NEW YORK (Monday, December 14, 2020) – Major League Soccer today released the lists of players eligible for selection by Austin FC in the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft. The 2020 MLS Expansion Draft will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, December 15 at 6 p.m. ET, and will be streamed live on MLSsoccer.com, MLS App, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
The off-season roster building events continue with End-of-Year Waivers and the opening of Free Agency on Dec. 16, followed by Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Process on Dec. 17, and Stage 2 on Dec. 22.
2020 MLS Expansion Draft
MLS newcomer Austin FC will continue to build its inaugural season roster by selecting up to five players from the eligible player list. While 10 teams are exempt from losing players after having players selected in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft, the remaining 16 teams were allowed to protect up to 12 eligible players. Austin FC will select up to five players from a list of 160 players.
Exempt clubs are as follows: Atlanta United, FC Cincinnati, Columbus Crew SC, Sporting Kansas City, Los Angeles Football Club, Minnesota United FC, New England Revolution, New York City FC, Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC.
Expansion Draft Rules & Procedure | Expansion Draft Eligible List
End-of-Year Waivers
On Wednesday, Dec. 16 (1 p.m. ET), the End-of-Year Waivers process gives the clubs that finished at the bottom of the 2020 standings the first opportunities to select from out-of-contract, typically young players who have not met the minimum number of service years for Free Agency or the Re-Entry Process. Beginning in reverse order, and taking into account postseason performance, FC Cincinnati will select first. The 2020 MLS Cup champions Columbus Crew SC will have the 26th pick, and expansion club Austin FC will have the 27th selection to end each round.
End-of-Year Waivers Process Rules & Procedure | End-of-Year Waivers List
Free Agency
Immediately following the End-of Year-Waivers process, Free Agency also will open on Dec. 16 for players who are at least age 24 with at least five MLS service years and either option-declined or out-of-contract. Free Agents can negotiate a new contract with any MLS club, including their previous team, subject to certain restrictions. There is no limit on the number of Free Agents a team may sign each year.
Free Agents may participate in the Re-Entry Process.
Free Agency Rules & Procedures | Free Agency List
Re-Entry Process
The Re-Entry Process, Stage 1 begins on Thursday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. ET. Similar to the End-of-Year Waivers process, the Re-Entry process is conducted in the reverse order of the 2020 season finish, keeping in mind postseason performance and any trades impacting selection order. During the Re-Entry process, MLS clubs can select from option-declined players who are at least 22 years old with a minimum of one service years.
*Note: The Re-Entry List is subject to change since players can opt out.
Re-Entry Process Rules & Procedure | Re-Entry List
The final postseason roster mechanism will be Stage 2 of the Re-Entry Process which will be conducted on Tuesday, Dec. 22. The list of players eligible for Re-Entry, Stage 2 will be announced on Dec. 22 at 11 a.m. ET.
| 2020 EXPANSION DRAFT ELIGIBLE PLAYER LIST | |
| Player | Team |
Micheal Azira | Chicago Fire FC |
Brandt Bronico | Chicago Fire FC |
Elliot Collier | Chicago Fire FC |
