The 2007 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 21, 2007, and is a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team San Jose Earthquakes. They made 10 selections from a pool of players from current MLS clubs.
| 2007 MLS Expansion Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | November 21, 2007 |
| Overview | |
| Expansion team | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Expansion season | 2008 |
Format
edit- Only one player may be selected from each team, three of the league's 13 current teams will not have a player selected.
- Teams will be allowed to protect 11 players from their 28-man rosters. Generation adidas players are automatically protected, though players who are graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2007 season are not.
- Each team may only leave one senior international player unprotected. Players are considered SIs here based on their age for the 2008 season, not the 2007 season.
Expansion Draft
edit| # | Player | Position | Country | Previous club |
| 1 | Ryan Cochrane | Defender |  United States
|
Houston Dynamo |
| 2 | Clarence Goodson | Defender | United States
|
FC Dallas |
| 3 | Ned Grabavoy | Midfielder | United States
|
Columbus Crew |
| 4 | James Riley | Defender-Midfielder | United States
|
New England Revolution |
| 5 | Joe Vide | Midfielder | United States
|
New York Red Bulls |
| 6 | Iván Guerrero | Midfielder |  Honduras
|
Chicago Fire |
| 7 | Brian Carroll | Midfielder | United States
|
D.C. United |
| 8 | Jason Hernandez | Defender |  Puerto Rico
|
Chivas USA |
| 9 | Gavin Glinton | Forward |  Turks and Caicos Islands
|
LA Galaxy |
| 10 | Chris Pozniak | Defender |  Canada
|
Toronto FC |