The 2008 MLS Expansion Draft took place on November 26, 2008, and was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Seattle Sounders FC. They made 10 selections from a pool of players from the other 14 MLS clubs.
| 2008 MLS Expansion Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | November 26, 2008 |
| Overview | |
| Expansion team | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Expansion season | 2009 |
Format
edit- Only one player could be selected from each team. Four of the league's 14 current teams did not have a player selected.
- Teams were allowed to protect 11 players from their 28-man rosters. Generation Adidas players were automatically protected, though players who are graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2008 season were not.
- Teams with 4 or more international players were required to protect 3 of them. If a team had 3 or fewer international players, then it was required to protect all but one.
- Any developmental players selected were required to be moved up to the senior roster for the 2009 season.
Expansion Draft Results
edit| # | Player | Position | Country | Previous club |
| 1 | Nate Jaqua | F |  United States
|
Houston Dynamo |
| 2 | Nathan Sturgis | M | United States
|
Real Salt Lake |
| 3 | Jeff Parke | D | United States
|
New York Red Bulls |
| 4 | Jarrod Smith | F |  New Zealand
|
Toronto FC |
| 5 | Khano Smith | M |  Bermuda
|
New England Revolution |
| 6 | Peter Vagenas | M | United States
|
Los Angeles Galaxy |
| 7 | Tyson Wahl | D | United States
|
Kansas City Wizards |
| 8 | James Riley | D | United States
|
San Jose Earthquakes |
| 9 | Stephen King | M | United States
|
Chicago Fire |
| 10 | Brad Evans | M | United States
|
Columbus Crew |
Team-by-team breakdown
editChicago Fire
editChivas USA
editColorado Rapids
editColumbus Crew
editDC United
editFC Dallas
edit|
Exposed |
Protected |
Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Burse | Kenny Cooper | Eric Avila |
| Andrew Daniels | Jeff Cunningham | Bruno Guarda |
| Duilio Davino | Dax McCarty | Josh Lambo |
| Michael Dello-Russo | Drew Moor | Brek Shea |
| Aaron Pitchkolan | Dominic Oduro | Anthony Wallace |
| Jeff Rowland | Pablo Ricchetti | |
| Victor Sikora | André Rocha | |
| Spencer Wadsworth | Darío Sala | |
| David Wagenfuhr | Marcelo Saragosa | |
| Jamie Watson | Adrian Serioux | |
| Chase Wileman | Blake Wagner |
Houston Dynamo
edit|
Exposed |
Protected |
Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Alcaraz | Bobby Boswell | |
| Corey Ashe | Geoff Cameron | |
| Wade Barrett | Brian Ching | |
| Kyle Brown | Ricardo Clark | |
| Tony Caig | Brad Davis | |
| Mike Chabala | Dwayne De Rosario | |
| Nick Hatzke | Stuart Holden | |
| John Michael Hayden | Kei Kamara | |
| Patrick Ianni | Guy-Roland Kpene | |
| Nate Jaqua | Brian Mullan | |
| Richard Mulrooney | Eddie Robinson | |
| Pat Onstad | ||
| Erik Ustruck | ||
| Craig Waibel | ||
| Corbin Waller | ||
| Chris Wondolowski | ||
| Stephen Wondolowski |
Kansas City Wizards
editLos Angeles Galaxy
edit|
Exposed |
Protected |
Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Vardan Adzemian | David Beckham | Tristan Bowen |
| Charles Alamo | Edson Buddle | Israel Sesay |
| Ely Allen | Landon Donovan | |
| Jeremy Barlow | Sean Franklin | |
| Steve Cronin | Alan Gordon | |
| Eduardo Dominguez | Ante Jazic | |
| Joe Franchino | Bryan Jordan | |
| Michael Gavin | Eddie Lewis | |
| Jovan Kirovski | Brandon McDonald | |
| Chris Klein | Álvaro Pires | |
| Mike Munoz | Troy Roberts | |
| Mike Randolph | ||
| Josh Saunders | ||
| Josh Tudela | ||
| Peter Vagenas | ||
| Julian Valentin | ||
| Josh Wicks |
New England Revolution
editNew York Red Bulls
editReal Salt Lake
editSan Jose Earthquakes
edit|
Exposed |
Protected |
Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Mikel Arce | Arturo Alvarez | |
| Jay Ayres | Joe Cannon | |
| John Cunliffe | Ryan Cochrane | |
| Eric Denton | Ramiro Corrales | |
| Gavin Glinton | Nick Garcia | |
| Ned Grabavoy | Jason Hernandez | |
| Kelly Gray | Darren Huckerby | |
| Michael Gustavson | Ryan Johnson | |
| Matt Hatzke | Francisco Lima | |
| Amir Lowery | Shea Salinas | |
| Ronnie O'Brien | Scott Sealy | |
| James Riley | ||
| Jamil Roberts | ||
| Adam Smarte | ||
| Davide Somma | ||
| Sina Shabany |