Johan Kappelhof | Chicago Fire FC |
Kenneth Kronholm | Chicago Fire FC |
Wyatt Omsberg | Chicago Fire FC |
CJ Sapong | Chicago Fire FC |
Boris Sekulic | Chicago Fire FC |
Connor Sparrow | Chicago Fire FC |
Steven Beitashour | Colorado Rapids |
Nicolas Benezet | Colorado Rapids |
Niki Jackson | Colorado Rapids |
Nicolas Mezquida | Colorado Rapids |
Drew Moor | Colorado Rapids |
Andre Rawls | Colorado Rapids |
Collen Warner | Colorado Rapids |
Mohammed Abu | D.C. United |
Frederic Brillant | D.C. United |
Earl Edwards Jr. | D.C. United |
Oniel Fisher | D.C. United |
Felipe Martins | D.C. United |
Yordy Reyna | D.C. United |
Gelmin Rivas | D.C. United |
Chris Seitz | D.C. United |
Axel Sjoberg | D.C. United |
Francis Atuahene | FC Dallas |
Nkosi Burgess | FC Dallas |
Santiago Mosquera | FC Dallas |
Reto Ziegler | FC Dallas |
Kyle Zobeck | FC Dallas |
Kyle Adams | Houston Dynamo FC |
Jose Bizama | Houston Dynamo FC |
Victor Cabrera | Houston Dynamo FC |
Cody Cropper | Houston Dynamo FC |
Maynor Figueroa | Houston Dynamo FC |
Alejandro Fuenmayor | Houston Dynamo FC |
Boniek Garcia | Houston Dynamo FC |
Nico Lemoine | Houston Dynamo FC |
Mauro Manotas | Houston Dynamo FC |
Tomas Martinez | Houston Dynamo FC |
Ronaldo Pena | Houston Dynamo FC |
Michael Salazar | Houston Dynamo FC |
Kiki Struna | Houston Dynamo FC |
Wilfried Zahibo | Houston Dynamo FC |
George Acosta | Inter Miami CF |
Juan Agudelo | Inter Miami CF |
Mikey Ambrose | Inter Miami CF |
Jay Chapman | Inter Miami CF |
A.J. DeLaGarza | Inter Miami CF |
Federico Higuain | Inter Miami CF |
Jerome Kiesewetter | Inter Miami CF |
Christian Makoun | Inter Miami CF |
Alvas Powell | Inter Miami CF |
Jairo Quinteros | Inter Miami CF |
Luis Robles | Inter Miami CF |
Brek Shea | Inter Miami CF |
Wil Trapp | Inter Miami CF |
Denso Ulysse | Inter Miami CF |
David Bingham | LA Galaxy |
Joe Corona | LA Galaxy |
Emil Cuello | LA Galaxy |
Rolf Feltscher | LA Galaxy |
Yony Gonzalez | LA Galaxy |
Giancarlo Gonzalez | LA Galaxy |
Emiliano Insua | LA Galaxy |
Perry Kitchen | LA Galaxy |
Joergen Skjelvik | LA Galaxy |
Justin Vom Steeg | LA Galaxy |
Gordon Wild | LA Galaxy |
Rudy Camacho | Montreal Impact |
Jorge Corrales | Montreal Impact |
Clement Diop | Montreal Impact |
Rod Fanni | Montreal Impact |
Anthony Jackson-Hamel | Montreal Impact |
Bojan Krkic | Montreal Impact |
Orji Okwonkwo | Montreal Impact |
Jukka Raitala | Montreal Impact |
Steeven Saba | Montreal Impact |
Shamit Shome | Montreal Impact |
Maximiliano Urruti | Montreal Impact |
David Accam | Nashville SC |
Jalil Anibaba | Nashville SC |
Dominique Badji | Nashville SC |
Brayan Beckeles | Nashville SC |
CJ Cochran | Nashville SC |
Abu Danladi | Nashville SC |
Tanner Dieterich | Nashville SC |
Luke Haakenson | Nashville SC |
Matt LaGrassa | Nashville SC |
Cameron Lancaster | Nashville SC |
Eric Miller | Nashville SC |
Miguel Nazarit | Nashville SC |
Elliot Panicco | Nashville SC |
Brady Scott | Nashville SC |
Ken Tribbett | Nashville SC |
Taylor Washington | Nashville SC |
Alan Winn | Nashville SC |
Amro Tarek | New York Red Bulls |
Mandela Egbo | New York Red Bulls |
David Jensen | New York Red Bulls |
Chris Lema | New York Red Bulls |
Kendall McIntosh | New York Red Bulls |
Ryan Meara | New York Red Bulls |
Sean Nealis | New York Red Bulls |
Jason Pendant | New York Red Bulls |
Marc Rzatkowski | New York Red Bulls |
Patrick Seagrist | New York Red Bulls |
Jared Stroud | New York Red Bulls |
Samuel Tetteh | New York Red Bulls |
Tesho Akindele | Orlando City SC |
