The 2019 MLS Expansion Draft will be held at 5:30 PM ET on Tuesday, November 19, streaming live on MLSsoccer.com and the free MLS app.

2019 MLS Expansion Draft Rules

Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC may select up to five players from the eligible MLS player pool below. Only a single player can be drafted from any one club. Once one player has been claimed from a club’s unprotected roster, Inter Miami and Nashville SC may not select any other players from that club's list.

Five rounds

Three minutes for each selection

No timeouts

No trades permitted during the draft

Players and teams exempt from the draft

The five teams that had players selected by the FC Cincinnati in the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft are exempt from the 2019 Expansion Draft: FC Dallas D.C. United Houston Dynamo New York Red Bulls Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Players automatically exempt from the 2019 Expansion Draft: Generation adidas players (who did not graduate at the end of the 2019 season) Homegrown Players ages 25 and under (those born during or after 1994)



Players NOT exempt from the draft

Designated Players: If a Designated Player has a no-trade clause in his contract, then the club must protect him in the Expansion Draft.

If a Designated Player has a no-trade clause in his contract, then the club must protect him in the Expansion Draft. International Players: Clubs with four or more international players must protect at least three international players, excluding any automatically protected players. If a club has only three international players, it must protect two. If a club has only two international players, it must protect one. A club that has only one international player is not required to protect that player.

Clubs with four or more international players must protect at least three international players, excluding any automatically protected players. If a club has only three international players, it must protect two. If a club has only two international players, it must protect one. A club that has only one international player is not required to protect that player. Free Agents: If a Free Agent is selected in the Expansion Draft, the expansion club that selected the player will gain his previous club’s ability to negotiate a new contract consistent with the CBA. The player’s 2019 club would be treated as a new club for purposes of the Free Agency rules.

Roster Notes

For a club that has a player claimed from their unprotected roster, that team will receive $50,000 in General Allocation Money for the selection.

If a club protects a player, it is not obligated to exercise the player’s option. It may renegotiate a new contract with the player as in previous years, subject to the CBA.

If the player’s contract expires at the end of 2019, he will still be considered part of the club’s roster.

If either Inter Miami CF or Nashville SC selects a Supplemental/Reserve Roster Player, it must offer him a Senior Roster position and he must remain on the Senior Roster as of 2020 Roster Compliance Date.

Players available for selection in 2019 Expansion Draft:

