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2012 MLS supplemental draft

{{Short description|College draft for soccer teams}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

The 2012 MLS supplemental draft was a secondary draft that was held by Major League Soccer via conference call on January 17, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/10/21/2012-mls-superdraft-set-jan-12-kansas-city|title=2012 MLS SuperDraft set for Jan. 12 in Kansas City | MLSsoccer.com|publisher=mlssoccer.com|access-date=2014-05-02}} The draft was four rounds and all 19 MLS clubs participated.

Changes from 2011

  • As an expansion club, Montreal received the first pick in the Supplemental Draft.
  • Due to the league shortening the 2012 MLS SuperDraft from three rounds to two rounds, the Supplemental Draft was increased from three rounds to four rounds. Previously traded SuperDraft Round 3 picks became Supplemental Draft Round 1 picks.{{cite web|url=http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2011/10/kansas-city-host-2012-mls-superdraft-january-12|title=Kansas City to host 2012 MLS SuperDraft on January 12 | Colorado Rapids|publisher=coloradorapids.com|access-date=2014-05-02}}

Selection Order

The official selection order was set by Major League Soccer on October 21, 2011:

  1. 2012 expansion team Montreal Impact had the first selection;
  2. The eight clubs which did not qualify for the playoffs received picks #2 through #9 (in reverse order of season points);
  3. The two clubs eliminated in the Wild Card round of playoffs received picks #10 and #11 (in reverse order of season points);
  4. The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals received picks #12 through #15 (in reverse order of season points);
  5. The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals received picks #16 and #17 (in reverse order of season points);
  6. The club which lost the 2011 MLS Cup received pick #18;
  7. The club which won the 2011 MLS Cup received pick #19.

This selection order held for all four rounds of the Supplemental Draft.

= Round 1 =

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width=7%| Pick #width=25%| MLS teamwidth=18%| Playerwidth=20%| PositionAffiliation
1

| Montreal Impact || {{flagicon|CAN}} Evan James || Forward || UNC Charlotte
Hamilton Rage

2

| Vancouver Whitecaps FC || {{flagicon|MEX}} Gienir García || Defender || Cruz Azul

3

| New England Revolution || {{flagicon|JAM}} Dawyne Smith || Forward || Bethel
Reading United

4

| Toronto FC || {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Green || Midfielder || New Mexico

5

| Chivas USA{{#tag:ref|#5: Chivas USA → Sporting Kansas City → Chivas USA. 29 November 2011: Chivas USA acquired this first-round selection from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for midfielder Paulo Nagamura. On 21 November 2011, Sporting Kansas City had acquired this selection and a third-round Supplemental Draft selection from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Ryan Smith.|group="R1 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} R. J. Allen || Defender || Monmouth
Central Jersey Spartans

6

| Real Salt Lake{{#tag:ref|#6: San Jose Earthquakes → Real Salt Lake. 1 December 2011: Real Salt Lake acquired this first-round selection from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for midfielder Jean Alexandre.|group="R1 trade"}} || {{flagicon|AUS}} Andy Rose || Midfielder || UCLA
Ventura County Fusion

7

| Houston Dynamo{{#tag:ref|#7: D.C. United → Houston Dynamo. 14 August 2009: Houston Dynamo acquired a then third-round SuperDraft selection from D.C. United in exchange for defender Julius James. This pick became a first-round Supplemental Draft pick when MLS shortened the 2012 SuperDraft to two rounds.|group="R1 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Ownby || Forward || Virginia
Reading United

8

| Portland Timbers || {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Kawulok || Midfielder || Portland
Portland Timbers U23's

9

| Chicago Fire || {{flagicon|GHA}} Evans Frimpong || Forward || Delaware
Reading United

10

| Columbus Crew || {{flagicon|USA}} Kirk Urso || Midfielder || North Carolina
Reading United

11

| FC Dallas || {{flagicon|USA}} Alex Lee || Defender || Maryland
Real Maryland Monarchs