Alexander Alvarado | Orlando City SC |
Robinho | Orlando City SC |
Matheus Aias | Orlando City SC |
Josue Colman | Orlando City SC |
Alex De John | Orlando City SC |
Joey DeZart | Orlando City SC |
Dom Dwyer | Orlando City SC |
Kamal Miller | Orlando City SC |
Santiago Patino | Orlando City SC |
Oriol Rosell | Orlando City SC |
Brian Rowe | Orlando City SC |
Kyle Smith | Orlando City SC |
Joe Bendik | Philadelphia Union |
Aurelien Collin | Philadelphia Union |
Warren Creavalle | Philadelphia Union |
Michee Ngalina | Philadelphia Union |
Matej Oravec | Philadelphia Union |
Ilsinho | Philadelphia Union |
Andrew Wooten | Philadelphia Union |
Alvin Jones | Real Salt Lake |
Zac MacMath | Real Salt Lake |
Ashtone Morgan | Real Salt Lake |
Luke Mulholland | Real Salt Lake |
Nedum Onuoha | Real Salt Lake |
Justin Portillo | Real Salt Lake |
Andrew Putna | Real Salt Lake |
Giuseppe Rossi | Real Salt Lake |
Matt Bersano | San Jose Earthquakes |
Eric Calvillo | San Jose Earthquakes |
Danny Hoesen | San Jose Earthquakes |
Guram Kashia | San Jose Earthquakes |
Paul Marie | San Jose Earthquakes |
Vako Qazaishvili | San Jose Earthquakes |
Luis Felipe | San Jose Earthquakes |
Jack Skahan | San Jose Earthquakes |
Laurent Ciman | Toronto FC |
Tony Gallacher | Toronto FC |
Erickson Gallardo | Toronto FC |
Justin Morrow | Toronto FC |
Patrick Mullins | Toronto FC |
Pablo Piatti | Toronto FC |
Kevin Silva | Toronto FC |
Tsubasa Endoh | Toronto FC |
Eriq Zavaleta | Toronto FC |
Derek Cornelius | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Jasser Khmiri | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Bryan Meredith | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
David Milinkovic | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Fredy Montero | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Andy Rose | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| END-OF-YEAR WAIVERS LIST | |
| Player Name | Team |
Andrew Carleton | Atlanta United |
Phillip Ejimadu | Los Angeles FC |
Isaac Angking | New England Revolution |
Nicolas Firmino | New England Revolution |
Ben Mines | New York Red Bulls |
Michee Ngalina | Philadelphia Union |
Julian Vazquez | Real Salt Lake |
Luis Arriaga | Real Salt Lake |
Georges Mukumbilwa | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| FREE AGENCY ELIGIBLE LIST | ||
| Player | Club | Status |
Erick Torres | Atlanta United | Option |
Jeff Larentowicz | Atlanta United | Out of Contract |
CJ Sapong | Chicago Fire FC | Out of Contract |
Micheal Azira | Chicago Fire FC | Out of Contract |
Andrew Tarbell | Columbus Crew SC | Option |
Emmanuel Boateng | Columbus Crew SC | Out of Contract |
Fanendo Adi | Columbus Crew SC | Out of Contract |
Fatai Alashe | Columbus Crew SC | Option |
Hector Jimenez | Columbus Crew SC | Out of Contract |
Jordan Hamilton | Columbus Crew SC | Option |
Krisztian Nemeth | Columbus Crew SC | Option |
Waylon Francis | Columbus Crew SC | Out of Contract |
Axel Sjoberg | D.C. United | Option |
Chris Seitz | D.C. United | Out of Contract |
Earl Edwards Jr. | D.C. United | Option |
Felipe Martins | D.C. United | Option |
Oniel Fisher | D.C. United | Option |
Darren Mattocks | FC Cincinnati | Out of Contract |
James McLaughlin | FC Cincinnati | Option |
Kendall Waston | FC Cincinnati | Option |
Cody Cropper | Houston Dynamo | Option |
Maynor Figueroa | Houston Dynamo | Out of Contract |
Michael Salazar | Houston Dynamo | Option |
Boniek Garcia | Houston Dynamo | Out of Contract |
Victor Cabrera | Houston Dynamo | Option |
