
F |
CDC #9 |
| Ryan Nelsen |
DC |
D |
SI; has offers in Europe; pulled back #1 |
| Troy Perkins |
DC |
GK |
pulled back #2 |
| Eliseo Quintanilla |
DC |
F |
TI; kept |
| Earnie Stewart |
DC |
M |
moving to Holland; kept |
| Francisco Gomez |
KC |
M |
CDC #4 |
| Tony Meola |
KC |
GK |
kept |
| Preki |
KC |
M |
kept |
| Igor Simutenkov |
KC |
F |
SI; pulled back #2 |
| Matt Taylor |
KC |
F |
CDC #6 |
| Alex Zotinca |
KC |
D |
pulled back #1 |
| Paul Broome |
LA |
D/M |
pulled back #1 |
| Dan Popik |
LA |
GK |
kept |
| Marcelo Saragosa |
LA |
M |
TI; kept |
| Arturo Torres |
LA |
M/F |
CDC #1 |
| Pablo Brenes |
MET |
M |
TI; RSL #3 |
| Sergio Galvan Rey |
MET |
F |
SI; kept |
| Tim Regan |
MET |
D/M |
kept |
| Joselito Vaca |
MET |
M |
TI; kept |
| Johnny Walker |
MET |
GK |
pulled back #2 |
| Zach Wells |
MET |
GK |
pulled back #1 |
| Craig Ziadie |
MET |
D |
CDC #7 |
| Adin Brown |
NE |
GK |
out of contract; kept |
| Joe Franchino |
NE |
D |
pulled back #1 |
| Steve Howey |
NE |
D |
SI; kept |
| Brian Kamler |
NE |
M |
RSL #4 |
| Carlos Llamosa |
NE |
D |
pulled back #2 |
| Joe-Max Moore |
NE |
F |
kept |
| Rusty Pierce |
NE |
D |
out of contract; RSL #8 |
| Jeff Agoos |
SJ |
D |
kept |
| Chris Brown |
SJ |
M/F |
RSL #6 |
| Jon Conway |
SJ |
GK |
pulled back #1 |
| Ronnie Ekelund |
SJ |
M |
SI; kept |
| Wes Hart |
SJ |
D |
pulled back #2 |
| Chris Roner |
SJ |
D |
kept |
| Jamil Walker |
SJ |
F |
CDC #8 |
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Players Drafted
CD Chivas USA wins coin
toss to select first (November 14, 2004)
MLSnet .com Draft Tracker
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Real Salt Lake |
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| 1 Arturo Torres, LA M |
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1 Andy Williams, CHI M |
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| 2 Orlando Perez, CHI M |
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2 DJ Countess, CHI GK |
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| 3 Ezra Hendrickson, DC D |
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3 Pablo Brenes, MET M |
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| 4 Fransisco Gomez, KC M |
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4 Brian Kamler, NE M |
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| 5 Antonio de la Torre, COL D |
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5 Nelson Akwari, CMB D |
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| 6 Matt Taylor, KC F |
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6 Chris Brown, SJ F |
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| 7 Craig Ziadie, MET D |
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7 Matt Behncke, DAL D |
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| 8 Jamil Walker, SJ F |
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8 Rusty Pierce, NE D |
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| 9 Thiago Martins, DC F |
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9 Kevin Ara, DC D |
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| 10 Jeff Stewart, COL D |
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10 Erick Scott, CMB F |
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