1997 MLS expansion draft

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1997 MLS Expansion Draft
General information
Date(s)November 6, 1997
Overview
Expansion teams Chicago Fire
Miami Fusion F.C.
Expansion season 1998
2004  

The 1997 MLS Expansion Draft was held November 6, 1997. Two teams participated, the Chicago Fire and Miami Fusion F.C., both expansion Major League Soccer clubs starting play in the 1998 season.

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Format

Each team in the league made ten players, including at least one foreign player, available for the Fire and Fusion to select. From this pool of available players, the two teams then selected twelve players. Although Paul Caligiuri of the Los Angeles Galaxy was listed as exposed, he had recently won a lawsuit against the league which forced the league to place him with the Galaxy as his original contract with the league had stipulated. Consequently, he was not available for selection. The Fire won the first selection through a coin toss. [1] The draft was held via conference call. [2]

Expansion Draft

PickSelecting TeamPlayerPositionPrevious Team
1 Chicago Fire Danny Pena D Los Angeles Galaxy
2 Miami Fusion David Vaudreuil D/M D.C. United
3 Chicago Fire Kevin Hartman GK Los Angeles Galaxy
4 Miami Fusion John Maessner M D.C. United
5 Chicago Fire Manny Lagos M MetroStars
6 Miami Fusion Kris Kelderman D/M D.C. United
7 Chicago Fire Jason Farrell M Columbus Crew
8 Miami Fusion Joey Martinez D Dallas Burn
9 Chicago Fire Jorge Salcedo M Columbus Crew
10 Miami Fusion Jeff Cassar GK Dallas Burn
11 Chicago Fire Zach Thornton GK MetroStars
12 Miami Fusion Nelson Vargas M Tampa Bay Mutiny
13 Chicago Fire Francis Okaroh D New England Revolution
14 Miami Fusion Cle Kooiman D Tampa Bay Mutiny
15 Chicago Fire Diego Gutierrez M Kansas City Wizards
16 Miami Fusion Ramiro Corrales D San Jose Clash
17 Chicago Fire Andrew Lewis D MetroStars
18 Miami Fusion Matt Kmosko D Colorado Rapids
19 Chicago Fire Brian Bates D Colorado Rapids
20 Miami Fusion Scott Budnick GK Tampa Bay Mutiny
21 Chicago Fire A.J. Wood F Columbus Crew
22 Miami Fusion Wade Webber D Dallas Burn
23 Chicago Fire Steve Patterson F Colorado Rapids
24 Miami Fusion Bryan Taylor F Los Angeles Galaxy

Team-by Team breakdown

Colorado Rapids

Exposed

Protected

Rafael Amaya (M) Marcelo Balboa (D)
Brian Bates (D) Paul Bravo (M)
Tote Castaneda (M) Marcus Hahnemann (GK)
Paul Grafer (GK) Wolde Harris (F)
Sean Henderson (M) Chris Henderson (M)
Tahj Jakins (D) David Patiño (M)
Matt Kmosko (D) Ross Paule (M)
Chris Martinez (D) Adrián Paz (F)
Steve Patterson (F) Steve Trittschuh (D)
Steve Rammel (F) Peter Vermes (D)
Joey DiGiamarino (M)

Columbus Crew

Exposed

Protected

Marcelo Carrera (F) Thomas Dooley (D/M)
Mike Clark (D) Ansil Elcock (D/M)
Jason Farrell (M) Brad Friedel (GK)
Janusz Michallik (D) Doctor Khumalo (M)
Sergio Miguez (D) Frank Klopas (F)
Jorge Salcedo (M) Mike Lapper (D/M)
Rob Smith (M) Brian Maisonneuve (M)
Billy Thompson (F) Brian McBride (F)
A.J. Wood (F) Robert Warzycha (M)
David Winner (GK) Todd Yeagley (D/M)
Ubusuku Abukusumo (D/M)

D.C. United

Exposed

Protected

Scott Garlick (GK) Jeff Agoos (D)
Ben Iroha (D/M) Raúl Díaz Arce (F)
Brian Kamler (M) Marco Etcheverry (F)
Kris Kelderman (D) Mario Gori (D)
Jesse Marsch (M) John Harkes (M)
Clint Peay (D) Carlos Llamosa (D)
John Maessner (M) Jaime Moreno (F)
Tom Presthus (GK) Eddie Pope (D)
Mark Simpson (GK) Tony Sanneh (M)
David Vaudreuil (D) Richie Williams (M)
Roy Wegerle (F)

