2012 MLS SuperDraft

College draft for soccer teams August 2023 2012 MLS SuperDraft 2012 SuperDraft.jpg Soccer January 12, 2012 12:00 p.m. (ET) Kansas City, Missouri ESPN2 Andrew Wenger, Montreal Impact 5 teams (1 selection) 5 teams (3 selections) 38 2011 2013 The 2012 MLS SuperDraft was the thirteenth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The draft was reduced from three rounds to two with the 19 MLS clubs selecting a total of 38 players. The expansion Montreal Impact had the first overall selection.2012 MLS SuperDraft set for Jan. 12 in Kansas City http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/10/21/2012-mls-superdraft-set-jan-12-kansas-city MLSsoccer.com 21 October 2011 21 October 2011 Changes from 2011 As an expansion club, Montreal received the first pick in the SuperDraft. The SuperDraft was contracted from three rounds to two rounds, making it the shortest SuperDraft in terms of rounds. Selection order The official selection order was set by Major League Soccer on October 21, 2011: 2012 expansion team Montreal Impact received the first selection; The eight clubs which did not qualify for the playoffs received picks #2 through #9 (in reverse order of season points); The two clubs eliminated in the Wild Card round of playoffs received picks #10 and #11 (in reverse order of season points); The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals received picks #12 through #15 (in reverse order of season points); The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals received picks #16 and #17 (in reverse order of season points); The club which lost the 2011 MLS Cup received pick #18; The club which won the 2011 MLS Cup received pick #19. This selection order held for both rounds of the MLS SuperDraft. The same order was followed for the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft, which was held on January 17, 2012. * Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team Round 1 Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program. Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation 1 Montreal Impact USA *Andrew Wenger Forward Duke University 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC JAM *Darren Mattocks Forward University of Akron 3 New England Revolution USA *Kelyn Rowe Midfielder UCLAWashington Crossfire 4 Toronto FC USA Luis Silva Midfielder UC Santa BarbaraOrange County Blue Star 5 Chivas USA USA Casey Townsend Forward University of Maryland 6 San Jose Earthquakes USA *Sam Garza Forward UC Santa Barbara 7 D.C. United USA Nick DeLeon Midfielder University of LouisvilleArizona Sahuaros 8 Portland Timbers HAI *Andrew Jean-Baptiste Defender University of Connecticut 9 Chicago Fire USA Austin Berry Defender University of LouisvilleChicago Fire Premier 10 Columbus Crew USA Ethan Finlay Midfielder Creighton UniversityChicago Fire Premier 11 FC Dallas USA Matt Hedges Defender University of North Carolina-Chapel HillReading United AC 12 Toronto FC#12: New York Red Bulls → Toronto FC. 1 April 2011: Toronto FC acquired this first-round selection, midfielder Tony Tchani, and defender Danleigh Borman from New York Red Bulls in exchange for midfielder Dwayne De Rosario. "R1 trade" USA Aaron Maund Defender University of Notre DameIndiana Invaders 13 Philadelphia Union USA *Chandler Hoffman Forward UCLAOrange County Blue Star 14 Colorado Rapids USA Tony Cascio Midfielder University of Connecticut 15 Seattle Sounders FC USA Andrew Duran Defender Creighton UniversityDes Moines Menace 16 Sporting Kansas City ENG *Dom Dwyer Forward University of South Florida 17 Real Salt Lake URU *Enzo Martinez Midfielder University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 18 Houston Dynamo USA Colin Rolfe Forward University of Louisville 19 Los Angeles Galaxy USA Tommy Meyer Defender Indiana UniversityChicago Fire Premier Round 1 trades R1 trade Round 2 Any player marked with an * is part of the Generation Adidas program. Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation 20 Montreal Impact SCO Calum Mallace Midfielder Marquette UniversityChicago Fire Premier 21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC USA Chris Estridge Defender Indiana UniversityChicago Fire Premier 22 New England Revolution USA *Tyler Polak Defender Creighton UniversityChicago Fire Premier 23 Chicago Fire#23: Toronto FC → Chicago Fire. 28 July 2011: Chicago Fire acquired this second-round selection and defender Dan Gargan from Toronto FC in exchange for defender Dasan Robinson. "R2 trade" Zimbabwe Lucky Mkosana Forward Dartmouth CollegeMichigan Bucks 24 Real Salt Lake#24: Chivas USA → Real Salt Lake. 6 April 2010: Real Salt Lake acquired a conditional 2012 SuperDraft pick, which became this pick, from Chivas USA in exchange for the rights to defender Dario Delgado. "R2 trade" BRA Diogo de Almeida Defender Southern Methodist University 25 San Jose Earthquakes USA Jacob Hustedt Midfielder University of WashingtonVentura County Fusion 26 Columbus Crew#26: D.C. United → Columbus Crew. 6 August 2010: Columbus Crew acquired this second-round selection from D.C. United in exchange for defender Jed Zayner and a fourth-round selection in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft (which was converted to a first-round selection