Atlanta United

Mikey Ambrose

Jon Gallagher

Jose Hernandez

Alec Kann

Kevin Kratz

Jeff Larentowicz

Justin Meram

Brendan Moore

Luiz Fernando

Michael Parkhurst

Dion Pereira

Florentin Pogba

Brek Shea

Brandon Vazquez

Chicago Fire

Diego Campos

Stefan Cleveland

Elliot Collier

Marcelo

Nicolas Gaitan

Cristian Martinez

Amando Moreno

Nemanja Nikolic

David Ousted

Richard Sanchez

Bastian Schweinsteiger

FC Cincinnati

Fanendo Adi

Nazmi Albadawi

Corben Bone

Hassan Ndam

Logan Gdula

Jimmy Hague

Justin Hoyte

Roland Lamah

Forrest Lasso

Emmanuel Ledesma

Ben Lundt

Kekuta Manneh

Darren Mattocks

Jimmy McLaughlin

Alvas Powell

Caleb Stanko

Przemyslaw Tyton

Colorado Rapids

Tim Howard

Niki Jackson

Kofi Opare

Abdul Rwatubyaye

Axel Sjoberg

Danny Wilson

Columbus Crew SC

Luis Argudo

Ricardo Clark

Waylon Francis

David Guzman

Federico Higuain

Hector Jimenez

Jon Kempin

Ben Lundgaard

Connor Maloney

Youness Mokhtar

Edward Opoku

Eduardo Sosa

Josh Williams

Romario Williams

LAFC

Lamar Batista

Steven Beitashour

Danilo Silva

Phillip Ejimadu

Mohamed El-Munir

Alejandro Guido

Jordan Harvey

Dejan Jakovic

Tyler Miller

Lee Nguyen

Adrien Perez

Javier Perez

Josh Perez

Peter-Lee Vassell

Rodolfo Zelaya

LA Galaxy

Favio Alvarez

Uriel Antuna

Servando Carrasco

Emil Cuello

Tomas Hilliard-Arce

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Perry Kitchen

Matt Lampson

Joao Pedro

Juninho

Chris Pontius

Jorgen Skjelvik

Diedie Traore

Minnesota United FC

Abu Danladi

Ethan Finlay

Marlon Hairston

Miguel Ibarra

Brent Kallman

Carter Manley

Wilfried Moimbe-Tahrat

Ally Ng'anzi

Lawrence Olum

Wyatt Omsberg

Angelo Rodriguez

Rasmus Schuller

Bobby Shuttleworth

Montreal Impact

Zachary Brault-Guillard

Omar Browne

Evan Bush

Rudy Camacho

Jorge Corrales

Rod Fanni

Anthony Jackson-Hamel

Ken Krolicki

Bacary Sagna

Amar Sejdic

Maximiliano Urruti

Jeisson Vargas

New England Revolution

Juan Agudelo

Jalil Anibaba

Juan Caicedo

Edgar Castillo

Cody Cropper

Brad Knighton

Michael Mancienne

Brian Wright

New York City FC

Luis Barraza

Daniel Bedoya

Jeff Caldwell

Sebastien Ibeagha

Gary Mackay-Steven

Jesus Medina

Eric Miller

Abdi Mohamed

Ebenezer Ofori

Tony Rocha

Brad Stuver

Ben Sweat

Juan Pablo Torres

Orlando City SC

Carlos Ascues

Alex De John

Adam Grinwis

Cristian Higuita

Will Johnson

Sacha Kljestan

Shane O'Neill

Dillon Powers

Greg Ranjitsingh

Robinho

Brian Rowe

Lamine Sane

Kyle Smith

Philadelphia Union

RJ Allen

Fabinho

Joe Bendik

Aurelien Collin

Warren Creavalle

Marco Fabian

Olivier Mbaizo

Haris Medunjanin

Michee Ngalina

Portland Timbers

Dairon Asprilla

Jeff Attinella

Tomas Conechny

Claude Dielna

Andres Flores

Aljaz Ivacic

Modou Jadama

Kendall McIntosh

Andy Polo

Zarek Valentin

Renzo Zambrano

Real Salt Lake

Tony Beltran

Alex Horwath

Luke Mulholland

Joao Plata

Justin Portillo

Nick Rimando

Kelyn Rowe

Pablo Ruiz

San Jose Earthquakes

Francois Affolter

Matt Bersano

Eric Calvillo

Harold Cummings

Luis Felipe

Carlos Fierro

Marcos Lopez

Paul Marie

Jimmy Ockford

Kevin Partida

Andrew Tarbell

Seattle Sounders

Saad Abdul-Salaam

Will Bruin

Jonathan Campbell

Emanuel Cecchini

Justin Dhillon

Chad Marshall

Bryan Meredith

Victor Rodriguez

Alex Roldan

Harry Shipp

Luis Silva

Roman Torres

Sporting Kansas City

Botond Barath

Eric Dick

Benny Feilhaber

Andreu Fontas

Nicolas Hasler

Jimmy Medranda

Krisztian Nemeth

Seth Sinovic

Rodney Wallace

Gedion Zelalem

Toronto FC

Jon Bakero

Nicolas Benezet

Laurent Ciman

Tsubasa Endoh

Drew Moor

Ashtone Morgan

Justin Morrow

Patrick Mullins

Caleb Patterson-Sewell

Ryan Telfer

Eriq Zavaleta

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