12

| Houston Dynamo{{#tag:ref|#12: New York Red Bulls → Houston Dynamo. 17 December 2010: Houston Dynamo acquired a then third-round SuperDraft selection and the rights to defender Hunter Freeman from New York Red Bulls in exchange for allocation money. The traded pick is New York's natural selection. This pick became a first-round Supplemental Draft pick when MLS shortened the 2012 SuperDraft to two rounds.|group="R1 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} Karo Okiomah || Forward || High Point
Carolina Dynamo

13

| Philadelphia Union || {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Brandt || Defender || Pennsylvania

14

| Toronto FC{{#tag:ref|#14: Colorado Rapids → Toronto FC. 30 November 2010: Toronto FC acquired a then third-round SuperDraft selection from Colorado Rapids in exchange for midfielder Joseph Nane. The traded pick is Colorado's natural selection. This pick became a first-round Supplemental Draft pick when MLS shortened the 2012 SuperDraft to two rounds.|group="R1 trade"}} || {{flagicon|JAM}} Nickardo Blake || Defender || Connecticut

15

| Chicago Fire{{#tag:ref|#15: Seattle Sounders FC → Chicago Fire. 26 August 2011: Chicago Fire acquired a then third-round SuperDraft selection and the #6 position in the MLS allocation order from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for the #4 position in the MLS allocation order. Seattle then used the #4 allocation position to select forward Sammy Ochoa. This pick became a first-round Supplemental Draft pick when MLS shortened the 2012 SuperDraft to two rounds.|group="R1 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} Carl Woszczynski || Goalkeeper || UAB
Atlanta Blackhawks

16

| Sporting Kansas City || {{flagicon|USA}} Shawn Singh || Defender || UCLA
Ventura County Fusion

17

| Real Salt Lake || {{flagicon|ARG}} Emiliano Bonfigli || Forward || Manta FC

18

| Houston Dynamo || {{flagicon|USA}} Eder Arreola || Midfielder || UCLA
Orange County Blue Star

19

| Los Angeles Galaxy || {{flagicon|USA}} Bryan Gaul || Midfielder || Bradley
GPS Portland Phoenix

== Round 1 Trades ==

{{reflist|group=R1 trade}}

= Round 2 =

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:70%"
width=7%| Pick #width=25%| MLS teamwidth=18%| Playerwidth=20%| PositionAffiliation
20

| Montreal Impact || {{flagicon|USA}} Aaron Schoenfeld || Forward || East Tennessee State
GPS Portland Phoenix

21

| Vancouver Whitecaps FC || {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Klazura || Defender || Notre Dame
Indiana Invaders

22

| New England Revolution || {{flagicon|USA}} Alec Purdie || Midfielder || Indiana

23

| Toronto FC || {{flagicon|USA}} Mykell Bates || Defender || Santa Clara

24

| Chivas USA || {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Rowe || Goalkeeper || UCLA
Ventura County Fusion

25

| San Jose Earthquakes || {{flagicon|Peru}} César Díaz Pizarro || Forward || UC Riverside

26

| D.C. United || {{flagicon|USA}} Lance Rozeboom || Midfielder || New Mexico
Des Moines Menace

27

| Portland Timbers || {{flagicon|USA}} Miguel Ibarra || Midfielder || UC Irvine
Orange County Blue Star

28

| Chivas USA{{#tag:ref|#28: Chicago Fire → Chivas USA. 23 March 2011: Chivas USA acquired a 2012 Supplemental Draft pick, which became this pick, from Chicago Fire in exchange for the rights to defender Yamith Cuesta.|group="R2 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Steres || Defender || San Diego State
Ventura County Fusion

29

| Columbus Crew || {{flagicon|USA}} Jamie Finch || Defender || Washington
Washington Crossfire

30

| Chivas USA{{#tag:ref|#30: FC Dallas → Chivas USA. 1 April 2011: Chivas USA acquired a then first-round 2012 Supplemental Draft pick from FC Dallas in exchange for the rights to forward Maykel Galindo. This pick became a second-round pick when MLS shortened the 2012 SuperDraft to two rounds.|group="R2 trade"}} || {{flagicon|GER}} Fabian Kling || Defender || Fort Lewis

