With the creatively-named Atlanta United and Minnesota United both set to enter Major League Soccer’s ranks in 2017, it’s time to do another Expansion Draft— mark your calendars for December 13th, three days after the MLS Cup Final between Toronto and Seattle.
Each of MLS’s 20 teams may name eleven players that are exempt from selection by Atlanta or Minnesota, who will each have the opportunity to pick up to five players. This year, any club that has a player selected will be removed from consideration for the rest of the draft.
For reference, NYCFC and Orlando City were both permitted to select ten players each in the 2014 Expansion Draft, and the Bronx Blues took two players each from New England (Patrick Mullins, Tony Taylor) and Real Salt Lake (Ned Grabavoy, Chris Wingert).