in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft). "R2 trade" USA Aubrey Perry Defender University of South Florida 27 Portland Timbers USA Brendan King Midfielder University of Notre DameChicago Fire Premier 28 Chicago Fire USA Hunter Jumper Defender University of Virginia 29 Columbus Crew TRI Kevan George Midfielder University of Central Florida 30 Sporting Kansas City#30: FC Dallas → Sporting Kansas City. 9 March 2010: Sporting Kansas City acquired this second-round selection from FC Dallas in exchange for goalkeeper Kevin Hartman. "R2 trade" CMR Cyprian Hedrick Defender Coastal Carolina UniversityFresno Fuego 31 New York Red Bulls USA Ryan Meara Goalkeeper Fordham UniversityJersey Express 32 Philadelphia Union USA Greg Jordan Midfielder Creighton University 33 San Jose Earthquakes#33: Colorado Rapids → San Jose Earthquakes. 7 April 2010: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this second-round selection from Colorado Rapids in exchange for forward Quincy Amarikwa. "R2 trade" USA Chris Blais Goalkeeper University of South Florida 34 Seattle Sounders FC CAN Babayele Sodade Forward University of Alabama-BirminghamMichigan Bucks 35 Philadelphia Union#35: Sporting Kansas City → Philadelphia Union. 30 June 2010: Philadelphia Union acquired this second-round selection, a second-round selection in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, and allocation money from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for defender Shavar Thomas. "R2 trade" USA Ray Gaddis Defender West Virginia UniversityReading United 36 Real Salt Lake COL Sebastián Velásquez Midfielder Spartanburg Methodist College 37 Houston Dynamo USA Warren Creavalle Midfielder University of Central FloridaCarolina Dynamo 38 Los Angeles Galaxy USA Kenney Walker Midfielder University of LouisvilleChicago Fire Premier Round 2 trades R2 trade Round 3 and round 4 trades Prior to the reduction of the 2012 SuperDraft to two rounds, trades were made which involved SuperDraft Round 3 and Round 4 selections. These selections were converted into 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 1 and Round 2 selections.http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2011/10/kansas-city-host-2012-mls-superdraft-january-12 Kansas City to host 2012 MLS SuperDraft on January 12 21 October 2011 Other draft day trades Other Portland Timbers traded forward Kenny Cooper to New York Red Bulls in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. Notable undrafted players Homegrown players Homegrown Player Rule (Major League Soccer) Original MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeConferenceNotesColorado RapidsDillon SernaMidfielderAkronMAC References 2 "ref" Red Bulls acquire five-time MLS Best XI midfielder Dwayne De Rosario http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2011/04/red-bulls-acquire-five-time-mls-best-xi-midfielder-dwayne-de-rosario Red Bull New York Media Relations 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 Wizards trade Kevin Hartman http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2010/03/wizards-trade-kevin-hartman?quicktabs_2=0 Kansas City Wizards Media Relations 2010-03-21 2010-12-04 Quakes Trade Amarikwa to Colorado http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/2010/04/quakes-trade-amarikwa-colorado San Jose Earthquakes Media Relations 2010-04-07 2010-12-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20101231150323/http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/2010/04/quakes-trade-amarikwa-colorado 31 December 2010 live Shavar Thomas Traded to Kansas City http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/06/shavar-thomas-traded-kansas-city Philadelphia Union Communications 2010-06-30 2010-12-04 July 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703143036/http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/06/shavar-thomas-traded-kansas-city dead Chivas USA adds Costa Rican defender http://www.espn.com/losangeles/columns/soccer/blog/_/post/5062280 French Scott ESPN Los Angeles 2010-04-06 2010-12-04 D.C. United acquires defender Jed Zayner http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/08/dc-united-acquires-defender-jed-zayner D.C. United Press Release 2010-08-06 2010-12-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20101205111206/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/08/dc-united-acquires-defender-jed-zayner 5 December 2010 dead TFC Swaps Gargan for Robinson https://www.torontofc.ca/news/tfc-swaps-gargan-robinson TorontoFC.ca 2011-07-28 2011-07-28 Timbers Acquire First-Round Draft Pick, Allocation From New York In Exchange For Kenny Cooper http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/01/timbers-acquire-first-round-draft-pick-allocation-new-york-exchange-kenny-cooper Portland Timbers 2012-01-12 2012-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120115053908/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/01/timbers-acquire-first-round-draft-pick-allocation-new-york-exchange-kenny-cooper 2012-01-15 dead Category:Major League Soccer drafts SuperDraft MLS SuperDraft Category:2010s in Kansas City, Missouri Category:Soccer in Kansas City, Missouri Category:Organized events in Kansas City, Missouri MLS SuperDraft