2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft

The two-stage 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 7, 2012 (Stage 1) and December 14, 2012 (Stage 2). All 19 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate.[1]

2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft
General information
Date(s)
  • Stage 1: December 7, 2012
  • Stage 2: December 14, 2012
Overview
LeagueMajor League Soccer
Teams19
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The Stage 1 and Stage 2 Drafts were conducted in the same order as the traditional Waiver Draft, with clubs choosing in reverse order of their 2012 Major League Soccer season finish.

Teams selected players who fell under the following circumstances:

  • Players who were at least 23 years old, had a minimum of three years of MLS experience, and whose options were not exercised by their club (available at option salary for 2013).
  • Players who were at least 25 years old, had a minimum of four years of MLS experience, were out of contract, and whose club did not offer them a contract at their previous salary (available at 2012 salary).
  • Players who were at least 30 years old, had a minimum of eight years of MLS experience, were out of contract, and whose club did not wish to re-sign them (available for at least 105 percent of their 2012 salary).

Players who were not selected in the Stage 1 draft were made available for the Stage 2 draft. Clubs that selected players in Stage 2 must negotiate a new salary with any player not under contract.

Teams also have the option of passing on their selection.

Available players edit

Players were required to meet age and service requirements to participate as stipulated by the terms of the MLS Collective Bargaining Agreement. Teams had to submit a list of available players to the league by December 3, 2012. The league released a list of all players available for the draft on December 5, 2012.[2] The league released an updated list of players available for Stage 2 of the draft on December 14, 2012.[3]


