On Thursday, Major League Soccer announced the players who are eligible for the 2017 MLS Re-Entry Process. A total of 65 players are eligible for selection in the 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft, with Stage 1 to be conducted at 3 pm ET on Friday, Dec. 15.

Players available in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft include:

Players not eligible for free agency who will be at least 23 years old in 2017 with a minimum of three years of MLS experience

Players not eligible for free agency who have not received a bona fide offer and who are at least 25 years old with a minimum of four years of MLS experience, or are at least 30 years old with a minimum of eight years of MLS experience

Players who are not selected in Stage 1 will be available in Stage 2 on Dec. 21 at 2 pm ET. Players may choose to opt out of the Re-Entry Process. The Re-Entry Draft selection order is determined by the reverse order of the final 2017 standings, taking into account postseason performance (see below).

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Players available for selection in Stage 1

Player Previous Club Alvarez, Carlos LFC Anibaba, Jalil HOU Anor, Bernardo MIN Barnes, Giles ORL Barrera, Leandro SJ Bernardello, Hernan MTL Bernardez, Victor SJ Berner, John COL Bloom, Mark ATL Brown, Deshorn DC Carrasco, Servando ORL Cato, Cordell SJ Davies, Charlie PHI Doody, Patrick CHI Doyle, Kevin COL Edu, Maurice PHI Figueroa, Maynor DAL Garcia, Rafael LA Greenspan, Joe MIN Grella, Mike NY Hines, Seb ORL Jones, Jermaine LA Kobayashi, Daigo NE Korb, Chris DC Laba, Matias VAN Lopez, Mikey NYC Mallace, Calum SEA McBean, Jack LA McInerney, Jack LA McKendry, Ben VAN McLain, Patrick MIN Mears, Tyrone ATL Mena, Jefferson NYC Mendiola, Raul LA Mustivar, Soni SKC Okoli, Sean NYC Okugo, Amobi POR Ousted, David

Player opted out of process VAN Pelosi, Marc SJ Perrinelle, Damien NY Powers, Dillon

Player opted out of process ORL Romero, Andres MTL Rosales, Mauro VAN Saeid, Mohammed COL Sam, Lloyd DC Sanchez, Richard

Player opted out of process CHI Sanchez, Vicente HOU Sarkodie, Kofi SJ Sarvas, Marcelo DC Sauro, Gaston

Player opted out of process CLB Smith, Donnie NE Stertzer, John NYC Taylor, Jermaine MIN Veron, Gonzalo NY Villarreal, Jose LA Watson, Je-Vaughn NE White, Ethan NYC Williams, Sheanon VAN Woodberry, London NE

2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft Order