2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft
{{Short description|College draft for soccer teams}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name =2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft
| league = Major League Soccer
| dates = {{unbulleted list
| Stage 1: December 5, 2011
| Stage 2: December 12, 2011
}}
| teams = 19
| prev = 2010
| next = 2012
}}
The two-stage 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 5, 2011 (Stage 1) and December 12, 2011 (Stage 2). All 19 Major League Soccer clubs participated.{{cite web| url = http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/10/20/mls-announces-re-entry-draft-set-dec-5-and-12| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111022011052/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/10/20/mls-announces-re-entry-draft-set-dec-5-and-12| archive-date = 2011-10-22| title = MLS announces Re-Entry Draft set for Dec. 5 and 12 {{!}} MLSsoccer.com}}
The Stage 1 and Stage 2 Drafts were conducted in the same order as the traditional Waiver Draft, with clubs choosing in reverse order of their 2011 Major League Soccer season finish. Expansion side Montreal Impact selected 19th.
Teams were able to select players who fell under the following circumstances:
- Players who were at least 23 years old, had a minimum of three years of MLS experience, and whose options were not exercised by their clubs (available at option salary for 2012).
- Players who were at least 25 years old, had a minimum of four years of MLS experience, were out of contract, and whose club did not offer them a contract at their previous salary (available at 2011 salary).
- Players who were at least 30 years old, had a minimum of eight years of MLS experience, were out of contract, and whose club did not wish to re-sign them (available for at least 105 percent of their 2011 salary).
Players who were not selected in the Stage 1 draft were made available for the Stage 2 draft. Clubs that selected players in Stage 2 must negotiate a new salary with any player not under contract.
Teams also had the option of passing on their selection.
Available players
Players were required to meet age and service requirements to participate as stipulated by the terms of the MLS Collective Bargaining Agreement. The list below includes all players identified by the league on November 30, 2011 as eligible for the Re-Entry Draft. On December 2, 2011 the league released an updated list, removing players who were traded, re-signed, or retired.{{cite web| url = http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/30/mls-announces-players-available-re-entry-process| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111202215233/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/30/mls-announces-players-available-re-entry-process| archive-date = 2011-12-02| title = MLS announces players available in Re-Entry Process {{!}} MLSsoccer.com}} A handful of players who were not traded, re-signed, or retired were also removed from the list. These players are listed below as "Withdrew prior to draft", which was an option available to eligible players.
Stage One
The first stage of the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 5, 2011. All 19 Major League Soccer clubs participated.
=Round 1=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%" | ||||
| style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=6%| Pick # | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Drafting Team | width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player | width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC || PASS || || | ||||
| 2
| New England Revolution || Danleigh Borman || D || Toronto FC | ||||
| 3
| Toronto FC || PASS || || | ||||
| 4
| Chivas USA || Arturo Alvarez || M || Real Salt Lake | ||||
| 5
| San Jose Earthquakes || PASS || || | ||||
| 6
| D.C. United || PASS || || | ||||
| 7
| Portland Timbers || PASS || || | ||||
| 8
| Chicago Fire || PASS || || | ||||
| 9
| Columbus Crew || Carlos Mendes || D || New York Red Bulls | ||||
| 10
| FC Dallas || PASS || || | ||||
| 11
| New York Red Bulls || PASS || || | ||||
| 12
| Philadelphia Union || PASS || || | ||||
| 13
| Colorado Rapids || PASS || || | ||||
| 14
| Seattle Sounders FC || PASS || || | ||||
| 15
| Sporting Kansas City || PASS || || | ||||
| 16
| Real Salt Lake || PASS || || | ||||
| 17
| Houston Dynamo || PASS || || | ||||
| 18
| Los Angeles Galaxy || PASS || || | ||||
| 19
| Montreal Impact || PASS || || |
=Round 2=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%" | ||||
| style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=6%| Pick # | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Drafting Team | width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player | width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20
| New England Revolution || PASS || || | ||||
| 21
| Chivas USA || PASS || || | ||||
| 22
| Columbus Crew || PASS || || |
Stage Two
The second stage of the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 12, 2011. All 19 Major League Soccer clubs participated.{{cite web| url = http://www.mlssoccer.com/re-entry/2011/stage2| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120107203501/http://www.mlssoccer.com/re-entry/2011/stage2| archive-date = 2012-01-07| title = 2011 Re-Entry Stage 2 Draft {{!}} MLSsoccer.com}}