31

| New York Red Bulls || {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Volk || Defender || Virginia

32

| Philadelphia Union || {{flagicon|USA}} Krystian Witkowski || Forward || Marist
FC Buffalo

33

| Seattle Sounders FC{{#tag:ref|#33: Colorado Rapids → FC Dallas → Seattle Sounders FC. 15 December 2010: Seattle Sounders FC acquired a then fourth-round SuperDraft selection from FC Dallas in exchange for goalkeeper Chris Seitz. This pick became a second-round Supplemental Draft pick when MLS shortened the 2012 SuperDraft to two rounds. On 30 July 2010, FC Dallas had acquired a conditional 2012 SuperDraft selection, which became this pick, and a fourth-round selection in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft (which was converted to a first-round selection in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft) on 30 July 2010 from Colorado Rapids in exchange for defender Anthony Wallace. The conditional 2012 SuperDraft pick became a second-round Supplemental Draft pick when MLS shortened the 2012 SuperDraft to two rounds.|group="R2 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Pontius || Defender || UC Santa Barbara

34

| Seattle Sounders FC || {{flagicon|ENG}} Jason Banton || Forward || Leicester City

35

| Sporting Kansas City || {{flagicon|SLV}} Pablo Punyed || Midfielder || St. John's

36

| Real Salt Lake || {{flagicon|LUX}} Oliver Kupe || Forward || Northwestern

37

| Chivas USA{{#tag:ref|#37: Houston Dynamo → Chivas USA. 21 January 2010: Chivas USA acquired a then fourth-round SuperDraft selection from Houston Dynamo in exchange for midfielder Kevin Harmse. The trade was for a conditional third-round or fourth-round selection. As Harmse was released before playing a game for Houston the pick was fourth-round. This pick became a second-round Supplemental Draft pick when MLS shortened the 2012 SuperDraft to two rounds.|group="R2 trade"}} ||{{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Venegas || Midfielder || Cal State Fullerton

38

| Los Angeles Galaxy || {{flagicon|USA}} Rafael Garcia || Defender || Cal State Northridge
FC Hasental

== Round 2 Trades ==

{{reflist|group=R2 trade}}

= Round 3 =

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width=7%| Pick #width=25%| MLS teamwidth=18%| Playerwidth=20%| PositionAffiliation
39

| Montreal Impact || {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Miller || Forward || Colgate
Ocean City Nor'easters

40

| Vancouver Whitecaps FC || {{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Fontein || Goalkeeper || UC Irvine

41

| New England Revolution || {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Garcia || Defender || Villanova
Long Island Rough Riders

42

| Toronto FC || {{flagicon|BRA}} Arthur Ivo || Midfielder || SMU

43

| Sporting Kansas City{{#tag:ref|#43: Chivas USA → Sporting Kansas City. 21 November 2011: Sporting Kansas City acquired this selection and a first-round Supplemental Draft selection from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Ryan Smith.|group="R3 trade"}} || {{flagicon|Serbia}} Stefan Antonijevic || Defender || Valparaiso

44

| San Jose Earthquakes || {{flagicon|USA}} David Tiemstra || Defender || Ohio State

45

| D.C. United || {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Rodriguez || Defender || UNC Charlotte
Nashville Metros

46

| Portland Timbers || {{flagicon|Guam}} Doug Herrick || Goalkeeper || St. Mary's
Washington Crossfire

47

| Chicago Fire || {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Walls || Defender || UWGB
Michigan Bucks

48

| Columbus Crew || {{flagicon|GHA}} Darren Amoo || Forward || Liberty

49

| FC Dallas || {{flagicon|USA}} Walter Hines || Forward || St. John's

50

| New York Red Bulls || {{flagicon|USA}} Christian Barreiro || Midfielder || Pennsylvania
Reading United

