The2020 MLS SuperDraft was the 21st edition of theSuperDraft conducted byMajor League Soccer. The 2020 SuperDraft was the first SuperDraft held exclusively via conference call and web streaming.[1] The first two rounds of the 2020 SuperDraft were held on January 9, 2020 while rounds three and four were held on January 13, 2020.[2] Previously, the SuperDraft had been held in conjunction with the annual JanuaryUnited Soccer Coaches convention.
The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of theNFL Draft:
Anyexpansion teams receive the first picks. MLS has announced thatInter Miami CF[3] andNashville SC[4] would begin play as expansion teams in 2020. Inter Miami CF would select first, and Nashville SC second.[5]
Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish.
Teams that made theMLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
The winners of theMLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.
^No. 3: FC Cincinnati → Inter Miami CF. November 19, 2019:Inter Miami CF acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft in exchange for $150,000 of General Allocation Money.[8]
^No. 6: Sporting Kansas City → New England Revolution. August 6, 2018:New England Revolution acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, $100,000 in general allocation money, and $250,000 in targeted allocation money fromSporting Kansas City in exchange for forwardKrisztián Németh.[12]
^No. 10: Chicago Fire → New York Red Bulls. January 9, 2020:New York Red Bulls acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft fromChicago Fire FC in exchange for $100,000 of General Allocation Money.[17]
^No. 11: Colorado Rapids → Nashville SC. January 9, 2020:Nashville SC acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft fromColorado Rapids in exchange for $75,000 of General Allocation Money.[19]
^No. 13: New England Revolution → Nashville SC. January 9, 2020:Nashville SC acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft fromColorado Rapids in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money and $50,000 in conditional General Allocation Money.[19]
^No. 17: D.C. United → FC Dallas. May 3, 2019:FC Dallas acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft fromD.C. United in exchange for $100,000 in general allocation money. Simultaneously, Dallas also waived defenderMarquinhos Pedroso who was subsequently claimed by D.C.[25]
^No. 19: LA Galaxy → Toronto FC. April 11, 2019:Toronto FC acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and the No. 2 spot in theMLS Allocation Order fromLA Galaxy in exchange for the No. 1 spot in the MLS Allocation Order. LA used its allocation spot to sign defenderGiancarlo González.[28]
^No. 21: Philadelphia Union → D.C. United. January 9, 2020:D.C. United acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and the No. 21 spot in theMLS Allocation Order fromPhiladelphia Union in exchange for the No. 17 spot in the MLS Allocation Order and future considerations.[31]
^No. 26: Seattle Sounders FC → Chicago Fire. November 26, 2019:Chicago Fire FC acquired a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft fromSeattle Sounders FC in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and goalkeeperStefan Cleveland.[38]
Round 2
^No. 27: Inter Miami → San Jose Earthquakes. November 12, 2019:San Jose Earthquakes acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft fromInter Miami CF in exchange for the Homegrown Player Rights to goalkeeper Drake Callender. San Jose may also receive up to $150,000 in general allocation money if certain incentives are met.[40]
^No. 32: Sporting Kansas City → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 14, 2018:Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and a first-round selection in the 2021 SuperDraft fromSporting Kansas City in exchange for forwardErik Hurtado. The traded picks are Kansas City's natural selections.[46]
^No. 33: Columbus Crew → Toronto FC.Trade details needed.As retrieved on December 14, 2019, the MLS website stated that Toronto acquired this pick from Columbus via a trade. However, no trade between the clubs involving a 2020 SuperDraft pick was ever announced.
^No. 35: Montreal Impact → Chicago Fire → Seattle Sounders FC. November 26, 2019:Seattle Sounders FC acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and goalkeeperStefan Cleveland fromChicago Fire FC in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft.[38] On August 7, 2019, Chicago had acquired this second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, midfielderMicheal Azira, and the No. 6 spot in theMLS Allocation Order fromMontreal Impact in exchange defenderJorge Corrales and the No. 1 spot in the MLS Allocation Order. Montreal used its No. 1 allocation ranking to sign midfielderBallou Tabla on loan for the remainder of the 2019 MLS season. Chicago will also receive $75,000 in 2020 general allocation money from Montreal if Tabla is on an MLS roster for the 2020 season.[49]
^No. 36: Chicago Fire → New York Red Bulls. January 11, 2019:New York Red Bulls acquired a second-round selection in the2019 MLS SuperDraft fromChicago Fire FC in exchange for the MLS rights to midfielderAmando Moreno. Per the 2020 Superdraft tracker posted online by MLS, this second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft was also included in the trade although it was not publicly announced.[51]
^No. 37: Colorado Rapids → Sporting Kansas City → Colorado Rapids. May 8, 2019:Colorado Rapids acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, aninternational roster spot for 2019, $50,000 in targeted allocation money, and defenderAbdul Rwatubyaye fromSporting Kansas City in exchange for midfielderBenny Feilhaber and salary budget considerations. The clubs also swapped positions in the MLS Waiver Order.[53] On February 8, 2018, Kansas City had acquired this second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for goalkeeperAndrew Dykstra.[54]
^No. 39: New England Revolution → Orlando City. November 25, 2019:Orlando City SC acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and the No. 11 pick in the 2019 MLS End-of-Year Waiver Draft fromNew England Revolution in exchange for the No. 3 pick in the 2019 MLS End-of-Year Waiver Draft. New England used the No. 3 pick to select goalkeeperJeff Caldwell.[57]
