Tuesday, December 11, brings the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft: FC Cincinnati’s chance to accelerate its roster building for its 2019 MLS debut season by picking five players from the the rosters of the rest of the league. Sort of: there was an Expansion Draft last year for LAFC, so the five teams that lost players in that exercise - Columbus Crew, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders, Sporting Kansas City, and Toronto FC - are exempt this year.
As such, FC Cincinnati will pick five players from the rosters of 18 teams.