Player Position Released By Contract Status Re-Entry Draft Result
Jay Nolly GK Chicago Fire Option Declined Not selected
Dan Gargan DF Chicago Fire Not Specified Selected in stage 2 by San Jose Earthquakes
Gonzalo Segares DF Chicago Fire Option Declined Re-signed with Chicago prior to draft[4]
Corben Bone MF Chicago Fire Option Declined Withdrew prior to Stage 2 draft
Juan Pablo Ángel FW Chivas USA Out of Contract Not selected
Danny Califf DF Chivas USA Option Declined Selected in stage 2 by Toronto FC
Alejandro Moreno FW Chivas USA Option Declined Not selected
Peter Vagenas MF Chivas USA Out of Contract Not selected
Chris Birchall MF Columbus Crew Option Declined Withdrew prior to Stage 2 draft
William Hesmer GK Columbus Crew Option Declined Selected in stage 2 by Los Angeles Galaxy
Julius James DF Columbus Crew Option Declined Not selected
Tony Tchani MF Columbus Crew Option Declined Withdrew prior to draft; Later re-signed with Columbus[5]
Conor Casey FW Colorado Rapids Option Declined Selected in stage 2 by Philadelphia Union
Hunter Freeman DF Colorado Rapids Option Declined Selected in stage 2 by New England Revolution
Ian Joyce GK Colorado Rapids Option Declined Not selected
Tyrone Marshall DF Colorado Rapids Out of Contract Not selected
Joseph Nane MF Colorado Rapids Option Declined Not selected
Scott Palguta DF Colorado Rapids Out of Contract Not selected
Jamie Smith MF Colorado Rapids Option Declined Not selected
Tyson Wahl DF Colorado Rapids Option Declined Not selected
Marvell Wynne DF Colorado Rapids Option Declined Withdrew prior to draft
Mike Chabala DF D.C. United Option Declined Not selected
Stephen King MF D.C. United Option Declined Withdrew prior to draft
Maicon Santos FW D.C. United Option Declined Selected in stage 1 by Chicago Fire
Julian de Guzman MF FC Dallas Out of Contract Not selected
Bruno Guarda MF FC Dallas Out of Contract Not selected
Kevin Hartman GK FC Dallas Out of Contract Not selected
Scott Sealy FW FC Dallas Option Declined Not selected
Colin Clark MF Houston Dynamo Out of Contract Selected in stage 2 by Los Angeles Galaxy
Chad Barrett FW Los Angeles Galaxy Option Declined Selected in stage 2 by New England Revolution
Andrew Boyens DF Los Angeles Galaxy Option Declined Not selected
Bryan Jordan DF Los Angeles Galaxy Option Declined Selected in stage 2 by San Jose Earthquakes
Kyle Nakazawa MF Los Angeles Galaxy Option Declined Withdrew prior to draft
Pat Noonan FW Los Angeles Galaxy Option Declined Not selected
Brian Perk GK Los Angeles Galaxy Option Declined Withdrew prior to draft; Later re-signed with Los Angeles[6]
Josh Gardner DF Montreal Impact Option Declined Traded to Sporting Kansas City prior to draft[7]
Justin Mapp MF Montreal Impact Out of Contract Withdrew prior to draft; Later re-signed with Montreal[8]
Shavar Thomas DF Montreal Impact Option Declined Not selected
Blair Gavin MF New England Revolution Option Declined Not selected
Tim Murray GK New England Revolution Option Declined Not selected
Bill Gaudette GK New York Red Bulls Option Declined Not selected
Stephen Keel DF New York Red Bulls Option Declined Selected in stage 2 by FC Dallas
Chase Harrison GK Philadelphia Union Option Declined Not selected
Lovel Palmer DF Portland Timbers Option Declined Selected in stage 2 by Real Salt Lake
Steve Purdy DF Portland Timbers Option Declined Withdrew prior to draft
Rodney Wallace DF Portland Timbers Option Declined Re-signed with Portland prior to draft[9]
Paulo Jr. FW Real Salt Lake Option Declined Selected in stage 2 by Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Kyle Reynish GK Real Salt Lake Option Declined Not selected
Jean Alexandre MF San Jose Earthquakes Out of Contract Not selected
Ramiro Corrales DF San Jose Earthquakes Option Declined Not selected
Joey Gjertsen MF San Jose Earthquakes Option Declined Not selected
Ike Opara DF San Jose Earthquakes Option Declined Traded to Sporting Kansas City prior to Stage 2 of Draft[10]
Khari Stephenson MF San Jose Earthquakes Option Declined Not selected
Tim Ward DF San Jose Earthquakes Out of Contract Not selected
Mike Seamon MF Seattle Sounders FC Option Declined Not selected
Andrew Weber GK Seattle Sounders FC Option Declined Not selected
O'Brian White FW Seattle Sounders FC Option Declined Withdrew prior to draft
Korede Aiyegbusi DF Sporting Kansas City Option Declined Not selected
Luke Sassano MF Sporting Kansas City Option Declined Not selected
Eric Avila MF Toronto FC Out of Contract Selected in stage 2 by Colorado Rapids
Adrian Cann DF Toronto FC Option Declined Not selected
Jeremy Hall DF Toronto FC Option Declined Withdrew prior to Stage 2 draft; Later re-signed with Toronto[11]
Ty Harden DF Toronto FC Option Declined Selected in stage 2 by San Jose Earthquakes
Andrew Wiedeman FW Toronto FC Option Declined Withdrew prior to Stage 2 draft; Later re-signed with Toronto[12]
John Thorrington MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Option Declined Selected in stage 2 by D.C. United

Stage One edit

The first stage of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place at 3pm on December 7, 2012. All 19 Major League Soccer clubs participated.

Round 1 edit

Pick # Drafting Team Player Position Former Team
1 Toronto FC PASS
2 Chivas USA PASS
3 Portland Timbers PASS
4 New England Revolution PASS
5 Philadelphia Union PASS
6 Colorado Rapids PASS
7 FC Dallas PASS
8 Montreal Impact PASS
9 Columbus Crew PASS
10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC PASS
11 Chicago Fire Maicon Santos F D.C. United
12 Real Salt Lake PASS
13 New York Red Bulls PASS
14 Sporting Kansas City PASS
15 San Jose Earthquakes PASS
16 Seattle Sounders FC PASS
17 D.C. United PASS
18 Houston Dynamo PASS
19 Los Angeles Galaxy PASS

Round 2 edit

Pick # Drafting Team Player Position Former Team
20 Chicago Fire PASS

Stage Two edit

The second stage of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 14, 2012. All 19 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate but New York Red Bulls never joined the conference call.