^No. 42: Portland Timbers → D.C. United. January 23, 2018:D.C. United acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, aninternational roster spot for 2018, $100,000 in general allocation money, and $100,000 in targeted allocation money fromPortland Timbers in exchange for the MLS rights to midfielderEryk Williamson.[61]
^No. 43: D.C. United → New England Revolution. January 11, 2019:New England Revolution acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft fromD.C. United in exchange for a second-round selection in the2019 MLS SuperDraft, a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, and a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft. The traded picks are all natural selections.[63]
^No. 44: Minnesota United → Orlando City. January 10, 2019:Orlando City SC acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and the No. 4 spot in the MLS Waiver Order fromMinnesota United FC in exchange for two fourth-round selections in the2019 MLS SuperDraft and the No. 1 spot in the MLS Waiver Order. Minnesota used its waiver spot to sign midfielderOsvaldo Alonso.[64]
^No. 47: Philadelphia Union → Columbus Crew. July 19, 2019:Columbus Crew SC acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft fromPhiladelphia Union in exchange for goalkeeperJoe Bendik. Columbus also will receive $50,000 in general allocation money for the 2020 MLS season if Bendik meets certain performance conditions.[67]
^No. 49: Atlanta United → Columbus Crew. May 7, 2019:Columbus Crew SC acquired a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and $100,000 in general allocation money fromAtlanta United FC in exchange for midfielderJustin Meram. Columbus also retains a percentage of any future transfer fee should Atlanta transfer Meram outside of MLS.[70]
Round 3
^No. 53: Inter Miami → FC Cincinnati. November 11, 2019:FC Cincinnati acquired a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, $50,000 in general allocation money, and the No. 26 selection in Stage One of the2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft fromInter Miami CF in exchange for midfielderVictor Ulloa and the No. 1 selection in Stage One of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft. The traded pick is Miami's natural selection.[75]
^No. 55: FC Cincinnati → Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 9, 2018:Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft fromFC Cincinnati in exchange for goalkeeperSpencer Richey. The traded pick is Cincinnati's natural selection.[78]
^No. 56: Vancouver Whitecaps FC → Montreal Impact. December 9, 2018:Montreal Impact acquired a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and $50,000 in targeted allocation money fromVancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for goalkeeperMaxime Crépeau. The traded pick is Vancouver's natural selection.[79]
^No. 60: Houston Dynamo → Montreal Impact. December 17, 2018:Montreal Impact acquired a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft fromHouston Dynamo in exchange for defenderChris Duvall. The traded pick is Houston's natural selection.[81]
^No. 62: Chicago Fire → FC Cincinnati → New York Red Bulls. August 8, 2019:New York Red Bulls acquired a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft fromFC Cincinnati in exchange for a loan of midfielderDerrick Etienne for the remainder of the 2019 season and an option to purchase Etienne at the end of the loan.[82] On August 1, 2019,FC Cincinnati had acquired this third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and the MLS rights to defenderAndrew Gutman fromChicago Fire FC in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money. Chicago could also receive up to an additional $150,000 in general allocation money if Gutman meets certain performance-based metrics. Chicago will also receive a percentage of any future revenue should Cincinnati transfer or loan Gutman outside of MLS. The traded pick is Chicago's natural selection.[83]
^No. 65: New England Revolution → D.C. United. January 11, 2019:D.C. United acquired a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, and a second-round selection in the2019 MLS SuperDraft fromNew England Revolution in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft. The traded picks are all natural selections.[63]
^No. 70: Minnesota United → Houston Dynamo. November 13, 2019:Houston Dynamo acquired a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and midfielderDarwin Quintero fromMinnesota United FC in exchange for midfielderMarlon Hairston, $150,000 in 2020 general allocation money, $150,000 in 2020 targeted allocation money, $150,000 in 2021 general allocation money, and $150,000 in 2021 targeted allocation money.[88]
Round 4
^No. 79: Inter Miami → FC Dallas. January 9, 2020:FC Dallas acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft fromInter Miami CF in exchange for the MLS rights to goalkeeperDylan Castanheira.[92]
^No. 81: FC Cincinnati → LA Galaxy. December 12, 2018:LA Galaxy acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and potentially $50,000 in general allocation money (subject to performance metrics) fromFC Cincinnati in exchange for the MLS rights to defenderZico Bailey. The traded pick is Cincinnati's natural selection.[93]
^No. 87: Montreal Impact → Colorado Rapids. August 8, 2018:Colorado Rapids acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft fromMontreal Impact in exchange for midfielderMicheal Azira.[96]
^No. 88: Chicago Fire → Minnesota United. September 3, 2019:Minnesota United FC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft and $50,000 in 2020 general allocation money fromChicago Fire FC in exchange for $50,000 in 2019 general allocation money.[97]
^No. 91: New England Revolution → D.C. United. January 11, 2019:D.C. United acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, a third-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft, and a second-round selection in the2019 MLS SuperDraft fromNew England Revolution in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft. The traded picks are all natural selections.[63]
^No. 101: Atlanta United → Philadelphia Union. December 11, 2016:Philadelphia Union acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft fromAtlanta United FC in exchange for forwardKevin Kratz. The traded pick is Atlanta's natural selection.[100]
^No. 104: Seattle Sounders FC → Chicago Fire. December 28, 2018:Chicago Fire FC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2020 SuperDraft fromSeattle Sounders FC in exchange for defenderJonathan Campbell. The traded pick is Seattle's natural selection.[102]