51

| Philadelphia Union || {{flagicon|USA}} Antoine Hoppenot || Forward || Princeton
Central Jersey Spartans

52

| Colorado Rapids || {{flagicon|JPN}} Kohei Yamada || Midfielder || Thespa Kusatsu

53

| Seattle Sounders FC || {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} Abdul Aman || Forward || Washington
North Sound SeaWolves

54

| Sporting Kansas City || {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Miller || Defender || Rockhurst
Kansas City Brass

55

| Real Salt Lake || {{flagicon|Peru}} Benjamín Ubierna || Midfielder || Universidad San Martín de Porres

56

| Houston Dynamo || {{flagicon|GHA}} Philip Aseweh || Forward || Liberty

57

| Los Angeles Galaxy || {{flagicon|BRA}} Yuri Gorentzvaig || Forward || AA Flamengo

== Round 3 Trades ==

{{reflist|group=R3 trade}}

= Round 4 =

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:70%"
width=7%| Pick #width=25%| MLS teamwidth=18%| Playerwidth=20%| PositionAffiliation
58

| Montreal Impact || {{flagicon|CAN}} Carl Haworth || Forward || Niagara
Forest City London

59

| Vancouver Whitecaps FC || {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Fetrow || Defender || Penn State

60

| New England Revolution || {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Roach || Forward || Saint Louis

61

| Toronto FC || {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Mazzullo || Midfielder || Columbia

62

| Los Angeles Galaxy{{#tag:ref|#62: Chivas USA → Los Angeles Galaxy. 17 August 2011: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired a then third-round 2012 Supplemental Draft pick from Chivas USA in exchange for forward Juan Pablo Ángel. This pick became a fourth-round pick when MLS shortened the 2012 SuperDraft to two rounds.|group="R4 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Posa || Forward || San Diego

63

| San Jose Earthquakes || {{flagicon|USA}} James Kiffe || Midfielder || UC Santa Barbara

64

| D.C. United || {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Kuhn || Midfielder || Drake

65

| Portland Timbers || {{flagicon|USA}} Logan McDaniel || Midfielder || Loyola Marymount
Des Moines Menace

66

| Chicago Fire || {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Chavez || Midfielder || Tulsa

67

| Columbus Crew || {{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Bulls || Forward || UMBC
Bradenton Academics

68

| FC Dallas || {{flagicon|USA}} Ian Kalis || Defender || SMU

69

| New York Red Bulls || {{flagicon|USA}} Nate Polak || Midfielder || Hastings College

70

| Philadelphia Union || {{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Zimmerman || Midfielder || Santa Clara

71

| Colorado Rapids || {{flagicon|USA}} Joel Helmick || Goalkeeper || Longwood

72

| Seattle Sounders FC || {{flagicon|USA}} Wes Feighner || Defender || Cal Poly
Orange County Blue Star

73

| San Jose Earthquakes{{#tag:ref|#73: Sporting Kansas City → San Jose Earthquakes. On draft day, San Jose Earthquakes acquired this fourth-round 2012 Supplemental Draft pick from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for the rights to midfielder Michael Thomas.|group="R4 trade"}} || {{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Krumpe || Defender || Loyola Marymount
Orange County Blue Star

74

| Real Salt Lake || PASS || ||

75

| Houston Dynamo || {{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Roberts || Midfielder || UNC Wilmington
Carolina Dynamo

76

| Los Angeles Galaxy || {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Davies || Defender || San Diego State

== Round 4 Trades ==

{{reflist|group=R4 trade}}

Note on SuperDraft Trades

MLS reduced the 2012 MLS SuperDraft from three rounds to two rounds on October 21, 2011, which in turn affected trades involving 2012 SuperDraft Round 3 and Round 4 selections. These selections became 2012 Supplemental Draft Round 1 and Round 2 selections.

