1997 MLS supplemental draft

Last updated

The 1997 Major League Soccer supplemental draft was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on February 2, 1997.

Contents

*Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team

Round 1

Pick #MLS teamPlayerPositionAffiliation
1 Los Angeles Galaxy [R1 trade 1] Danny Pena D Cincinnati Silverbacks
2 Dallas Burn [R1 trade 2] Wade Webber D University of Portland, Seattle Sounders
3 New England Revolution [R1 trade 3] Bill Harte D Loyola University, Baltimore Spirit
4 Dallas Burn [R1 trade 4] Dan Stebbins F University of Notre Dame, Milwaukee Rampage
5 New York/New Jersey MetroStars Ezra Hendrickson D Drake University, New Orleans Shell Shockers
6 Tampa Bay Mutiny [R1 trade 5] Marco Ferruzzi M University of North Carolina, Tampa Bay Cyclones
7 Kansas City Wizards Ryan Tinsley M Fresno State, San Diego Sockers (CISL)
8 D.C. United [R1 trade 6] Carlos Llamosa D New York Centaurs
9 Los Angeles Galaxy Bryan Taylor F Fresno State, Central Coast Roadrunners
10 Tampa Bay Mutiny [R1 trade 7] David Moxom D Robert Morris University, Carolina Dynamo

Round 1 trades

  1. ↑ #1: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew → Los Angeles Galaxy. 2 February 1997: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this first-round selection from Columbus Crew in exchange for midfielder Jorge Salcedo. [ref 1] Earlier the same day, Columbus had acquired this first-round pick from Colorado Rapids in exchange for a third-round pick (#23) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft and midfielder Adrián Paz. [ref 1]
  2. ↑ #2: New England Revolution → Dallas Burn. 2 February 1997: Dallas Burn acquired this first-round pick from New England Revolution in exchange for a first-round selection (#3) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft and a third-round pick in the 1997 MLS College Draft. [ref 2]
  3. ↑ #3: Columbus Crew → Dallas Burn → New England Revolution. 2 February 1997: New England Revolution acquired this first-round pick and a third-round pick in the 1997 MLS College Draft from Dallas Burn in exchange for a first-round selection (#2) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft. [ref 2] On 9 August 1996, Dallas had acquired this first-round pick and defender Dante Washington from Columbus Crew in exchange for an allocation. Columbus used the allocation to sign goalkeeper Brad Friedel. [ref 3]
  4. ↑ #4: San Jose Clash → Dallas Burn. 2 February 1997: Dallas Burn acquired this first-round pick and a second-round pick (#20) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft from San Jose Clash in exchange for a second-round pick (#16) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft and defender Lawrence Lozzano. [ref 2]
  5. ↑ #6: Dallas Burn → Tampa Bay Mutiny. 31 January 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this first-round selection and a third-round pick in the 1998 MLS College Draft from Dallas Burn in exchange for forward Peter Hattrup. [ref 1]
  6. ↑ #8: Tampa Bay Mutiny → D.C. United. 2 February 1997: D.C. United acquired this first-round pick from Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for a first-round pick (#10) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft and a second-round pick in the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft. [ref 2]
  7. ↑ #10: D.C. United → Tampa Bay Mutiny. 2 February 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this first-round pick and a second-round pick in the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft from D.C. United in exchange for a first-round pick (#8) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft. [ref 2]

Round 2

Pick #MLS teamPlayerPositionAffiliation
11 Colorado Rapids Billy Baumhoff M University of South Carolina, Kansas City Wiz
12 New England Revolution Patrick Olalere F Carson-Newman, California Jaguars
13 Columbus Crew Jason Farrell M Seattle Pacific University, Seattle Sounders
14 D.C. United [R2 trade 1] Gerson Echeverry F Seton Hall University, Richmond Kickers
15 New York/New Jersey MetroStars Braeden Cloutier F San Diego Sockers
16 San Jose Clash [R2 trade 2] Curt Onalfo D University of Virginia, Los Angeles Galaxy
17 Kansas City Wizards Ricci Greenwood F Seattle Pacific University, Columbus Invaders
18 Tampa Bay Mutiny Paulo Dos Santos M Rhode Island University, New England Revolution
19 Los Angeles Galaxy John Jones F Sacramento State University, Sacramento Scorpions
20 Dallas Burn [R2 trade 3] Joey Martinez D Milwaukee Rampage

