First Team

2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft Rules Refresher

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The Expansion Draft for New York City FC and Orlando City SC is complete, so now it's time to shift our focus to the annual Re-Entry Draft. The first phase will take place tomorrow, December 12, followed by a second phase on Thursday, December 18. The Re-Entry Draft is a chance for veterans in this league, whose contracts weren't picked up at the end of the season or whose options were declined, to move within the League. Here's how it all works.



The Re-Entry Draft will follow the same order as the SuperDraft, based on where each MLS team finished last season, with Orlando City SC picking first and New York City FC picking second. 


Players are available in the Re-Entry draft if:


  • If a player has played at least three years in MLS, is 23 or older, and has had their option declined by their current club, they are eligible for and available in the Re-Entry Process at their option salary.
  • If a player has at least four years experience in MLS, is 25 or older, is out of contract and their current club doesn’t offer them a new contract at their previous salary, they are eligible for and available in the Re-Entry Process at their previous season’s salary.
  • If a player has played at least eights years in MLS, is 30 years or older, is out of-contract and their club does not resign them to a new contract, they are eligible for and available in the Re-Entry Process for at least 105% of their previous salary.


D.C. United Eligible Players

Nana Attakora
Alex Caskey
Jeff Parke
Conor Shanosky


Other Eligible MLS Players

Patrick Ianni (Chicago Fire)
Hunter Jumper (Chicago Fire)
Steven Kinney (Chicago Fire)
Sanna Nyassi (Chicago Fire)
Gonzalo Segares (Chicago Fire)
Bakary Soumare (Chicago Fire)


Carlos Borja (Chivas USA)
Marvin Chavez (Chivas USA)
Oswaldo Minda (Chivas USA)
Martin Rivero (Chivas USA)
Nathan Sturgis (Chivas USA)


Daniel Paladini (Columbus Crew SC)


David Armstrong (Colorado Rapids)
Edson Buddle (Colorado Rapids)
Kamani Hill (Colorado Rapids)
Dimitry Imbongo (Colorado Rapids)
Brian Mullan (Colorado Rapids)
Marvell Wynne (Colorado Rapids)


Jair Benitez (FC Dallas)
Adam Moffat (FC Dallas)
Hendry Thomas (FC Dallas)


Omar Cummings (Houston Dynamo)
Brian Ownby (Houston Dynamo)


Rafael Garcia (LA Galaxy)
Chandler Hoffman (LA Galaxy)
Brian Perk (LA Galaxy)
James Riley (LA Galaxy)


Mamadou "Futty" Danso (Montreal Impact)
Matteo Ferrari (Montreal Impact)
Troy Perkins (Montreal Impact)


Andre Akpan (New England Revolution)
Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution)
Stephen McCarthy (New England Revolution)


Bobby Convey (New York Red Bulls)
Kosuke Kimura (New York Red Bulls)


Corben Bone (Philadelphia Union)
Fred (Philadelphia Union)
Brian Carroll (Philadelphia Union)


Kalif Alhassan (Portland Timbers)
Rauwshan McKenzie (Portland Timbers)
Danny O'Rourke (Portland Timbers)


Rich Balchan (Real Salt Lake)
Aaron Maund (Real Salt Lake)


Tristan Bowen (Seattle Sounders)
Josh Ford (Seattle Sounders)
Marcus Hahnemann (Seattle Sounders)


Jon Busch (San Jose Earthquakes)
Atiba Harris (San Jose Earthquakes)


Josh Gardner (Sporting Kansas City)


Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC)
Jeremy Hall (Toronto FC)
Ryan Richter (Toronto FC)
Andrew Wiedeman (Toronto FC)


Carlyle Mitchell (Vancouver Whitecaps)
Mauro Rosales (Vancouver Whitecaps)


NOTE: = out of contract