2008 MLS Expansion Draft
The 2008 MLS Expansion Draft took place on November 26, 2008, and was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Seattle Sounders FC. They made 10 selections from a pool of players from the other 14 MLS clubs.
| 2008 MLS Expansion Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | November 26, 2008 |
| Overview | |
| Expansion team | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Expansion season | 2009 |
Format
- Only one player could be selected from each team. Four of the league's 14 current teams did not have a player selected.
- Teams were allowed to protect 11 players from their 28-man rosters. Generation Adidas players were automatically protected, though players who are graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2008 season were not.
- Teams with 4 or more international players were required to protect 3 of them. If a team had 3 or fewer international players, then it was required to protect all but one.
- Any developmental players selected were required to be moved up to the senior roster for the 2009 season.
Expansion Draft Results
| # | Player | Position | Country | Previous club |
| 1 | Nate Jaqua | F |  United States |
Houston Dynamo |
| 2 | Nathan Sturgis | M | United States |
Real Salt Lake |
| 3 | Jeff Parke | D | United States |
New York Red Bulls |
| 4 | Jarrod Smith | F |  New Zealand |
Toronto FC |
| 5 | Khano Smith | M |  Bermuda |
New England Revolution |
| 6 | Peter Vagenas | M | United States |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
| 7 | Tyson Wahl | D | United States |
Kansas City Wizards |
| 8 | James Riley | D | United States |
San Jose Earthquakes |
| 9 | Stephen King | M | United States |
Chicago Fire |
| 10 | Brad Evans | M | United States |
Columbus Crew |
Team-by-team breakdown
Chicago Fire
Chivas USA
Colorado Rapids
|
Exposed |
Protected |
Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| José Burciaga, Jr. | Mehdi Ballouchy | Nico Colaluca |
| Preston Burpo | Conor Casey | Ciaran O'Brien |
| Terry Cooke | Colin Clark | |
| Greg Dalby | Bouna Coundoul | |
| John DiRaimondo | Omar Cummings | |
| Facundo Erpen | Cory Gibbs | |
| Brian Grazier | Christian Gómez | |
| Jordan Harvey | Ugo Ihemelu | |
| Justin Hughes | Nick LaBrocca | |
| Stephen Keel | Pablo Mastroeni | |
| Kosuke Kimura | Jacob Peterson | |
| Tam McManus | ||
| Mike Petke | ||
| Kwame Sarkodie | ||
| Tim Ward | ||
| Cesar Zambrano | ||
Columbus Crew
DC United
FC Dallas
Houston Dynamo
Kansas City Wizards
Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
New York Red Bulls
Real Salt Lake
San Jose Earthquakes
|
Exposed |
Protected |
Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Mikel Arce | Arturo Alvarez | |
| Jay Ayres | Joe Cannon | |
| John Cunliffe | Ryan Cochrane | |
| Eric Denton | Ramiro Corrales | |
| Gavin Glinton | Nick Garcia | |
| Ned Grabavoy | Jason Hernandez | |
| Kelly Gray | Darren Huckerby | |
| Michael Gustavson | Ryan Johnson | |
| Matt Hatzke | Francisco Lima | |
| Amir Lowery | Shea Salinas | |
| Ronnie O'Brien | Scott Sealy | |
| James Riley | ||
| Jamil Roberts | ||
| Adam Smarte | ||
| Davide Somma | ||
| Sina Shabany | ||
Toronto FC
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