1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
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The MLS Inaugural Player Draft, held before
1996 season, distributed players to the league's ten inaugural teams. The Inaugural Player Draft occurred on February 6 and 7, 1996 after each team was allocated four marquee players
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| ^ | 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 | Previous Team |
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| 1 | Columbus Crew | Brian McBride | F | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | Jean Harbor | F | Seattle SeaDogs |
| 3 | Dallas Burn |
Ted Eck | M | Wichita Wings |
| 4 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Robin Fraser | D | Colorado Foxes |
| 5 | New England Revolution | Iain Fraser | D | Sacramento Knights |
| 6 | Kansas City Wiz |
Mark Chung | M | San Diego Sockers
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| 7 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Mark Dougherty | GK | Hawaii Tsunami |
| 8 | San Jose Clash |
Paul Bravo | M | Monterey Bay Jaguars
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| 9 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Matt Knowles | D | Milwaukee Wave |
| 10 | D.C. United | Raúl Díaz Arce | F | Firpo |
Round 2
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
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| 11 | Columbus Crew | Mark Watson |
D | Vancouver 86ers
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| 12 | Colorado Rapids | Denis Hamlett | D | Anaheim Splash |
| 13 | Dallas Burn |
Tom Soehn | D | Las Vegas Dustdevils |
| 14 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
David Kramer | GK | Monterey Bay Jaguars
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| 15 | New England Revolution | Peter Woodring | D | Hawaii Tsunami |
| 16 | Kansas City Wiz |
Peter Isaacs | F | Tampa Bay Cyclones
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| 17 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Peter Hattrup | M | Seattle Sounders |
| 18 | San Jose Clash |
Altimont Butler | M | North Jersey Imperials |
| 19 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Troy Dayak | D | San Jose Grizzlies |
| 20 | D.C. United | Shawn Medved | M | Cincinnati Silverbacks |
Round 3
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
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| 21 | Columbus Crew | Billy Thompson | F | Tampa Bay Terror |
| 22 | Colorado Rapids | Steve Trittschuh | D | Tampa Bay Terror |
| 23 | Dallas Burn |
Lawrence Lozzano | D | Tampico
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| 24 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Jorge Salcedo | M | Monarcas Morelia
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| 25 | New England Revolution | Bojan Vučković | F | Tampa Bay Terror |
| 26 | Kansas City Wiz |
Sean Bowers | D | Anaheim Splash |
| 27 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | John Diffley | D | Long Island Rough Riders |
| 28 | San Jose Clash |
Tim Martin | D | Atlanta Ruckus
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| 29 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Peter Vermes | F | New York Fever
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| 30 | D.C. United | Erik Imler | D | Raleigh Flyers
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Round 4
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
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| 31 | Columbus Crew | Mike Clark | D | Richmond Kickers |
| 32 | Colorado Rapids | Brian Bates | D | Richmond Kickers |
| 33 | Dallas Burn |
Brian Haynes | M | Seattle Sounders |
| 34 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
John Garvey | F | Baltimore Spirit
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| 35 | New England Revolution | Marquis White | F | Club Destroyers |
| 36 | Kansas City Wiz |
Eric Eichmann | F | St. Louis Ambush
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| 37 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Ivan McKinley | M | Wits University FC
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| 38 | San Jose Clash |
Rhett Harty | D | Monterey Bay Jaguars
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| 39 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Jeff Zaun | D | North Jersey Imperials |
| 40 | D.C. United | Richie Williams | M | Richmond Kickers |
Round 5
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Columbus Crew | Bo Oshoniyi | GK | New York Centaurs |
| 42 | Colorado Rapids | Troy Edwards | D | Myrtle Beach Boyz |
| 43 | Dallas Burn |
Jason Kreis | F | Raleigh Flyers
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| 44 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Mark Semioli | D | Monterey Bay Jaguars
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| 45 | New England Revolution | Ted Chronopoulos | D | Panionios |
| 46 | Kansas City Wiz |
Jeff Causey | GK | Richmond Kickers |
| 47 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Diego Viera | F | C.A. Cerro |
| 48 | San Jose Clash |
Paul Holocher | M | Monterey Bay Jaguars
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| 49 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
A.J. Wood |
F | University of Virginia |