References

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{{cite press release

|title=Sporting Kansas City acquires MF Paulo Nagamura

|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2011/11/sporting-kansas-city-acquires-mf-paulo-nagamura

|publisher=SportingKC.com

|date=2011-11-29

|access-date=2011-11-29}}

{{cite press release

|title=MF Ryan Smith traded to Chivas USA

|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2011/11/mf-ryan-smith-traded-chivas-usa

|publisher=SportingKC.com

|date=2011-11-21

|access-date=2011-11-21}}

{{cite press release

|title=Quakes acquire RSL midfielder Jean Alexandre in trade

|url=http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/2011/12/quakes-acquire-rsl-midfielder-jean-alexandre-trade

|publisher=Earthquakes Media Relations

|date=2011-12-01

|access-date=2011-12-01}}

{{cite press release

|title=FC Dallas acquires rights to Maykel Galindo from Chivas USA

|url=http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2011/04/fc-dallas-acquires-rights-maykel-galindo-chivas-usa

|publisher=FC Dallas Communications

|date=2011-04-01

|access-date=2011-04-02}}

{{cite news

|title=DCU Makes Several Moves

|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/08/dcu_news_notes_1.html

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721030531/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/08/dcu_news_notes_1.html

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=July 21, 2012

|last=Goff

|first=Steven

|newspaper=The Washington Post

|date=2009-08-15

|access-date=2010-12-04}}

{{cite press release

|title=New York acquires allocation money from Houston

|url=http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2010/12/new-york-acquires-allocation-money-houston

|publisher=Red Bull New York Media Relations

|date=2010-12-17

|access-date=2010-12-17}}

{{cite press release

|title=Toronto FC trades Nane to Rapids

|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/toronto-fc-trades-nane-to-rapids-1.874437

|publisher=The Canadian Press

|date=2010-11-30

|access-date=2010-12-04}}

{{cite press release

|title=Sounders pick up ex-US youth forward Sammy Ochoa

|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/26/sounders-pick-ex-us-youth-forward-sammy-ochoa

|publisher=MLSSoccer.com

|date=2011-08-26

|access-date=2011-11-22}}

{{cite press release

|title=Dynamo acquire rights to midfielder Harmse

|url=http://www.foxsportshouston.com/pages/landing_astros?blockID=167082&tagID=13367

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730175802/http://www.foxsportshouston.com/pages/landing_astros?blockID=167082&tagID=13367

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=2012-07-30

|publisher=Fox Sports Houston

|date=2010-01-21

|access-date=2010-12-04

}}

{{cite press release

|title=Seitz sent to FC Dallas in whirlwind Re-Entry day

|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/seitz-sent-fc-dallas-whirlwind-re-entry-day

|publisher=MLSSoccer.com

|date=2010-12-15

|access-date=2010-12-16}}

{{cite press release

|title=Rapids acquire defender Wallace in trade with FC Dallas

|url=http://www.cbssports.com/soccer/story/13683849/rapids-acquire-defender-wallace-in-trade-with-fc-dallas

|publisher=CBSSports.com

|date=2010-07-30

|access-date=2010-12-04}}

{{cite press release

|title=Kansas City to host 2012 MLS SuperDraft on January 12

|url=http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2011/10/kansas-city-host-2012-mls-superdraft-january-12

|publisher=ColoradoRapids.com

|date=2011-10-21

|access-date=2011-10-24}}

{{cite press release

|title=LA Galaxy trade Juan Pablo Angel to Chivas USA

|url=http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2011/08/la-galaxy-trade-juan-pablo-angel-chivas-usa

|publisher=LA Galaxy Communications

|date=2011-08-17

|access-date=2011-08-17}}

{{cite press release

|title=Fire Acquire Yamith Cuesta

|url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/03/fire-acquire-yamith-cuesta-0

|publisher=Chicago Fire Communications

|date=2011-03-23

|access-date=2011-03-23}}

{{cite press release

|title=SKC acquires right of first refusal for MF Michael Thomas

|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/01/skc-acquires-right-first-refusal-mf-michael-thomas

|publisher=Sporting KC Communications

|date=2012-01-17

|access-date=2012-01-17}}

}}

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