=Round 1=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%" | ||||
| style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=6%| Pick # | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Drafting Team | width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player | width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| Seattle Sounders FC{{#tag:ref|#1: Vancouver Whitecaps FC → Seattle Sounders FC. 12 December 2011: Seattle Sounders FC acquired the #1 selection in Stage 2 of the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and the #14 selection in Stage 2 of the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft.http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/12/whitecaps-fc-acquire-third-round-selection-2014-mls-superdraft {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} The traded SuperDraft pick is Seattle's natural selection. |group="R1 trade"}} || Marc Burch || D || D.C. United | ||||
| 2
| New England Revolution || Nate Jaqua || F || Seattle Sounders FC | ||||
| 3
| Toronto FC || PASS || || | ||||
| 4
| Chivas USA || PASS || || | ||||
| 5
| San Jose Earthquakes || PASS || || | ||||
| 6
| D.C. United || PASS || || | ||||
| 7
| Portland Timbers || PASS || || | ||||
| 8
| Chicago Fire || Kheli Dube || F || New England Revolution | ||||
| 9
| Columbus Crew || PASS || || | ||||
| 10
| FC Dallas || PASS || || | ||||
| 11
| New York Red Bulls || PASS || || | ||||
| 12
| Philadelphia Union || PASS || || | ||||
| 13
| Colorado Rapids || Baggio Husidić || M || Chicago Fire | ||||
| 14
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC{{#tag:ref|#14: Seattle Sounders FC → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 12 December 2011: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired the #14 selection in Stage 2 of the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft and a third-round selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for the #1 selection in Stage 2 of the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft.http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/12/whitecaps-fc-acquire-third-round-selection-2014-mls-superdraft {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} The traded SuperDraft pick is Seattle's natural selection.|group="R1 trade"}} || PASS || || | ||||
| 15
| Sporting Kansas City || PASS || || | ||||
| 16
| Real Salt Lake || PASS || || | ||||
| 17
| Houston Dynamo || PASS || || | ||||
| 18
| Los Angeles Galaxy || Andrew Boyens || D || Chivas USA | ||||
| 19
| Montreal Impact || PASS || || |
== Round 1 trades ==
{{reflist|group=R1 trade}}
=Round 2=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%" | ||||
| style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=6%| Pick # | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Drafting Team | width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player | width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| Seattle Sounders FC1 || PASS || || | ||||
| 2
| New England Revolution || Clyde Simms || M || D.C. United | ||||
| 3
| Chicago Fire || PASS || || | ||||
| 4
| Colorado Rapids || Hunter Freeman || D || Houston Dynamo | ||||
| 5
| Los Angeles Galaxy || Chris Leitch || D || San Jose Earthquakes |
=Round 3=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%" | ||||
| style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=6%| Pick # | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Drafting Team | width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player | width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| New England Revolution || PASS || || | ||||
| 2
| Colorado Rapids || PASS || || | ||||
| 3
| Los Angeles Galaxy || Pat Noonan || F || Seattle Sounders FC |
=Round 4=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%" | ||||
| style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=6%| Pick # | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Drafting Team | width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player | width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| Los Angeles Galaxy || Jon Conway || GK || Chicago Fire |
=Round 5=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 70%" | ||||
| style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=6%| Pick # | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Drafting Team | width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player | width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position | width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| Los Angeles Galaxy || PASS || || |
After all clubs had passed on the remaining players, clubs were then allowed to draft their own former players. Los Angeles Galaxy selected defenders Frankie Hejduk and Dasan Robinson. No other club selected any of their own eligible players.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist|1|group="ref"|refs=
|title=Whitecaps FC acquire third-round selection in 2014 MLS SuperDraft
|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/12/whitecaps-fc-acquire-third-round-selection-2014-mls-superdraft
|publisher=Whitecaps FC Media Relations
|date=2011-12-11
|accessdate=2012-12-14}}
}}