| 50 | D.C. United | Thor Lee | D | Wichita Wings |
Round 6
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Columbus Crew | Brandon Ward | M | Hampton Roads Mariners
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| 52 | Colorado Rapids | Scott Cannon | D | Cincinnati Silverbacks |
| 53 | Dallas Burn |
Mark Dodd | GK | Colorado Foxes |
| 54 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Joey Kirk | F | St. Louis Ambush
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| 55 | New England Revolution | Yari Allnutt | F | Irapuato
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| 56 | Kansas City Wiz |
Tommy Reasoner | M | San Diego Top Guns |
| 57 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Frank Yallop | D | Ipswich Town |
| 58 | San Jose Clash |
Jeff Baicher | F | San Jose Grizzlies |
| 59 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Ted Gillen | M | Richmond Kickers |
| 60 | D.C. United | Brian Kamler | M | Richmond Kickers |
Round 7
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Columbus Crew | Janusz Michallik | M | New York Centaurs |
| 62 | Colorado Rapids | Matt Kmosko | D | Cincinnati Silverbacks |
| 63 | Dallas Burn |
Rene Ortiz | M | San Diego Sockers
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| 64 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Harut Karapetyan | F | Los Angeles Salsa |
| 65 | New England Revolution | Robert Ukrop | F | Richmond Kickers |
| 66 | Kansas City Wiz |
Scott Uderitz | F | Las Vegas Dustdevils |
| 67 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Frankie Hejduk | D | UCLA
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| 68 | San Jose Clash |
Jeff Betts | F | Portland Pride |
| 69 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Zach Thornton | GK | Loyola-Maryland |
| 70 | D.C. United | Mile Milovac | GK | United Serbs |
Round 8
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
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| 71 | Columbus Crew | Todd Yeagley | M | Richmond Kickers |
| 72 | Colorado Rapids | Scott Benedetti | F | Colorado Foxes |
| 73 | Dallas Burn |
Gerell Elliott | M | Sacramento Knights |
| 74 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Curt Onalfo | D | Tampico
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| 75 | New England Revolution | Darren Sawatzky | F | Oregon Surge |
| 76 | Kansas City Wiz |
Nyanforth Peters | F | FC Locarno |
| 77 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Tayt Ianni | D | Raj Pracha FC
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| 78 | San Jose Clash |
Dave Salzwedel | GK | Los Angeles Soccer Club |
| 79 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Eddie Soto | F | Los Angeles Salsa U-23
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| 80 | D.C. United | Kris Kelderman | D | St. Louis Ambush
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Round 9
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
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| 81 | Columbus Crew | Ramiro Corrales | D | California Jaguars |
| 82 | Colorado Rapids | Ian Butterworth | D | Norwich City |
| 83 | Dallas Burn |
John Kerr, Jr. |
M | Walsall |
| 84 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Manny Motajo | D | Washington Warthogs |
| 85 | New England Revolution | Tom Lips | D | New York Fever
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| 86 | Kansas City Wiz |
Uche Okafor | D | Ironi Ashdod |
| 87 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Mike Duhaney | M | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 88 | San Jose Clash |
Victor Mella | F | Colo-Colo |
| 89 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Giovanni Savarese | F | Long Island Rough Riders |
| 90 | D.C. United | Clint Peay | D | University of Virginia |
Round 10
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
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| 91 | Columbus Crew | Marcelo Carrera | F | Canton Invaders |
| 92 | Colorado Rapids | Felipe Rodriguez |
M | Pumas
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| 93 | Dallas Burn |
Jimmy McGeough, Jr. |
D | Wichita Wings |
| 94 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Joey Leonetti | M | Portland Pride |
| 95 | New England Revolution | Richard Weiszmann | D | North Bay Breakers |
| 96 | Kansas City Wiz |
Alan Prampin | F | Raleigh Flyers
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| 97 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Flávio Ferri | F | San Antonio Pumas |
| 98 | San Jose Clash |
Henry Gutierrez | M | Myrtle Beach Boyz |
| 99 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Pat O'Kelly | D | North Jersey Imperials |
| 100 | D.C. United | Ben Crawley | F | Richmond Kickers |
Round 11
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
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| 101 | Columbus Crew | Shane Battelle | D | St. Louis Knights |
| 102 | Colorado Rapids | Lance Hill | F | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers
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| 103 | Dallas Burn |
Jorge Flores |
M | Paramount High School |
| 104 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
John O'Brien | M | Anaheim Splash |
| 105 | New England Revolution | John DeBrito | M | New York Fever
