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{{Short description|Player draft for MLS teams}}

The '''1997 MLS Expansion Draft''' was held [[November 6]], 1997. Two teams participated, the [[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]] and [[Miami Fusion F.C.]], both expansion clubs planned for the 1998 season. Each team selected 12 players from a pool of players that each present [[Major League Soccer]] club was required to submit.

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 1997 MLS Expansion Draft

| date = November 6, 1997

| expansion_teams = [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]<br>[[Miami Fusion F.C.]]

| expansion_season = [[1998 Major League Soccer season|1998]]

| prev =

| next = [[2004 MLS Expansion Draft|2004]]

}}

The '''1997 MLS Expansion Draft''' was held [[November 6]], 1997. Two teams participated, the [[Chicago Fire (soccer)S.C.|Chicago Fire]] and [[Miami Fusion F.C.]], both expansion clubs planned for the 1998 season. Each team selected 12 players from a pool of players that each present [[Major League Soccer]] clubclubs wasstarting requiredplay toin submitthe 1998 season.

==Format==

Each team in the league made ten players, including at least one foreign player, available for the Fire and Fusion to select. From this pool of available players, the two teams then selected twelve players. Although [[Paul Caligiuri]] of the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] was listed as exposed, he had recently won a lawsuit against the league which forced the league to place him with the Galaxy as his original contract with the league had stipulated. Consequently, he was not available for selection. The Fire won the first selection through a coin toss.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/25/sports/plus-soccer-rose-bowl-for-mls.html SOCCER; Rose Bowl for M.L.S.]</ref> The draft was held via conference call.<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/11/06/expansion-draft-unlikely-to-give-fire-much-fuel/ Expansion Draft Unlikely To Give Fire Much Fuel]</ref>

==Expansion Draft==

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|1 || [[DannyChicago PenaFire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] (D)|| [[ChicagoDanny FirePena]] (soccer)|Chicago| D Fire]]|| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]||

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|2 || [[DavidMiami VaudreuilFusion]] (D/M)|| [[MiamiDavid FusionVaudreuil]] || D/M || [[D.C. United]]||[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]

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|3||[[Kevin Hartman]] (GK)|| [[Chicago Fire (soccer)S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[LosKevin Angeles GalaxyHartman]] || GK || [[UCLALos Angeles Galaxy]]

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|4 || [[JohnMiami MaessnerFusion]] (M)|| [[MiamiJohn FusionMaessner]] || M || [[D.C. United]]||[[University of Virginia]]

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|5||[[Manny Lagos]] (M)|| [[Chicago Fire (soccer)S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[MetroStarsManny Lagos]] ||[[University ofM Wisconsin-Milwaukee|UWM| [[MetroStars]]

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|6 || [[KrisMiami KeldermanFusion]] (D/M)|| [[MiamiKris FusionKelderman]] || D/M || [[D.C. United]]||[[University of Virginia]]

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|7||[[Jason Farrell]] (M)|| [[Chicago Fire (soccer)S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[ColumbusJason CrewFarrell]] || M || [[SeattleColumbus Pacific UniversityCrew]]

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|8 || [[JoeyMiami MartinezFusion]] (D)|| [[MiamiJoey FusionMartinez]] || D || [[Dallas Burn]]||

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|9 || [[JorgeChicago SalcedoFire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] (M)|| [[ChicagoJorge FireSalcedo (soccer)|ChicagoJorge FireSalcedo]] ||[[Columbus Crew]]M || [[UCLAColumbus Crew]]

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|10 || [[JeffMiami CassarFusion]] (GK)|| [[MiamiJeff FusionCassar]] ||[[Dallas Burn]]GK || [[FloridaDallas International UniversityBurn]]

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|11||[[Zach Thornton]] (GK)|| [[Chicago Fire (soccer)S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[MetroStarsZach Thornton]] || GK || [[Loyola UniversityMetroStars]]

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|12 || [[NelsonMiami VargasFusion]] (M)|| [[MiamiNelson FusionVargas]] || M || [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]]||

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|13 || [[FrancisChicago OkarohFire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] (D)|| [[ChicagoFrancis FireOkaroh]] (soccer)|Chicago| D Fire]]|| [[New England Revolution]]||

