2012 MLS supplemental draft explained

The 2012 MLS supplemental draft was a secondary draft that was held by Major League Soccer via conference call on January 17, 2012.^[1] The draft was four rounds and all 19 MLS clubs participated.

Changes from 2011

• As an expansion club, Montreal received the first pick in the Supplemental Draft.
• Due to the league shortening the 2012 MLS SuperDraft from three rounds to two rounds, the Supplemental Draft was increased from three rounds to four rounds. Previously traded SuperDraft Round 3 picks became Supplemental Draft Round 1 picks.^[2]

Selection Order

The official selection order was set by Major League Soccer on October 21, 2011:

1. 2012 expansion team Montreal Impact had the first selection;
2. The eight clubs which did not qualify for the playoffs received picks #2 through #9 (in reverse order of season points);
3. The two clubs eliminated in the Wild Card round of playoffs received picks #10 and #11 (in reverse order of season points);
4. The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals received picks #12 through #15 (in reverse order of season points);
5. The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals received picks #16 and #17 (in reverse order of season points);
6. The club which lost the 2011 MLS Cup received pick #18;
7. The club which won the 2011 MLS Cup received pick #19.

This selection order held for all four rounds of the Supplemental Draft.

Round 1

width=7%	Pick # !	width=25%	MLS team !	width=18%	Player !	width=20%	Position !	Affiliation
1				UNC Charlotte Hamilton Rage
2				Cruz Azul
3				Bethel Reading United
4				New Mexico
5				Monmouth Central Jersey Spartans
6				UCLA Ventura County Fusion
7				Virginia Reading United
8				Portland Portland Timbers U23's
9				Delaware Reading United
10				North Carolina Reading United
11				Maryland Real Maryland Monarchs
12		Karo Okiomah		High Point Carolina Dynamo
13				Pennsylvania
14				Connecticut
15				UAB Atlanta Blackhawks
16				UCLA Ventura County Fusion
17				Manta FC
18				UCLA Orange County Blue Star
19				Bradley GPS Portland Phoenix

Round 1 Trades

Round 2

width=7%	Pick # !	width=25%	MLS team !	width=18%	Player !	width=20%	Position !	Affiliation
20				East Tennessee State GPS Portland Phoenix
21				Notre Dame Indiana Invaders
22				Indiana
23				Santa Clara
24				UCLA Ventura County Fusion
25				UC Riverside
26				New Mexico Des Moines Menace
27				UC Irvine Orange County Blue Star
28				San Diego State Ventura County Fusion
29				Washington Washington Crossfire
30				Fort Lewis
31				Virginia
32		Krystian Witkowski		Marist FC Buffalo
33				UC Santa Barbara
34				Leicester City
35				St. John's
36				Northwestern
37				Cal State Fullerton
38				Cal State Northridge FC Hasental

Round 2 Trades

Round 3

width=7%	Pick # !	width=25%	MLS team !	width=18%	Player !	width=20%	Position !	Affiliation
39				Colgate Ocean City Nor'easters
40				UC Irvine
41				Villanova Long Island Rough Riders
42				SMU
43				Valparaiso
44				Ohio State
45		Charles Rodriguez		UNC Charlotte Nashville Metros
46				St. Mary's Washington Crossfire
47				UWGB Michigan Bucks
48				Liberty
49				St. John's
50				Pennsylvania Reading United
51				Princeton Central Jersey Spartans
52				Thespa Kusatsu
53				Washington North Sound SeaWolves
54				Rockhurst Kansas City Brass
55				Universidad San Martín de Porres
56				Liberty
57		Yuri Gorentzvaig		AA Flamengo

Round 3 Trades

Round 4

width=7%	Pick # !	width=25%	MLS team !	width=18%	Player !	width=20%	Position !	Affiliation
58				Niagara Forest City London
59				Penn State
60				Saint Louis
61				Columbia
62				San Diego
63				UC Santa Barbara
64				Drake
65				Loyola Marymount Des Moines Menace
66				Tulsa
67				UMBC Bradenton Academics
68				SMU
69				Hastings College
70				Santa Clara
71				Longwood
72				Cal Poly Orange County Blue Star
73				Loyola Marymount Orange County Blue Star
74		PASS
75				UNC Wilmington Carolina Dynamo
76				San Diego State

Round 4 Trades

Note on SuperDraft Trades

MLS reduced the 2012 MLS SuperDraft from three rounds to two rounds on October 21, 2011, which in turn affected trades involving 2012 SuperDraft Round 3 and Round 4 selections. These selections became 2012 Supplemental Draft Round 1 and Round 2 selections.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012 MLS SuperDraft set for Jan. 12 in Kansas City | MLSsoccer.com. mlssoccer.com. 2014-05-02.
2. Web site: Kansas City to host 2012 MLS SuperDraft on January 12 | Colorado Rapids. coloradorapids.com. 2014-05-02.