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| 106 | Kansas City Wiz |
Phil Wellington | GK | Cocoa Expos |
| 107 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Derek Backman | M | Tampa Bay Cyclones
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| 108 | San Jose Clash |
Oscar Draguicevich | D | Cleveland Crunch |
| 109 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Mickey Kydes | M | New York Fever
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| 110 | D.C. United | Said Fazlagić | D | NK Rovinj |
Round 12
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
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| 111 | Columbus Crew | Pete Marino | F | Bayer Leverkusen (Regionalliga )
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| 112 | Colorado Rapids | Eric Puls | F | St. Louis Knights |
| 113 | Dallas Burn |
Richard Farrer | F | New Mexico Chiles |
| 114 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Adan Villalvazo | F | Cerritos Inter-America |
| 115 | New England Revolution | Jim Adams | GK | Cleveland Crunch |
| 116 | Kansas City Wiz |
Kevin Koetters | M | Kansas City Attack |
| 117 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Nelson Vargas | M | Florida Eagles |
| 118 | San Jose Clash |
Gabe Garcia |
F | Myrtle Beach Boyz |
| 119 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Khary Stockton | F | Richmond Kickers |
| 120 | D.C. United | Daniel de Oliveira |
M | Firpo |
Round 13
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Columbus Crew | Paul Young | M | Charleston Battery |
| 122 | Colorado Rapids | Josh McKay | D | Hawaii Tsunami |
| 123 | Dallas Burn |
Jimmy Glenn | F | Cincinnati Silverbacks |
| 124 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Brad Wilson | M | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| 125 | New England Revolution | Geoff Aunger | M | Vancouver 86ers
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| 126 | Kansas City Wiz |
Billy Baumhoff | D | St. Louis Knights |
| 127 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Zen Luzniak | M | Fort Lauderdale Strikers
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| 128 | San Jose Clash |
Rafael Amaya | D | Colorado Foxes |
| 129 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Andrew Restrepo | D | Tampa Bay Cyclones
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| 130 | D.C. United | Matthew Olson | GK | Everett BigFoot
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Round 14
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
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| 131 | Columbus Crew | Laurence Piturro | D | Long Island Rough Riders |
| 132 | Colorado Rapids | Khalil Azmi | GK | New Hampshire Ramblers |
| 133 | Dallas Burn |
Steve Keller | M | Rockford Raptors |
| 134 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
David Beall | M | San Diego Sockers
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| 135 | New England Revolution | Antonio Superbia | M | Jersey Dragons |
| 136 | Kansas City Wiz |
Terry Woodberry | D | Dallas Sidekicks |
| 137 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Scott Budnick | GK | de:SSV Vorsfelde |
| 138 | San Jose Clash |
Tom Liner | GK | P.S.V. Schwartz-Weiss |
| 139 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Nidal Baba | M | Clemson University |
| 140 | D.C. United | Sterling Wescott | F | Wichita Wings |
Round 15
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
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| 141 | Columbus Crew | Todd Haskins | M | Washington Warthogs |
| 142 | Colorado Rapids | Brian Hurley | M | Tampico
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| 143 | Dallas Burn |
Ed Puskarich | D | Milwaukee Wave |
| 144 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Garfield Shaw | F | Washington Warthogs |
| 145 | New England Revolution | Derk Droze | F | Arica |
| 146 | Kansas City Wiz |
Samuel Ekeme |
D | Monterrey La Raza |
| 147 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Goran Hunjak | F | Kansas City Attack |
| 148 | San Jose Clash |
Carlos Farias | F | Unattached |
| 149 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Jorge Acosta | F | New York Fever
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| 150 | D.C. United | Garth Lagerwey | GK | Hampton Roads Mariners
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Round 16
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Columbus Crew | Manny Catano | M | Des Moines Menace |
| 152 | Colorado Rapids | Joel Shanker | M | St. Louis Ambush
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| 153 | Dallas Burn |
Gabe Gentile | M | Dallas Texans |
| 154 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
Carlos Jaguande | M | Jersey Dragons |
| 155 | New England Revolution | Jorge Olamendi | M | Los Angeles Salsa |
| 156 | Kansas City Wiz |
Ken Snow | F | Tampa Bay Terror |
| 157 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Greg Lalas | M | Avenir Beggen |
| 158 | San Jose Clash |
Kevin Grimes | M | Raleigh Flyers
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| 159 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars |
Walter Bustamante | M | Jersey Dragons |
| 160 | D.C. United | Carlos Garcia | M | Myrtle Beach Boyz |
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