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|14 || [[CleMiami KooimanFusion]] (D)|| [[MiamiCle FusionKooiman]] || D || [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]]||

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|15 || [[DiegoChicago GutierrezFire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] (M)|| [[ChicagoDiego FireGutiérrez (soccer, born 1972)|ChicagoDiego FireGutierrez]] ||[[Kansas CityM Wizards]]|| [[RockhurstKansas UniversityCity Wizards]]

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|16 || [[RamiroMiami CorralesFusion]] (D)|| [[MiamiRamiro FusionCorrales]] || D || [[San Jose Clash]]||None

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|17 || [[AndrewChicago LewisFire (soccer)S.C.|AndrewChicago LewisFire]] (D)|| [[ChicagoAndrew FireLewis (soccer)|ChicagoAndrew FireLewis]] ||[[MetroStars]] D || [[Princeton UniversityMetroStars]]

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|18 || [[MattMiami KmoskoFusion]] (D)|| [[MiamiMatt FusionKmosko]] ||[[Colorado Rapids]]D || [[HartwickColorado CollegeRapids]]

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|19 || [[BrianChicago BatesFire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] (D)|| [[ChicagoBrian FireBates (soccer)|ChicagoBrian FireBates]] ||[[Colorado Rapids]]D || [[UniversityColorado of VirginiaRapids]]

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|20 || [[ScottMiami BudnickFusion]] (GK)|| [[MiamiScott FusionBudnick (soccer)|Scott Budnick]] ||[[Tampa BayGK Mutiny]]|| [[WilliamTampa &Bay Mary CollegeMutiny]]

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|21||[[A.J. Wood]] (F)|| [[Chicago Fire (soccer)S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[ColumbusA.J. CrewWood]] || F || [[UniversityColumbus of VirginiaCrew]]

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|22 || [[WadeMiami WebberFusion]] (D)|| [[MiamiWade FusionWebber]] ||[[Dallas Burn]]D || [[UniversityDallas of PortlandBurn]]

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|23 || [[SteveChicago PattersonFire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] (F)|| [[ChicagoSteve FirePatterson (soccer)|ChicagoSteve FirePatterson]] || F || [[Colorado Rapids]]||

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|24 || [[Miami Fusion]] || [[BrianBryan Taylor (soccer)|BrianBryan Taylor]] (F)||[[Miami Fusion]]F || [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]||[[Fresno State]]

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===Colorado Rapids===

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|[[Rafael Amaya (soccer)|Rafael Amaya]] (M)||[[Marcelo Balboa]] (D)

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|[[Brian Bates (soccer)|Brian Bates]] (D)||[[Paul Bravo]] (M)

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|[[Tote Castaneda]] (M)||[[Marcus Hahnemann]] (GK)

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|[[Paul Grafer]] (GK)||[[Wolde Harris]] (F)

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|[[Sean Henderson (soccer)|Sean Henderson]] (M)||[[Chris Henderson]] (M)

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|[[Tahj Jakins]] (D)||[[David Patiño]] (M)

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|[[Matt Kmosko]] (D)||[[Ross Paule]] (M)

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|[[Chris Martinez (soccer)|Chris Martinez]] (D)||[[AdrianAdrián Paz]] (F)

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|[[Steve Patterson (soccer)|Steve Patterson]] (F)||[[Steve Trittschuh]] (D)

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|[[Steve Rammel]] (F)||[[Peter Vermes]] (D)

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|||[[Joey DiGiamarino]] (M)

|}

*Withdrew [[Sean Henderson (soccer)|Sean Henderson]] upon selection of [[Matt Kmosko]](18)

*Withdrew [[Paul Grafer]] upon selection of [[Brian Bates (soccer)|Brian Bates]] (19)

*Reached maximum upon selection of [[Steve Patterson (soccer)|Steve Patterson]] (23)

===Columbus Crew===

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|[[Marcelo Carrera]] (F)||[[Thomas Dooley]] (D/M)

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|[[Sergio Miguez]] (D)||[[Frank Klopas]] (F)

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|[[Jorge Salcedo (soccer)|Jorge Salcedo]] (M)||[[Mike Lapper]] (D/M)