Round 1 edit

Pick # Drafting Team Player Position Former Team
1 Toronto FC Danny Califf DF Chivas USA
2 Los Angeles Galaxy [R1 trade 1] Colin Clark MF Houston Dynamo
3 Portland Timbers PASS
4 New England Revolution Chad Barrett FW Los Angeles Galaxy
5 Philadelphia Union Conor Casey FW Colorado Rapids
6 Colorado Rapids Eric Avila MF Toronto FC
7 FC Dallas Stephen Keel DF New York Red Bulls
8 Montreal Impact PASS
9 Columbus Crew PASS
10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Paulo Jr. FW Real Salt Lake
11 Chicago Fire PASS
12 Real Salt Lake Lovel Palmer DF Portland Timbers
13 New York Red Bulls PASS
14 Sporting Kansas City PASS
15 San Jose Earthquakes Dan Gargan DF Chicago Fire
16 Seattle Sounders FC PASS
17 D.C. United John Thorrington MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC
18 Houston Dynamo PASS
19 Chivas USA [R1 trade 2] PASS

Round 1 trades edit

  1. ^ #2: Chivas USA → Los Angeles Galaxy. 14 December 2012: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired the #2 pick in Stage Two of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft from Chivas USA in exchange for the #19 pick in Stage Two of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft, a first-round selection in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, and a 2013 international roster slot. The traded Supplemental Draft pick is Los Angeles's natural selection.[ref 1]
  2. ^ #19: Los Angeles Galaxy → Chivas USA. 14 December 2012: Chivas USA acquired the #19 pick in Stage Two of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft, a first-round selection in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, and a 2013 international roster slot from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for the #2 pick in Stage Two of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft. The traded Supplemental Draft pick is Los Angeles's natural selection.[ref 1]

Round 2 edit

Pick # Drafting Team Player Position Former Team
20 Toronto FC PASS
21 Los Angeles Galaxy William Hesmer GK Columbus Crew
22 New England Revolution Hunter Freeman DF Colorado Rapids
23 Philadelphia Union PASS
24 Colorado Rapids PASS
25 FC Dallas PASS
26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC PASS
27 Real Salt Lake PASS
28 San Jose Earthquakes Ty Harden DF Toronto FC
29 D.C. United PASS

Round 3 edit

Pick # Drafting Team Player Position Former Team
30 Los Angeles Galaxy PASS
31 New England Revolution PASS
32 San Jose Earthquakes Bryan Jordan DF Los Angeles Galaxy

Round 4 edit

Pick # Drafting Team Player Position Former Team
33 San Jose Earthquakes PASS

After all clubs had passed on the remaining players, clubs were then allowed to draft their own former players. All clubs passed on this option.

References edit

  1. ^ "SuperDraft 2013 | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on November 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Angel, de Guzman remain available for 2012 Re-Entry draft". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. December 6, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  3. ^ "MLS unveils player list for Friday's Re-Entry Draft Stage 2". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  4. ^ Firchau, Nick (December 6, 2012). "Segares will return to Chicago with new multi-year deal". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "Crew re-signs midfielder Tony Tchani". TheCrew.com. Crew Communications. December 7, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  6. ^ "Goalkeeper Brian Perk signs new deal with Galaxy". LAGalaxy.com. MLS Soccer.com. December 10, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  7. ^ Schroeder, Alice (December 5, 2012). "Sporting Kansas City acquires Josh Gardner from Montreal Impact". SportingKC.com. Sporting Kansas City. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  8. ^ "Justin Mapp re-signs with the Impact". Montreal Impact. December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  9. ^ "Timbers re-sign three, exercise options on eight players". portlandtimbers.com. Portland Timbers Communications. December 6, 2012. Archived from the original on January 9, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  10. ^ "Sporting KC trades for defender Ike Opara". SportingKC.com. Sporting Kansas City. December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  11. ^ "Hall & Wiedeman Return For 2013". TorontoFC.ca. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  12. ^ "Hall & Wiedeman Return For 2013". TorontoFC.ca. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  1. ^ a b "LA Galaxy Improve Position in Stage 2 of Friday's MLS Re-Entry Process" (Press release). LA Galaxy Communications. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.