A.J. DeLaGarza | Inter Miami CF | Out of Contract |
Alvas Powell | Inter Miami CF | Option |
Brek Shea | Inter Miami CF | Out of Contract |
Federico Higuain | Inter Miami CF | Out of Contract |
Juan Agudelo | Inter Miami CF | Option |
Luis Robles | Inter Miami CF | Option |
Mikey Ambrose | Inter Miami CF | Option |
Wil Trapp | Inter Miami CF | Out of Contract |
Bradley Wright-Phillips | Los Angeles FC | Option |
Dejan Jakovic | Los Angeles FC | Out of Contract |
Jordan Harvey | Los Angeles FC | Out of Contract |
David Bingham | LA Galaxy | Out of Contract |
Perry Kitchen | LA Galaxy | Out of Contract |
Aaron Schoenfeld | Minnesota United FC | Option |
Kei Kamara | Minnesota United FC | Out of Contract |
Kevin Molino | Minnesota United FC | Out of Contract |
Marlon Hairston | Minnesota United FC | Option |
Osvaldo Alonso | Minnesota United FC | Option |
Anthony Jackson-Hamel | Montreal Impact | Option |
Diego Fagundez | New England Revolution | Out of Contract |
Kekuta Manneh | New England Revolution | Out of Contract |
Kelyn Rowe | New England Revolution | Option |
Lee Nguyen | New England Revolution | Out of Contract |
Seth Sinovic | New England Revolution | Out of Contract |
Tommy McNamara | New England Revolution | Option |
Brad Stuver | New York City FC | Out of Contract |
Brian Rowe | Orlando City SC | Out of Contract |
Dom Dwyer | Orlando City SC | Out of Contract |
Aurelien Collin | Philadelphia Union | Out of Contract |
Joseph Bendik | Philadelphia Union | Out of Contract |
Warren Creavalle | Philadelphia Union | Out of Contract |
Chris Duvall | Portland Timbers | Option |
Kyle Beckerman | Real Salt Lake | Option |
Luke Mulholland | Real Salt Lake | Out of Contract |
Chris Wondolowski | San Jose Earthquakes | Out of Contract |
Jimmy Medranda | Seattle Sounders FC | Out of Contract |
Joevin Jones | Seattle Sounders FC | Out of Contract |
Roman Torres | Seattle Sounders FC | Option |
Erik Hurtado | Sporting Kansas City | Out of Contract |
Matt Besler | Sporting Kansas City | Out of Contract |
Richard Sanchez | Sporting Kansas City | Out of Contract |
Roger Espinoza | Sporting Kansas City | Option |
Eriq Zavaleta | Toronto FC | Out of Contract |
Justin Morrow | Toronto FC | Out of Contract |
Laurent Ciman | Toronto FC | Out of Contract |
Andy Rose | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Out of Contract |
Bryan Meredith | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Option |
Fredy Montero | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Out of Contract |
Charles Lyon | N/A | Out of Contract |
| 2020 RE-ENTRY ELIGIBLE PLAYER LIST | ||
| Player | Club | Status |
Brendan Moore | Atlanta United | Option |
Edgar Castillo | Atlanta United | Option |
Jerome Williams | Atlanta United | Option |
Lagos Kunga | Atlanta United | Option |
Laurence Wyke | Atlanta United | Option |
Manuel Castro | Atlanta United | Option |
Brandt Bronico | Chicago Fire FC | Option |
Connor Sparrow | Chicago Fire FC | Option |
Jeremiah Gutjahr | Chicago Fire FC | Option |
Niki Jackson | Colorado Rapids | Option |
Youness Mokhtar | Columbus Crew SC | Option |
Gelmin Rivas | D.C. United | Option |
Mohammed Abu | D.C. United | Option |
Andrew Gutman | FC Cincinnati | Out of Contract |
Greg Garza | FC Cincinnati | Option |
Hassan Ndam | FC Cincinnati | Option |
Mathieu Deplagne | FC Cincinnati | Option |
Rashawn Dally | FC Cincinnati | Option |
Rey Ortiz | FC Cincinnati | Option |
Bobby Edwards | FC Cincinnati | Option |
Spencer Richey | FC Cincinnati | Out of Contract |
Tommy McCabe | FC Cincinnati | Option |