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|[[Rob Smith (soccer)|Rob Smith]] (M)||[[Brian Maisonneuve]] (M)

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|[[Billy Thompson (soccer, born 1968)|Billy Thompson]] (F)||[[Brian McBride]] (F)

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|[[A.J. Wood]] (F)||[[Robert Warzycha]] (M)

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||||[[Ubusuku Abukusumo]] (D/M)

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*Withdrew [[Billy Thompson (soccer, born 1968)|Billy Thompson]] upon selection of [[Jason Farrell]](7)

*Withdrew [[Mike Clark (soccer)|Mike Clark]] upon selection of [[Jorge Salcedo (soccer)|Jorge Salcedo]] (9)

*Reached maximum upon selection of [[A.J. Wood]] (21)

===D.C. United===

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|[[Scott Garlick]] (GK)||[[Jeff Agoos]] (D)

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|[[Ben Iroha]] (D/M)||[[RaulRaúl DiazDíaz Arce]] (F)

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|[[Brian Kamler]] (M)||[[Marco Etcheverry]] (F)

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|[[Clint Peay]] (D)||[[Carlos Llamosa]] (D)

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|[[John Maessner]] (M)||[[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Jaime Moreno]] (F)

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|[[Tom Presthus]] (GK)||[[Eddie Pope]] (D)

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===Dallas Burn===

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|[[Jeff Cassar]] (GK)||[[Damián Álvarez Arcos|Damian]] (F)

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|[[Eric Dade]] (D)||[[Mark Dodd]] (GK)

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|[[Richard Farrer]] (F)||[[Ted Eck]] (M/F)

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|[[Jorge Flores (soccerfootballer born 1977)|Jorge Flores]] (M)||[[Gerell Elliott]] (M/F)

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|[[Brian Haynes (soccer)|Brian Haynes]] (F)||[[Jason Kreis]] (M)

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|[[Garth Lagerwey]] (GK)||[[Brandon Pollard]] (D)

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|[[Joey Martinez]] (D)||[[Jorge RodriguezRodríguez (footballer, born 1971)|Jorge Rodríguez]] (D)

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|[[Daniel Peinado]] (M)||[[Mark Santel]] (D/M)

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===Kansas City Wizards===

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|[[John DeBrito]] (F)||[[Sean Bowers]] (D)

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|[[Diego Gutiérrez (soccer, born 1972)|Diego Gutierrez]] (D/M)||[[Mark Chung (soccer)|Mark Chung]] (M)

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|[[Brian Johnson (soccer)|Brian Johnson]] (M)||[[Mo Johnston]] (M/F)

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|[[Scott Uderitz]] (D)||[[Vitalis Takawira]] (F)

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|[[Paul Wright (soccer)|Paul Wright]] (M/F)||[[Ryan Tinsley]] (M)

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|||[[Nino Da Silva]] (M)

|}

*Withdrew [[Brian Johnson (soccer)|Brian Johnson]] upon selection of [[Diego Gutiérrez (soccer, born 1972)|Diego Gutierrez]] (15)

===Los Angeles Galaxy===

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|[[Peter Lak]] (D)||[[Cobi Jones]] (M)

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|[[Gerardo Laterza]] (M)||[[MartinMartín MachonMachón]] (M)

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|[[Danny Pena]] (D)||[[Greg Vanney]] (M)

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|[[BrianBryan Taylor (soccer)|BrianBryan Taylor]] (F)||[[WeltonWélton (soccer)Araújo Melo|Welton]] (F)

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|[[Jose Vasquez (soccer)|Jose Vasquez]] (D)||[[Jose Botello]] (F)

|}

*Withdrew [[Harut Karapetyan]] upon selection of [[Danny Pena]] (1)

*Withdrew [[Steve Jolley]] upon selection of [[Kevin Hartman]] (3)

*Reached maximum upon selection of [[BrianBryan Taylor (soccer)|BrianBryan Taylor]] (24)

===MetroStars===

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|[[Matt Knowles (soccer)|Matt Knowles]] (D)||[[Miles Joseph]] (F)

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|[[Manny Lagos]] (M)||[[Brian Kelly (U.S. soccer player)|Brian Kelly]] (M)

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|[[Andrew Lewis (soccer)|Andrew Lewis]] (D)||[[Tony Meola]] (GK)