Round 2 trades

  1. ↑ #14: San Jose Clash → D.C. United. 22 January 1997: D.C. United acquired this second-round pick from San Jose Clash in exchange for a second-round pick (#20) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft and midfielder Shawn Medved. [ref 4]
  2. ↑ #16: Dallas Burn → San Jose Clash. 2 February 1997: San Jose Clash acquired this second-round pick and defender Lawrence Lozzano from Dallas Burn in exchange for a first-round pick (#4) and a second-round pick (#20) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft. [ref 2]
  3. ↑ #20: D.C. United → San Jose Clash → Dallas Burn. 2 February 1997: Dallas Burn acquired this second-round pick and a first-round pick (#4) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft from San Jose Clash in exchange for a second-round pick (#16) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft and defender Lawrence Lozzano. [ref 2] On 22 January 1997, San Jose had acquired this second-round pick and midfielder Shawn Medved from D.C. United in exchange for a second-round pick (#14) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft. [ref 4]

Round 3

Pick #MLS teamPlayerPositionAffiliation
21 Colorado Rapids Kerry Zavagnin M University of North Carolina, Raleigh Flyers
22 New England Revolution Sam George M UCLA, Anaheim Splash
23 Colorado Rapids [R3 trade 1] Mike Britton D Syracuse University, Houston Hotshots
24 San Jose Clash Edmundo Rodriguez F University of New Mexico, Tampa Bay Terror
25 New York/New Jersey MetroStars Dave Stewart F El Paso Patriots
26 Dallas Burn Eric StempinskiF University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee Rampage
27 Tampa Bay Mutiny [R3 trade 2] Mike Heald M University of Tampa, Tampa Bay Cyclones
28 Columbus Crew [R3 trade 3] Billy Clifford D University of South Carolina, South Carolina Shamrocks
29 Los Angeles Galaxy Travis Rinker D Bridgeport University, Long Island Rough Riders
30 D.C. United Joey Thieman M Princeton University, R. Charleroi S.C.

Round 3 trades

  1. ↑ #23: Columbus Crew → Colorado Rapids. 2 February 1997: Colorado Rapids acquired this third-round selection and midfielder Adrián Paz from Columbus Crew in exchange for a first-round pick (#1) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft. [ref 1]
  2. ↑ #27: Kansas City Wizards → Tampa Bay Mutiny. 9 January 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this third-round pick and forward Alan Prampin from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for defender Steve Pittman. [ref 5]
  3. ↑ #28: Tampa Bay Mutiny → Columbus Crew. 2 February 1997: Columbus Crew acquired this third-round pick from Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for a third-round selection in the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft. [ref 2]

Related Research Articles

The 2004 MLS SuperDraft, held in Charlotte, North Carolina on January 16, 2004, was the fifth incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The draft was most notable at the time for the selection of one of the youngest athletes in American sporting history, Freddy Adu, with the first pick by D.C. United after a trade from the Dallas Burn. The trade was initiated by the league after Adu had signed in November 2003 with the intent of playing for D.C., his local team.

The 2003 MLS Superdraft was held January 17, 2003 in Kansas City, Missouri. It was the fifth annual SuperDraft held by Major League Soccer.

The 2002 Major League Soccer SuperDraft was held on February 10, 2002 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

The 2001 Major League Soccer SuperDraft was held on February 5, 2001, at the Signature Grand in Davie, Florida.

The 2000 Major League Soccer SuperDraft was held on February 6, 2000 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and consisted of six rounds.

The 1996 Major League Soccer College Draft was held on March 4, 1996, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The 1997 Major League Soccer College Draft was held on February 1 and 2, 1997 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The draft was held in conjunction with the Umbro Select College All-Star Classic. The first round of the draft took place at halftime of the game and was broadcast live by Prime Sports. The second and third rounds of the draft took place February 2, 1997, beginning at 9:00 AM EST in the Fort Lauderdale Airport Hilton. The 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft took place on the afternoon of February 2, 1997.

