1996 MLS College Draft
The 1996
College Draft was held on March 4, 1996, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
.
History
As Major League Soccer prepared for its first season, the league began stocking teams with players. As the teams were being created at the same time, the league adopted a measured approach to building rosters. First, the league
1996 MLS Supplemental Draft
was held later the same day.
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the US Soccer Hall of Fame
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| * | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team |
Round 1
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Wiz[R1 trade 1] |
Matt McKeon | M | St. Louis University
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| 2 | D.C. United[R1 trade 2] | Eddie Pope | D | University of North Carolina |
| 3 | Dallas Burn[R1 trade 3] |
Brandon Pollard | D | University of Virginia |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Adam Frye | D | UCLA
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| 5 | Kansas City Wiz |
Chris Snitko | GK | UCLA
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| 6 | New England Revolution | Paul Keegan | F | Boston College |
| 7 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Guillermo Jara | F | University of San Diego |
| 8 | Dallas Burn |
Jeff Cassar | GK | Florida International University |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | Mike Gentile | M | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 10 | Columbus Crew |
Mac Cozier | F | UNC-Charlotte
|
Round 1 trades
- ^ #1: D.C. United → Kansas City Wiz. 3 March 1996: Kansas City Wiz acquired this first-round pick and goalkeeper Garth Lagerwey from D.C. United in exchange for goalkeeper Jeff Causey.[ref 1]
- 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft.[ref 1]
- 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft.[ref 2] On 26 February 1996, in the first trade in league history, New York/New Jersey had acquired this first-round pick and midfielder Rhett Harty from San Jose Clash in exchange for defender Troy Dayak.[ref 3]
Round 2
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars[R2 trade 1] |
Scott Lamphear | D | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 12 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Miles Joseph | F | Clemson University |
| 13 | San Jose Clash |
Derick Brownell | F | Santa Clara University |
| 14 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Casey Sweeney | M | Butler University |
| 15 | Kansas City Wiz |
Diego Gutierrez | M | Rockhurst University |
| 16 | New England Revolution | Imad Baba | M | Clemson University |
| 17 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Greg Vanney | M | UCLA
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| 18 | Tampa Bay Mutiny[R2 trade 2] | Steve Ralston | M | Florida International University |
| 19 | Colorado Rapids | Paul Grafer | GK | William & Mary College
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| 20 | Columbus Crew |
Ricci Greenwood | F | Seattle Pacific University |
Round 2 trades
- 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft, and goalkeeper Matthew Olson from D.C. United in exchange for a first-round pick (#8) in the 1996 Supplemental Draft.[ref 2]
- 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft.[ref 2]
Round 3
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | D.C. United | Jesse Marsch | M | Princeton University |
| 22 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Hamisi Amani-Dove | F | Rutgers University |
| 23 | San Jose Clash |
Eddie Lewis | F | UCLA
|
| 24 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Nate Daligcon | D | Seattle Pacific University |
| 25 | Kansas City Wiz |
Dion Sebwe | D | Park University |
| 26 | New England Revolution | Paulo Dos Santos | M | University of Rhode Island |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Ante Razov | F | UCLA
|
| 28 | Dallas Burn |
Brandon Cavitt | M | Sacramento State University |
| 29 | Colorado Rapids | PASS | ||
| 30 | Columbus Crew |
Todd Miller | M | Westminster College
|
Round 3 trades
No trades reported.
References
- ^ a b "2014 SuperDraft Book" (PDF). Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ^ a b c "MLS: Transactions". Soccer America. March 4, 1996. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ^ Yannis, Alex (February 27, 1996). "Soccer Report". New York Times. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
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