Francis Atuahene | FC Dallas | Option |
Reto Ziegler | FC Dallas | Out of Contract |
Kyle Adams | Houston Dynamo FC | Option |
Ronaldo Pena | Houston Dynamo FC | Option |
Tomas Martinez | Houston Dynamo FC | Option |
Wilfried Zahibo | Houston Dynamo FC | Option |
David Norman | Inter Miami CF | Option |
Denso Ulysse | Inter Miami CF | Option |
Jerome Kiesewetter | Inter Miami CF | Option |
Adrien Perez | Los Angeles FC | Option |
Andy Najar | Los Angeles FC | Option |
Jesus Murillo | Los Angeles FC | Option |
Mark Segbers | Los Angeles FC | Out of Contract |
Mohamed El-Munir | Los Angeles FC | Out of Contract |
Cristian Pavon | LA Galaxy | Option |
Emil Cuello | LA Galaxy | Option |
Emiliano Insua | LA Galaxy | Option |
Gordon Wild | LA Galaxy | Option |
Joe Corona | LA Galaxy | Option |
Jonathan Klinsmann | LA Galaxy | Option |
Rolf Feltscher | LA Galaxy | Out of Contract |
Yony Gonzalez | LA Galaxy | Option |
Brent Kallman | Minnesota United FC | Option |
Gregory Ranjitsingh | Minnesota United FC | Option |
James Musa | Minnesota United FC | Option |
Jose Aja | Minnesota United FC | Option |
Kevin Partida | Minnesota United FC | Option |
Luis Amarilla | Minnesota United FC | Option |
Raheem Edwards | Minnesota United FC | Out of Contract |
Bojan Krkic | Montreal Impact | Option |
Jorge Corrales | Montreal Impact | Out of Contract |
Rod Fanni | Montreal Impact | Out of Contract |
Shamit Shome | Montreal Impact | Option |
Steeven Saba | Montreal Impact | Option |
Alan Winn | Nashville SC | Option |
Brayan Beckeles | Nashville SC | Option |
CJ Cochran | Nashville SC | Out of Contract |
Ken Tribbett | Nashville SC | Option |
Tanner Dieterich | Nashville SC | Option |
Antonio Mlinar Delamea | New England Revolution | Out of Contract |
Cristian Penilla | New England Revolution | Option |
Jeff Caldwell | New England Revolution | Option |
Michael Mancienne | New England Revolution | Option |
Chris Lema | New York Red Bulls | Option |
Kendall McIntosh | New York Red Bulls | Out of Contract |
Marc Rzatkowski | New York Red Bulls | Option |
Patrick Seagrist | New York Red Bulls | Option |
Samuel Tetteh | New York Red Bulls | Option |
Gary Mackay-Steven | New York City FC | Option |
Gedion Zelalem | New York City FC | Option |
Alex De John | Orlando City SC | Option |
Robinho | Orlando City SC | Option |
Josue Colman | Orlando City SC | Option |
Santiago Patino | Orlando City SC | Option |
Andrew Wooten | Philadelphia Union | Option |
Andres Flores | Portland Timbers | Option |
Felipe Mora | Portland Timbers | Option |
Larrys Mabiala | Portland Timbers | Out of Contract |
Alvin Jones | Real Salt Lake | Option |
Nedum Onuoha | Real Salt Lake | Out of Contract |
Giuseppe Rossi | Real Salt Lake | Option |
Danny Hoesen | San Jose Earthquakes | Out of Contract |
Guram Kashia | San Jose Earthquakes | Option |
Luis Felipe | San Jose Earthquakes | Option |
Vako Qazaishvili | San Jose Earthquakes | Option |
Gustav Svensson | Seattle Sounders FC | Out of Contract |
Joao Paulo | Seattle Sounders FC | Option |
Justin Dhillon | Seattle Sounders FC | Option |
Kelvin Leerdam | Seattle Sounders FC | Out of Contract |
Miguel Ibarra | Seattle Sounders FC | Option |
Rodrigo Cecchini | Seattle Sounders FC | Out of Contract |
Eric Dick | Sporting Kansas City | Option |
Felipe Gutierrez | Sporting Kansas City | Option |
Wan Kuzain | Sporting Kansas City | Option |
Winston Reid | Sporting Kansas City | Option |
Pablo Piatti | Toronto FC | Option |
Caleb Patterson-Sewell | N/A | Option |
Luis Argudo | N/A | Option |