The 1998 Major League Soccer College Draft was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 31 and February 1, 1998. The College Draft was followed by the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft.

The 1999 Major League Soccer College Draft was held on February 6 and 7, 1999 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The first round of the draft took place on February 6 with the second and third rounds on February 7. The College Draft was followed by the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft later on February 7.

The 1996 Major League Soccer supplemental draft was held on March 4, 1996, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The 1998 Major League Soccer supplemental draft was held on February 1, 1998, at the Airport Hilton in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The 1999 Major League Soccer supplemental draft took place in Fort Lauderdale on the afternoon of Sunday, February 7. The second and third rounds of the 1999 MLS College Draft had taken place earlier that morning. In this supplemental draft, a number of teams passed in the second and third rounds. Consequently in 2000, MLS merged the college and supplemental draft into the 2000 MLS SuperDraft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2005 MLS SuperDraft</span>

The 2005 MLS SuperDraft, held in Baltimore, Maryland on January 14, 2005, was the sixth incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. Expansion club Real Salt Lake had the first pick as the result of a coin toss. RSL drafted Under-17 midfielder Nikolas Besagno with the first selection.

Following the signature of the first MLS players' union contract, the MLS Superdraft was limited to four rounds. As a result, the Supplemental Draft was re-incarnated to hold the additional rounds. The 2005 MLS supplemental draft, held on February 4, 2005, was the first re-incarnation of the MLS supplemental draft. The four-round event followed January's 2005 MLS SuperDraft, as teams filled out their developmental rosters. Expansion clubs Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA received the first picks in each round.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 MLS SuperDraft</span>

The 2006 MLS SuperDraft, held in Philadelphia on January 20, 2006, was the seventh incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection originally belonged to Chivas USA, but they traded it to the MetroStars for the fifth overall selection and Jason Hernandez. The MetroStars then drafted Marvell Wynne. The draft was followed by the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft.

The 2008 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 18, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the ninth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection was made by the Kansas City Wizards, after acquiring the selection from the expansion San Jose Earthquakes. It was followed by the Supplemental Draft.

The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009, in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the tenth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection was owned by the expansion Seattle Sounders FC. Unlike previous years, the SuperDraft was not followed by the Supplemental Draft due to roster changes for the 2009 season decreasing the number of developmental spaces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 MLS SuperDraft</span>

The 2010 MLS SuperDraft was the eleventh annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 14, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the 2010 NSCAA Convention. The 2010 SuperDraft consisted of four rounds with sixteen selections each, for a total of 64 players selected during the draft. The draft preceded the 2010 MLS season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 MLS SuperDraft</span>

The 2014 MLS SuperDraft was the fifteenth SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. The first two rounds of the four round draft took place on January 16, 2014, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Rounds three and four took place on January 21, 2014, via conference call.

The 1997 New England Revolution season was the second season for the New England Revolution both as a club and in Major League Soccer (MLS). Alongside the MLS Regular Season, the team made their debut in both the U.S. Open Cup and the MLS Cup Playoffs, although they failed to advance in either. The season began on March 29 with a 1–0 away win over the Dallas Burn, and concluded with a home shootout loss to D.C. United in the MLS Cup Playoffs on October 8. The 1997 Season marked the first season with goalkeeper Walter Zenga, who would later be elevated to player-manager in the 1998 season after the departure of head coach Thomas Rongen.

References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "Deals – February 2, 1997". Seattle Times. February 2, 1997. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "MLS: 1997 Supplemental Draft Results". Soccer America. February 2, 1997. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
    3. ↑ "MLS: Friedel to play for Columbus". Soccer America. August 9, 1996. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
    4. 1 2 "Transactions – January 22, 1997". Hartford Courant. January 22, 1997. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
    5. ↑ "Transactions – January 10, 1997". New York Times. January 10, 1997. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
    This page is based on this Wikipedia article
    Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
    Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.