1998 MLS College Draft

College draft for soccer teams August 2023 The 1998 Major League Soccer College Draft was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 31 and February 1, 1998. The College Draft was followed by the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft. Format On Saturday, January 31, 1998, Major League Soccer held the first round of its 1998 college draft during the halftime of the Umbro Select All-Star Classic at Lockhart Stadium. The second and third rounds took place Sunday morning at the Airport Hilton in Fort Lauderdale. The 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft took place that afternoon at the same location. Changes from 1997 1998 expansion teams Miami Fusion and Chicago Fire were awarded the first and second selections in each round. * Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team Round 1 Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation 1 Miami Fusion Leo Cullen D University of Maryland 2 Chicago Fire Ritchie Kotschau D George Mason 3 San Jose Clash Ben Parry D UNC-Charlotte 4 Kansas City Wizards#4: MetroStars → Kansas City Wizards. 3 February 1997: Kansas City Wizards acquired this first-round pick and midfielder Damian Silvera from MetroStars in exchange for midfielder Mike Sorber. "R1 trade" Chris Klein M Indiana University 5 New England Revolution Johnny Torres M Creighton University 6 Los Angeles Galaxy Clint Mathis M University of South Carolina 7 Tampa Bay Mutiny Josh Keller M UCLA 8 MetroStars#8: Kansas City Wizards → MetroStars. 31 January 1998: MetroStars acquired this first-round selection from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for defender Brian Bliss. "R1 trade" Mike Petke D Southern Connecticut State 9 Columbus Crew Jeff Cunningham F University of South Florida 10 Dallas Burn Matt Jordan GK Clemson University 11 Colorado Rapids Tyrone Marshall F Florida International University 12 San Jose Clash#12: D.C. United → San Jose Clash. 15 May 1997: San Jose Clash acquired this first-round pick and defender Arnold Cruz from D.C. United in exchange for defender Benedict Iroha. "R1 trade" Wade Barrett M William & Mary College Round 1 trades R1 trade Round 2 Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation 13 Miami Fusion Pablo Mastroeni M North Carolina State University 14 D.C. United#14: Chicago Fire → D.C. United. 6 January 1998: D.C. United acquired this second-round selection and forward A.J. Wood from Chicago Fire in exchange for a first-round pick (#11) in the 1999 MLS College Draft, a second-round pick (#23) in the 1999 College Draft (both picks originally "future considerations"), and midfielder Jesse Marsch. "R2 trade" Carey Talley M University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 15 MetroStars#15: San Jose Clash → MetroStars. 31 January 1998: MetroStars acquired this second-round pick from San Jose Clash in exchange for midfielder Braeden Cloutier. "R2 trade" Joe Munoz F Cal State-Bakersfield 16 MetroStars Billy Walsh M Rutgers University 17 New England Revolution Jesse Van Saun F St. John's University 18 Los Angeles Galaxy Daniel Hernandez M Southern Methodist University 19 Tampa Bay Mutiny Chris Houser D Southern Connecticut State 20 Kansas City Wizards Tom Hardy D Seattle University 21 Columbus Crew Andrew Gregor M University of Portland 22 Dallas Burn Hans Wittusen D Brown University 23 Colorado Rapids Jason Boyce F University of Washington 24 Columbus Crew#24: D.C. United → Columbus Crew. Date Needed: Columbus Crew acquired this second-round selection from D.C. United in exchange for a second-round pick (#21) in the 1999 MLS College Draft. More information needed. "R2 trade" Henrik Nebrelius F University of Tampa Round 2 trades R2 trade Round 3 Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation 25 Dallas Burn#25: Miami Fusion → Dallas Burn. Date Needed: Dallas Burn acquired this third-round selection from Miami Fusion in exchange for a second-round pick (#18) in the 1999 MLS College Draft. More information needed. "R3 trade" Matt Caution F Southwest Missouri State University 26 Los Angeles Galaxy#26: Chicago Fire → Los Angeles Galaxy. Date Needed: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this third-round selection from Chicago Fire in exchange for a second-round pick (#16) in the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft. More information needed. "R3 trade" Matt Reis GK UCLA 27 San Jose Clash Caleb Porter M Indiana University 28 MetroStars Cesidio Colasante F La Salle University 29 New England Revolution Kevin Coye D UCLA 30 Los Angeles Galaxy Joe Franchino D University of Washington 31 Tampa Bay Mutiny Bill May GK University of Washington 32 Kansas City Wizards Mario Sanchez M Fresno State 33 Columbus Crew Nick Theslof M UCLA 34 Tampa Bay Mutiny#34: Dallas Burn → Tampa Bay Mutiny. 31 January 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this third-round selection and a first-round pick (#6) in the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft from Dallas Burn in exchange for forward Peter Hattrup. "R3 trade" R.T. Moore D University of Maryland 35 Colorado Rapids P.J. Brown D Azusa Pacific 36 New England Revolution#36: D.C. United. → New England Revolution. Date Needed: New England Revolution acquired this third-round selection from D.C. United in exchange for a first-round selection in the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft. More information needed. "R3 trade" Tom McLaughlin F Harvard University Round 3 trades R3 trade Notable undrafted players Joe Cannon (GK, UC Santa Barbara) — 86 career MLS shutouts; MLS Goalkeeper of the Year (2002, 2004) Jimmy Conrad (DF, UCLA) — 288 MLS appearances, MLS Best XI (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008) References 2 "ref" MLS: Sorber traded to MetroStars http://www.socceramerica.com/article/16872/mls-sorber-traded-to-metrostars.html Soccer America 3 February 1997 29 November 2014 MLS: 1998 Collegiate Draft First Round http://www.socceramerica.com/article/18234/mls-1998-collegiate-draft-first-round.html Soccer America 31 January 1998 29 November 2014 December 5, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205095636/http://www.socceramerica.com/article/18234/mls-1998-collegiate-draft-first-round.html dead D.C. United All-Time Player Transactions http://www.dcunited.com/media-guide/history/All-Time-Player-Transactions D.C. United 15 November 2014 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923213504/http://www.dcunited.com/media-guide/history/All-Time-Player-Transactions dead MLS: Complete 1998 Collegiate Draft Results http://www.socceramerica.com/article/18240/mls-complete-1998-collegiate-draft-results.html Soccer America 1 February 1998 27 November 2014 Columbus Crew Draft History http://www.thecrew.com/media/draft-history Columbus Crew 27 November 2014 MLS: Clash, United trade defenders http://www.socceramerica.com/article/17160/mls-clash-united-trade-defenders.html Soccer America 15 May 1997 29 November 2014 MLS: Mutiny trade Hattrup to Dallas http://www.socceramerica.com/article/16803/mls-mutiny-trade-hattrup-to-dallas.html Soccer America 31 January 1997 29 November 2014 External links https://archive.today/20120707210831/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1998-01-25/news/9801240292_1_umbro-fusion-ncaa-elite Umbro Tournament Offers Preview Of Revamped Lockhart el Category:Major League Soccer drafts Draft MLS College Draft Category:Soccer in Florida Category:Sports in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Category:Organized events in Fort Lauderdale, Florida MLS College Draft MLS College Draft