Dallas Burn

Exposed

Protected

Jeff Cassar (GK) Damian (F)
Eric Dade (D) Mark Dodd (GK)
Richard Farrer (F) Ted Eck (M/F)
Jorge Flores (M) Gerell Elliott (M/F)
Brian Haynes (F) Jason Kreis (M)
Garth Lagerwey (GK) Brandon Pollard (D)
Joey Martinez (D) Jorge Rodríguez (D)
Daniel Peinado (M) Mark Santel (D/M)
Tom Soehn (D) Alain Sutter (M)
Temoc Suarez (F) Dante Washington (F)
Wade Webber (D) Juan Sastoque (F)

Kansas City Wizards

Exposed

Protected

Jake Dancy (D) Mike Ammann (GK)
John DeBrito (F) Sean Bowers (D)
Diego Gutierrez (D/M) Mark Chung (M)
Brian Johnson (M) Mo Johnston (M/F)
Steve Pittman (D) Pete Marino (F)
Edmundo Rodriguez (D) Matt McKeon (D)
Dionysius Sebwe (D) Uche Okafor (D)
Chris Snitko (GK) Preki (M)
Scott Uderitz (D) Vitalis Takawira (F)
Paul Wright (M/F) Ryan Tinsley (M)
Nino Da Silva (M)

Los Angeles Galaxy

Exposed

Protected

Paul Caligiuri (D) Chris Armas (M)
Ezra Hendrickson (D) Dan Calichman (D)
Kevin Hartman (GK) Jorge Campos (GK)
Guillermo Jara (F) Mauricio Cienfuegos (M)
Steve Jolley (M) Robin Fraser (D)
Harut Karapetyan (F) Eduardo Hurtado (F)
Peter Lak (D) Cobi Jones (M)
Gerardo Laterza (M) Martín Machón (M)
Danny Pena (D) Greg Vanney (M)
Bryan Taylor (F) Welton (F)
Jose Vasquez (D) Jose Botello (F)

MetroStars

Exposed

Protected

Brian Bliss (D) Shaun Bartlett (F)
Braeden Cloutier (M) Antony de Ávila (F)
Cristian da Silva (D) Rhett Harty (D)
Matt Knowles (D) Miles Joseph (F)
Manny Lagos (M) Brian Kelly (M)
Andrew Lewis (D) Tony Meola (GK)
Joao Luiz (D) Tab Ramos (M)
Zach Thornton (GK) Giovanni Savarese (F)
Jeff Zaun (D) Mark Semioli (D)
Kerry Zavagnin (D) Mike Sorber (M)
Carlos Parra (M)

New England Revolution

Exposed

Protected

Jeff Causey (GK) Imad Baba (M)
Scott Coufal (GK) Mike Burns (D/M)
Giuseppe Galderisi (F) Ted Chronopoulos (D/M)
Erik Imler (D) Alejandro Farias (M)
Rob Jachym (F) Paul Keegan (F)
John Kerr (M) Alexi Lalas (D)
Steve Klein (M) Ivan McKinley (M)
Alberto Naveda (M/F) Joe-Max Moore (M)
Francis Okaroh (D) Leonardo Squadrone (D)
Darren Sawatzky (M/F) Walter Zenga (GK)
Evans Wise (M) Brian Dunseth (D)

San Jose Clash

Exposed

Protected

Ramiro Corrales (D) Jeff Baicher (F)
Zico (M) Ronald Cerritos (M/F)
Oscar Draguicevich (D) Curt Onalfo (D)
Dominic Kinnear (M) John Doyle (D)
Tim Martin (D) Michael Emenalo (D)
Shawn Medved (M) David Kramer (GK)
Michael Emenalo (D) Eddie Lewis (M)
Dave Salzwedel (GK) Lawrence Lozzano (F)
Christopher Sullivan (M/F) Eric Wynalda (F)
István Urbányi (M) Troy Dayak (D)
Esmundo Rodriguez (M)

Tampa Bay Mutiny

Exposed

Protected

Derek Backman (M) Mike Duhaney (D)
Scott Budnick (GK) Gilmar (M/F)
Chiquinho Conde (F) Frankie Hejduk (D)
Mark Dougherty (GK) Roy Lassiter (F)
Marco Ferruzzi (M) Steve Ralston (M)
Adam Frye (D) Carlos Valderrama (M)
Sam George (M) Martín Vásquez (M)
Bill Harte (D) Frank Yallop (D)
Cle Kooiman (D) Joao Batista (M)
Alan Prampin (F) Jacek Ziober (F)
Musa Shannon (M/F) Eric Quill (F)
Nelson Vargas (M)

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