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|[[JoãoJoao Luiz Ferreira Baptista|Joao Luiz]] (D)||[[Tab Ramos]] (M)

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|[[Zach Thornton]] (GK)||[[Giovanni Savarese]] (F)

Line 297 ⟶ 303:

|[[Kerry Zavagnin]] (D)||[[Mike Sorber]] (M)

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|||[[Carlos Parra (soccer, born 1977)|Carlos Parra]] (M)

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*Withdrew [[Brian Bliss]] upon selection of [[Manny Lagos]] (5)

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===New England Revolution===

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|[[Jeff Causey]] (GK)||[[Imad Baba]] (M)

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|[[Scott Coufal]] (GK)||[[Mike Burns (soccer)|Mike Burns]] (D/M)

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|[[Giuseppe Galderisi]] (F)||[[Ted Chronopoulos]] (D/M)

Line 319 ⟶ 325:

|[[Erik Imler]] (D)||[[Alejandro Farias]] (M)

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|[[Rob Jachym]] (F)||[[Paul Keegan (footballer, born 1972)|Paul Keegan]] (F)

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|[[John Kerr, Jr. (soccer)|John Kerr]] (M)||[[Alexi Lalas]] (D)

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|[[Steve Klein (soccer)|Steve Klein]] (M)||[[Ivan McKinley]] (M)

Line 336 ⟶ 342:

===San Jose Clash===

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|[[Ramiro Corrales]] (D)||[[Jeff Baicher]] (F)

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|[[TroyMilton DayakAntonio Nunez|Zico]] (DM)||[[Ronald Cerritos]] (M/F)

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|[[Oscar Draguicevich]] (D)||[[ArnoldCurt CruzOnalfo]] (D)

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|[[Dominic Kinnear]] (M)||[[John Doyle (soccer, born 1966)|John Doyle]] (D)

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|[[Tim Martin (soccer)|Tim Martin]] (D)||[[Michael Emenalo]] (D)

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|[[Shawn Medved]] (M)||[[David Kramer (soccer)|David Kramer]] (GK)

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|[[CurtMichael OnalfoEmenalo]] (D)||[[Eddie Lewis (American soccer)|Eddie Lewis]] (M)

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|[[Dave Salzwedel]] (GK)||[[Lawrence Lozzano]] (F)

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|[[ChrisChristopher Sullivan (soccer, born 1965)|Christopher Sullivan]] (M/F)||[[Eric Wynalda]] (F)

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|[[IstvanIstván UrbanyiUrbányi]] (M)||[[MiltonTroy Antonio Nunez|ZicoDayak]] (MD)

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|||[[Esmundo Rodriguez]] (M)

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===Tampa Bay Mutiny===

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|[[Derek Backman]] (M)||[[Mike Duhaney]] (D)

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|[[Scott Budnick (soccer)|Scott Budnick]] (GK)||[[Gilmar Antonio Batista|Gilmar]] (M/F)

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|[[Chiquinho Conde]] (F)||[[Frankie Hejduk]] (D)

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|[[Mark Dougherty (soccer)|Mark Dougherty]] (GK)||[[Roy Lassiter]] (F)

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|[[Marco Ferruzzi]] (M)||[[Steve Ralston]] (M)

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|[[Adam Frye]] (D)||[[Carlos Valderrama (soccer playerfootballer)|Carlos Valderrama]] (M)

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|[[Sam George (soccer)|Sam George]] (M)||[[MartinMartín VasquezVásquez]] (M)

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|[[Bill Harte]] (D)||[[Frank Yallop]] (D)

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|[[Cle Kooiman]] (D)||[[João Batista (soccer)|Joao Batista]] (M)

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|[[Alan Prampin]] (F)||[[Jacek Ziober]] (F)

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*Withdrew [[Alan Prampin]] upon selection of [[Nelson Vargas]] (12)

*Withdrew [[Sam George (soccer)|Sam George]] upon selection of [[Cle Kooiman]] (14)

*Reached maximum upon selection of [[Scott Budnick (soccer)|Scott Budnick]] (20)

==References==

{{Reflist}}

[[Category:{{Major League Soccer drafts]]}}

{{MLS drafts}}

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