2022 MLS expansion draft explained
2022 MLS Expansion Draft |
Date: | November 11, 2022 |
Overall: | 5 |
Rounds: | 5 |
Expansion Teams: | St. Louis City SC |
Expansion Season: | 2023 |
Prev: | 2021 |
Next: | 2024 |
The 2022 MLS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team St. Louis City SC that was held on November 11, 2022. The list of exposed players was revealed on November 10, 2022.[1] The picks were made on November 11, 2022, at 6:30 PM ET with St. Louis City SC selecting Nicholas Gioacchini, Indiana Vassilev, Jonathan Bell, John Nelson, and Jake LaCava.[2]
Format
Teams who had players selected in the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft were exempt. These teams were Austin FC, Atlanta United FC, D.C. United, Los Angeles FC, and New York City FC. All other teams from the 2022 season were subject to the draft. These teams had 12 protection slots that they may apply to any draft eligible player on their senior, and supplemental rosters. Players who have not graduated from Generation Adidas, and homegrown players age 25 and under as of the end of the 2022 season were not eligible for the draft. Players with contracts expiring at the end of the season, designated players, and players with no-trade clauses were part of a team's roster and were eligible for the draft. In the case of players with no-trade clauses, a team must use one of their protection slots for that player. A team that had a player selected in the draft became exempt from any further picks in the draft. The expansion team, St. Louis City SC was given 5 picks for the draft.[3]
Expansion Draft picks
Team-by-team-breakdown
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2022 MLS Expansion Draft Eligible Player List. mlssoccer.com. November 10, 2022. November 11, 2022.
- Web site: 2022 MLS Expansion Draft: St. Louis CITY make 5 picks before inaugural season . mlssoccer.com . November 11, 2022. November 11, 2022.
- Web site: 2022 MLS Expansion Draft Rules & Procedures. September 14, 2022. mlssoccer.com. November 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221112074053/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2022-mls-expansion-draft-rules-procedures. November 12, 2022.
- Web site: 2022 MLS Expansion Draft: St. Louis CITY make 5 picks before inaugural season. mlssoccer.com. November 11, 2022. November 11, 2022.